Posts Tagged ‘Saudi Arabia’
By Dana El Baltaji • Dec 11th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work
Overseas Filipino workers are losing their jobs because of the recent economic slowdown. Will they continue being their country’s “modern heroes”?
By Kipp • Dec 9th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Opinion, People, Regional, The Life
Siraj Wahab, a journalist with Arab News, gives a rare and personal glimpse of the Haj pilgrimage in Mecca.
By Kipp • Dec 3rd, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Education, Regional, news
In its latest bid to improve Saudi schools, the government has banned books that promote extremist views from libraries in the kingdom.
By Kipp • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, The Work
The Saudi Arabian government is trying every possible means to provide employment to locals in the kingdom.
By Kipp • Nov 17th, 2008 • Category: ., Cover Story, Real Estate, The Life, news
Land grabbers in the kingdom are making huge profits on government land, and use every possible means to cheat the municipality.
By Kipp • Nov 16th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work
Saudi Arabia, the IMF's largest Arab shareholder, rejects rumors that it will contribute more money to the economic body, claiming it will use its reserves for the kingdom’s development.
By Kipp • Nov 2nd, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Money
For years, Saudi tribes have practiced a form of social security, which they refer to as the ‘tribal fund’. It’s basic, but affective. Here’s how it works.
By Kipp • Oct 26th, 2008 • Category: Article, Cover Story, Media/Marketing, analysis
Not so fast. Some people won’t trust the data even when it arrives. If it ever does.
By Kipp • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, brand, marketing
Saudi Arabia is currently battling the billion-dollar piracy industry that is rampantly growing in the Kingdom.
By Kipp • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Labor, The Life
The conservative kingdom, where women need permission from their male family members to work, is planning to pass a law against sexual harassment of women in the workplace.
By Kipp • Sep 24th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work
Saudi budget airline Sama cuts starts axing domestic routes. Is the high price of fuel weighing down Middle East airlines?
By Kipp • Sep 23rd, 2008 • Category: Kipp's Blog
Why is Saudi Arabia building one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers?
By Kipp • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Kipp's Blog
Why are Middle East travelers turning into UK shopaholics?
By Kipp • Sep 17th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Innovation, The Work
The chemical fertilizer industry in the Middle East is growing at a rapid pace, leading to further investment and expansion.
By Kipp • Sep 10th, 2008 • Category: Cover Story, Money, The Work
Opec tells its members to stick to the maximum production quota to limit oversupply and keep oil prices from falling.
From music videos and teaching tools to Israel’s current attack on Gaza, the video- sharing website has it all.
A powerful politician and the head of the Hariri empire in Lebanon, he is well connected across the globe.
We take a look at some of the moments captured around the world in 2008.
The two queens lived a long life at sea and have now retired as tourist attractions. But which royal truly rules the waters?
How is the fat and jolly gift giver connected to a secret maker of amazing and tasty chocolates?
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