"'We are no longer welcome': The uncertain future of Egyptian immigrants in the Gulf," 21 Jan 2023

"In recent years, more and more Egyptian immigrants find themselves confronted with this situation: either their employer decides to get rid of them without warning, or it’s the nationalisation policies that do it," he said.

“We Egyptians are no longer welcome in Gulf countries - emigrating there has become much more difficult than before.”...

For the first time since the 1970s, Egyptian immigrants in oil monarchies are being discouraged by state policies advocating for workforce nationalisation...

Expulsion numbers in recent years have continued to increase: 2,000 Egyptians were ordered to leave Kuwait in 2019.

In Saudi Arabia, no fewer than 30,000 Egyptians were told to return to their country of origin in 2017...

“The feeling of being different is very strong among immigrant communities in the kingdom,” he told MEE. “Xenophobia is everywhere, both on an individual and state level. Until last year, for example, foreigners were not allowed to own property in Saudi Arabia. This feeling of being different means we never feel at home.”