Saudi Arabia

The Philippine Embassy announced yesterday that it has received reports of Filipinos being targeted by compatriots pretending to be officials or personnel of the embassy in Riyadh, the consulate in

The old commercial district of Batha is where many lonely Filipinos while away time to get over homesickness.

Mohammad Al-Sheiha, secretary-general of agricultural affairs, announced that the Ministry of Agriculture plans on imposing hefty fines on individuals complicit in the illegal transfer of saplings.

Work is now under way to build a wall encircling the train tracks connecting the holy sites at Makkah, an official of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has said.

The Indian Embassy in Riyadh will verify and deliver nearly 24,000 emergency travel certificates, also known as outpasses, to applicants across the country over the next few days.

Government departments can identify and deal with services-related complaints from the public by building effective partnerships with media houses in the Kingdom, a local academic has urged.

The Psychological Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) will launch the first psychological conference in the Kingdom at the beginning of the new Hijri year.

Saudi activists have launched a boycott campaign entitled “Do not buy” in retaliation against the high prices of land and the difficulties faced by citizens in purchasing houses.

The Ministry of Labor has undertaken several measures to encourage Saudi women to enter the workforce and has recently announced it will support women to take up jobs in local bakeries.

Labor Minister Adel Fakeih will launch the “Taqat: Alumni Online Recruitment” website on the sidelines of the graduation ceremony of the sixth graduating class of Saudi students in the