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A Saudi Arabian Airlines passenger plane is pictured parked at the tarmac of Ninoy Aquino International airport in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

Saudi Airlines Welcomes ‘Saudization’ of Women Jobs

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Oct 17, 2017 | Business

Jeddah – Saudization of women jobs is welcomed, affirmed the Saudi Arabian Airlines, as there is no problem in benefiting from females in its various facilities on land or in air. Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines Saleh al-Jasser told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Saudi Entertainment Authority Vows to Introduce 200,000 Jobs

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Oct 11, 2017 | Business

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Entertainment vowed to provide some 200,000 job opportunities and to contribute 133 billion dollars to the annual national income by 2030. In May 2016, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered the formation of the authority...

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Jobseekers stand in line to talk with a recruiter at a booth at a job fair in Riyadh in this January 29, 2012 file photo. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed/Files

National Investment Fund of $92 Billion to Invigorate Saudi Economy

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Oct 5, 2017 | Business

Jeddah — The establishment of the National Development Fund (NFD) was meant to ensure new incentives for the Saudi economy with a capital of SAR 345 billion ($ 92 billion) pumped into the new fund. The fund encompasses five other minor associate funds: the real estate...

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A Houthi militant stands on a wall in Sanaa, Yemen September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Yemeni Government Solves Salary Issue in Taiz

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah– The Yemeni government has succeeded in solving the problem of unpaid salaries of Taiz civil servants and the Ministry of Finance confirmed that the payrolls will be sent out on Wednesday. Deputy Finance Minister Mansour al-Butani stated that the workers in the...

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Yemeni Insurgents Accused of Raising Prices of Liquefied Gas

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- The manipulation of liquefied natural gas prices by Houthi rebels has led to a drastic rise in the prices of gas canisters, 60 percent of which are sent to areas under insurgent control. This has led the prices to rise more than 400 percent from 1,200 Yemeni...