The moment we hear the phrase “Land of Black Gold,” it immediately conjures the image of Saudi Arabia, a beautiful country in the Middle East. The term “black gold” is used for crude oil which is the foundation of the nation’s contemporary identity which has been attracting travellers from across the globe. It’s the country’s…
After STC setbacks in the east, Saudi Arabia corrals southern factions into talks while allegations of secret prisons run by UAE forces in Yemen regain attention. For much of the Yemen war, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) appeared aligned under the umbrella of the Saudi-led coalition, united by the declared objective of…
Saudi Arabia enforces new saudization rules, giving engineers SAR 8,000 wage and boosting procurement jobs/Representative Image Saudi Arabia is stepping up efforts to increase local workforce participation in specialized jobs. The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has unveiled two major decisions that set higher saudization targets and introduce minimum wage standards, aiming to…
By Ahmed Elimam and Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Saudi-backed government on Sunday accused UAE-backed southern separatists of cutting off the port city of Aden and warned it would “take all necessary measures” after recapturing territory from them in the east on Saturday. The separatists denied having restricted movement into Aden,…
Yemen’s southern separatists welcomed a Saudi call for dialogue as fighting eased in the south, raising hopes of de-escalation in a rare public rift between Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Yemen’s southern separatists welcomed on Saturday a call for dialogue by Saudi Arabia to end a recent military escalation, a potential sign that an unusually…
Saudi Arabia vowed to provide a “suitable environment for dialogue,” calling upon “all southern factions to participate in the conference to develop a comprehensive vision for just solutions.” Rashad al-Alimi, the head of Yemen’s Saudi-backed presidential council, submitted a request for Saudi Arabia to host a peace conference in Riyadh for all factions involved in…