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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

Saudi Arabia to Train Million Citizens via Doroub

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Mar 17, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – The Ministry of Labor and Social Development in Saudi Arabia affirmed that it aims to raise the number of Saudi beneficiaries from Doroub Program to one million beneficiaries by 2020. This step falls under the ministry’s plans to accomplish targets of...

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Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih talks to journalists before a meeting of OPEC oil ministers in Vienna, Austria, June 2, 2016/. Reuters

Saudi Arabia Eases Procedures to Boost Mining Sector

by Fahd Baqmi | Oct 29, 2016 | Business

Jeddah- The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources in Saudi Arabia announced willingness to launch more investment licenses in the mining sector for the purpose of developing the domain and increasing its contribution to USD25 billion by 2020 amid rising...

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Saudi Labor Minister Adel Fakeih. (AAA)

A Few Choice Words on a Hot Topic

by Hussein Shobokshi | Apr 7, 2013 | Opinion

Touching upon any hot topic is like standing in the eye of a storm, but here I intend to comment upon the wide-ranging campaign in Saudi Arabia to address the country’s labor, residence, and sponsorship systems. This is an intensive, focused, and unprecedented...