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Living in KSA
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 returns home with such a sad fate.
Hector Daclan is one of them.
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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 III met with Saudi counterpart Mofarrej Saad Alhoqubani to thresh…
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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 their custody their Philippine passports while working in Saudi Arabia.
The Philippine…
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5 Changes in Saudi Arabia's Changing Economic Landscape
Saudi Arabia is running out of money.
That's a blunt but honest assessment on the current economic affairs of the Kingdom that has prompted it to make radical changes not seen in decades. As a state that heavily subsidized its citizens…
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List of Electronic Devices, Appliances and Custom Duties, Taxes
The following list of electronic devices and appliances are subject to duties and taxes imposed by the Bureau of Customs.
Items with estimate values of SAR 375 and not listed is subject to 10% tax.
Photo credit: Facebook /Michael Uy…
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Checklist of Items to Bring to Saudi Arabia
When travelling abroad, you don’t always just bring clothes and personal hygienic and cosmetic (for the girls and some boys too) products with you when travelling. You also bring things like laptops or teddy bears for the kids if you have…
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9 Reasons Saudi Arabia is Better Than United States
When you think of Saudi Arabia, the first thing that might come to mind would be the desert and hot weather. However, Saudi Arabia ranked as the 46th major country in the world by population and 13th by land area, offers much more than dry…
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9 Reasons Saudi Arabia is Better Than United States
When you think of Saudi Arabia, the first thing that might come to mind would be the desert and hot weather. However, Saudi Arabia ranked as the 46th major country in the world by population and 13th by land area, offers much more than dry…
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5 Best Cities in Saudi Arabia to Work as Expats
From the perspective of a migrant worker, the definition of best city usual translates to the accessibility of services (location of labor offices, cultural ties from home country, consulates and embassies and welfare organization),…
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Working in Saudi Arabia
Like any other country, working in Saudi Arabia has its share of advantages and disadvantages. While we often hear stories of employer abuse, escaping domestic workers and scorching temperatures that don't seem appealing to workers, let's…
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