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Oswa Festival celebrates Muslim role models
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Oswa Festival celebrated Muslim role models from the Islamic Golden Age in an innovative event featuring an exhibition, workshops and theater shows teaching the story of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as well as ...
SGS denies employing expats in Saudis’ jobs
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — There was no mention of the amount of salary or replacing jobs for Saudis, a representative from the Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS) said referring to reports published recently in several local newspapers, claiming the ...
100 Initiatives aims to transform concept of volunteer work
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette A SERIES of 100 volunteer initiatives launched led by the youth in Jeddah aims to change the concept of charity work. “People need to find innovative ways when it comes to volunteering,” says Saleh Alsulami, advocate of volunteer ...
Storytelling event sheds light on soldiers, martyrs
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – We have another war to fight on the southern border, a Kuwaiti guest speaker said to a crowd attending the Hakaya Misk Festival this week. The festival is a cultural and educational event showcasing various ...
Investing in youth development key to Islamic countries’ growth
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many countries in the Muslim world have young demographics which offer an opportunity for governments to have prosperous economies, according to Sri Mulyani, Indonesia’s finance minister who previously served as the World Bank’s CCO. “An economy ...
Islamic Development Bank launches Innovation Forum to empower youth
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Cultural barriers, lack of adequate investment in research and development and a low rate of graduates in scientific fields are among major challenges faced by Islamic Development Bank member countries in fostering innovation. Finance leaders ...
Kingdom’s retail sector to intensify Saudization
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Kingdom’s retail sector currently has one of the highest Saudization rates, industry leaders and mall CEOs said at the first annual RECon forum here that ended on Monday. Nonetheless, malls continue to be pressed by ...
Old-fashioned methods threaten survival of family businesses
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette THE majority of challenges faced by family-owned businesses are internal rather than external, according to businessmen and industry leaders who led panel discussions at the 2-day Family Owned Businesses Forum that ended in Jeddah on Thursday. Social traditions ...
New streaming service iflix now in Saudi Arabia: ‘Our real competition is piracy’
[caption id="attachment_142877" align="alignleft" width="300"] Nader Sobhan, head of iflix MENA[/caption] By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette When was the last time you actually ran home to watch something on TV? This generation will barely know what that was like in the past, says Nader Sobhan ...
German companies’ expertise beneficial to Saudi manpower
By Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH – A German business delegation headed by State Secretary of Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Matthias Machnig, met with the Saudi business community at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Sunday to ...
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