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Register ‘illegal’ workers and let them find jobs
The expatriate community is now running from pillar to post trying to correct their legal status and the predicament that they are in.
Arab youth view a region divided
Khaled AlmaeenaIn face-to-face interviews conducted with 3,500 Arab youth aged 18-24 and with a sample split 50:50 male/female, the results that followed were an indication of the mindset of young people in the Arab world today.I wrote about this in ...
Road less traveled: Planning and safety
THE traffic is always a subject in all household discussions. Even while sitting among friends the topic is about safety and well-being of drivers. Unfortunately, many who talk about safety themselves flout rules and regulations. They don’t fasten seatbelts, use ...
Focus will be on Trump’s narrative not optics
By Khaled Almaeena President Donald Trump will land in Riyadh this morning on his first foreign trip since taking office. He leaves behind a Washington that is in an uproar. Trump, whatever one may say about him, is a man who speaks his ...
Arab youth view a region divided
Khaled Almaeena In face-to-face interviews conducted with 3,500 Arab youth aged 18-24 and with a sample split 50:50 male/female, the results that followed were an indication of the mindset of young people in the Arab world today. I wrote about this in ...
MOH should be innovative and efficient
Khaled Almaeena Assistant Deputy Minister of Health for Transformation Dr. Rashed Al-Kawan has denied the possibility of the privatization of government hospitals and said that they will be transformed into government companies. He also focused on the lack of Saudi health ...
It’s time to punish crooked sponsors
Khaled Almaeena The situation is becoming grimmer and grimmer for expatriates as we enter the second month of amnesty. The fee for the renewal of sponsorship has gone up. Heartless sponsors are demanding more and more money and threatening to send ...
The sponsorship system thrives on the misery of others
By Khaled Almaeena   A screaming headline in a local paper said: “Illegal expats: Go home or be blacklisted.” Another paper stated: “Saudi amnesty offers illegals chance to leave.” Now with all these headlines people might assume that those “illegals” are up to ...
Act to sponsor goodness
By Khaled Almaeena   “SPONSORS will be fined and punished for failure to renew muqeem or resident cards of their employees on time,” according to a recent ruling of Jawazat (General Directorate of Passports). The punishment will include suspension of electronic services being ...
Let happiness spread!
By Khaled Almaeena I must confess that when I first read about the establishment of the General Entertainment Authority, like many others, I was skeptical about what kind of entertainment would be involved, especially as I considered the hardening of social ...
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