Saudi Arabia’s suggestion last month that it will try to limit how much money expatriate workers send home showed concern about the cost of having foreigners make up nearly a third of the population. An estimated nine million foreign workers and their dependents remitted SR26.8bn ($7.1bn) out of the country in the second quarter of [...]

Saudi Arabia’s health system compares well with the West, but there is still room for improvement. In Saudi Arabia a Westerner emerging from an anaesthetic haze after surgery might for a moment imagine he is back in his home state. The kingdom’s top hospitals are staffed largely by expatriates, use high-quality, imported surgical and diagnostic [...]

Thousands of expats in Saudi Arabia are set to clear their bank accounts ahead of upcoming visa renewals amid fears new curbs on foreign labour will unleash a wave of job cuts. Foreign workers, whose bank accounts are frozen during visa renewals, fear rules aimed at forcing private sector firms to increase their quota of [...]

Despite the cultural shock you are likely to get, and in some cases the religious and social disparities as well, mutual curiosity is one thing that can ignite interaction between you and a Saudi. Royal biographer and historian Robert Lacey, having seen a huge success from his bestselling The Kingdom: Arabia and the House of Sa’ud, published [...]

If you are a Saudi citizen, an expatriate, and/or just arrived in Saudi here is a detailed guide for financing whether it’s a car or a large purchase.  All you need to know about financing programs and requirements.   

(Series 1 of 40 ) 2000 email address of Saudi employers. This way, the only effort you have to make is sending out your CV . This list has been put together by Zenobia. Every week I will publish 50 email contacts. In all there will be 40 posts about jobs and employment in Saudi. Before you copy/paste please [...]

A list of compounds and housing residence in Riyadh, Saudi. You should keep in mind there is a compound housing shortage in Riyadh, there are waiting lists for a year ahead.

Riyadh is Saudi capital of fashion. With a district (Olaya) dedicated to the high end world of fashion, brands from all over the world compete for the eyes of young Saudi. 966, Life, SID, The Wall, Rubaiyat, Baco all luxury boutiques lined with limited edition, fashion forward street wear, urban couture and nothing less than perfect. Sid (Location: Nujoud [...]