Saudi Arabia's private sector sees an increase in the number of working Saudi women in the second quarter of 2018.

The General Statistics Authority in Saudi Arabia has released data that shows female participation in the workforce has increased by 8.8% this year.

The report said the number of female Saudi workers grew to 593,400 at the end of the second quarter, up from 545,400 during the same period last year.

In the private sector, this accounted for 6.3% of employment, out of a total workforce of 9.37 million.

In a bid to address the high unemployment rate among Saudis, the Saudi Ministry of Labour recently launched a series of employment initiatives within the National Transition Program.

The Ministry’s objective is to increase the number of jobs available for its citizens from 1.8Image copyright Love Adventured, LLC Image caption Bride Becky Turney got to listen to her late son's heartbeat on her wedding day

When Becky Turney's fiance, Kelly, halted their wedding for a very special gift, she was left speechless.

Her late son, Triston, was not physically present at the Alaska ceremony on Friday, but his heart was.

Triston died unexpectedly in 2015, aged 19.

Her groom had organised the surprise, giving Becky the chance to meet Jacob Kilby, the young man carrying her son's heart, for the very first time.

Kelly told the BBC: "I began planning her surprise with Jacob about four to five months earlier. He is an amazing young man.

Image copyright Love Adventured, LLC Image caption The surprise meeting with the man who received her late son's heart was organised