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Female Saudi telephone operators work at the International Medical Center in Jeddah June 4, 2007. REUTERS/Susan Baaghil

Saudi Women to be Recruited in Leading Posts in Civil Aviation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 19, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh- President of General Authority of Civil Aviation Abdul Hakim bin Mohammed Al Tamimi asserted that Saudi women will be able to reach leading positions in GACA soon. During a meeting with GACA’s employees, Tamimi said the General Authority for Civil Aviation has...

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Saudi minister of finance Mohammed al-Jadaan gestures during the 2017 budget news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 22, 2016. (Reuters)

Saudi Finance Minister: ‘Citizen’s Account’ Helps Face Gradual Rise of Energy Prices

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

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia adopted on Monday the “Citizen’s Account” to assist people of middle and low income in enduring the additional costs resulting from the gradual increase of energy prices, affirmed Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan. He pointed out that the...

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Saudi minister of finance Mohammed al-Jadaan gestures during the 2017 budget news conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Finance Minister: Significant Progress in Implementing Economic Reforms

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 12, 2017 | Business

Riyadh- In a speech at the Saudi Investment Forum hosted by J.P. Morgan in New York on Tuesday, Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan lauded the Kingdom’s economic policy and its pivotal role in achieving the Saudi Vision 2030 in the light of the remarkable...

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STC CEO Dr. Khalid Bin Hussein al-Bayari. (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

STC CEO: Redesigning our Strategy, Shifting Away from Traditional Areas

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Oct 10, 2017 | Business

Dubai — Saudi Telecom Company (STC) has depended on a new strategy that focuses on growth via new areas and not the traditional telecommunications areas, said STC CEO Dr. Khalid al-Bayari, adding that this strategy includes the digital content, digital financial...

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A Saudi Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia. (AFP)

Aramco, Saudi Public Investment Fund to Found ‘Super Contractor’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 9, 2017 | Business

London – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Saudi Aramco are planning to set up a “super contractor” in partnership with local and international contractors. MEED reported on Saturday that Aramco, PIF, a local contractor and an international...