A number of private schools have started the recruitment of Saudi female sports teachers.
The move comes in line with the Ministry of Education’s decision to allow sports activities in schools for female students. Sources confirmed that a number of schools have obtained the approval from the ministry to begin building sport facilities in their schools.
The Ministry of Education had earlier announced that priority must be given to Saudis for teaching positions, in compliance with the laws stipulated by the Ministry of Labor.
The recruited Saudi female sports teachers will be subject to extensive training and rehabilitation according to job specifications.
Meanwhile, the ministry is currently considering a number of applications submitted by private schools to recruit sports teachers and trainers from Arab countries.
Prince Faisal bin Abdullah, minister of education, has expressed his ministry’s keenness to involve female students in sports activities, stressing the positive benefits of physical activity on students’ wellbeing.
Private schools start hiring Saudi female sports teachers
Private schools start hiring Saudi female sports teachers
Saudi Arabia celebrates Flag Day with displays, special events
- Nation goes green in show of unity, belonging
- Current design of the flag, which represents unity and sovereignty, was adopted in 1937
RIYADH: A new art exhibition has opened at King Abdulaziz Public Library in Riyadh, as the country celebrates Flag Day, which fell on Wednesday.
The event, titled “In Love with Green,” is being held in collaboration with the Saudi Art Association and features 20 fine art paintings inspired by the Saudi flag, as well as other cultural and contemporary images and landmarks.
The current design of the flag, which represents unity and sovereignty, was adopted in 1937. It features the Shahada and a sword symbolizing justice and safety, representing the unification of the Kingdom during the reign of King Abdulaziz Al-Saud.
The exhibition, at the library’s services branch and reading halls on Khurais Road, was opened by the library’s Director General Bandar Al-Mubarak and the association’s board chair Hanaa Al-Shibly.
Visitors can attend from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Elsewhere in the country, public spaces and buildings have become a sea of green for Flag Day.
In Al-Baha, government buildings, squares and main roads were decorated with green lighting and national flags were hoisted in public squares.
It was a similar picture in Makkah, where people celebrated the annual show of pride and belonging against a green backdrop.
In Tabuk, authorities installed more than 7,000 flags along roads, squares and bridges, while the region’s landmarks and tunnels were illuminated with green and white lights.
More than 10,000 Saudi flags were also hoisted in Jazan, where Souk Al-Awalin in Jazan City is set to host a range of events and performances to mark the special occasion.
