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October 8, 2018

The Ministry of Labor and Saudization initiatives

THE Ministry of Labor and Social Development has over the past two years announced numerous initiatives and incentives to saudize jobs in different sectors such as the mobile phone repair shops and shopping malls. The ministry also saudized car rental businesses, insurance services and lately 12 different business activities.All these initiatives and programs aim to create job opportunities, which is a priority in Saudi Vision 2030.The National Transformation Program 2020 ...

October 8, 2018

OkazIN 1989, a Russian priest claimed that he could stop a cargo train using his inner power. The train ran him over and there was nothing left of him. Unfortunately that is what is happening now in Jeddah, starting with the sea of pictures and videos of closed shops in Al-Balad area.This is part of a rebellion and unorganized campaign by those who engage in business cover-up. They share fake ...

October 7, 2018

Restoration of people’s rights

OKAZAS part of its fight against corruption and abuse of power and in its efforts to restore the legitimate rights of citizens, Jeddah Municipality has removed several encroachments from the Camel Roundabout at the Obhur seafront.Land grabbers had fenced off parts of the square in violation of all existing regulations.The action taken by the local administration was essential to preserve the aesthetic beauty of the area.There have been several examples ...

October 4, 2018

Non-local solutions for local problems

Okaz newspaper THROUGHOUT history Saudis remained loyal to their family, community and economy through tribal links, friends circles and the local culture.Saudis did not leave their local communities and traveled to other places including major cities except when they were forced to look for jobs or to fulfill an important personal need such as education. However, these Saudis will not miss any chance to return to their villages and local ...

October 3, 2018

Unemployment among Saudi doctors

OKAZ newspaperEDUCATION and health sectors have the greatest support from the government, both financially and morally. Saudi Vision 2030 has allocated these sectors with the largest of budgets for their development above all government and private organizations. Likewise, it has given priority for the education sector, which is considered the most vital for economic development.On the other hand, today the health sector is not getting much support from the concerned ...

October 2, 2018

The land of dreams

Okaz newspaper There is no doubt that things are changing, since Saudis who were hypnotized with money filling up foreigners’ pockets are now on alert.FOR many years Saudi Arabia has been the land of chances, hope and dreams for millions of young men and families from all over the world. They flocked into Saudi Arabia as early as 1950s. They have been working in our stores, factories and companies in ...

October 1, 2018

Of lies and compliments

Al-WATANA WOMAN comes home and out of joy asks her husband for his opinion about her new hairstyle. Although the husband did not like her hairstyle at all, he would not tell her the truth. He would blurt out: “Wonderful; beautiful; I like it.”A young man buys an oddly colored car and visits his friend with a face full of happiness to ask him about his opinion of his car. ...

September 30, 2018

A Saudi translation movement

MakkahLET us imagine something that might never happen. Let us for example imagine an Arab man in an Arab country speaks to another Arab in a foreign language. Let us go a bit further and imagine a Saudi employee answering a call of a Saudi customer in English in the middle of Saudi Arabia.Logic says this idea is a fantasy and can be only accepted or justified in cynical terms. ...

September 27, 2018

Writing in the era of Twitter

Okaz newspaperWHEN I wanted to go back to writing a column in Okaz I asked myself: What is the point of writing for a newspaper at a time when many people predict the extinction of the print media?While most people on social media brag about the number of followers they have, which is more than the number of people who read newspapers, the news shared on social media will have ...

September 26, 2018

Women’s work before and after marriage

Al-Madina newspaper The least I can say here, with all due respect to the men and women of this society, is that this way of thinking and running the social system does not make sense in the era we live in.IN a previous article I called for work to become a priority for each woman in the future and I received numerous reactions, ranging from explicit agreement to total disapproval.This ...

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