Crackdown on illegals in Saudi Arabia to begin next week

The Saudi Passports Department and related security agencies will start an intensive crackdown on labor and residency law violators

Fresh opportunity for illegals in Saudi Arabia to correct status

Head of General Security Othman Al-Muhrij said the grace period will be implemented across the Kingdom

Illegal expat children in Saudi Arabia a ‘ticking time bomb’

Authorities warn of the grave consequences of these children being deprived of an education

Illegal expat workers back on Jeddah streets

Illegal workers are back on the streets of Jeddah following a perceived let up in the crackdown campaign

Expert: Deportation of expats will not create jobs for Saudis

Young Saudi nationals were not eager to fill jobs with paltry salaries, said the expert

Questioning Nitaqat: the Saudi job-nationalization program

Around 250,000 Saudi nationals were employed after deporting around one millions illegal foreign workers from the kingdom

50,000 illegal Ethiopian workers in Saudi Arabia sent home

Ethiopia, one of the poorest countries in Africa has a high rate of unemployment with 27 percent of women and 13 percent of men without a job

1300GMT: Kuwaiti ministers grilled in parliament

Saudi Arabia labor ministry asked to allow worker lending

Investors fear they will not be able to meet deadline and become liable to penalties in government and private sectors

Video: ‘Jawazat’ song pokes fun at Saudi crackdown on illegal workers

The recent crackdown on illegal workers in Saudi Arabia has led a group of men to create a satirical video, uploaded to YouTube, poking fun at the ...

For most illegal workers in Saudi Arabia, it’s a one-way trip back home

The border strip between Saudi Arabia and Yemen in Jazan region has witnessed a continuous flow of illegal workers following the end of the grace ...

Two killed in Saudi clashes with migrants

Two people have been killed in clashes in Saudi Arabia amid a nationwide crackdown on illegal expatriates, police said on Sunday. They said they ...

Saudi Arabia illegal worker crackdown leaves ‘shops closed, streets empty’

Residents and citizens woke up in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to a day crippled by a lack of necessary services as illegal expat workers, who failed to ...

Saudi Arabia’s departing illegal workers open up about their lives

Many expatriates, who are leaving the kingdom for good at the end of the amnesty period granted to them to rectify their residency status or leave ...

Raids begin as Saudi Arabia’s amnesty period for illegal workers ends

Saudi Arabia’s seven-month grace period to correct the labor and residency status of foreigners ended on Sunday and an all-out security ...

Saudi to start inspecting companies for illegal workers

The Saudi Ministry of Labor announced Sunday that the time for illegal workers to leave the kingdom will end Monday, however Syrians will be given ...

A dream ends, illegals rush to leave Saudi El Dorado

Thousands of illegal foreigners, mostly unskilled workers from Asia, are rushing to leave Saudi Arabia before an amnesty expires on Sunday as they ...

Saudi authorities to punish illegal violators after amnesty period ends

Ministries of Interior and Labor have started sending text messages to citizens, companies and establishments warning them against employing illegal ...

Amnesty deadline looms for illegal workers in Saudi Arabia

Several foreign embassies in Saudi Arabia remained open during the Eid al-Adha holidays as an amnesty on illegal workers in the kingdom draws to an ...

Philippine official pledges to help stranded workers in Saudi Arabia

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario has assured undocumented OFWs in Saudi Arabia that his department will use all means to help ...

Saudi Arabia extends foreign worker amnesty to November

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has extended an amnesty for foreign workers to obtain legal status in the country until the end of the Islamic year ...

Saudi’s illegal foreign workers race against time as deadline looms

Illegal foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, mostly Asians, are in a race against time to take advantage of an amnesty ending Wednesday that would allow ...

Around 2,000 illegal Yemeni workers leaving Saudi Arabia per day

Around 2,000 illegal Yemeni migrants are leaving Saudi Arabia each day during an amnesty period set by the kingdom, the Aleqtisadiah newspaper ...