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Abha park attracts over 1,500 visitors daily
An amusement park in Abha, has been attracting more than 1,500 visitors every day since the beginning of summer. Saleh Qadah, director of the National Company for Tourism, expected more visitors to come to the park, in the coming days to
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Salaries delayed in 50% of contracting companies
About 50 percent of contracting companies in the Kingdom face difficulty in paying the salaries of their workers as a result of the delay in clearing bills for government projects as well as the global recession since 2016. About 3.5
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350,000 new job opportunities for Saudis, expats in near future
The Saudi job market will have more than 350,000 new opportunities in the near future, according to the General Authority of Statistics. There will be 38,000 vacancies for Saudis and 67,000 vacancies for foreigners in the food, commercial and
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Saudi aviation academy to train first women pilots
A flight school in Saudi Arabia is opening its doors for women, following the end of a decades-long driving ban in the deeply conservative Muslim
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LuLu set to open its largest hypermarket in Saudi Arabia
LuLu Hypermarket is geared to open its largest hypermarket in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on July 18, 2018. The new store will mark
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$20 Billion Worth of Investments in South Africa by Saudi Arabia and UAE
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have committed to invest $20 billion in South Africa’s energy as well as tourism and mining
Read MoreNew Saudi bankruptcy law 'tries to find balance' between investor and creditor interest
Saudi Arabia’s new bankruptcy law will come into effect in late August, according to officials, in a move that experts say will help attract foreign and domestic investment in private businesses. According to local media reports, the law
Read MoreAfter the Expats Exodus, Saudi Arabia to Reduce Saudisation Targets in Some Retail Sectors from 100 Percent to 70 Percent
Economic growing pains are being felt in Saudi Arabia with a substantial drop in its expatriate workforce in the first quarter of 2018, a result of measures introduced by the kingdom to reduce local unemployment. However, young Saudis are not
Read MoreOpinion: Lifting the Ban on Women Driving in Saudi Arabia Results in Economic Benefits
After a prolonged debate over allowing women to drive cars in Saudi Arabia, finally the matter was put to rest on June 24 following a royal decree that was issued last year by King Salman. This has finally brought to an end a controversial social
Read MoreStory behind oddly-shaped mountain in flat Saudi desert
A weird-looking mountain amid Saudi Arabia’s flat desert stands tall with its unique form, looking like a piece of cake. It is locally known as the famed “Jouda's finger,” and lies on the Joudy path near the Eastern Region, 150
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