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True stories: Expats’ experiences!
“I still read your articles even though I left Saudi Arabia two years ago and returned to my home city Sheffield in the UK” wrote my pen pal Ramon. “As you may remember, I taught at the British International School ...
Are we racists?
Recently, we have seen anti-foreigner sentiment flare up again. Social media is full of such sentiment. There is always a reason. There has always been a reason! Sometimes it is political, other times economic, but most of the time, it ...
Time to review residency regulations
All the above have been discussed by economists, observers and writers, but I would focus here on an important aspect - the human and social dimension. Some of the guest families have lived among us for decades. They have shared ...
Is Islam the political answer?
We waited and waited, patiently and faithfully. We accepted their many excuses and conspiracy theories. We gave them the benefit of the doubt every time they failed to deliver or even to look sincere and decent. But, alas, in the ...
We need a National Service system!
The goal is to train our youth in ethics, principles, discipline, teamwork and useful skills. Like scouts, they would serve their communities and the guests of the Most Compassionate, during the Haj and Umrah seasons. This would open the door ...
Iran-Qatar: Political hypocrisy in action!
I believe Qatar has a big problem - not knowing what they want and how to get it. Unless they make up their mind, they will not stop playing games and changing their stands so frequently. Saudi Arabia is right ...
The Yemen war in Western media
He added: “If you read the ambassadors at the UN and the unanimous decision to back the (Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour) Hadi government, it’s not hard to come to the conclusion that the way we find peace and security is ...
Saudi women: Time to speak up!
It could be so with our women. We all know what happened to the first pioneers who advocated women driving. Fascists hunt them to this day. They were made examples of for the rest of the “pigeon” population. Even in ...
The age of Saudi railways!
Each of the six GCC member states are responsible for implementing the portion of the project that lies within their territory and will construct their own railway lines and branches, stations and freight terminals. The cost will be shared by ...
The lies and deception in the Khashoggi case!
When asked about the official Saudi response to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, I told Arab and foreign media that our story has always been clear, simple and firm: Jamal visited the consulate to do some paperwork and left. ...
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