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  • Saudi Arabia allows employment of expatriate dependents in health and education sectors

    The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has introduced a new initiative to enable the employment of expatriate dependents holding dependent visas in the health and education sectors, Okaz newspaper reported. The ministry outlined the steps to access this service. Users need to log into the Ajeer platform, select the Ajeer Dependents Service, fill out and submit the contract, and issue a dependents' permit.

  • Saudi Arabia allows 100% foreign ownership in most business sectors

    Saudi Vice Minister of Commerce and CEO of the National Competitiveness Center (NCC) Dr. Eman Al-Mutairi noted that the Kingdom allows 100% foreign ownership in most business sectors, a significant factor in attracting international investment. This was highlighted during the Saudi-Korean Business Forum on Tuesday, where Commerce Minister Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi emphasized that Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 has led to substantial economic diversification, fostering sustainable and inclusive growth, and encouraging innovation across various business sectors.

  • Saudi Arabia issued more than 82,000 visas for events in 2023

    Saudi Arabia issued a total of 82,201 entry visas last year for foreigners to attend a calendar of sports, cultural and entertainment events as the kingdom is increasingly opening up to the outside world. The Saudi Ministry of Sports took the lead in the number of visas constituting 63 per cent of the total followed by the General Entertainment Authority with 22 per cent, and the Culture Ministry with 11 per cent, according to a breakdown in the Saudi newspaper Al Watan.

  • Saudi Arabia Advances Globally in Several Indicators Per WEF Reports

    According to reports released by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for 2024, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has achieved significant global progress in indicators of flexible working arrangements, ease of finding skilled employees in the labor market, and equal pay for equal work.

  • U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia to discuss Yemen as Israel-Hezbollah tension grows

    A senior U.S. delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks about the situation in Yemen and the recent escalation between Israel and Houthi rebels, three U.S. officials said. The U.S. delegation is headed by Brett McGurk, the White House's top Middle East adviser, U.S. officials said. The State Department's top Middle East diplomat Barbara Leaf, the U.S. envoy for Yemen Tim Lendeking and the Pentagon's top Middle East official Dan Shapiro are also part of the delegation.

  • Saudi deeptech Intelmatix scores $20 million Series A

    Founded in 2021 by a group of MIT graduates led by Anas Alfaris, Almaha Almalki and Ahmad Alabdulkareem, Intelmatix provides both public and private sectors with accessible AI and advanced analytics that delivers technologies to improve operations, productivity, growth, and sustainability.

  • Israel claims to kill Hezbollah senior commander in Beirut strike

    Israel's military claimed it killed Hezbollah's most senior commander in an airstrike on Beirut on Tuesday, in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack that killed 12 youngsters three days ago which it blamed on the Lebanese armed group. A loud blast was heard and a plume of smoke could be seen rising above Beirut's southern suburbs - a stronghold of the Iran-backed Hezbollah - at around 7:40 p.m. (1640 GMT), a Reuters witness said.

  • Oil Prices Soar After Israel Kills Hamas Leader and Hezbollah Senior Commander

    Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, said Hizbollah had “crossed the red line” with the attack, and days later launched three rockets into the Haret Hreik neighborhood in Beirut. Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned "blatant Israeli aggression" and Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the attack as “a blatant violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”.

  • The Evolution of Bahrain’s Post-Pandemic Economic Philosophy

    Governments across the world continue to evolve their approaches regarding how involved they should be to best support the economy based on their own experience and in response to the emergence of new intellectual or academic theories. Bahrain reflects a microcosm of this general trend, as its economic strategy has gradually metamorphosed during the last 30 years. A key feature has been a transition to a more interventionist approach following the state’s successful management of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Who was Ismail Haniyeh and why is his assassination a blow to Hamas?

    Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader who was killed in Iran, was the tough-talking face of the Palestinian group's international diplomacy as war raged back in Gaza, where three of his sons were killed in an Israeli airstrike. But despite the rhetoric, he was seen by many diplomats as a moderate compared to the more hardline members of the Iran-backed group inside Gaza.