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Image credit: Getty Images Saudi Arabia has announced a major update to its work permit system for expatriate workers, classifying permits into three main skill categories: high-skill, skilled, and basic. The decision, issued by Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al Rajhi, is designed to enhance workforce efficiency and attract global talent. Rise-Jobs on the rise: Saudi’s unemployment hits record low The new classification system aims to align the skill levels of foreign workers with international standards, ensuring that expatriates meet job-specific qualifications. Authorities say the move will improve labor market operations, facilitate the transfer of global expertise,…
High valuations and revived trade angst may pressure stocks in coming months Source link
Image credit: Getty Images TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the US ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources. This comes as US President Donald Trump said on Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal. Read-Rules in Oman: TikTok use, WhatsApp calls explained He said that the US “pretty much” has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app. TikTok has developed a plan to launch the new app…
“We do not live in a community-property state. We have one son who is now a young adult.” Source link
The divorced couple’s beleaguered $60 million marital mansion has been taken off the market—two months after cutting the price by $8 million. Source link
The opulent dwelling is steps away from the iconic Kennedy family compound, and was owned by Swift in 2012, when she enjoyed a short romance with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s son Conor. Source link
Image: Getty Images Microsoft is shutting down its office in Pakistan after a 25-year presence, marking a strategic transition away from on-ground operations toward a partner-led, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and AI-driven delivery model. The closure is part of Microsoft’s global restructuring amid a broader pivot to cloud-based solutions. A Microsoft spokesperson told TechCrunch, “We follow this model successfully in a number of other countries around the world. Our customers remain our top priority and can expect the same high level of service going forward.” This realignment will see Microsoft continue serving Pakistani customers through certified local partners and regional hubs, particularly…
Tesla stock is weaker in premarket trade as investors react to Elon Musk’s announcement that he will form a new U.S. political party. Source link
Jamie Dimon is unequivocal about the impact of remote working on training new bankers. “It doesn’t work in our business,” the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase told Stanford’s Graduate School of Business this year. “Younger people [are] left behind.” He has previously spoken of the importance of “the apprenticeship model . . . which is almost impossible to replicate in the Zoom world”.In many workplaces, that apprenticeship model is as simple as sitting near a more experienced colleague or joining a client meeting to watch how it is done, while also learning the ropes by taking on often more repetitive and basic tasks.But on-the-job learning is…
He was the original maverick watchmaker, an avant-garde artist who eschewed the traditions of timepiece design in favour of bright colours, alternative shapes and a shameless sense of fun.And now Alain Silberstein is set to bring back his special spirit of horological joy as he prepares to relaunch his own, eponymous dial name after a hiatus of more than 15 years.Silberstein, now 75, was a practising interior designer before he burst on to a decidedly grey watch scene in 1987, when the Swiss industry was still struggling with the so-called quartz crisis and the six-year-old Swatch seemed to be the…