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Government agencies should provide cheaper and better services
Al-Riyadh newspaperWe cannot provide free services but we can improve the quality of services year by year. Free services usually mean low-quality services because they do not generate any profits. It is natural that providers of free services will most likely not care about developing the services they provide.Not long ago, we used to enjoy free services when the price of oil was high. However, if we look at countries around the world today, we will see that taxes are their main source of financing. Like other Saudis, I do not want to pay taxes. However, we have a national duty as citizens to contribute to the development and progress of our country. As Saudis, we should help our government adopt a fair and accurate tax system. Advanced countries have not become rich from natural...
December 08, 2017

Government agencies should provide cheaper and better services

Don’t give money to beggars
Al-Yaum newspaperHow many of you have seen beggars on our streets, inside malls or near pharmacies? I am sure many of you are used to seeing beggars whether you are in Riyadh, Makkah, Dammam or any other Saudi city. Beggars use different methods to elicit money from people and to make people sympathize with them. You will notice that female beggars who stand near malls always wear neat clothes while other beggars, male and female, who stand next to gas stations, are dressed in shabby attire.Children seen on streets near traffic lights usually carry chewing gum or tissues and pretend to be street vendors. This is a method of making drivers and passersby sympathize with them and give them money. One cannot help but wonder why these innocent children are begging on the streets while their...
December 08, 2017

Don’t give money to beggars

Using mobile phones while driving leads to fatal accidents
Al-Watan newspaperUsing mobile phones when behind the wheel continues to be the most dangerous behavior a driver can engage in and something that can lead to a fatal accident. In fact, the number of accidents caused by drivers being distracted is on the increase. Traffic police are struggling to curb this practice.The public and private sectors have launched massive campaigns to raise public awareness about the dangers and risks associated with this but to no avail. These campaigns remind me of the warnings on cigarette packets that “smoking causes cancer.” People read these messages and still buy cigarettes. The same thing is happening here. The general public has become aware of the dangers of driving while using mobile phones but they still carry on doing so.Some drivers run through...
December 07, 2017

Using mobile phones while driving leads to fatal accidents

Alternative medicine must be regulated
Al-Jazirah newspaperWe receive an avalanche of medical information on our mobile phones through social media. Some of this information is false and is only for marketing purposes. This information can be misleading to the general public and lead to harmful effects.The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) currently monitors four areas: food, medications, medical equipment and cosmetics. I believe the SFDA should also focus on alternative medicine such as Chinese, herbal and traditional Islamic medicine (referred to as Prophetic Medicine). The number of people who pretend to be well-versed in traditional Islamic medicine has recently increased. You see them on every corner claiming that they can cure the uncured using Prophetic Medicine.Unfortunately, the majority of these people do not have...
December 07, 2017

Alternative medicine must be regulated

When will there be a female Saudi ambassador?
Al-Watan newspaperThe Kingdom continues to empower women on all levels and has given women senior positions in several government agencies. However, some members of the Shoura Council are against giving women senior positions in embassies, consulates and Saudi missions, and leading positions in international organizations. In fact, the council has recently refused to look into recommendations that Saudi women should be empowered and be given leading positions in Saudi embassies abroad. Why have they refused the recommendation? Are women unable to serve as ministers or ambassadors?Looking at the history of women in the Kingdom, we see that Saudi women have proved that they can lead and hold senior positions. Saudi women were at the top of a Forbes Magazine list of 200 powerful women in the...
December 07, 2017

When will there be a female Saudi ambassador?

The scourge of corruption
Makkah newspaperWE have been robbed of our dignity of thought. We express our pride being citizens of the "kingdom of humanity and dignity" but at the same time we contradict ourselves by becoming agents of corruption, which has been rejected by our faith and our nature.Corruption has become the norm in society. Previously it was taboo even to talk about it. Financial and non-financial corruption is not only a stumbling block to development and growth but also leaves a negative impact on thought ambition and dreams for generations.We are now in the era of Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, an era of putting things in their right places. There are people who consider it as propaganda but I am sure that history would prove them wrong. I don’t hesitate to beat the drum in praise of...
December 06, 2017

The scourge of corruption

How does our youth face work?
Al-Jazirah newspaperMOST of the young people get surprised when they join work in companies or commissions because they’re not able to adapt the work environment and the required tasks for them, or not being able to sustain long working hours. Although the ministry of Labor and Social Development did many initiatives to qualify the young people, for example, “Tamheer” program did not give a quality service for beginner employee because the program is given online and starts after they get the job which loses its benefits and aim.The ministry should guide the youth training and host them while they’re still students in universities, colleges, and technical institutes. The ministry should customize hours or days during the week or in the holidays, or after graduating, and emphasize...
December 05, 2017

How does our youth face work?

Banks and financial fraud
Al-Riyadh newspaperLAST week, Saudi banks launched their annual awareness campaign on financial fraud and prevention, entitled "No to fraud" in its ninth edition under the banner of "#not_us".This year's campaign is aimed at enhancing the knowledge of the bank's customers of the optimal and safe use of electronic banking channels, as well as informing them of the most prominent forms of financial and banking fraud, and ways of preventing them.The campaign also aimed to inform banks' customers of the procedures and steps, including the precautionary measures to be taken when a financial fraud occurs, both domestically and internationally, since financial frauds are increasing as a result of widespread modern and sophisticated technologies such as social...
December 05, 2017

Banks and financial fraud

Ibrahim Badawood
Hiring is not enough!
Al-Madina newspaperMANY countries struggle with unemployment problem. In fact, it has become an economic phenomenon in a lot of countries. However, in the Kingdom, the reasons for unemployment are actually obvious. Some of them include the demographics of Saudi Arabia wherein the total number of the Kingdom’s population is around 30 million. One-third of the population is the expatriates who make around 8 million and with their companions, they make almost 10 million. That leaves the Saudi population at 20 million. Not only that but there are no qualifications or educational training that fits with the labor market especially within the private agencies. In addition to the restrictions on some of the private agencies’ activities that affects employment negatively. Moreover, the latest...
December 04, 2017

Hiring is not enough!

Unemployed in Jeddah but works in Hafr Al-Batin!
Al-Riyadh newspaperTHE title may seem weird or a fantasy. In fact, before we delve into its details, we must thank all those who contributed to the plot of this story. The story is a great example for those who criticize our talents in their stories or created scenarios that if Woody Allen hears them he will be amazed. Undoubtedly, Hollywood will reconsider its viewpoint and we will be under their eyes, so I saw that we do justice to ourselves, and this time away from self beating before we get to the real story. A question may persist after reading the title: How did an unemployed person start working? In fact, this is not just verbal manipulation, but as we have seen by unemployed employees (convincing unemployment) it is no surprise that the opposite happens!The story took place when...
December 04, 2017

Unemployed in Jeddah but works in Hafr Al-Batin!

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