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Unemployed postgraduates
Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed Al-Jazirah An official report issued by the Ministry of Civil Service in June disclosed that more than 700,000 Saudis, including 149 holding doctoral degrees, were seeking jobs in the government sector. I still remember a former deputy minister telephoned me and ...
Shop closure at 9 p.m.
Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed Al-Jazirah We have become used to hear and read reports about an imminent decision to close shops by 9 p.m. There is nothing unusual in this decision as in most countries including some US states and most European countries shops ...
Saudi women still remain sidelined
Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed SEVERAL years ago, the government had embarked on a major reform through the creation of separate sections for women at the ministries and other government organizations. This was aimed at serving two major goals. One is facilitating government procedures for ...
Politicizing Haj
  Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed Al-Jazirah     THERE was nothing unusual in the statement of Iranian officials following the stampede in Mina. According to “Russia Today” news network, the Iranians have called for participation in the investigation into the incident. As a result we cannot rule ...
Health…a never-ending story
  Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed Al-Jazira     LAST December, local newspapers published the story of 3-year-old girl Solaf who went to the maternity and children hospital in Najran to extricate a ring she had swallowed but never returned to her family alive. The girl was transferred ...
Black market for house workers
  Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed Al-Jazirah     A FEW years ago the recruitment of housemaids from Indonesia was suspended. Many reasons were given for this step, including the violations committed by the labor recruitment offices in Jakarta. Among others, these illegal acts included forgery, embezzlement and fraud. ...
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