Saudi Arabia

The dismissal of Civil Service Minister Khaled Al-Araj through a royal decree on Saturday is being widely described as a momentous decision. “It heralds...

Saudi Arabia is about to cast off its oil-dependence, build brand-new industries and open its economy to foreign investment, according to the government. That...

Saudi Arabia has been elected to the UN women’s rights commission, prompting outrage from human rights groups.The kingdom is now one of 45 countries...

A career fair organized by the University of Business and Technology (UBT) ended at Jeddah Hilton Hotel attracting many non-Saudis even though it was...

The Makkah governorate of Saudi Arabia, is set to launch the Al-Duwaihi gold mine and factory and other mining infrastructure projects in the Makkah...

The measures were the first pay cuts for government employees, who make up about two-thirds of working Saudis.RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued...

It’s a new thing in Saudi Arabia: fun. Citizens must have more of it — at least that is what has been decreed by...

  Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s long-term blueprint for weaning itself off its reliance on oil revenue, involves investment to the tune of $20m – including a...

The Saudi retail sector currently employs 1.5 million workers, of whom only 300,000 are SaudisSaudi Arabia’s labour minister issued an order on Thursday to...

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, head of Shoura Council’s committee on economy and energy, said he is in favor of women driving “as long as there is...