Saudi Arabia to Unblock Skype, WhatsApp & Viber

By Rizwan ullah danish -


Good news for Pakistani expatriates in Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom has announced that it will be unblocking Skype, WhatsApp & Viber, a development that is sure to make the lives of the many expatriates easier who live and work in KSA.

Gulf Countries Relax Strict Rules on Chatting Apps


WhatsApp was unblocked from the UAE back in June, and now Saudi Arabia is hoping to do the same. The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdullah bin Amer Al-Sawahah said,
Coordination between the Communications and Information Technology Commission and telecommunications service providers is underway to enable everyone to benefit from applications that provide voice and video communications over the Internet.
He also said cooperating bodies had confirmed their commitment to enable all users in the Kingdom to use applications to make voice and video calls of the highest quality. He added that all applications will be monitored and reviewed periodically.

Blocked Since 2013


WhatsApp, Skype and Viber were blocked back in 2013 by the Saudi government because they “did not meet the regulatory conditions” of the Kingdom.
‘This cooperation between the Kingdom’s telecoms partners comes under the umbrella of ‘Customer First,’ a policy in which everyone works in order to give all telecom subscribers in the Kingdom the best services that meet their expectations and satisfy their needs,” said Al-Sawahah.

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