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  • Saudi female employees resume work in malls amid strict health precautionary measures

    Saudi female employees have resumed work since Wednesday in the malls in all regions of the Kingdom. Shoppers, including citizens and expatriates, have begun flocking to the malls to purchase their needs, amid high standard measures set up by owners of these malls to protect shoppers’ health.

  • 400,000 Saudi Employees Benefit from Govt Support For Those Affected by Coronavirus

    The General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) disbursed nearly $320 million for over 40,000 citizens to support Saudi workers in the private sector enterprises that have been impacted by the implications of the novel coronavirus spread. GOSI governor Sulaiman al-Quweiz announced that the financial assistance was provided to the beneficiaries in line with regulations stipulated in the unemployment insurance (SANED).

  • Saudi Arabia’s unemployment rate remains at 12% in Q4 2019

    According to the survey results, the unemployment rate decreased from 12.9 percent in Q2 of 2018 to 12.0 percent in Q3 of 2019, and settled at this level in Q4 of 2019.

  • The Coronavirus Is Now Exploding in Developing Countries

    Social distancing is practically impossible in crowded communities, health systems are ill-equipped, malnutrition and poverty are often widespread and vulnerable economies dependent on industries such as tourism will falter. Political instability, xenophobia and social unrest present additional risks as the coronavirus spreads.

  • As civil war rages, diplomacy fails with Libya’s Haftar

    April 4 marked the one-year anniversary of Libya’s third civil war since 2011. Last year, Khalifa Haftar, the head of the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA), sought to invade Tripoli after another aborted attempt to mediate his conflict with the internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) based in Tripoli. The war has left over 2,000 dead, 10,000 wounded, 150,000 internally displaced, and a humanitarian crisis in an oil-rich country.

  • Dubai and Saudi Arabia explore funding options amid coronavirus fallout

    Dubai is in the early stages of talks with banks about potential funding options as its economy suffers under the fallout from the new coronavirus, two sources familiar with the matter said. It has not issued a request for proposals but has approached banks in the past few days that have lent to the emirate previously to see if they can provide debt financing of $3 billion to $5 billion, one of the sources said. Dubai’s department of finance declined to comment.

  • Saudi Arabia Deploys Clerics to Help Fight Spread of Virus

    On a show that dispenses religious edicts on state-run Saudi television, Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq told a woman she had every right to kick her husband out of bed if he doesn’t comply with social-distancing rules to tackle coronavirus. Another woman wanted to know if she could cede her conjugal rights to her husband’s second wife if she’s concerned about being infected. She could, said the cleric, who is a royal court adviser, with a smile.

  • The military has suspended all travel, deployments, exercises for the entire force

    Weeks after putting a hold on permanent change-of-station moves and non-essential travel both abroad and in the United States for the next two to three months, the Pentagon has issued a stop-movement order that will affect all personnel and Defense Department civilians.

  • GCC: Employment and Immigration law update | COVID-19 focus

    Travel restrictions, closures of public services, stimulus packages and an increase in healthcare services have all been implemented across the region, with changes to the treatment of visitors and visa applications being announced in response to travel restrictions.

  • Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroys two explosive-laden boats: SPA news agency

    The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen destroyed on Tuesday two explosive-laden boats launched and remotely-controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthi group from the province of Hodeidah, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.