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Saudi Arabia has recently introduced changes to the way certain job titles are allocated to expatriate workers, prompting ...

A Wenatchee native living and working in Saudi Arabia is now struggling with the courts and her ex-husband for permanent custody of their 4-year-old Saudi-born daughter. For 31-year-old Bethany Vierra ...

Saudi Arabia is now reserving key leadership and commercial roles exclusively for its citizens. Starting January 29, 2026, expat workers cannot be hired or change professions to General Manager, Sales ...

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's new skill-based work permit system marks a major shift in the Kingdom’s labor market regulation, aligning directly with the goals of Vision 2030 to foster a knowledge-based ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Scores of laborers from countries including India, Bangladesh and Nepal have faced preventable deaths from electrocution, road accidents, falling from heights, and more ...

Scores of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia have died in gruesome yet avoidable workplace-related accidents, including falling from buildings, electrocution, and even decapitation. Many migrant deaths ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Steven Catudal, an associate in the people and organizational performance practice at the consulting firm Oliver Wyman. The conversation has been ...