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Those who brag about the family trade
Okaz newspaperSOME writers and intellectuals love to talk about their past when they were at school. They say when they left school those days, they would go to their father’s shops, kitchen or factory to help in their trade. Some of them continued to do that even when they studied at the university.A high school student, who later became a Cabinet minister, was fond of telling people how he helped his father in his job of fetching water to houses in their neighborhood. According to the testimony of his friends in the neighborhood, he continued to do that even while he studied in university in Riyadh making use of every opportunity including vacations.These people speak with pride that they are from a hard-working family and they learned a lot from their fathers about their trade and...
September 20, 2018

Those who brag about the family trade

Alarming healthcare issues
Okaz newspaperIt is apparent that there is a glass barrier between the ministry and the Saudization program as hundreds of graduates remain jobless while available opportunities are given to less qualified people.IT is no secret nor is it strange that the Ministry of Health is the most vital ministry as far as the Saudi citizen is concerned because health is the most important possession of any human being.However, there is widespread dissatisfaction over the level of performance by the Ministry of Health in many areas. The services offered have so many apparent deficiencies and inequalities, which shows that the standards for measuring services are not applied equally in every facility.Moreover, it is widely known that the number of healthcare facilities in the Kingdom is not enough to...
September 19, 2018

Alarming healthcare issues

Rebellion inspires excellence
Al-Yaum newspaperWHILE you walk on the path of achieving your dreams make sure to follow your passion and not just your goal. There are some who plan their life according to their beliefs and not ambition, even though there is a huge difference between one's beliefs and ambitions.Beliefs in many cases form the social environment and the prevalent ideology, yet ambitions and desires come from within you and break off from what is customary. Moreover, they have independent motives that represent the tastes and instinctive nature of people.Those who plan their life according to their polished beliefs in line with the perfect examples in society are usually stereotypical but are deemed "successful" by society's standards. This is because they get educated, lead a family life...
September 18, 2018

Rebellion inspires excellence

Preparations for new school year
Okaz newspaperALTHOUGH the Education Ministry has published its academic calendar several years ago, we have a feeling that the ministry embraces the new academic year by surprise.Some schools have entered the second week of academic year without the students receiving their prescribed textbooks while some others have not even appointed guards to open and close the school gates at the beginning and end of the class hours.We can also see many schools without having cleaners to keep the school and its surroundings neat and tidy in order to help students pursue their studies in a healthy atmosphere.We have noticed that some schools have appointed illegal foreign workers, breaching the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations, which should have never occurred.I expected the formation of...
September 17, 2018

Preparations for new school year

An American studying in Saudi Arabia?
Okaz newspaperThe American student had many options to choose from among the top universities in Japan, France and the United States, including the MIT. But his adviser suggested KAUST.I WAS relaxing and enjoying my time sitting among people at a public place in Washington. I was not eavesdropping but I overheard the man sitting next to me mention Saudi Arabia while talking to his wife. He was talking in a normal voice that everyone around him could hear.I greeted him and introduced myself as a Saudi Arabian man who was curious why he was mentioning my country. He was very polite. He invited me to sit with him and his wife and we had an interesting discussion.Kurt was in his 60s and well educated. He worked as a dentist in Texas. He was in Washington for a personal errand. His wife too was...
September 17, 2018

An American studying in Saudi Arabia?

Painful electricity bills
Okaz newspaperMANY people have been complaining about high electricity bills. They had written to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC), expressing their anger because of the high bills, but the company did not react to those complaints.Since the company has chosen to ignore people's complaints then what is the next step that needs to be taken? Shall we blame the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, since the SEC is a company like any other company under the umbrella of this ministry? Shall we call for help from the consumer protection agency? Shall we go to the judiciary or present our complaints to the royal court?We are not against the power company making profits. We wish the best to everybody but this is definitely not the right time to increase the electricity charges because the...
September 16, 2018

Painful electricity bills

Stupid clips
Okaz newspaperSOME video clips that are circulating in social media are causing a lot of headache, to a level that forced the Public Prosecution to interfere and arrest those involved. One way that I can describe these clips as stupid and those who did it are stupid too. Reality has proved that private clips can be leaked. Reality has also proved that authority is serious in holding such people with clips accountable. The question is, what drives a person to implicate himself in such clips with a silly content that will definitely land him in trouble, without a job and maybe facing jail time.I did not find anything interesting in the clip that was circulating widely in social media about the employee who was having breakfast with his female co-worker at work site. It was a silly clip that...
September 13, 2018

Stupid clips

Saudization or mirage investment
Okaz newspaperWITH the start of the new Hijra year 1440, the campaign to Saudize number of jobs at sales points in four important job sectors has begun in right earnest. As usual, the campaign was followed by large number of press releases flooded by the labor ministry in all local media outlets. It includes beautiful pictures of the ministry supervisors in their field inspections on establishments. This is very much similar to the campaign to Saudize cell phone shops and its accessories.Honestly speaking, I believe that the ministry campaign will bring good to the country and its people and they deserve our thanks. We cannot evaluate the achievements and goals achieved of the ministry through its press releases or office reports, but from the results achieved on the ground. What I mean by...
September 13, 2018

Saudization or mirage investment

Saudi Arabia does not forget its citizens
Riyadh newspaperTOURISM is an international industry and source of main income for countries such as France, Spain, Thailand and the United States. Naturally, each country will want to know in advance the purpose of the arriving tourists and that is why they are asking for a visa in advance.Despite the fact that countries welcome trusts and their money, there is this fear of them carrying large amount in cash because of money-laundering, terror financing and evasion of taxes. The most important thing at the end is that the tourists will not use this amount for illegal purposes, that is why most countries tend to return the large amount back to the tourist if he/ she failed or made a mistake of not declaring the amount.What happened to me in Panama is a perfect example of seizing my money...
September 12, 2018

Saudi Arabia does not forget its citizens

Saudi Arabia is not UAE
Makkah dailyI WAS having coffee with a group of my friends when one of them started talking enthusiastically about NEOM project saying that “it is a copy of Dubai city in Saudi Arabia.” I gently disagreed with my friend and told him that it is a mistake to repeat the same experience of Dubai in the Kingdom, simply because Saudi Arabia, historically, economically and culturally is not UAE.The elegant UAE dress has its own taste when you are walking in city walk and it has its own beauty when someone is cruising down Shaikh Zayed road. Saudi Arabia has its own style, with the ancient road of Al-Thumairi and Al-Masmak fortress and the modernity of the boulevard. Riyadh is a different city from Dubai, the same way Paris is different from Los Angeles, not because one city is more beautiful...
September 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia is not UAE

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