Expatriates in Saudi Arabia face escalating fines, jail and deportation for working for themselves or outside authorised employers under strict labour rules.

Saudi Arabia detains 14,260 residency, border and labour violators in a week, deports over 13,000 and warns of up to 15 years in jail for aiding illegal entry

The Ministry of Interior warned that expatriates engaged in self-employment shall face penalties such as fines of up to SR50,000, imprisonment for up to six months, and…