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Unpaid Pakistani workers to fly home from Saudi ASIA

Unpaid Pakistani workers to fly home from Saudi

Hundreds of Pakistani construction workers are to fly home from Saudi Arabia this week but without the salaries they have waited months to receive, embassy officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Expats, employers worried over Saudi income tax proposal ASIA

Expats, employers worried over Saudi income tax proposal

Expatriates in Saudi Arabia and their Saudi employers alike voiced unease about a proposal the government is studying to impose income tax on foreign workers to make up for falling oil revenues.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi Binladin Group pays delayed wages to 10,000 staff ECONOMY

Saudi Binladin Group pays delayed wages to 10,000 staff

Saudi Binladin Group, which has laid off tens of thousands of employees because of financial difficulties, said on Monday it has begun paying delayed wages to its remaining staff.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Riyadh Metro ‘on schedule’ despite Saudi spending cuts ASIA

Riyadh Metro ‘on schedule’ despite Saudi spending cuts

The $23bn Riyadh Metro will be completed on schedule in 2019 and its budget is ring-fenced, a senior official said, quashing speculation the project could be scaled back or delayed following a slump in Saudi Arabia's oil revenues.

4:45 AM November 25 2016