The kingdom has had a number of H1N1 flu cases, and fears of a health crisis during the Hajj were behind the move.

VOA: standard.2009.07.23

But a number of Chirac supporters sharply criticized the move, including one former advisor, Jean-Francois Probst.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

"A number of expats are continuing to move out over the last couple of months, and Shanghai,and Kuala Lumpur and Vietnam have probably been the biggest recipients of those skills sets."

VOA: standard.2010.05.21

"What you want to see over time is this number move not only below 450 , but below 400,000 before the economy is generating the strong job gains that we would all like to see.

VOA: standard.2010.05.20