Legal Workers Who Were Never Handed Iqamas

With hardly a week left for the three-month grace period to end, the fate of thousands of expatriates who are not in possession of their iqamas or even know the number, hangs in balance. Worse still is the situation of those expatriates who not only do not have a clue about their iqamas but do not have their passports with them either.

Cases of missing Iqamas

It is mandatory for illegal workers to at least give their iqama number if not produce it before the Saudi passport authorities to facilitate exit from the Kingdom or rectify their job status.

It’s common practice for sponsors in remote villages not to hand over iqamas to their employees like drivers, farm workers and shepherds, mainly to prevent them from running away. In several cases, the sponsors do not even apply for iqamas for their employees once they land in Saudi Arabia. Such expats do not have any documents, and at times like this, they are the worst hit.

Saudi Arabia weekend now Friday-Saturday: Royal Order

JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has today issued a royal order that Friday and Saturday should be the new weekend holidays. The original weekend in the Kingdom was Thursday-Friday.

Accordingly, the order will be enforced Saturday, June 29, for all ministries, government departments, financial institutions as well as the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Capital Market Authority, and the Saudi Stock Exchange.

Jarir Publication Catalog 2013

Jarir Publication Catalog 2013 [138 Pages]

Jarir Bookstore - Shopping Guide [05+06 2013]

Jarir Shopping Guide May - June 2013 [196 Pages]

Jeddah Memories

Jeddah Sea-port

Jeddah came under the sway of the Al-Saud dynasty in December 1925. In 1926, Ibn Saud added the title King of Hejaz to his position of Sultan of Nejd.

Jeddah in 1938

Tawteen - Real Opportunities For Saudis

Saudization project in Saudi Arabia has entered a new phase after a set of regulations and decisions adopted by the government in order to appoint qualified Saudis in suitable posts.

Tawteen - Real Opportunities For Saudis

Accordingly, the Ministry of Labor established and implemented new policies and positive collaboration with all of the public and private sectors and all stakeholders. With these resolutions, different sectors seek to respond to these real trends in labor market, and work to find suitable jobs according to qualifications available within the market, and create real programs to bring the male and female Saudis in various business sectors, in terms of national duty and social responsibility, in addition to the legitimacy of qualified and trained Saudi labor to get jobs that match their qualifications.

Jeddah's New Corniche - Gigantic And Modern Achievement

The new North Corniche in Jeddah Governorate is considered as a modern model comparable to the finest waterfronts in the world in terms of the magnitude of the accomplishment of the project, which is worth SR 180 million and spread over a lengthy area of 3.8 kilometers.

Beautiful View of Jeddah Corniche

The Mayor of Jeddah, Dr. Hani Abu Ras said that the North Corniche project comes within the framework of the strong support provided by the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the Crown Prince, as well as the efforts of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, the Governor of Makkah region to make Jeddah as a global model city.

A Beautiful Picture Of Masjed Al Haram

Masjed Al Haram

Watch Al Quran Al Karim channel live transmission via web stream. Al Quran Al Karim channel serving 24/7 live transmission from Makkah Al-Mukarammah. Five times live prayers transmitted through this channel everyday. This TV channel transmits recitations of Holy Quran of various reciters from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait etc. during the rest of the day.