RIYADH: The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has cut hiring costs for domestic workers from several countries. These countries include the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia, the ministry announced on Jan. 15. The maximum that recruitment companies can charge has been reduced for the Philippines from SR15,900 ($4,239) to … Read more
RIYADH: The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, through the Ajeer platform, has launched an incentive initiative for companies contracting security guard services that aims to enhance the work environment for Saudis in the private sector. The initiative factors in the localization of Saudi security guards for establishments contracting security services. Eligible establishments must … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired Saturday more than 60 rockets at an Israeli military base, the group said, describing the barrage as a response to the killing of Hamas’s deputy leader in Beirut.“As part of the initial response to the crime of assassinating the great leader Sheikh Saleh Arouri… the Islamic resistance (Hezbollah) targeted the Meron … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s permanent representative to the UN filed a formal complaint before the UN Security Council on Friday, following “the attack on a residential area in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh,” which killed Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri on Tuesday. The submitted complaint emphasized the severity of the incident, labeling it “the most dangerous escalation since … Read more
Jerusalem: The Israeli army has said it is “prepared for any scenario” after a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas’s deputy chief, stoking fears the war in the Gaza Strip could boil over into wider regional conflict.A high-level security official in Lebanon told AFP that Saleh Al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in a … Read more
Fears of Gaza conflict spillover grow as Israel kills senior Hamas official in Beirut BEIRUT: Fears that the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza might spill over into neighboring countries grew on Tuesday when an Israeli drone strike killed Hamas’s deputy leader, Saleh Al-Arouri, in Beirut. He was among six people who died in … Read more