gashead
English expat in Egypt
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Lives in Riyadh
Registration: 21 November 2011
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Looking for apartment by gashead
Hi, I'm looking for a nice furnished 1 bed apartment, prefer 2 bathrooms, balcony, shared pool in a secure community near 6 October City. Move in late March 2014. Thanks.
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Looking for apartment
Hi, I'm looking for a nice furnished 1 bed apartment, prefer 2 bathrooms, balcony, shared pool in a secure community near 6 October City. Move in late March 2014. Thanks. Read More
1,000 Nigerian Women Stranded in Saudi Arabia by Alliecat
1,000 Nigerian Women Are Stranded in Saudi Arabia Because They Aren't Traveling with Men For the fifth straight day, around 1,000 Nigerian women taking the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca are stuck in Saudi Arabia airports because of a rule that ...
That's me outta here. Even when one moderator makes a comment another chooses to delete the post. Enjoy. Read More
I Lived Near Jeddah For Nine Months - I Love Arabia by Canadian In Arabia
I recently returned to Canada after spending 9 months teaching English in Arabia. I lived on a compound that was situated about 30 minutes outside of Jeddah in a tourist area known as O'Bhur (also spelled "Abhur"). I taught in Jeddah at an ...
Jeddah, as far as I'm conerned, is a world-class city and should be a point of interest for any tourist or traveller.;):cool::lol:There are a lot of places in KSA that would be of interest to tourists... unfortunatley KSA isn't interested in ... Read More
Ant recoomended turkish restaurant? by pkmusd
Also, can you recommend their specialities
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g293995-d1513776-Reviews-Assaraya_Turkish_Restaurant-Riyadh_Riyadh_Province.html Read More
Saudi Expatriate's visa requirements for UAE. by harooon
Hi All, I have been to UAE twice in last 14 months once through Batha border by road and once by air, both times; I got on-arrival visist visa without a glitch. My profession type is not the question here. I have heard a new rumour that Saudi ...
Dear Hussain, Thanks a lot. Reason for posting here was that nobody was picking up the phone in UAE embassy in Riyadh or they were unable to speak in English. Finally, I did got through with someone and was able to communicate ... Read More
No Iqama no pay as you go by gashead
From 28 September. But I'm sure the traffic light boys will think of a way round it.
@ Hi Folks! It's due to security reasons. The authorities want to have all SIM cards on registered names. Regards!All SIM cards are in registered names. You need a passport to buy one. Read More
Why is there no bus service or metro in Riyadh? by eveningstar
We all know there is no bus service or Metro in Riyadh. However does anyone know why not? Evening star
We all know there is no bus service or Metro in Riyadh. However does anyone know why not? Evening starBecause the government cannot see further than about 6 months as a long term plan and wouldn't know a cost benefit analysis if it fell on them. Read More
5 Reasons for not living in Saudi Arabia
Just to balance things... Bad driving. Lack of alcohol. Summer heat. Intolerance of other customs. Shops closing for prayers. And a sixth... being told to go home if you dare to make any form of criticism. Read More
No Iqama no pay as you go by gashead
From 28 September. But I'm sure the traffic light boys will think of a way round it.
Actually whats the topic bro :rolleyes:Mobily pay as you go. Read More
Help about blocked Internet by Volkan
Hello to Everyone.. Do you have a idea about blocked Internet ? How can I use unhampered to Internet in KSA ?
If you need to access blocked sites within the kingdom, you need PROXY for anonymity. If you need a straight forward PROXY instead of just installing any 3rd party software... just use proxy.piratenpartij.nl after any URL you want to visit (i.e. ... Read More
Nightlife in Riyadh ? by Sam_R
It's been a while since i moved to Riyadh, and unfortunately it's totally a different lifestyle from the place where i came. There's no social activities that can be made, except for cafes and restaurants. Is there any way to get linked to social ...
Depending on your nationality try moving to a compound. Read More
No Iqama no pay as you go
From 28 September. But I'm sure the traffic light boys will think of a way round it. Read More
SARS type Virus in KSA by gashead
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2207794/Wealthy-Qatari-man-49-hires-private-jet-Britain-treated-new-strain-deadly-SARS-like-virus-caught-home-country.html One dead, one gravely ill, but experts believe 'there may be other victimms'.
Just to clarify, I do not believe the British Embassy has changed travel advice to the Kingdom. General precautions and vaccinations. They haven't advised people avoid unnecessary travel I believe. I think general precautions any person would ... Read More
Twitter News about Saudi Arabia in English by yeehi
Which hash tags / search terms / @ names should you use on Twitter to get good news in English about Saudi Arabia? I have heard that HashKSA is meant to be good for news about Saudi in Arabic. Do you know any other good sources of independent ...
I always use #KSA Read More