Sharjah Ruler announces more jobs for citizens

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More employment opportunities are being created for low-income UAE nationals in Sharjah.

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved 175 new jobs on urgent humanitarian grounds.

The initiative will mainly benefit orphans, divorcees, families of martyrs as well as people of determination, who have been struggling financially.

It comes a week after a similar announcement was made for more than 160 individuals in the emirate.

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