LABOR

New Body in Saudi Labor Ministry Created to Fight Rising Unemployment in Saudi Arabia

A construction worker in Saudi Arabia speaks on his mobile phone at a construction site in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia's cabinet announced the creation of a new body within the labor ministry to combat an increase in joblessness in Saudi Arabia and a seeming reluctance by Saudis to take available jobs, according to a report.

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Saudi Equities

All aboard the Saudi equities train?

The MENA region witnessed record inflows in January 2018: $1.1billion, mainly led by Saudi Arabia at $619 million, followed by Egypt at $219 million and...

 

Entertainment

5,000 live entertainment events planned this year in Saudi Arabia

Saudis of all ages can look forward to an unprecedented year of culture and entertainment in the Kingdom as the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) prepares...

 

Saudi Economy

Saudi internal rebalance now resembles China: Video

Emad Mostaque, co-chief investment officer at Capricorn Fund Managers, discusses reforms made to the Saudi Arabian economy....

 

PIF

Saudi Sovereign Fund Dwarfs Qatar With Virgin and SoftBank Deals

Its Public Investment Fund spent about $54 billion on investments last year, dwarfing the Qatar Investment Authority’s $3.5 billion, according to data from the Sovereign...

 

Mohammed bin Salman

A prince has come for Saudi women and Big Oil

Houston's energy businesses and Saudi women find themselves rooting for a shared champion, an impulsive young man with dictatorial tendencies who wants to change the...

 

Saudi-Iran

Inside the Making of “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia”

Just last week, the U.S. intelligence community’s annual global threats report named the proxy battles playing out across the Middle East between Iran and Saudi Arabia...

 

Arab Fashion Week

Riyadh to host Saudi Arabia’s first Arab Fashion Week

Princess Noura bint Faisal, honorary president of the Arab Fashion Council (AFC), announced the news to a small group of industry insiders and journalists in...

 

Training

Saudi launches initiative to train young nationals in key sectors

The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) is set to launch a major campaign aimed at training and qualifying young Saudis for work in...

 

Expat Labor

Saudi chambers suggest changes in expat levy policy

This proposed changes came during a meeting of CSC heads with Minister of Labor and Social Development Ali Al-Ghafis, Al-Madina Arabic newspaper reported on Tuesday....

 

Guantanamo

Pentagon hopes Guantanamo inmate will ‘soon’ go to Saudi Arabia

Darbi entered a plea deal in February 2014 that saw him admit to planning, aiding and supporting an attack on the MV Limburg, which killed...

 

Shoura Council

Saudi Shoura asks National Anti-Corruption Commission to address irregularities in govt purchases

The Shoura Council has asked the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) to work with relevant agencies to curb the rising number of cases involving irregularities in...

 

Camel Site

Who Created These Strange, Ancient Sculptures Hidden in the Saudi Desert?

The large stone images would also have been highly visible landmarks in the years after their creation, the researchers wrote, before the long passage of...

 

MERS

Saudi Arabia reports 25 MERS cases in January

The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (WHO-EMRO) issued their Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) situation update for January 2018, which reveals 25 laboratory-confirmed...

 

Tourism

Warwick Hotels and Resorts to manage seven hotels in Saudi Arabia

Warwick Hotels and Resorts has signed seven new hotels in Riyadh, Al Khobar and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia through new partnerships. The hotels are scheduled to...

 

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Syria

Turkey and Iran face off in a new battle in Syria

“Neither Russia nor Iran — both of whom Turkish politicians sometimes tout as potential replacements for the United States — seem terribly eager to accommodate Turkish interests,” wrote...

 

U.S. Middle East Policy

Abbas, Haley exchange strong criticism over Middle East at U.N. Security Council

With President Trump’s Mideast peace envoys looking on, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of abdicating its commitment to a peace...

 

U.S. Middle East Policy

Commentary: The Yemen Model

But those looking to see where U.S. Middle East policy is heading should look to Yemen, not Syria. In Yemen, the U.S. government has treated...

 

Iraq Reconstruction

Saudi Cabinet announces KSA’s $1bn pledge for Iraq reconstruction projects

The Saudi Cabinet has expressed the Kingdom’s eagerness for stability in Iraq and its permanent stand with all its sects and parties based on the...

 

Natural Gas

Natural gas to account for 60 per cent of Middle East consumption by 2040, says BP

Natural gas will overtake oil in the Middle East to become the dominant fuel, accounting for around 60 per cent of consumption by 2040, BP...

 

Trainer Jets

Trainer jet market flourishes in the Middle East

There is an increasing need for trainer jets in the Middle East as countries there work to expand their fighter fleets. The growing interest has...

 

Munich Security Conference

Commentary: ‘Painfully unproductive’: Plenty of tension, and little progress on Mideast at Munich gathering

In attempting diplomatic inroads among Mideast players, the security conference was treated to a display of intractable disputes over drones, borders, military spending and loyalty...

 

Turkey

Commentary: Turkey’s tough tactics with US and Germany will enable it to get its way

In international affairs it's not often that a country achieves two major breakthroughs in a single day. But, if things continue to go well (which...

 

Benjamin Netanyahu

A look at the scandals surrounding Israel’s prime minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political life as a dizzying array of scandals has engulfed him, his family and his inner...

 

Israel-Egypt

As Israeli Gas Raises Frowns, El-Sisi Says Egypt Scored ‘Goal’

Egypt’s $15 billion deal to import Israeli gas was a victory that will help to transform the North African country into a regional energy hub,...

 

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