90-day amnesty period allows illegal workers to return to Saudi Arabia
Author: LULWA SHALHOUB & NADA HAMEEDTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490041105376866200 JEDDAH: Undocumented expat workers seeking to correct their status during the new 90-day-amnesty will be able to return to the Kingdom by adhering to legal procedures, the General Directorate of Passports (GDP) announced Monday on their official Twitter account @AlJawazatKSA. By approaching the Passport Departments to solve their status […]
Nitaqat program seeks to lower unemployment rate to 9% by 2020
Author: MOHAMMED AL-SULAMITue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490041105446866500 JEDDAH: The Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) said the Nitaqat nationalization program aims to provide job opportunities for Saudi nationals and reduce the unemployment rate from 12.1 to 9 percent and boost the percentage of women in the Saudi workforce to 28 percent by 2020. The Nitaqat program seeks to […]
Gyllenhaal breathes ‘Life’ into alien invasion genre
Author: Agence France PresseTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490093862261232300LOS ANGELES: Eight decades after “Flash Gordon” hinted that aliens might not have our best interests at heart, mankind still risks destruction in the movies to make contact with extraterrestrial life.From Frederick Stephani’s 1936 big screen serial through the $1.2 billion “Alien” franchise to last year’s “Independence Day: Resurgence,” the heroes of […]
US marathon star Meb Keflezighi is racing toward retirement
Author: APTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490089926520785600BOSTON: America’s premier marathoner is taking his victory lap.Meb Keflezighi says he’ll hang up his racing shoes for good after running next month’s Boston Marathon and the TCS New York City Marathon in November.By then, he’ll have racked up 26 marathons and he’ll be 42. Considering the metric equivalent of the classic 26.2-mile distance […]
Puerto Rico edges past Netherlands to reach WBC final
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490089744980757900LOS ANGELES: Eddie Rosario clubbed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the 11th inning as Puerto Rico punched their ticket to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) final for the second straight year with a marathon 4-3 win over the Netherlands on Monday.Rosario’s blast brought infielder Carlos Correa home after he had advanced to third on […]
Bozak scores go-ahead goal in Toronto’s win over Bruins
Author: APTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490084747420402300TORONTO: Tyler Bozak scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with less than two minutes left and the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.The win pulled the Maple Leafs (81 points) within one point of the Bruins for third place in the Atlantic Division. Toronto, […]
Thompson scores 34 points to lead Warriors over Oklahoma
Author: APTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490084311380280500OKLAHOMA CITY: Klay Thompson scored 34 points to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-95 on Monday night in a heated matchup filled with trash talking, physical play and technical fouls.It was Golden State’s second visit to Oklahoma City since former Thunder star Kevin Durant signed a free agent contract […]
‘If you can play, play’: Chris Bosh speaks on rest debate
Author: APTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490082906130207500MIAMI: Chris Bosh never wanted to take games off as a player and would give anything to be playing right now. So he has a very simple perspective on the NBA’s rest-or-play debate.“If you can play,” Bosh said, “go out there and play.”Having the game taken away from him for what will amount to […]
Brazil president seeks to calm fears over meat sales, exports
Author: AFPTue, 2017-03-21ID: 1490031834355932000BRASILIA: Brazil tried to reassure the world Sunday that its huge meat industry poses no threat — with President Michel Temer even inviting ambassadors to a steak dinner — despite allegations that corrupt exporters sold tainted products. Temer smiled as he invited diplomats to a traditional Brazilian meat restaurant called a churrascaria, saying “if […]
Sensex trims losses, ends just 33 points down
After a positive start and a subsequent fall that resulted in a long spell in negative territory, the Indian stock market recovered and very nearly rebounded into positive territory in the closing minutes of the session on Tuesday, as traders indulged in some brisk buying at several front line counters a little past mid afternoon.Despite […]
