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Saudi Arabia promotes human-centered AI at global labor forum
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (454+ words) GENEVA: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi called on Thursday for the responsible use of artificial intelligence to build a more inclusive, productive and sustainable future of work, as labor leaders gathered in Geneva for…...
Multilingualism: The language of everything
15+ hour, 43+ min ago (993+ words) There is an increasingly common view in many Western countries that if you wish to live there, you should learn the culture, respect the local way of life and make an effort to learn the language. These are all reasonable…...
Pakistan scales up digital skills push as youth platform reaches 800, 000 users
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (285+ words) ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's flagship Digital Youth Hub has surpassed 800, 000 registered users, officials said on Tuesday, as the government and UNICEF step up efforts to expand digital skills training and employment opportunities for young people in a country where nearly two-thirds of…...
Saudi Arabia begins enforcing 70% Saudization in procurement jobs
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (416+ words) RIYADH: Procurement specialists, purchasing managers and warehouse managers are among 12 professions now subject to a 70 percent Saudization requirement in the Kingdom. The move marks the start of the implementation of a Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development decision aimed…...
Saudi Arabia begins enforcing 70% Saudization in procurement jobs
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (435+ words) RIYADH: Procurement specialists, purchasing managers and warehouse managers are among 12 professions now subject to a 70 percent Saudization requirement in the Kingdom. The move marks the start of the implementation of a Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development decision aimed…...
Harvard ceremony honors 70 Saudi graduates as scholarship program expands global talent drive
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (347+ words) BOSTON: Seventy Saudi students graduating from some of the United States" most prestigious universities were honored at a ceremony hosted at Harvard University, underscoring Saudi Arabia"s long-running investment in overseas education and human capital development under the Custodian of…...
What We Are Reading Today: "Think Again" by John Kaag
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (171+ words) Think Again" is a personal and cutting-edge introduction to philosophy by award-winning teacher and renowned public philosopher John Kaag. The book encourages students to relate to their own lives the important questions raised by philosophy over the millennia. Motivated by…...
Soulless journalism will not survive, veteran Saudi editor warns in the face of AI
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (926+ words) LONDON: As the elevator doors opened right into the top floor of a luxurious flat on the famous Strand in London, I was humbly greeted by Othman Al-Omeir " a titan of Arab media and the founder and current editor of…...
Kenya school fire kills at least 10 students, media say
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (211+ words) NAIROBI: A dormitory fire in Kenya's central region of Nakuru killed at least 10 students, media said on Thursday, citing a senior police official. Emergency rescue teams "were searching "the dormitory "at Utumishi "Girls Academy, where the "fire started at about…...
Syria pushes for academic reforms to meet needs of employment sector
1+ week, 4+ day ago (255+ words) DAMASCUS: Syria's Education Minister has called for an urgent overhaul of the country's academic curricula and practical training methods to better prepare people for the workforce. Mohammed Abdul Rahman Turko was speaking at a meeting in Damascus between his ministry…...