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• Saudi Arabia Begins Localization of Education Sector Jobs

  According to Al-Rajhi’s decision, the Kingdom aims to Saudize a specific percentage of jobs and to create 28,000 jobs for Saudis in a number of subjects in various phases of public education. Saudization will be implemented in specific proportions over several phases within a span of the coming three years.

  • Saudi Gazette - 28,000 jobs for Saudis as first phase of localization of jobs in private, international schools begin
• Saudi Arabia, Iraqi sign maritime transport agreement

  The agreement is part of a series of actions that the Saudi-Iraqi Coordination Council will implement to enhance relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Iraq at the strategic level and to open new aspects for cooperation in various fields.

• Jadwa says Saudi investments in industrial sector hits a record in July

  Saudi Arabia’s industrial sector saw an increase in the total number of factories in the Kingdom with 10,138 factories as of the end of July, 40 percent of which were in the capital Riyadh, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources said.

• First batch of Saudi women soldiers graduate

  It is noteworthy that Saudi Arabia opened its Armed Forces sector to women with allowing both genders to sign up through launching a unified admission portal in February this year. Military ranks from soldier to sergeant are available for women in the Saudi Arabia Army, Royal Saudi Air Defense, Royal Saudi Navy, Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force and the Armed Forces Medical Services. Saudi women between the ages of 21 and 40 are allowed to apply for these posts.

• Saudi Arabia’s Neom project invites bids for construction of 31km of tunnels

  Saudi Arabia's mega project Neom has invited bids for the construction of 31km of tunnels as part of The Line - a 170-km belt of hyper-connected future communities, without cars and roads and built around nature - at its $500-billion city project, according to a report. A revolution in urban living at the project, The Line was launched by HRH Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Neom Company Board of Directors, early this year.

• Saudi banks are closing more branches even as consumer lending is up

  Saudi banks are closing more branches Kingdom-wide even as these lenders hand out more loans for consumers, official central bank data showed. The figures from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) monthly report showed a decrease in the number of banks' branches in the Kingdom by 95 to 1,969 compared to the second quarter of 2020, when the number of branches reached 2,064.

• World University Rankings 2022: Saudi Arabia and Egypt fastest risers

  Middle Eastern nations have improved more quickly than mainland China over past four years, while Malaysia and Pakistan also on rise.

• Saudi Al-Qurashi bags Paralympic bronze at Tokyo 2020 Games

  Al-Qurashi’s medal is Saudi Arabia’s first of the tournament. The country’s other participant in the final Fahad Al-Junaidel came seventh with time of 15.48 seconds.

• Saudi Arabia to host ‘one-stop-shop’ mining investment summit

  It's being described as the first-ever event to offer a "one-stop-shop" for investors, miners and other industry stakeholders, interested in learning more about the mining potential of the Middle East, Central Asia and North and East Africa. "We are putting mining and investment at the heart of the new Saudi economy," minister of industry and mineral resources Bandar Al-Khorayef said.

• Inside Saudi Arabia’s relentless drive to become a global sporting leader

  “Between participation, high-profile events, tourism, and a healthy, active lifestyle agenda – all those points – work well with each other,” said Charlie Beauchamp, who was recently appointed as CSM Sport & Entertainment’s inaugural country manager in Saudi Arabia.

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