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  • Women in Saudi more career-focused than men: LinkedIn Report

    The report reveals that 61 percent of Saudi women actively pursued career changes compared to 57 percent of men. Their motivations differ, too. While better pay remains a shared goal (39 perent for both genders), women prioritise work-life balance (34 percent) significantly more than men (30 percent). This suggests a focus on both professional success and fulfilling personal lives.

  • Saudi Export-Import Bank signs MoU with US EXIM to boost trade

    The Saudi Export-Import Bank has signed an MoU with the Export-Import Bank of the US, focusing on fostering comprehensive collaboration, strengthening economic ties, and advancing trade relations between the two countries. The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 2024 Future Minerals Forum held in Riyadh, from Jan. 9 to 11. The MoU outlines a framework for cooperation, collaboration, and sharing of expertise and resources between the two entities. Through this agreement, Saudi EXIM and US EXIM seek to facilitate trade financing, support exports, and promote investment opportunities in key sectors. The MoU also promotes knowledge and information sharing, capacity building, and the exchange of best practices, ultimately enhancing the competitiveness and growth of businesses in both Saudi Arabia and the US.

  • International law firms express faith in Saudi legal system

    Major international law firms have expressed confidence that companies and investors can receive “fair treatment” in disputes in Saudi Arabia, according to an expert. Speaking to Arab News on the first Riyadh Construction Disputes Seminar, John Quinn, chairman and founding partner at Quinn Emanuel, underscored the dependable rule of law in the Kingdom and its competent judges. The event was organized by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to highlight the developments in the Kingdom’s legal system that ensures the protection of the rights of all stakeholders without any bias. “We have confidence that parties can get a fair treatment in disputes in the Kingdom … that just because you’re a foreigner and you have a claim, a dispute with a Saudi, that the court is not going to have a thumb on the scales for the Saudis,” Quinn stated.

  • Pakistan, Saudi Arabia hold joint military training-Xinhua

    A joint military training between the Pakistan Army and Royal Saudi Land Forces kicked off on Sunday in Okara district in Pakistan's eastern Punjab Province, the Pakistani military said. At the inauguration of the training in Okara Garrison organized by the Multan Corps of the Pakistan Army, the contingents of both countries displayed remarkable military drill, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistani military, said in a statement.

  • Saudi says escalating tensions amid Houthi attacks and US strikes are dangerous

    Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said the kingdom was "very worried" that tensions in the Red Sea amid attacks by Yemen's Houthis and U.S. strikes on Houthi targets could spiral out of control and escalate the conflict in the region. "I mean, of course, we are very worried. I mean, you know, we are in a very difficult and dangerous time in the region, and that's why we are calling for de-escalation," Prince Faisal bin Farhan told CNN 'Fareed Zakaria GPS' in an interview that will be aired on Sunday.

  • Saudi Arabia beat nine-man Kyrgyzstan to move into Asian Cup knockouts

    Saudi Arabia qualified for the Asian Cup knockout stage after they beat Kyrgyzstan 2-0 in a one-sided Asian Cup group game on Sunday at the Ahmed bin Ali Stadium where two Kyrgyz players were sent off for reckless fouls. The result moved Saudi Arabia to six points at the top of Group F while Thailand are two points behind in second after they drew 0-0 with Oman (one point) earlier on Sunday. Kyrgyzstan are bottom after losing both their games.

  • Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Demands Palestinian State

    Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says the kingdom will not normalize relations with Israel or contribute to Gaza’s reconstruction without a credible pathway to a Palestinian state. Prince Faisal bin Farhan’s remarks in an interview with CNN broadcast late Sunday were some of the most direct yet from Saudi officials. It puts them at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has rejected Palestinian statehood and described plans for open-ended military control over Gaza.

  • Saudi’s SABIC gives go-ahead for $6.4 bln China petrochemical plant

    Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) (2010.SE), opens new tab will go ahead with building a petrochemical complex in southeastern China's Fujian province, the company said in an exchange filing on Sunday, shoring up Saudi ties with China, the world's top oil importer. The project, expected to cost around $6.4 billion, will be developed in a joint venture with state-owned Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical. First proposed in 2018, the joint venture marks the latest in a series of tie-ups between Saudi firms and Chinese refiners.

  • New Ajax midfielder Henderson apologises again to anyone offended by Saudi move

     Jordan Henderson, who joined Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday, has apologised again to anyone he might have offended six months after the England midfielder was the target of scathing criticism for his move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ettifaq.
    The 33-year-old met with media a day after he signed with the Dutch side having terminated his contract with Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq after six months.
    Henderson's switch to Saudi Arabia -- where homosexuality is illegal -- after 12 years at Liverpool was widely criticised as he has long been a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community.

  • A Desperate Netanyahu Formally Rejects Any Palestinian Statehood Ever

    On Thursday, January 18, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally declared his long-held but never publicly articulated policy of opposing a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. “In any future arrangement … Israel needs security control of all territory west of Jordan. This clashes with the idea of (Palestinian) sovereignty. What can you do?” Netanyahu told a news conference in Tel Aviv. This is a complete rejection of a Palestinian state and another rejection of U.S. policy goals.