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Total number of Saudi workers in the employment market reached about 3.77 million men and women.
320,574 Saudi men and women join labor market in 2022
Okaz/Saudi GazetteRIYADH — A total of 320,574 Saudi men and women joined the labor market in the year 2022. This figure posted an increase of 9.29 percent, bringing the total number of Saudi workers in the employment market to about 3.77 million men and women.According to figures monitored by Okaz/Saudi Gazette and based on government reports, the number of Saudi women in the labor market reached 200,824 in 2022. This figure records an increase of 15.82 percent, bringing the total number of working Saudi women to about 1.47 million.The number of Saudi men joining the employment market stood at 119,750, an increase of 5.49 percent taking the total number of Saudi working men to 2.3 million.The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) recently revealed that the unemployment rate among...
April 06, 2023

320,574 Saudi men and women join labor market in 2022

Saudi Arabia begins localizing consultancy jobs
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has announced the start of the first phase of localizing the consultancy sector jobs in all regions of Saudi Arabia. The localization of the consultancy sector came into force on April 6, after the expiry of the grace period allowed for jobs in the sector. This came in continuation of MHRSD's efforts aimed at providing a stimulating and productive work environment for Saudi men and women, and increasing the level of their participation in the labor market, in addition to strengthening their contribution to the economy. The first phase of the localization included the professions of consultants and specialists who practice consulting work in the sector by 30%, which is expected to...
April 06, 2023

Saudi Arabia begins localizing consultancy jobs

Eid Al-Fitr holidays will start on April 13.
Eid Al-Fitr holiday for students begins on April 13
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Eid Al-Fitr holiday for students will begin at the end of the working day on Thursday, April 13, corresponding to Ramadan 22, according to the academic calendar for the third semester of 1444 AH.The classes will resume after the Eid holiday on Wednesday, Shawwal 6, corresponding to April 26.The students will have the last long weekend of this academic year on Sunday and Monday, May 28-29.The academic year of 1444 AH, which began in August 2022 and lasted for 185 school days, ends on Thursday, June 22.The number of holidays during the current academic year was 10, and the number of vacation days was 56.There were 39 semester weeks during the current academic year at a rate of 13 weeks for each of the 3 semesters.
April 06, 2023

Eid Al-Fitr holiday for students begins on April 13

 Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman meets with President of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi in Riyadh.
Saudi defense minister reaffirms support to Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council
RIYADH — President of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi received at his residence, while on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman. The minister conveyed the greetings of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the president and members of the council, as well as their wishes for security and stability for the Republic of Yemen and its people.Al-Alimi and members of the council extended greetings to the leadership of Saudi Arabia.During the meeting, they reviewed the strong brotherly relations between the two countries and peoples, and reiterated the Kingdom's continued support for Yemen.They also discussed the latest developments in Yemen, and the efforts of the...
April 06, 2023

Saudi defense minister reaffirms support to Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council

Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers arrive for their first bilateral meeting since 2016.
Saudi Arabia, Iran agree to reopen diplomatic missions soon
Saudi Gazette reportBEIJING — Saudi Arabia and Iran have agreed to reopen diplomatic missions in the two countries within a two-months period as agreed upon in March, according to a joint statement issued on Thursday following the historic meeting between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in Beijing,The two sides agreed to proceed with necessary measures to open their embassies in Riyadh and Tehran, and their consulates general in Jeddah and Mashhad.“Technical teams from both sides will continue to coordinate and discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries, including the resumption of flights, bilateral visits of public and private sector delegations, and facilitating issuance of visas, including Umrah...
April 06, 2023

Saudi Arabia, Iran agree to reopen diplomatic missions soon

Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers meet in Beijing on Thursday.
Saudi, Iranian foreign minister meet in China
Saudi Gazette reportBEIJING — Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian met in China on Thursday for the first time.Pictures from the meeting's venue showed the two ministers walking side by side and exchanging talks and laughs before going into an official talks session. Chinese foreign minister welcomed the two ministers ahead of their session.Abdollahian expressed to the Saudi minister the inconvenience of making the long trip from Tehran to Beijing. Prince Faisal responded by saying that the trip from Tehran to Riyadh won’t take more than two hours.They discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations in many fields and implement the agreement signed in Beijing, including the reopening of embassies within the...
April 06, 2023

Saudi, Iranian foreign minister meet in China

The third meeting of the Saudi-Moroccan political consultation committee in Riyadh.
Saudi-Morocco political consultation committee holds third meeting
RIYADH — Senior officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia and Morocco held here on Wednesday the third meeting of the Political Consultation and the Follow-up committees. Assistant Minister of State for African Countries Affairs Ambassador Dr. Sami bin Abdullah Al-Saleh headed the Saudi delegation, while the Moroccan side was headed by the Director General of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Ambassador Fouad Yazough.The meeting was attended by Saudi Ambassador to Morocco Abdullah bin Saad Al-Ghurairy, Moroccan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr. Mustafa Al-Mansouri, and several officials and representatives of the two countries' foreign ministries.The two sides discussed ways to enhance...
April 06, 2023

Saudi-Morocco political consultation committee holds third meeting

Prince Mohammed International Airport in Madinah.
Indonesian pilgrim saved after cardiac arrest at Madinah airport
Saudi Gazette reportMADINAH — Medical teams at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah have managed to save the life of an Indonesian pilgrim who suffered a cardiac arrest at the airport's departure hall.The airport health control center received the 73-year-old pilgrim, who became unconscious after her heart stopped breathing, while she was at the international departure hall.The medical teams immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to the pilgrim, which led to the return of spontaneous blood circulation and pulse and an increase in the oxygen level to 90% after three cycles of resuscitation.The teams carried out the required medical checkups after the patient's condition stabilized, in addition to providing her with necessary medical...
April 06, 2023

Indonesian pilgrim saved after cardiac arrest at Madinah airport

A patient in critical condition is being evacuated.
Shoura adopts proposal to establish aeromedical evacuation authority
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Shoura Council has suggested establishing an aeromedical evacuation authority to enhance the quality of the emergency medical services by providing critically-ill patients access to advanced medical care. The Shoura adopted a proposal to codify the procedure, which depends on special systems, based on the importance of cases. The proposed project to give the beneficiaries access to critical medical care at the right time will lead to reducing the incidence of critical cases, and the percentages of disabilities and complications resulting from emergency situations, such as accidents and diseases that affect the lives of individuals and society. The Shoura proposal comes within the framework of strengthening a clear system for the provided...
April 06, 2023

Shoura adopts proposal to establish aeromedical evacuation authority

Commerce Ministry's field inspection teams visit one of the stores offering promotion sales.
Commerce Ministry exposes fraudulent discount offers by stores
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce has revealed several fraud and violations by stores in offering discounts. This came after field tours on different facilities to check on the reliability of discount offers to ensure consumers rights. In a video published through its official account on Twitter, the ministry revealed the most prominent violation related to discounts. A store announced discounts ranging from 25-40%, which does not match with the obtained permit that stipulated discounts of 10-50%. Additionally, the ministry said that there are also stores who announce discounts without obtaining a permit allowing them to do so. The tasks of the field teams affiliated to the ministry start from monitoring the commercial discounts requests as soon as merchants...
April 06, 2023

Commerce Ministry exposes fraudulent discount offers by stores

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