JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor and the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage have signed an agreement that aims to provide jobs in the growing tourism industry for unemployed Saudis.
The deal was signed by the Director General of the Ministry of Labor and Social Development in Riyadh, Yousef bin Mesfer Al-Sayali, and the Director General of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage, Abdul Aziz bin Hassan Al Hassan. It will offer training to working-age members of the 60,000 families on social-security benefits.
Under the agreement, the tourism authority will develop a training program in partnership with the National Center for Human Resources Development (Takamul), and provide courses in tourism and hotel management for people on social security in families with at lease six members, the youngest of whom must be at least 13 years old.
Free housing will be provided for participants in the program, in addition to which water and electricity bills will be paid and medical insurance provided for the family. Periodic follow-ups will be carried out to check the success of the program.
Al-Sayali said the agreement will contribute to the filling of many jobs in the tourism sector and will help families to benefit from its growth and development.
Saudi ministry, tourism authority sign job training deal for unemployed
Saudi ministry, tourism authority sign job training deal for unemployed
- The tourism authority will develop a training program in partnership with the National Center for Human Resources Development (Takamul), and provide courses in tourism and hotel management for people on social security
- Free housing will be provided for participants in the program
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.
