Southern California added 21,700 real estate workers in the past year, a hiring pace faster than the overall job market. My trusty spreadsheet found property-linked employment in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties was 803,700 in November 2023. That’s off 1,200 for the month, but in pre-pandemic 2015-19, 2,020 jobs were cut on … Read more
RIYADH: The Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority issued new regulatory guidelines to streamline customs procedures, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The guidelines aim to clarify the workings of the customs system, and educate clients, taxpayers and stakeholders involved in the import, export, and transit of goods. New regulations provide explanations of customs procedures … Read more
GENEVA: The WHO called for urgent action Friday to tackle the deepening health and humanitarian crises in Sudan and asked the international community to step up with financial aid. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said the majority of health facilities in Sudanese regions affected by the war were not working, … Read more
RIYADH: The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification is preparing to plant 12 million trees and shrubs in 2024 across Saudi Arabia. This is according to Khaled bin Abdullah Al-Abdul Qadir, CEO of the NCVC, who said that recycled water would be used for all the projects. Al-Abdul Qadir made the comments … Read more
GAZA: Israel pounded Gaza on Friday, nearly 12 weeks into the war started by the October 7 attacks, as Egypt hosted a Hamas delegation for talks aimed at ending the conflict that has devastated much of the besieged Palestinian territory.With vast areas of northern Gaza in ruins and largely deserted, Israeli air strikes and ground … Read more
Riyadh exhibition unveils literary and artistic career of Prince Khalid Al-Faisal Riyadh: A politician, an avid painter, a poet and a patron of the arts, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal redefined creativity in his cultural work, defining its components while serving the Kingdom and its people as the governor of Aseer region, minister of education, and currently … Read more
GAZA STRIP: Israel pounded south and central Gaza on Friday as Egypt was to host a high-level Hamas delegation for talks to try and end the nearly 12-week war that has devastated the besieged Palestinian territory.The Israeli military said its forces “are extending operation in Khan Yunis” in the coastal territory’s south, and had “eliminated … Read more
RIYADH: The AlUla Falcons Cup 2023 began on Thursday with a prize pool of SR60 million ($16 million) up for grabs, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The event is a collaboration between the Saudi Falcons Club and the Royal Commission for AlUla and will last until Jan. 5. Held at Mughira Heritage Sports Village in AlUla, … Read more
Jerusalem, Dec 28, 2023 Agence France Presse: A US-Israeli woman seized in the October 7 Hamas attack was killed on the same day and her body remains in the Gaza Strip, her kibbutz community said on Thursday. Judith Weinstein Haggai, 70, had been thought to be the oldest woman among the hostages still held in … Read more
AN ex-Army dog handler is suing the MoD for £200,000 over claims she faced two years of sexual harassment and bullying. Stefanie Leyshon, 35, who joined the service in 2011, says her career was blighted by abuse from June 2018 to May 2020. 1 Stefanie Leyshon is suing the MoD for £200,000 over claims she … Read more
