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Saudi Arabia: Women will drive Haramain train by the end of 2022
Riyadh: The women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will drive the train at the end of 2022, according to a Saudi rail official. The Saudi women leaders are currently being…
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Women own 45% of startups in Saudi Arabia: Report
Riyadh: The official Saudi statistics on Sunday revealed that the establishments owned by women amounted to 45 percent of the total owners of start-up companies in the Kingdom. According to a report…
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Saudi: Ramla Ali wins 1st professional women’s boxing match in 1 min
Riyadh: Ramla Ali, a British woman of Somali descent, has made history by defeating Dominican opponent Crystal Garcia Nova, in the first professional women’s boxing match in Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. 32-year-old…
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In a first, 60 Saudi Arabian women join fishery training
Riyadh: For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s history, a total of 60 Saudi women are breaking gender barriers as they are being trained to become fisherwomen, local media…
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In a first, 31 Saudi women to drive trains between Kingdom’s cities
Riyadh: A total of 31 Saudi women have completed their first phase of training to drive high-speed trains in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after passing the first stage of the theoretical…
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Saudi Arabia appoints 3 women as assistants at two holy mosques
Riyadh: In order to empower women, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government has appointed three women as assistants in the presidency of the two holy mosques— Makkah and Madinah, local media reported.…
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For the first time, Saudi women step up to lead crowds during Haj
Riyadh: For the first time, Saudi women are at the forefront of female crowd management during this year’s Haj. This comes as per the directives of the General President for the Affairs…
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Shihana Alazzaz is the 1st female Deputy Sec Gen of Saudi Cabinet
Shihana Alazzaz was appointed on Sunday by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman to the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers. Since August 2018, Alazzaz has held…
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Saudi Arabia: Unemployment rate among women lowest since 2021
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s women unemployment rate drop in the first quarter of this year to the lowest level since 2001, local media reported. The unemployment rate among Saudi women…
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Saudi Arabia: Women now step into the shoes of car mechanics
Riyadh: Saudi women have now stepped into a new profession that was earlier only the preserve of men. Women in Saudi Arabia have now stepped into the shoes of car mechanics. According…
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Saudi female graduates outnumber males in job-training programs
Riyadh: Female graduates in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia have outnumbered Saudi men in the on-the-job training programme (Tamheer) launched by the Human Resources Development Fund— Hadaf. Hadaf said 74 percent female…
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Participation of Saudi women in economic activities highest in history
Riyadh: The participation of Saudi women in economic activities reached the highest level in the history of the Kingdom at 35.6%, local media reported. Abdullah bin Nasser Abu Thanin, Deputy Minister of…
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Saudi Arabia witnesses spike in women in tech startup than Europe: Report
Riyadh: The percentage of women working in the startup technology sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is higher than that in Europe, according to new research findings. This came in…
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Saudi: Over 1000 women volunteers to serve Makkah pilgrims in Ramzan
Riyadh: In the significant move toward women’s empowerment, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has approved 1018 female volunteers to serve in the Grand…