Saudi Arabia: Threats to Block Internet Communication Tools
Region: Saudi ArabiaWritten by Amira Al Hussaini Saudi Arabia, an Enemy of the Internet [1], is threatening to block a number of popular communication tools, such as Skype and mobile messaging service WhatsApp, unless the operating companies agree to infringe on the privacy of users and monitor them. According to Brian Whitaker, who blogs [2] at Al-bab, the Saudi authorities: are threatening to block popular communication servic... more
Views: 937EPBL celebrates its Silver Jubilee
Region: Saudi Arabia
Dammam, Saudi Arabia – Middle East’s longest running and premier expatriate’s basketball league entered its Silver Jubilee and the opening ceremonies will kick off on Friday at the Al-Ittifaq Club gymnasium in this city. With five Division titles at stake, thirty teams are confirmed to participate in the most trusted basketball organization in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia – the Ea... more
Views: 972Philippine government recalls erring Embassy Officials in Saudi Arabia
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an adjunct agency to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) mandated to provide welfare programs and assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), confirms that two of its officials posted in Saudi Arabia were instructed to report to its main office immediately, according to OFW rights group Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) providing assi... more
Views: 671Philippine government recalls erring Embassy Officials in Saudi Arabia
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an adjunct agency to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) mandated to provide welfare programs and assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), confirms that two of its officials posted in Saudi Arabia were instructed to report to its main office immediately, according to OFW rights group Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) providing assi... more
Views: 588Philippine government recalls erring Embassy Officials in Saudi Arabia
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an adjunct agency to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) mandated to provide welfare programs and assistance to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), confirms that two of its officials posted in Saudi Arabia were instructed to report to its main office immediately, according to OFW rights group Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) providing assi... more
Views: 890Saudi Arabia: First Female Olympic Athletes Maligned
Region: Saudi Arabia
Written by Amira Al Hussaini This is part of our special coverage London 2012 Olympics [1]. Saudi Arabia will be sending two female athletes to the 2012 London Olympics, which officially begin tomorrow (July 27). Wojdan Shaherkani (Judo) and Sarah Attar (athletics) will be the first two women to ever represent the kingdom, where conservative religious clerics forbid the participation of women in competitive ... more
Views: 1382180 Filipino workers in Riyadh launches hunger strike
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - 180 overseas Filipino workers in Riyadh began a hunger strike on July 19th, in protest against the abuses they have experienced and the neglect of the Philippine government. Migrante-Middle East, an overseas Filipino workers’ (OFW) activist group said that the families of these OFWs staged a simultaneous “solidarity fasting” on the 22nd of this month at the Department of Lab... more
Views: 1324OFW group wants President Aquino III to tackle and act on people’s issues
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - On the eve of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III delivers his 3rd State of the Nation Address (SONA), an activist overseas Filipino workers’ (OFWs) group today demanded him to seriously deals and act on peoples’ various legitimate issues. Migrante-Middle East (M-ME) through its regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona said: “We expect the president to deliver the real st... more
Views: 799Philippine Welfare Officer in Saudi Arabia spotted playing on-line solitaire while on-duty
Region: Saudi ArabiaAL-KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia - A welfare officer of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), an adjunct agency to the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) mandated to provide on-site services and welfare programs to distress overseas Filipino workers abroad is on a hot seat after a distressed Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) filed a complaint against him to not properly attending the latter despite several req... more
Views: 788Saudi Arabia: Tweeting AlBajady's Hunger Strike
Region: Saudi ArabiaWritten by Mona Kareem Saudi netizens joined forces last night to tweet about the plight of Mohammed Albajady, a 34-year-old Saudi activist who has been imprisoned for a year with no charges and no fair trial and who has been on hunger strike in protest against his detention for almost two weeks. The online move follows last week's attempt by Bahraini netizens, who with the help of Arab and international Twitter users... more
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