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Iran – Israel Conflict: Summary of Flight Disruptions in the Middle East

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025 has led to widespread disruption in Middle Eastern airspace, affecting numerous flights to and...

How Christians in Saudi Arabia Practice Their Faith

For many Christians, particularly Filipino workers, accepting a job in Saudi Arabia means not only a major cultural shift, but also a dramatic adjustment...

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Iran – Israel Conflict: Summary of Flight Disruptions in the Middle East

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025 has led to widespread disruption in Middle Eastern airspace, affecting numerous flights to and...

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Iran – Israel Conflict: Summary of Flight Disruptions in the Middle East

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025 has led to widespread disruption in Middle Eastern airspace, affecting numerous flights to and...

How to Obtain Your OEC as a Filipino Worker in Saudi Arabia

Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia must secure an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) before traveling to the Philippines and returning to their jobs. This document validates...

How Christians in Saudi Arabia Practice Their Faith

For many Christians, particularly Filipino workers, accepting a job in Saudi Arabia means not only a major cultural shift, but also a dramatic adjustment...

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Iran – Israel Conflict: Summary of Flight Disruptions in the Middle East

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025 has led to widespread disruption in Middle Eastern airspace, affecting numerous flights to and...

How to Obtain Your OEC as a Filipino Worker in Saudi Arabia

Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia must secure an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) before traveling to the Philippines and returning to their jobs. This document validates...

How Christians in Saudi Arabia Practice Their Faith

For many Christians, particularly Filipino workers, accepting a job in Saudi Arabia means not only a major cultural shift, but also a dramatic adjustment...

Cost of Living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The cost of living in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, varies depending on a person's lifestyle and spending habits. On average, the city is known to...

Saudi Workers: How to Survive Extreme Heat

In addition to homesickness which is commonly felt by Filipinos working abroad, an additional challenge confronts OFWs who work in the Middle East: extreme...

Saudi Arabia Lessons: 8 Things We Learn While Living in KSA

In a country that's quite extreme from where I came from, I had so many lessons learned while living and working there. It would be...

11 Things Expats Discover When They Settle in Saudi Arabia

As a country that is perceived to have more restrictions than others, it is understandable a traveler may pay more attention when visiting Saudi...

Hungry Helpers While Employers Enjoy Their Meals

Have you seen a hungry helper waiting while employers enjoy their meal in a restaurant? One of the common tasks domestic workers handle is to...

Saudi Employment Visa Validity Reduced From Two Years to One Year

The validity of employment visas issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development for private sector companies has been reduced from two years...

Ex-Middle East OFW Now Manages Successful Laundry Business in Cebu

While most of the news stories about Filipinos returning home from the Middle East portray sad tales of struggles in the Kingdom, not everyone...

Saudi Arabia to Shoulder Repatriation Expenses of Filipinos

Saudi Arabia will shoulder all expenses related to the planned mass repatriation of thousands of stranded Filipino workers in the Kingdom. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello...

Philippine Embassy Reminds Filipino Workers to Keep Their Passports

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reiterates to all Filipino workers that, under Saudi and Philippine law, Filipino workers have the right to keep in...