NEWS POST: SOME REMINDERS TO ALL OFWS AND EXPATS IN SAUDI ARABIA

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Expats bank deposit in Saudi, to undergo monitoring

BANKS in Saudi Arabia will start checking accounts belongs to expatriate workers who have any deposits which are not accordance with their declared income or source.

According to Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), all banks are obliged to inform the Ministry of Commerce and Industry regarding any deposits which do not match or exceed the salaries of the account holder.

SAMA reminds the depositors that all sources of income must be honestly and completely declared to the banks and other relevant authorities.

Failure to do so will result in a serious legal consequence including seizing undeclared income or deportation in extreme cases.

This is inline with the efforts of Ministry of Labor to limit commercial activities carried out by expatriates

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Illegal donation banned in Saudi Arabia

Collecting of donations in cash or kind for any purpose without a permit is prohibited in Saudi Arabia.

The Interior Ministry warned that illegal donation is a violation of regulation in force.

It is clear under the Anti-Terrorism and Terror Financing Laws of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that collection of donations are not allowed.

If a foreigner is found guilty of collecting donations, deportation will be the penalty.

Saudi authorities will take all necessary actions to prevent a collection of illegal donations in the Kingdom.

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Passengers can claim SR300 for every hour of delayed flight

Airline passengers can claim  compensation in the amount of SR300 per hour of delayed take off. Compensation must not exceed SR3,000 or almost 10 hours delayed
Compensation is valid if the airline did not able to annouce revised schedule for take off.

If flight is delayed for more than six hours, airline companies should provide hotel accommodation to passengers.

This is according to Article 4 of Civil General Authority of Civil Aviation’s (GACA) Consumer Protection Regulation.

These rule and regulations were made to protect the rights of passenger and gives them comfortable way to travel from Saudi Arabia. 

These regulation push airlines to compensate their passengers in case of flight delays.

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GATHERINGS AND WORK DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ANY REASON ARE PROHIBITED IN SAUDI ARABIA

PUBLIC REMINDED THAT GATHERINGSAND WORK DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ANYREASON ARE PROHIBITED IN SAUDI ARABIA

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh reminds the public that the Saudi government prohibits gatherings and / or work demonstrations for any reason.




 All demands for benefits and rights should be coursed through official channels.

For concerns on the following, please contact the Embassy or the Philippine Labor Office at:

Assistance to Nationals Section (Police Cases, Detention, Remains, and other non-labor cases)

482-4354, 480-1918
rype@riyadhpe.com

Labor Attaché RIYADH (Welfare Cases related to Employment, Recruitment and Hiring Filipinos, and other matters related to employment or welfare and concerns with companies and employers including unpaid salaries, delays in salary, issuance of iqama by employer, etc)

FAX (+96611) 483-2204 Tel 483-2201 to 3

polo_riyadh@philembassy-riyadh.org

polo-riyadh@riyadhpe.com

Labor Attaché Eastern

TEL (013) 894-1846, 894-2890

Mobile: 0501269742

polo-eastern@riyadhpe.com

polo_eastern@philembassy-riyadh.org

The Embassy is open from Sunday through Thursday, 8AM to 5PM

Diplomatic Quarter, Ummayah Abu As-Salat Street

P.O. 94366, Riyadh 11693

Fax (96611) 488-3945

TEL 482-3559 , 482-0507, 482-1577

rype@riyadhpe.com

Website: http://riyadhpe.dfa.gov.ph

 

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Clarifications: Banned Baby Names in Saudi Arabia are for Saudi and Muslim's Only

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You cannot name your baby Linda, or Sandi or Maleen, Eleen or Laureen, Aileen, or Loland?

The news says Saudi Arabia Ministry of Interior has a total of 51 names that are banned or not allowed to be registered if they are born in the Kingdom. The news said the Civil Status Department release a statement that the reason why these names are banned is because;

“some names are not in line with social traditions while others are not appropriate in terms of religion or have a Western origin” as reported in the Washington Post.

Parents are not allowed to name their newly-born babies with the following names (via Saudi Gazette)

Malak (Angel)

Abdul Ati

Abdul Nasser

Abdul Mosleh

Nabi

Nabiya

Emir/Amir (Prince)

Somu/Sumuw (Highness)

Al-Mamlaka (the Kingdom)

Malika (Queen)

Mamlaka (Kingdom)

Tabaraka

Nardeen

Maya

Linda

Randa

Basmalah

Tuleen

Arm

Nareej

Rital

Als

Sandi

Rama

Maleen

Eleen

Alas

Ainar

Loran

Malkiteena

Lareen

Kibriyal

Laureen

Binyameen

Narees

Yara

Sitaf

Aileen

Loland

Tilaj

Barah

Abdul Nabi

Abdul Rasool

Jibreel

Abdul Mo’een

Abrar

Milak

Aiman

Bayan

Baseel

Rilam

But Arab News says the Ministry of Interior has denied releasing any statement banning 50 names, which went viral on social media websites, and said any name can be used as long as it abides by Civil Status laws.

Mohammed Al-Jaser, Civil Affairs spokesman, said that certain names cannot be registered if they do not adhere to Islamic law.

Among these are westernized names, socially unacceptable names or names with blasphemous connotations. Names such as Abdul Rasool or Abdul Nabi (slave or worshipper of a prophet or messenger) and names with religious connotations, such as angel, are also forbidden.

Other names such as “Humair,” which resembles the Arabic word for donkey, are also deemed socially unacceptable.

Al-Jaser said that names must comply with the rules of the Arabic language and must not include common titles, such as mister or “Haj,” Arabic for a Muslim man who has performed the pilgrimage.

In another news: The official spokesman of the Civil Status Department has said that the department has no jurisdiction to either accept or reject the names chosen by parents for their newborn children where parents are non-Muslim.

“They (non-Muslims) are free to chose the names they want. We do, however, object to Muslims residing in the Kingdom giving their children improper or unlawful names. A child should be given a decent name. We also do not accept compound names,” he said.

“What applies to Saudi nationals should apply to Muslim expats residing in the Kingdom,” he explained.

The CSD has recently turned down requests by parents to give their newborn children improper names and have prevented the registration of such names in the electronic register.

The CSD issued a directive banning the use of compound names or the use of the same name for two brothers or two sisters if they had the same father.

The directive asked that parents refrain from using titles in their children’s names such as “the noble” or “the master.”

Certain socially obnoxious names such as Humair (little donkey) or Kulaib (puppy) are also unacceptable.

Religiously unlawful names are also banned. For instance, one cannot give his or her child the name Abd Ar Rasool (servant of the Prophet), or Rasool (Prophet).

The source explained that non-Muslims are free to choose any names they want.

The CSD pointed out that Article 15 of regulations details control mechanisms governing the first name of the person.

Accordingly Civil Status Law Executive 
Regulations of the Ministry of Interior state that:

“Subject to the measures provided for in article 15 hereof, the first name of a citizen shall be registered as per the following:

a) It should be explained to the one wishing to register a name that is not advisable under the provisions of the Islamic Sharee'ah like Barrah or the like as an advice that it is better not to have such a name. If he insists on the name, it should be registered. Anyone who applies for the change of a name, his request shall be considered in accordance with the provisions of the law and the executive regulations.

b) A name that a legal verdict issued by the Permanent Committee of Scientific Research and Iftaa prohibits may not be adopted like Malaak, Abdul Aaatee, Abdul Muslih, Nabi, Nabiyah and the like.”

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