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More than 100,000 job offers have poured in at the Bangladesh mission offices in Jeddah and Riyadh since the Saudi government’s declaration of the general amnesty on May 10.

JEDDAH — Philippine officials reiterated their call for Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia to take advantage of the three-month grace period and guidelines issued by the Saudi government.

KOTA KINABALU: Building more housing for locals could reduce the number of squatter colonies in the state, Lahad Datu Executive Officer Mohd Fauzi Abdul Kadir said yesterday.

RIYADH — The main office of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) will work on Thursdays and Fridays to cope with the rush of foreigners who need attestation services for documents to change their sponsorship and profession.

JEDDAH — Since the crackdown on illegal workers in the Kingdom began in April, an estimated 6,000 Filipinos have registered for repatriation — but about half of them now want to stay and find new sponsors.

The UAE foreign minister has accused the Philippine Embassy of violating international conventions for directly contacting companies that supply Filipino labour to the country.

Authorities in Saudi Arabia have deported more than 200,000 illegal workers over the past three months, it was reported on Wednesday.

Muscat: Oman Police have foiled an attempt to smuggle five people, hidden in a car’s trunk, out of the country from Wadi Jizzi border with the UAE, about 370km north-west of Muscat.