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Thousands Demand Jobs in Tunisia


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Saudi students attend a computer class at King Saud University in Riyadh October 30, 2002. The Saudi Labor Ministry announced a unemployment benefits scheme on Monday designed to attract young entrants to the labor market to work in sector companies. (Reuters/Ali Jarekji)


Saudi Cabinet approves benefits scheme

Saudi Cabinet approves benefits scheme

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Saudi Cabinet approved an unemployment benefits scheme for Saudi workers on Monday during a meeting headed by Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. The new scheme will provide benefits for up to...
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Ethiopians stand in line as they arrive at Bole International Airport in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, after they were deported from Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare)


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Saudi women fill out applications during a government sponsored job fair in Riyadh.[credit: Stringer/Reuters]


Opinion: In search of jobs for Saudi women

Opinion: In search of jobs for Saudi women

Jobs are the problem. But jobs are also the solution to the problem. However, despite our knowledge in this case of both the malady and the cure, there remains a distinct lack of practical solutions available to target the problem—one now quickly threatening to spiral...