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Saudi Arabia Tightens Work Visa Rules For Indian Workers. Mandates This Crucial Step
Indians planning to apply for a work visa for Saudi Arabia will now be required to undergo pre-verification of their professional and educational qualifications.
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UP, Bihar Replace Kerala As Top Supplier Of Blue-Collar Workforce To Gulf Nations: Report
According to the report, there has been a 50 percent increase in the migration of blue-collar workers from India to the GCC in the first seven months of 2023.
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Saudi Government 'Infiltrated' Wikipedia, Jailed Two: Report
Saudi Arabia has infiltrated Wikipedia and jailed two administrators in a bid to control content on the website, activists said Thursday, weeks after a former Twitter worker was jailed for "spying" for the Saudis.
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Ex-Twitter Employee In US Jailed For 3 Years For Spying For Saudi Arabia
US justice officials on Thursday said a former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi officials was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.
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Concerned About Alleged Torture Of Aid Worker In Saudi Arabia: US House Speaker
US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she was "deeply concerned" about the alleged torture of a Saudi aid worker while in detention in Saudi Arabia.
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2 Indian Workers Held Captive By Saudi Arabia Employer Return Home
Two Indian workers, who alleged that they were held captive by their employer in Yanbu city of Saudi Arabia for months after their work agreement expired, returned to Rajasthan on Thursday.
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2 Rajasthan Workers Allegedly Being Held Captive By Employer In Saudi Arabia
Two Indian workers are being held captive by their employer in Saudi Arabia despite an assurance by authorities that they will be allowed to return by April-end, a Rajasthan Congress leader alleged today and appealed to President Kovind to intervene.
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Unable To Pay For Covid Test, Woman In Saudi Says Denied Flight To India
A 40-year-old woman, who was set to fly back to India after allegedly being held hostage by her employer in Saudi Arabia, has claimed that she was not allowed to board the flight as she could not pay the money for the mandatory coronavirus test.
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Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
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Trapped Illegal Workers In Saudi See Pandemic As Only Escape Route
Jobless and broke, Sudanese electrician Hatem is stranded in limbo in Riyadh like countless other illegal workers, but he hopes the fast-spreading coronavirus will offer a chance for escape. While coronavirus drives a huge exodus of expatriates, campaigners say potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal workers remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, co...
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"Asked Me To Light Up" The Oven: Khashoggi Murder Trial Tells Court
A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed.
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24-Hour Curfew In Muslim Holy Cities Mecca, Medina Over COVID-19
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew today in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, extending measures to combat coronavirus, while other Gulf Arab states locked down districts with large migrant worker populations.
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Saudi Prince's Sister Ordered Bodyguard To Beat Up Worker, Faces Trial
The sister of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to be put on trial in Paris next month for allegedly ordering her bodyguard to beat up a workman in the French capital, a legal source told AFP on Wednesday.
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Indian Man Flies Back Home From Saudi After Travel Ban Over Loan Lifted
An Indian man in Saudi Arabia, who was barred from travelling over a car loan, has left the country after the community workers and the Consulate General of India in Jeddah helped lift his travel ban.
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Saudi Encouraged "Oil Boom" Foreign Workers To Leave. Now It's Struggling
Mohammed Iqbal joined the throng of foreign workers bound for Saudi Arabia during the oil boom of the 1970s, after recruiters from Pepsi visited his native India and dangled an opportunity in the kingdom driving a delivery truck.
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Saudi Arabia Tightens Work Visa Rules For Indian Workers. Mandates This Crucial Step
Indians planning to apply for a work visa for Saudi Arabia will now be required to undergo pre-verification of their professional and educational qualifications.
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UP, Bihar Replace Kerala As Top Supplier Of Blue-Collar Workforce To Gulf Nations: Report
According to the report, there has been a 50 percent increase in the migration of blue-collar workers from India to the GCC in the first seven months of 2023.
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Saudi Government 'Infiltrated' Wikipedia, Jailed Two: Report
Saudi Arabia has infiltrated Wikipedia and jailed two administrators in a bid to control content on the website, activists said Thursday, weeks after a former Twitter worker was jailed for "spying" for the Saudis.
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Ex-Twitter Employee In US Jailed For 3 Years For Spying For Saudi Arabia
US justice officials on Thursday said a former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi officials was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.
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Concerned About Alleged Torture Of Aid Worker In Saudi Arabia: US House Speaker
US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday she was "deeply concerned" about the alleged torture of a Saudi aid worker while in detention in Saudi Arabia.
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2 Indian Workers Held Captive By Saudi Arabia Employer Return Home
Two Indian workers, who alleged that they were held captive by their employer in Yanbu city of Saudi Arabia for months after their work agreement expired, returned to Rajasthan on Thursday.
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2 Rajasthan Workers Allegedly Being Held Captive By Employer In Saudi Arabia
Two Indian workers are being held captive by their employer in Saudi Arabia despite an assurance by authorities that they will be allowed to return by April-end, a Rajasthan Congress leader alleged today and appealed to President Kovind to intervene.
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Unable To Pay For Covid Test, Woman In Saudi Says Denied Flight To India
A 40-year-old woman, who was set to fly back to India after allegedly being held hostage by her employer in Saudi Arabia, has claimed that she was not allowed to board the flight as she could not pay the money for the mandatory coronavirus test.
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Saudi Arabia Removes Controversial Restrictions On Foreign Workers
Saudi Arabia will remove several controversial restrictions on foreign workers in a labor policy overhaul that officials hope will attract overseas talent and reduce citizen unemployment.
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Trapped Illegal Workers In Saudi See Pandemic As Only Escape Route
Jobless and broke, Sudanese electrician Hatem is stranded in limbo in Riyadh like countless other illegal workers, but he hopes the fast-spreading coronavirus will offer a chance for escape. While coronavirus drives a huge exodus of expatriates, campaigners say potentially hundreds of thousands of illegal workers remain stranded in Saudi Arabia, co...
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"Asked Me To Light Up" The Oven: Khashoggi Murder Trial Tells Court
A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed.
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24-Hour Curfew In Muslim Holy Cities Mecca, Medina Over COVID-19
Saudi Arabia imposed a 24-hour curfew today in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, extending measures to combat coronavirus, while other Gulf Arab states locked down districts with large migrant worker populations.
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Saudi Prince's Sister Ordered Bodyguard To Beat Up Worker, Faces Trial
The sister of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to be put on trial in Paris next month for allegedly ordering her bodyguard to beat up a workman in the French capital, a legal source told AFP on Wednesday.
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Indian Man Flies Back Home From Saudi After Travel Ban Over Loan Lifted
An Indian man in Saudi Arabia, who was barred from travelling over a car loan, has left the country after the community workers and the Consulate General of India in Jeddah helped lift his travel ban.
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Saudi Encouraged "Oil Boom" Foreign Workers To Leave. Now It's Struggling
Mohammed Iqbal joined the throng of foreign workers bound for Saudi Arabia during the oil boom of the 1970s, after recruiters from Pepsi visited his native India and dangled an opportunity in the kingdom driving a delivery truck.
