Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

This from the BBC website: The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially...

Foreign consulates expressed disappointment yesterday at the pace at which immigration authorities at the deportation center process exit visas of workers who want to return home before the end of the grace period. The immigration department in Jeddah has...

Philippine Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz and Saudi Deputy Labor Minister Mufarrej bin Saad Al-Haqbani signed a labor agreement Sunday on the hiring of Filipino household service workers (HSWs). Al-Haqbani signed on behalf of Labor Minister...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi newspaper says a vegetable seller who set himself on fire in Riyadh after police confiscated his goods for standing in an unauthorized area has died. The website for newspaper Sada reported that the man,...

An official at the Egyptian Embassy in Riyadh said that about 3,000 laborers are seeking to correct their residency status, and that the Egyptian labor bureau would work to create 3,500 alternative jobs for Egyptians. Said Adel Fadel, labor consul at...

Twenty German companies are expected to take part in the 9th German Breakfast and 6th German Catalog Show in Riyadh on May 25 and 26 and in Dammam on May 27 and 28. In Riyadh, Abdullah S. Al-Mobty, chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce...

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has accused illegal workers staying at its premises of refusing to follow Saudi labor procedures including transferring to a social welfare center and agreeing to be fingerprinted. Many have also refused to go with their...

Saudi Arabia will continue to make the most of the competitive advantage presented by its hydrocarbon reserves despite rising US shale oil production, says a Riyadh-based analyst. "I think that these new sources of oil and gas are welcomed by everyone,...

Indians in Riyadh and Jeddah will waive fees for emergency certificates issued during the grace period to Indian expats bound for home from the Kingdom. Deputy chief of the Indian Embassy Sibi George told Arab News that the Indian government announced...

* Biggest Arab market dominated by retail traders * Makes prices volatile, distorts money flows * CMA mounts biggest drive in years to cut speculation * Appears to have backing of top officials * Some small-cap shares tumble By Nadia Saleem DUBAI,...

NEW YORK (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is correct to describe a new proposal by the Arab League to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks as "a very big step forward." Yet there will be no serious movement toward peace until Israeli...

Turkey's TAV Construction has received the design and construction tender worth $ 400 million for the King Khaled Airport Terminal 5 in Riyadh. Construction is planned to be completed in 18 months, according to a statement. It is the third tender TAV...