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Foreign workers show their passports as they gather outside a Saudi immigration office waiting for an exit permit as Saudi security begin their search campaign against illegal laborers, on November 4, 2013. (AFP)


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Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks with BBC journalist Andrew Marr during a televised interview in the garden of 10 Downing Street in London on July 19, 2013 in this handout photo released by the BBC on July 21, 2013.
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Britain demands cash bonds for visas from 6 states

Britain demands cash bonds for visas from 6 states

Lagos, AP—Britain’s Home Office confirmed Monday it will demand a GBP 3,000 (USD 4,630) refundable bond for visas for “high-risk” visitors from six former colonies in Africa and Asia—a pilot scheme that has brought warnings at home and abroad that it...
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A member of the “Tamarod – Rebel!” petition drive against Mursi, gestures with an Egyptian flag in front of army soldiers standing guard in front of protesters who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, near the Republican Guard headquarters in Cairo July 3, 2013. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh


Opinion: Syrians and Egyptians have mutual obligations

Opinion: Syrians and Egyptians have mutual obligations

The new Egyptian visa requirement for Syrians seems to be a turning point in the relations between Syria and Egypt. In fact, it reflects a change in the behavior of the Egyptian state in dealing with the Arabs in general, and the Syrians in particular. The Egyptian...
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Saudi Labor Minister Adel Fakeih. (AAA)


A Few Choice Words on a Hot Topic

A Few Choice Words on a Hot Topic

Touching upon any hot topic is like standing in the eye of a storm, but here I intend to comment upon the wide-ranging campaign in Saudi Arabia to address the country’s labor, residence, and sponsorship systems. This is an intensive, focused, and unprecedented...