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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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Abdul Rahman Al-Fadli, Saudi minister of water, environment and agriculture, Khalid Al Falih, Saudi energy minister (centre) and minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohammad Benten attend a news conference announcing the kingdom’s National Transformation Plan, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 7, 2016. Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters

Saudi Efforts to Ensure Product Quality, Safety in Local Markets

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Mar 11, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- In a step that is expected to enhance the quality of products in the Saudi market, the Trade and Investment Combination represented by the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Org. (SASO) has completed 10 technical lists that cover more than 500 products...

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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 Moves towards Increasing Industrial Sector’s GDP Contribution

by Shuja Al-Baqmi | Jan 30, 2017 | Business

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia outlined a roadmap on increasing the contribution of the industrial sector to the gross domestic product (GDP). The kingdom in 2015 began implementing the strategy notably, realizing a 10 percent growth in manufacturers. Saudi Arabia...

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Fund for Women in Saudi Arabia to Guarantee Rights before Settling Family Matters

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Saudi Ministry of Justice announced launching a fund for Saudi women as as part of the ministry’s initiatives in the National Transformation Program 2020, which aims at allocating funds to those worthy of funding until the court decides on their filed cases....