Unemployed Saudis protest to demand jobs

Dozens of unemployed university graduates and teachers staged rare protests in two Saudi cities yesterday to demand jobs and better wages in the biggest Arab economy, which is struggling to reduce joblessness.
Saudi Arabia, the world's No. 1 oil exporter and a US ally, is an absolute monarchy that does not tolerate public dissent.
Over 20 protesters gathered outside the education ministry office in Jeddah while around 20 collected outside the ministry in the capital Riyadh, witnesses and participants said.
Despite its oil wealth, Saudi Arabia is struggling to reduce unemployment which reached 10 percent in 2010.