Saudi Arabia Gives Citizenship to ‘Outstanding’ Expats in Shift
- New program targets foreigners with ‘rare specialties’
- Kingdom second in Gulf to pursue the step this year, after UAE
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Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to an unspecified number of foreigners whose expertise could help the country as it diversifies away from oil, a major shift that follows a similar decision by the neighboring UAE earlier this year.