Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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File photo of the Riyadh skyline. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Real estate indices in Kingdom will increase market visibility, investments: specialists

by Mohamed Al-Humaidi | Aug 7, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—New measures to increase the visibility and regulation of Saudi Arabia’s real estate sector will have positive effects including drawing in new investors and stamping out unwelcome practices, sector specialists have told Asharq Al-Awsat. The...

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Saleh Al-Jassir, left, speaks, during a news conference to announce the conclusion of a corporate merger deal between the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and the Saudi Aramco-owned crude oil tanker company Vela International Marine Limited (Vela), on Monday, June 16, 2014, in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat/Iqbal Hussein)

Saudi Arabia’s biggest merger to date concludes

by Mohamed Al-Humaidi | Jun 17, 2014 | Business

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia on Monday announced the conclusion of due diligence measures for its biggest private sector corporate merger to date, valued at 4.8 billion Saudi riyals (1.3 billion US dollars). The deal, between the National Shipping Company of...

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Saudi women arrive to attend the morning Eid al-Fitr prayer at Turki bin Abdullah grand mosque in Riyadh, on August 8, 2013. (AFP)

Saudi women take the lead in civil service jobs

by Mohamed Al-Humaidi | Feb 1, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest civil service employment figures released by Saudi Arabia has revealed a sharp rise in the number of female civil servants, including more women than men being employed in public sector jobs over the past two months. The statistics...

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A worker prepares hamburgers in a Riyadh, Saudi Arabia burger joint. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi’s Burger Bonanza

by Mohamed Al-Humaidi | Jan 17, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—The fast-food industry in Saudi Arabia is witnessing an unprecedented boom, particularly following the explosion of local burger joints in the country’s urban centers. Sami Al-Mughir is one of those riding the fast-food wave in the country,...