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There will be 38,000 vacancies for Saudis and 67,000 vacancies for foreigners in the food, commercial and housing sectors, Al-Madina newspaper reported quoting GaStat figures. (Shutterstock)

July 17th, 2018 - 10:29 GMT

Saudi Authority Announces 350,000 New Job Opportunities for Saudis and Expats

The Saudi job market will have more than 350,000 new opportunities in the near future, according to the General Authority of Statistics.

Saudi Arabia stands 12th among G20 nations in terms of the average fall in the rate of unemployment during the third quarter of 2017. (AFP)

January 2nd, 2018 - 12:00 GMT

Saudi Unemployment Falls 5.8 Percent in 2017: Report

Qatar facilitated faster customs procedures in 2017, which in turn helped diversify the sources of direct imports to the country. (File photo)

December 28th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Qatar Finds New Suppliers of Strategic Goods in 2017: Official

Nearly 40 percent of startups launched in Saudi Arabia in 2016 are owned by women (Shutterstock/File Photo)

October 2nd, 2017 - 12:07 GMT

38% of Saudi Startups Registered in 2016 are Owned by Women

Female PhD holders make 42.8 percent less than men with the same level of education. (Pixabay)

July 27th, 2017 - 02:13 GMT

PhD or Not, Your College Degree Is Always Worth Less if You're a Woman

Saudi conservatives consider physical education for women immodest. (shutterstock)

July 13th, 2017 - 01:03 GMT

Another Giant Step for Mankind? Girls in Saudi Are Now Able to Play Sports...

The number of Saudi women joining the workforce is rising. (AFP/ File)

July 6th, 2017 - 01:41 GMT

Number of Women Working in Saudi Arabia Up 130 Percent: Report

Saudi Arabia has bought more than $5 billion (4.7 billion euros) worth of arms from the US and Britain, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute think tank.

April 6th, 2017 - 09:30 GMT

Theresa May in Saudi Arabia to secure post-Brexit investment

The proposal involves infrastructure investments of $300M and the establishment of 120 factories. (AFP/File)

March 6th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Gulf consortium seeks approval for $3B industrial city in Suez Canal Economic Zone

Al Bawaba

January 18th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Saudi-Mexican ties strengthened with nine new cooperation agreements

Al Bawaba

November 1st, 2014 - 07:00 GMT

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights documents 5,772 deaths in Syria for October

Saudi women channel, coming soon

July 22nd, 2013 - 09:41 GMT

Saudi women's channel hopes to dissolve stereotypes

Syria

May 1st, 2012 - 06:52 GMT

12 dead in Syria as regime reports violence increased since arrival of monitors