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Tourists cry out for more
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     THERE is a noticeable drive in Saudi Arabia to get more tourists in. Tourists who could and would spend time and money exploring the different regions of the country, some for historical reasons, while others in pursuit ...
Destined for the wilderness
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     The general Saudi perception of an expatriate rarely goes deeper than the external façade of that individual. Whether he has a personal life, family or offspring, or whether he deals with complex family issues does not come ...
The conundrum of education
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     An extraordinary number of school and college pupils in the Kingdom began their semester exams earlier in the week.  For many, it will be the semi-final step in their last year of high school.  They perhaps more than ...
Extremism can only spawn terror
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     Earlier this week it was reported that the office of the head of the Saudi religious police Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh was shot at following his announcement of the new charter and operating procedures for all members of the ...
Poor choice of words
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     When we hear the words "thrown out" a picture of a sack of garbage or a bucket of dirty water heading toward the nearest dumpster immediately forms in our mind.  But this is not how a story was ...
Deceiving unsuspecting patrons
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     The local social media airwaves are buzzing about the speed and alacrity with which the city’s municipality has shut down restaurants, cafes and other outlets serving prepared food and has listed the names of many of the offenders.  ...
Flaws in the sponsorship system
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     A system that allows citizens or companies to bring expatriate workers to the Kingdom under their sponsorship and control is bound to have its flaws exposed when one party does not live up to an agreement or adhere ...
A lack of civic sense
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     The flooding of the last few days has once again exposed the enormity of the ineptitude, negligence and lack of adherence to ethics that flourish within our public sector.  But are such traits confined only to public sector ...
In service of their countrymen
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     Over the years I have received a fair number of letters from residents in the Kingdom complaining about how they were being marginalized by their respective diplomatic missions.  In many, but not all cases, the writers felt neglected ...
The predicament of people with special needs
  Tariq A. Al-Maeena     The 4th International Conference on Disability & Rehabilitation (ICDR-2014) was held last month in the Kingdom in which it was stated that Saudi Arabia was the first country to ratify the Convention on the Rights of People with ...
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