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Saudi workers in private firms
Makkah newspaperHE was working for an institution that implemented mandatory social insurance. He had a disagreement with his manager over his request for leave to accompany his sick mother, who was suffering from renal failure. He wanted to accompany his mother just to take care of her because she did not want to stay in hospital overnight.The manager replied that the law does not allow that. He insisted that even if the mother was in a different country, the company could not grant him any leave to fulfill his filial responsibility. The man›s backlog of leave had run out and there was no chance to get sick leave. He was also not in a position to seek assistance from his relatives or friends.He was absent from work and his mother died. The employee received condolences from his friends...
November 26, 2017

Saudi workers in private firms

Jeddah calling MBS
OkazFOR the ninth consecutive year, winter comes to Jeddah with worries about rain. Jeddah gets drowned as soon as it rains. Its tunnels will be filled with water and its streets become impassable. Cars will float and roofs will collapse. The old structures will laugh at the new ones and vice versa.However, there is a corner that the floodwaters have never touched. This is the corner where large bundles of stolen money were piled on each other.People›s confidence has shaken to the point that the city cannot stand on its own feet. The rules and regulations gather dust in shelves and have become valueless.We can safely say that the floods of Jeddah have become an icon of corruption and a symbol of open theft that challenges the dreams of the entire nation.With the repetition of...
November 25, 2017

Jeddah calling MBS

Stuck between the wife and the mother
Albilad newspaperWe often hear about problems between wives and their mothers-in-law. Most wives do not get along with their husband’s mother. Some wives tend to be patient and wisely deal with such problems. They try their best to contain problems before they become more complicated. Some wives, on the other hand, treat their husband’s mother as an archenemy. Naturally, a mother refuses to let another woman share her son’s love; similarly, the wife wants complete independence in her marital life and does not want her husband’s mother to interfere.Sometimes the situation gets out of control and disputes between a man’s mother and his wife become strained to the point that both the mother and wife begin to hate each other. This might pose a dilemma for the husband who will be...
November 24, 2017

Stuck between the wife and the mother

The intermingling of the sexes leads to abuse
OkazSexual harassment is on the increase in Europe. The situation is out of control and women are complaining about it. Based on statistics and reports that appear in newspapers, it has become a serious social issue.Sweden and Denmark have the highest sexual harassment rate in the world, ranging between 80 to 100 percent. This means that 80 percent of adults in these two countries have at some point of their life been a victim of sexual harassment. These percentages are based on a study conducted in 2012 by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which ensures that the fundamental rights of people living in the European Union are protected.France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Finland also have high rates of sexual harassment, standing at 60 to 70 percent. Gatestone...
November 24, 2017

The intermingling of the sexes leads to abuse

Why do some expatriates learn Arabic quickly?
Al-Hayat newspaperSome expatriate workers have been living in the country for 30 years, yet they do not know Arabic and can barely understand it. Others can speak a little. There are, however, some expatriates who are able to blow you away when they speak Arabic as they speak like native speakers. I met a Filipino man like that at a gas station in Riyadh.This man has been in the Kingdom for six years but speaks Arabic in a Bedouin dialect. He was very impressive. When you visit the gas station, he will welcome you with common Bedouin phrases of welcome. You would never think that these words were being uttered by a non-Arab. For a moment, you would think you were speaking to a young Saudi man.I asked him how he learned to speak the Bedouin dialect so well. He said he worked as a camel...
November 24, 2017

Why do some expatriates learn Arabic quickly?

Establish medical courts to process patients’ complaints
Al-Watan newspaperI suggest that we set up medical courts to look into complaints about medical errors. The procedures of filing a complaint should be simple and fast without any red tape.Complaints because of medical errors are common in many countries. In the United Kingdom, according to the Medical Council, there has been a 70 percent increase in the number of complaints over the past five years. The Irish Medical Council also reported a 19 percent increase in complaints relating to medical errors. On average, 90 percent of these complaints are settled in favor of doctors as the courts rule that no medical errors have occurred.We do not have statistics in the Kingdom about the number of medical complaints filed annually. We also do not have a medical court. Instead, there is a medical...
November 23, 2017

Establish medical courts to process patients’ complaints

Counterfeit medicine can kill!
Al-Madinah newspaperCounterfeit medicine kills thousands of people each year. In a global conference held recently in the United Arab Emirates, pharmaceutical experts estimated that the fake medicines industry was valued at $100 billion a year. The sale of counterfeit medicine has also alarmingly increased all over the world because of online shopping. Almost all countries around the world face the challenge of stopping the spread of counterfeit medicine.What is most shocking is that 60 percent of fake medication does not contain any effective chemical compounds. Although the Customs Department, the Ministry of Commerce and Investment and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority exert painstaking efforts to crack down on counterfeit medicine, they cannot eradicate this phenomenon because Saudis...
November 23, 2017

Counterfeit medicine can kill!

Security measures at residential compounds discriminate against Saudis
Al-Riyadh newspaperA number of new residential compounds for expatriates in Riyadh have implemented security measures that discriminate against Saudis.Any Saudi man or woman who wears the national dress and wants to enter a residential compound for expatriates has to wait until the supervisor in charge permits them to enter. This is the case even if the individual has been invited by a resident.What goes on inside compounds is private and we have no business interfering. This is the right of residents and we understand that. However, we do not understand why people are discriminated against because they are wearing national Saudi dress. It is strange and shocking that Saudis are prohibited from entering compounds located in their own country.Discrimination on the basis of color, gender or...
November 23, 2017

Security measures at residential compounds discriminate against Saudis

Half a million Saudis leaving jobs!
Al-Madina newspaperTHE title a report in Al-Watan newspaper was “Half a million Saudis leave the labor market”. The newspaper cited statistics provided by the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI).This means that 1,881 employees leave the labor market every day, which is an unexpectedly large number. The number is likely to increase in coming days because of the conditions the private sector is experiencing, aggravating the condition of Saudi families that are already reeling under difficult circumstances.Meanwhile, the number of insured non-Saudi employees increased to 8.210 million at the end of 2016 to 8.513 million, while the number of insured Saudis, males and females including, rose to 1.890 million, compared to 1.878 million last year.Half a million Saudis leaving the...
November 22, 2017

Half a million Saudis leaving jobs!

Our expertise in corruption
Okaz newspaperIF we want to identify the forms and types of corruption, the list will be very long and we may not be able to complete the task successfully because corruption is reborn with new faces and shapes all the time just like germs that mutate and become more harmful or cancerous cells that metastasize and become deadly. However, some forms of corruption stem from our ability to innovate and continue without any noticeable signs despite the great harm they inflict on the country.Why are the competent authorities allowing the construction of new neighborhoods that are rapidly expanding without any attention paid to the basic services before, during or after their construction?What do you call this kind of corruption? What are its causes? All the cities of the Kingdom suffer from...
November 22, 2017

Our expertise in corruption

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