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Foreign workers gather outside the Saudi immigration department as Saudi security begin their search campaign against illegal laborers, on November 4, 2013 in downtown of Riyadh. (AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 20, 2014 | Business
Riyadh, Reuters—Saudi Arabia has doubled the number of its citizens working for private companies in the 30 months since it introduced wide-ranging reforms to tackle long-term unemployment, Labor Minister Adel Faqih said on Sunday. Policymakers fear that a failure to...
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A Saudi woman looks at her mobile as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2013 AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
by Caryle Murphy | Jan 2, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
From Kuwait City to Sana’a, from Jeddah to Manama, women on the Arabian Peninsula are on the move, and the coming year is likely to bring them increased opportunities, be it in the job market, the government or the private sector. These improvements are due less to...