Expat Pulse - Latest Updates for Expats in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia to build a car-free city: Sustainable city ‘The Line’ will be built by Neom in northwestern Saudi Arabia. The idea is building a city with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions. Saudi Arabia to build a car-free city Saudi Arabia, the world’s leading crude oil exporter, has pledged to build “The Line”, an eco-city with…

Saudi Arabia announced 140 new Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia announced 140 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours. Ministry of Health announced new cases of coronavirus. The total number of cases is now 363,949 as of 11th January 2021. Details below. Saudi Arabia announced 140 new Coronavirus cases – Total 363,949 As of 11th January 2021,…

Users switching to Signal: "WhatsApp" application owned by Facebook, which provides a messaging service between people, has raised the concerns of the application users after it announced a change in the privacy policy. To ensure that Facebook does not share its data with other parties for the purpose of achieving more profits. Users switching to…

Five year visit visa for citizens: The Council of Ministers approved an agreement between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Brazil regarding the procedures to grant visit visas for the citizens of the two countries. The duration of the multiple visit visa is five years and the fee is SR300 ($80). Five year visit visa for citizens of Saudi Arabia…

THE LINE at NEOM announces by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman: His Royal Highness Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Chairman of the NEOM Company Board of Directors, today announced THE LINE, a revolution in urban living at NEOM, and a blueprint for how people and the planet can co-exist in harmony. THE LINE at NEOM announces by Crown Prince…

First Qatar to Saudi flight to take off today: Air travel between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will resume on Monday, according to the countries' airlines, a major landmark as Doha's former rivals normalize ties under a landmark agreement. First Qatar to Saudi flight to take off today The first commercial flight between Qatar and Saudi in three and a…