Saudi Arabia limits instant work visas for new businessesSaudi Arabia has introduced new rules for instant work visas. Newly established businesses can now get up to five visas. Older companies ca...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Saudi Arabia launches flexible working hours in RiyadhRiyadh has launched flexible working hours across six major business districts to combat traffic congestion and enhance quality of life. Ov...
04 Jun, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
India's job engine strains as Iran war hits remittances and tradeThe Middle East conflict is impacting India's economy by forcing migrant workers home and reducing demand for manufactured exports. This do...
22 May, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
Pakistan faces fresh trouble as UAE expels thousands of workers amid rising tensions with Abu DhabiThousands of Pakistani Shia workers are reportedly being expelled from the UAE, straining already troubled relations. This follows a demand...
09 May, 2026, 02.26 PM IST
India-UAE, India-US among top 10 migration corridors in 2024: UNA United Nations report reveals key global migration routes. India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the United States are among the...
05 May, 2026, 09.55 PM IST
For foreign workers in Mideast, risk from Iran war collides with economic strain at homeA missile strike in the Mideast killed Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun, a Bangladeshi migrant worker, highlighting the perilous situation for mi...
04 May, 2026, 11.54 AM IST
LeT’s ‘Khargosh’ flees India, surfaces in Saudi Arabia via fake identityA Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Umer Harris, has reportedly escaped India to Saudi Arabia using a forged passport. Srinagar Police investigati...
19 Apr, 2026, 06.19 PM IST
India activates global diplomatic grid to secure 9.5 lakh citizens amid West Asia crisisIndia has evacuated nearly 9.5 lakh nationals from West Asia amid escalating conflict, with the Ministry of External Affairs coordinating l...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
Saudi Arabia restricts Makkah entry from April 13; permit mandatory for residents and foreign nationalsSaudi Arabia has implemented new Hajj season regulations. Foreign nationals and residents without official permits are barred from entering...
13 Apr, 2026, 09.56 AM IST
Over 20 Indian workers died abroad daily in last 5 years, most in Gulf nations: Government dataShocking data reveals over 20 Indian workers died daily abroad in the last five years. Most fatalities occurred in Gulf countries like the ...
02 Apr, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Saudi Arabia tightens rules on job titles held by foreign workersSaudi Arabia has halted changes to specific job titles for foreign workers, particularly in senior and commercial roles. This move, impleme...
29 Jan, 2026, 04.18 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to expand pension and savings programme to foreign workersSaudi Arabia is set to launch a voluntary pension and savings programme, including foreign workers for the first time, aiming to boost hous...
27 Aug, 2025, 12.15 AM IST
Saudi Arabia announces plans to improve foreign workers freedomThe plans, which will take effect in March 2021, include foreign workers' right to leave the country without employers' permission, Abdulla...
04 Nov, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to reform kafala worker sponsorship system in 2021: ReportThe kafala system, which has been in place for seven decades in Saudi, generally binds a migrant worker to one employer. Rights groups crit...
28 Oct, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Saudi Arabia may restrict foreign workers' stay to eight yearsSaudi Arabia might restrict foreign workers' stay in the country to a maximum of eight years under a proposed new law.
07 Jan, 2014, 05.22 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's 'Nitaqat' law may restrict remittances to Pakistan: ReportA number of people from foreign countries who were working without valid work permits and runaways have come under lens.
02 Jul, 2013, 11.07 AM IST
Saudi Arabia a home to Indians for over 40 yearsOf the total of about 2 million Indians in Saudi Arabia at least 100,000 are counted as 'illegal aliens' living in contravention of immigra...
01 Jun, 2013, 01.19 PM IST