Rola Basamad, general director of Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ) Female Employment, announced that job opportunities created for women during the first quarter of 2012 have increased by more than 300 percent compared to last year.

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A technical workshop on nuclear security for decision makers at government departments was opened yesterday at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Riyadh under the patronage of Crown Prince and Interior Minister Naif.

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The Muslim world will have its own social networking site this summer. SalamWorld, a cleaner, Islam-centered alternative to Facebook, aims to reach 50 million users within the next three years.

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Deputy Labor Minister for Planning and Development Abdullah Al-Haqabani opened yesterday the 3rd Saudi Job Fair organized by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI).

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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ended a two-day international ministerial conference on refugees in the Muslim world in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, yesterday.

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India’s renowned Ghazal maestro Talat Aziz and his troupe will perform at a musical concert organized by the Indian Embassy at the International Indian School, Riyadh (Boys Section), on Tuesday.

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Jeddah: Outgoing Pakistani welfare consul Mohammed Nusrullah Watoo Khan says he will miss Ramadan in Saudi Arabia, especially the last 10 days where it is considered a huge blessing if one can sit in itikaf.

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Prince Sattam, governor of Riyadh region, launched Wednesday night the Europe Month in Saudi Arabia by inaugurating a photo exhibition entitled “Europe seen through Saudi eyes.”

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JEDDAH: There is a new Islamic awakening all over the world and Muslims are slowly returning to their roots, said the editor in chief of Radiance Islamic weekly of India.

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The grand finale of GCC Mega Quiz, organized by Malarvadi Balasangam, a cultural organization for Indian children, will be held at Diamond Hall of Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam today.

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Chief of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities Prince Sultan bin Salman has praised the attention paid by Qassim Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar to the province’s tourism sector and related services and architectural heritage and monuments.

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Ibrahim M. Badawood (left), ALJCI executive director, receives the award from Prince Nawaf Bin Faisal Bin Fahd, head of the Youth Welfare Presidency.JEDDAH – ALJ Community Initiatives (ALJCI) won the award of the 1st Business Sector Social Responsibility Forum Toward Young Men and W

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Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, president of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, has highlighted the important role of the international Red Cross and Red Crescent movements in providing assistance to victims of armed conflicts and natural calamities around the world.

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The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) and the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) have agreed to join hands in upgrading first aid programs in the tourism sector.

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JEDDAH – The Saudi stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) will end 2012 at 8,050 points, 7 percent above the current level, Jadwa Investment said in its report on the Saudi stock market.Based on its sectoral earnings forecasts and expectations for the trailing price-to-earnings

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The organizing committee of the 2nd Riyadh Food Festival (RFF 2012) honored on Sunday night at its concluding ceremony the participants, sponsors and organizers at the Riyadh InterContinental Hotel.

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King Abdulaziz Quality Award (KAQA) will organize a workshop on the creation of a high-performance and risk-free work environment, scheduled for May 20 at Meridien Hotel, Riyadh.

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Malik bin Anas, known as Imam Malik, is a prominent name in Islamic history. He was not only a great scholar of Hadith, but also a jurist after whom was founded one of the four Islamic schools of Islamic jurisprudence: the Maliki school.

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JEDDAH – Strong oil prices and high crude output could boost Saudi Arabia’s official foreign assets by more than $100 billion in 2012, while the Kingdom’s economy could swell by around 5.1 percent, Riyadh-based Jadwa Investments report said.The assets controlled by the Saudi Arabian Mo

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