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Rajendra Aneja
2019: Trump’s triumphs, global strongmen and death of privacy
2019 will be a tranquil year for me. My soulmate Patricia will not badger me to migrate to the US, UK, Brazil, etc. These countries do not welcome mundane citizens like us.Elsewhere, the world will continue to be turbulent and unpredictable. The “Big Four” leaders have long innings. China’s Xi is president for life. Putin is safe till 2024, Japan’s Abe is ensconced till 2021.President Trump will galvanize his base in 2019, for re-election in 2020. He could romp home, considering the improvements in employment and growth in the USA. So, the “Big Four” club may reign till 2024. Expect trade wars, mercurial decisions, political stalemates, refugee-phobia and ego-battles. Hopefully, the leaders will not equate themselves with the state itself. A country is always bigger than any...
January 03, 2019

2019: Trump’s triumphs, global strongmen and death of privacy

Brazil’s Bolsonaro
IT was hardly surprising the Brazilian electorate voted last year for radical change. In 2017 an astounding 63,880 people were murdered. Robberies and kidnappings are commonplace. Brazil is by far South America’s largest economy with a population of 209 million. However, once-strong growth turned into recession, in no small measure due to a collapse in domestic and international confidence coupled with a series of devastating corruption scandals.The victory of right-wing congressman Jair Bolsonaro in last October’s presidential election, brought to an end 14 years of socialist rule. The once hugely-popular icon of this period, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, better known as Lula, president for eight years until 2011 is currently serving a 12-year jail term for corruption. Other left-wing...
January 03, 2019

Brazil’s Bolsonaro

It is time to Saudize all grocery stores
Al-JazirahIn my opinion, there would be many benefits in Saudizing grocery stores. It is estimated that it would generate more than 35,000 job opportunities for Saudi youth. It would also put an end to tasattur or cover-up businesses in which expatriates run and control a business usually in exchange for a fee paid to the registered Saudi owner.There are real opportunities for our youth to privately invest in and own shops. Families could come together and buy a grocery shop and take turns managing it.In order for this type of Saudization to succeed, it is a must to Saudize the jobs of sales representatives for food companies, so that the whole mechanism is complete. We all know the role played by sales representatives in food companies in supporting their own nationalities in the grocery...
January 03, 2019

It is time to Saudize all grocery stores

PETER APPS
The biggest security threats in 2019
With an ongoing trade war between the United States and China, Russian military posturing in Eastern Europe at its greatest since the Cold War and the most unpredictable US administration in living memory, 2019 may offer no shortage of strategic surprises.Here are some of the key areas to watch in the coming 12 months.A new “big three” meeting?With all the attention in Washington on the government shutdown and disputes over border funding, Trump has said little more on his December tweet that seemed to advocate a three-way conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Such a meeting, the president suggested, might offer the opportunity to stem a major global arms race. What worries America’s allies - and many in the national security community -...
January 02, 2019

The biggest security threats in 2019

The euro at twenty
TWENTY years ago, the single European currency, the euro was born. Though the actual cash would not appear for another 48 months, the eleven founder countries were each locked in value against the new currency.In the past, new currencies have been created to replace a failing predecessor. Never before had a single currency overnight become the sole means of exchange among so many different states. It was a remarkable maneuver which has now been extended to 19 of the 28 EU member states. After the US dollar, the euro is the world’s second largest reserve currency. A recent survey showed the currency is now widely accepted among the almost 342 million Europeans that use it. A generation has grown up knowing nothing of French francs, German marks and Italian lira.The euro’s creation was...
January 02, 2019

The euro at twenty

The treatment of Saudi tourists in Arab countries
Al-Riyadh newspaperI met Prince Sultan Bin Salman many years ago. I found in his character the love for discovery. This was what led him later to space, as the first Arab Muslim astronaut.His love for discovery was not limited to the edge of space. He turned his attention to undiscovered treasures in his country and decided to explore them. Today his great journey to the archaeological sites in our country, which were in desperate need of attention, has resulted in a long list of famous tourism and archaeological locations. Saudi tourists who for many years explored world archaeological sites thinking that there was nothing like them in their own country can now visit these archaeological sites.Prince Sultan explored the treasures of Saudi Arabia that have existed for many centuries, and...
January 02, 2019

The treatment of Saudi tourists in Arab countries

Goodbye to the Prince of development charity
With the departure of Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz, the systematic charity work aimed at achieving sustainable development has lost one of its icons and staunch supporters. The late Prince was keen on achieving the development of Arab and Islamic societies, especially the poor, the destitute, the youth and women among them.Prince Talal exerted all his efforts and spent a lot of time and wealth to achieve these noble goals in both direct and indirect ways. Toward achieving these goals, he established the Arab Gulf Program for the United Nations Development (AGFUND) to support sustainable human development efforts in the developing world, especially in the Middle East. The Program focused largely on promoting the activities of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).This does not mean...
January 02, 2019

Goodbye to the Prince of development charity

New rumors about expat fees
Al-MadinaAS part of efforts to achieve financial balance, the Kingdom in the middle of 2017 started levying fees on expatriate employees and their family members living in the country.The expat fee was aimed at encouraging the Saudization of jobs and to close the wide gap between the costs of employing Saudis and expats in the private sector. This initiative was also meant to attract and retain skilled foreign labor with high qualifications, especially as 84 percent of the expat workers in the Kingdom did not have even a high school education.The move also aimed at getting a clear of picture of the total expatriate population and the exact number of the foreign workers in the country. It was also meant to support the government financially because the new fee was expected to generate...
January 02, 2019

New rumors about expat fees

What is the role of Turkey in Syria?
Okaz newspaperOne of the main reasons for the Syrian revolution against the regime of Bashar Al-Assad was the support they received from regional countries, especially Turkey, who took a strong stand against the Syrian regime at the start of the revolution. This drove many Syrians to make huge sacrifices in the hope that they could create the country they were dreaming of, as was promised by neighboring countries.When the first red line by the former US President Barack Obama was broken, international support for the Syrian people and the desire to protect them from genocide began to decline. Despite the many victories achieved on the ground, Russian intervention not only turned the tables, but it exposed the stands of many regional countries that were claiming to protect the interests of...
January 01, 2019

What is the role of Turkey in Syria?

The Kingdom’s humanitarian mission in Yemen and beyond
For as long as I can remember, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has always lent a helping hand whenever and wherever a crisis hit. Our leadership has made it a regular practice for the Kingdom to lead by example and serve as torchbearers in the humanitarian field, whether through righteous support initiatives or generous financial backing, having provided over $80 billion in foreign aid since 1996. In the face of tragedy, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has always been there for its allies, big and small, near and far. And with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman at the helm, the Kingdom’s global humanitarian presence has only grown.In May 2015, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) was established. Supported...
January 01, 2019

The Kingdom’s humanitarian mission in Yemen and beyond

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