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, June 24, 2018

Women’s driving set to transform Saudi job market

Saudi Gazette reportRiyadh — The employment landscape in Saudi Arabia will be transformed by the historic start to women’s driving, according to the latest research by online recruitment firm GulfTalent.Based on the survey findings, an overwhelming 82% of Saudi women plan to take up driving this year. This is expected to contribute to more women growing into senior roles traditionally dominated by men, many women upgrading to higher paying jobs ...

, June 24, 2018

Change in progress

SAUDI GAZETTEJEDDAH – For many Saudi women who were used to driving in different countries but were forced to sit in the backseat once they returned home, will now for the first time taste this freedom in their country.Women who were able to validate their foreign driving licenses and receive local IDs are among the early firsts to drive on June 24, considered a historic day for Saudi Arabia and ...

Dalal Kaki

, June 24, 2018

Saudi women ready for driving historic moment

SAUDI GAZETTEJEDDAH — Women in Saudi Arabia are now preparing for the historic day in which they will drive legally on the Kingdom’s streets in different regions for the first time.Dalal Kaki, a retired Saudi women and backing women empowerment, said she is ready to drive. Kaki got her license when she was 18 years old from Egypt and got another one from Jordan five years ago.“It was easy exchanging ...

, June 24, 2018

Women driving to usher in a new era of economic prosperity

By Khaled Al-MureehOkaz/Saudi GazetteABHA – Women in Saudi Arabia have been waiting for the green light to hit the roads ever since Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman issued the decision lifting the ban on women driving in the country nine months ago. The authorities have been making hectic preparations for the historic event on June 24 by creating necessary infrastructure and training women security and traffic officers ...

, June 24, 2018

We and women driving

By Aisha Gaza’aAl Hayat newspaperTHERE has been so much debate about women driving since the Royal Decree was issued. Some support women driving while others oppose it. Hashtags warning women about driving have been posted ever since the decree.Derisive and insulting videos making fun of women have also been posted on social media websites by some members of the public. So many concerns have been voiced and so much skepticism ...

, June 24, 2018

End of the road for expat drivers

Okaz/Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The recruitment of foreign drivers will decrease by 50 percent over the next 10 years due to the new law allowing women to drive, according to experts.Hamad Al-Baishan, a recruitment agent, said recruitment charges will decrease and expat drivers will also lose their jobs.“Women will be more independent and the financial burden of hiring a driver will no longer be an issue. Women will also be ...

, June 23, 2018

Qahtani exposes Qatari bid to inject politics into sports

RIYADH — Saud Al-Qahtani, general supervisor of the Center for Studies and Media Affairs at the Royal Court, sat down before three reputed global media outlets for separate wide-ranging interviews.Although the main topic centered around Qatari allegations the Saudi Arabia has been supporting the BeoutQ channel, he also touched upon the Kingdom's firm policy against piracy of intellectual property (IP), and the solutions he would consider to broadcast major sports ...

, June 23, 2018

Study highlights water management challenges

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — A recent study has warned that the Kingdom’s underground water resources would run out within 60 years if its people continued to consume water at the current rate.Saudi Arabia’s water management system faces two major challenges: lack of proper monitoring regimes to check sources of pollution; and excessive use of underground water.It is a big challenge to monitor fuel stations, garbage dumps, sewage networks, industrial waste, ...

As many as 117,935 people crossed King Fahd Causeway on Monday, the fourth day of Eid Al-Fitr, setting a new record for the number of passengers to cross the bridge linking Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in a single day since its opening three decades ago.

, June 23, 2018

Record number of passengers cross causeway during Eid

Saudi Gazette reportDAMMAM – King Fahd Causeway that links Saudi Arabia with Bahrain has set a new record as about 118,000 people crossed it on Monday, the fourth day of Eid Al-Fitr. This is the highest number of passengers to cross the causeway since its opening three decades ago.This figure also marks the largest number of passengers who crossed the Kingdom’s land, air and sea borders in a single day, ...

Saudi Minister of Media Awwad Al-Awwad with media ministers of member states of the Coalition for Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen before the start of their meeting at Conference Palace in Jeddah on Saturday. — SPA

, June 23, 2018

85% of Yemeni territories liberated from Houthis’ clutches

Saudi Gazette reportJeddah — The Coalition for Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen has succeeded in restoring and liberating more than 85% of Yemeni territories with its commitment to the rules of engagement, protecting civilians and supporting the Yemeni people, Saudi Minister of Media Awwad Al-Awwad said here on Saturday.He was addressing a meeting of the Ministers of Media of member states of the Coalition for Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen ...