Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on Wednesday announced a series of benefits for citizens amounting to $10.7 billion, as he returned to the country after he spent three months abroad for health treatment, state television reported.
The steps include funding to offset high inflation and to aid young unemployed people and Saudi citizens studying abroad, as well the writing off some loans, media reports said.
The move comes as governments in the region scramble to deal with pro-democracy uprisings sparked by youth unemployment and political repression.
Saudi King rushes home; announces $10.7b new benefits
February 24, 2011
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1 comments:
Thank you for posting this.
I'm assuming we will be seeing this story all over the evening news tonight?
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