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How will expat dependents fees affect the local economy?
Al-HayatSeveral months have passed since fees were imposed on the dependents of expatriate workers, something that has forced many workers to take tough decisions regarding their families and whether to allow them to remain in the Kingdom. Many have sent their wives and children to their home countries while others are planning to do the same at the beginning of the new year, as fees will be doubled and they face the prospect of increased financial burdens.A large number of expatriate workers have sent their families home and have moved into smaller apartments after selling their furniture. Usually, three or four expatriate workers rent a small apartment and share the rent as a way to save money. It is expected that many companies may lay off expatriate workers who have spent many years in...
October 13, 2017

How will expat dependents fees affect the local economy?

No expatriate workers in Al-Qassim malls
Al-JazirahAs Saudis, our eyes are set on malls in Al-Qassim that have been closed since the beginning of the Hijra year because the authorities want to Saudize them. The authorities’ success in Saudizing these malls will give us a lot of hope and encourage the authorities to Saudize others malls in the Kingdom. This initiative is supported by Emir of Al-Qassim Prince Dr. Faisal Bin Mishal Bin Saud Bin Abdulaziz, who visited young Saudi men and women working in malls last week.Prince Faisal presented a roadmap for making the Saudization plan successful. He encouraged the youth to show a high level of seriousness about work in order to dispel the misconceptions some have about Saudis and the negative stereotypes about them. There are eight government agencies, including the ministries of...
October 13, 2017

No expatriate workers in Al-Qassim malls

This is our goal in education
Aljazirah NewspaperLast month, millions of students, teachers and administrators returned to their schools. Back-to-school events are a major feature of this time of the year and everyone looks forward to it for different reasons. For instance, businessmen see this as a time to gain more profits. Psychologists consider this an important time for students and families where there is both anxiety and hope for a bright future.As for those in charge of education, they consider the beginning of the school year to be a headache as it reminds them of inadequate school buildings, books, labs, teachers and maintenance.However, those of us in the teaching profession aim to build our students’ personalities in such a way that they can do the following:1. Think independently and not just copy from...
October 12, 2017

This is our goal in education

How we have distorted Twitter
Al-RiyadhTwitter was created by Obvious Corporation in 2006. The Arabic-enabled edition of the social media platform appeared in 2012, and Twitter has been a popular platform for Saudis ever since. Although Facebook is the number one favorite social media website in other countries, it is not as popular as Twitter in the Kingdom. Saudis prefer Twitter to Facebook and use it more frequently than people in the US and Japan. In fact, 90 percent of Saudis who access the Internet check Twitter first while 26 percent spend more than two hours on Twitter every day. Saudis post more than 50 million tweets daily.There are several reasons why Twitter is so popular among Saudis; perhaps the most important of which is the absence of popular platforms through which people are able to express...
October 12, 2017

How we have distorted Twitter

Maha Al-Shehri
Saudi youth should start their own businesses
OkazUnemployment continues to put a lot of pressure on society. Although many of the unemployed look for work, finding a job does not guarantee that a person will not be unemployed again. Jobs help us meet our daily expenses and help us to get along. However, many of us find it difficult to save money. That is why young Saudi men and women should think seriously about starting small businesses.While it is true that small businesses only generate small profits, they can be developed and improved and even expanded to generate high revenue if well-designed plans are put in place. Look at the successful people around the world. Most of them are self-made millionaires who started from scratch, encountered countless difficulties and overcame obstacles.Parents should teach their children the...
October 12, 2017

Saudi youth should start their own businesses

The wheel of development will never roll back
Al-JazirahI AM surprised that some people are making desperate moves to sabotage the royal order allowing women in Saudi Arabia to drive. They either spread lies about the royal decree on WhatsApp or create hashtags using suspicious accounts from abroad and tweet messages aimed at sowing dissent in society.For more than half a century, we knew very well how to handle modernization in our country. The opponents of any move at social change have always accepted at a later stage what they had vehemently opposed earlier. A day will come when the opponents of women driving today will compete with each other to teach their wives and daughters how to drive. They will do this after discovering that their ground for opposition was null and void and was rather caused by traditions and customs and...
October 11, 2017

The wheel of development will never roll back

Abolition of Haia
Al-WatanA DECISION was issued on April 11, 2016 by higher authorities disbanding the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia), thus ending an era of persecution, raids, spying and suspecting people's morality. Since the organization’s dissolution to this date we have not heard about any morality-related crimes, which the Haia used to inflate.The commission used to report hundreds of thousands of morality crimes annually but since its nullification one and a half year ago we have not heard any such crimes. On the contrary, peace and tranquility have prevailed on the streets and people have achieved greater confidence. We have not seen any immoral activity either on the streets or in markets, schools and resorts.Unlike in the past, celebrations and...
October 10, 2017

Abolition of Haia

Shoura and vital decisions
Al-WatanTHE Shoura (Consultative) Council presents its recommendations to the King. The Council of Ministers takes a final decision on issues in light of Shoura’s observations. When the views of the two councils agree on a topic, final decisions shall be made on it after the King’s approval. If the views of the two councils differ, the matter returns to the Shoura for its opinion and referral to the King to take a final decision, as stipulated by Article 17 of the Shoura Council System.This clearly shows that the Shoura is given a second chance to bring about a consensus on the issue when differences arise because it represents the people. It is sufficient to know that ten members of the council have the right to propose a new law or amend an existing law if it is passed by majority...
October 09, 2017

Shoura and vital decisions

Why expats grab all highly-paid jobs?
MakkahSOON after learning that an expatriate worker receives a good monthly salary, people started asking on social media why Saudis are denied such high-salaried jobs? We have read many such comments on expat salaries in recent months.I still remember a hashtag titled "Lebanese with a salary of SR900,000", which went viral. In fact, it was the man's annual salary, but he was still earning a monthly salary of SR75,000.There was another hashtag "Expatriate with a salary of SR36,000." Previously, there was a hashtag about "A Lebanese woman at Saudia". Another social media campaign focused on a British woman who received a monthly salary of SR120,000, being the manager for strategic planning at a government authority.Salaries for such vital jobs are very high...
October 08, 2017

Why expats grab all highly-paid jobs?

Object, but do not incite
OkazIT is quite unreasonable to expect a consensus among people or even the majority of them on any direction or decision of any kind, regardless of its nature, especially when it comes to changing a societal habit acquired over time. And it will become more difficult and sensitive when such a decision is debated in the guise of a religious context or in terms of haram and halal — what is prohibited and what is permissible.Here lies the problem of resistance to change. Any social change required by the need of time and its variables or the compulsions of life imposed on people makes what was unacceptable in the past a necessity of the present.For example, it is quite normal for anyone not to agree with the decision to allow Saudi women to drive. This is a right that must be respected,...
October 07, 2017

Object, but do not incite

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