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Old 13th July 2004 | 17:17
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KeMac
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Saudi Exodus

In response to Mutt I would say it depends on what you call an exodus. I personally know of 37 people (including families) who have left here in the past year. After the killings in Yanbu All 91 western expats employed by ABB Lummus left (total 120 if you include the dependents). After the killings in Khobar a friend of mine (and his wife and daughter) working over there left the computer company who employed him and within two days all 21 western expat employees has resigned. They said friends of theirs in Bae said that Bae had received 49 resignations in one week after Khobar. I see a lot of people leaving - I don't see many arriving. You can see it just driving around. At one time you would always see the odd westerner, now you don't see any.
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