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This is a list of diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia. There are currently 122 embassies in Riyadh. Several countries have diplomatic missions accredited from other capitals. In addition, many countries maintain consulates in other Saudi Arabian cities such as Jeddah and Dhahran (not including honorary consulates).
According to The Guardian, as of 2013 there were more than half a million foreign-born domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. Most have backgrounds in poverty and come from Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. [32] To go to work in Saudi Arabia, they must often pay large sums to recruitment agencies in their home countries.
Embassy Saudi Arabia: Riyadh: Embassy Jeddah: Consulate-General Singapore: Singapore: High Commission Sri Lanka: Colombo: High Commission Hambantota: Consulate-General Jaffna: Consulate-General [92] Kandy: Assistant High Commission South Korea: Seoul: Embassy Syria: Damascus: Embassy [93] Republic of China (Taiwan) Taipei: Association [94 ...
Diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria have come under scrutiny after 177 Nigerians were refused entry to the country on Monday. Mass visa cancellations at Saudi airport puts ...
On the encouragement of the local Indian community, Rafiuddin S. Fazulbhoy started the school on a small scale in 1969. It was then called "Embassy of India School, Jeddah". The construction of the present girls' section started in 1982 with the foundation stone laid by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and was completed in 1984. The ...
Map showing Saudi diplomatic missions. This is a list of diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia. Ibn Saud established the General Directory for the Foreign Affairs in 1926. Four years later it was given ministry status, even though it had a staff of fifteen employees in total and no diplomatic missions abroad.
High commissioners lead India's diplomatic missions in member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors lead diplomatic missions in other states. The head of a diplomatic mission to an international organization is called a permanent representative .
India and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement to manage and organize the recruitment of domestic workers in January 2014. Between then and April 2016, 500,000 Indians moved to Saudi Arabia for employment. The agreement includes a provision which stipulates that sponsors must pay a guarantee of US $2,500 for each Indian worker they recruit. [9]