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Let Saudis recruit Indonesian workers directly
OkazDuring a visit to Indonesia, the Minister of Labor and Social Development Ahmad Al-Rajhi signed an agreement for the return to the Kingdom of Indonesian workers, which will allow nearly 30,000 workers from that country to return to the Saudi labor market during the first year of the agreement.I understood from the news published in local newspapers that the recruitment process will be done through companies working in both countries, and not through individual requests, as it was done in the past. Indonesian labor recruitment was suspended a number of years ago and returned about two years ago, through recruitment companies.Families were hoping that after many years of negotiations with the Indonesian side, recruitment would be opened directly and individuals would be allowed to apply...
October 30, 2018

Let Saudis recruit Indonesian workers directly

The dollar weapon!
A few days ago, the financial markets in the United States fell sharply, which had immediate and negative effect on financial markets around the world. Analysts and experts point out that the main reason was the Federal Reserve’s rate hike, which has resulted in a better investment opportunity for dollar deposits, higher borrowing costs for businesses and “slower growth” in corporate results. The US dollar is considered to be the most important weapon in America’s diverse financial arsenal. Thus, America is keen for its currency to remain the standard of exchange in global trade.America “weakened” the Japanese currency during its rise in strength along with the Japanese economy in the 1980s. In 1999, the European Union launched its new currency, the euro, which was seen as a...
October 29, 2018

The dollar weapon!

Let’s develop the culture of blogging
OkazI wish our educational institutions would work with students to develop the culture of blogging. I have tried with my children but have not succeeded completely because this culture is not widely spread in our society.Today we are losing the history of very important experiences and events because it is locked in our minds and is not recorded for future generations. The information of those who had important personal experiences or who lived through an important period of history will die forever once they are gone.In the West, we see in movies and TV serials, especially the ones about crime, how detectives dig through the daily diaries of a victim, especially the last pages, hoping that they can find between the lines, in appointments, telephone numbers and names, clues that will help...
October 28, 2018

Let’s develop the culture of blogging

Set up medical clinics in Saudi courts
OkazA friend of mine, who was a PhD student on scholarship in England, told me how he once went to court with his friend who was also on scholarship to testify before a judge with regard to a case of assault. The friend had been involved in a fistfight with a British citizen, who then filed a lawsuit against him. My friend went to court with his friend after he hired a lawyer to represent him. The case was settled peacefully after the lawyer attributed the fight to a cultural misunderstanding between the Saudi scholarship student and the British citizen. The judge accepted the lawyer’s presentation and sentenced the Saudi student to a fine of 200 pounds if the student admitted guilt. The case was over in the first session.My friend told me that he saw a small medical clinic in the corner...
October 25, 2018

Set up medical clinics in Saudi courts

The importance of sports
Walking is perhaps is the most important and oldest sport in history; a sport practiced by human beings ever since they set foot on earth after Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise. Satan seduced them into eating the fruit of the forbidden tree in defiance of the order of God. Consequently, they were driven out of Paradise. The Holy Qur’an said: “We said, “Go down from it, all of you. And when guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.”People used camels, horses, mules and donkeys as means of transportation. However, walking continued to remain the most important means of transportation through the ages. About 100 years ago, people started practicing other sports and using other means of transport,...
October 24, 2018

The importance of sports

Promises of a better future
In2010, following a presentation by the Ministry of Transport, the Emir of Makkah Region announced his administration’s plans to implement a number of vital projects, including a SR21-billion tram system linking the various residential districts of Jeddah.The plan for developing Jeddah’s public transport system was prepared by Canada’s IBI group, which provides a full range of services related to the movement of people, goods and information within and between transport facilities. The company is a leader in multi-disciplinary organizations offering services in four areas of practice: Urban Land, Facilities, Transportation and Systems. The study by the IBI group for Jeddah offered intelligent transport plans and advanced public transport solutions to efficiently manage and operate...
October 24, 2018

Promises of a better future

Why the mad media campaign against Saudi Arabia?
The mad media campaign and continuous lies and fabrications – even after the announcement of the preliminary results of the ongoing investigations – confirm that their goal is to weaken the Kingdom and prevent it from achieving its ambitions and the aspirations of its youth, who form over 70 percent of its total population.The population of Saudi nationals is 21 million and those involved in a condemned operation were only a few. Hence, this does not justify condemning all of these millions by crafting headlines promoting hatred and incrimination and disparaging the Kingdom’s image leaving it open for blackmailing.Saudi Arabia is facing an unjust campaign with calmness and composure. This is the policy of major countries. The Kingdom has left no stone unturned in cooperating with...
October 24, 2018

Why the mad media campaign against Saudi Arabia?

We will not forget the work of Saudi women pioneers
Okaz“First Saudi woman to get a driving license”, “First Saudi woman to win a medal”, and “First Saudi woman to sing in a public festival”. This use of the phrase “First Saudi woman” is irritating!There are Saudi women who are first in many fields that were denied to them in the past. It is normal to see women first in many things, especially as we are living in the era of the empowerment of women. But to brag about the first Saudi woman in this and that, is a phenomenon that needs to be examined.In my opinion, exaggerating and bragging about the achievements and extraordinary powers of Saudi women is actually harming their image in one way or another.There is a difference between being “the first Saudi woman” and a being a “pioneer”. It requires a lot of knowledge...
October 24, 2018

We will not forget the work of Saudi women pioneers

The age of Saudi railways!
When the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, boarded the train from Jeddah on his way to the holy city of Madinah, I would have declared: “That’s one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind.”Wait! It wasn’t a Mars landing, or anything near that. But for those waiting, for ages, for such a train trip to Madinah, it seemed so.Thankfully, I was among the few hundred invited to one of the early tests of the fast electric train from King Abdullah Economic City to the Prophet’s City. Others have joined Prince Faisal Bin Salman, Emir of Madinah Region, in a longer journey between the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, via the yet-unfinished Jeddah station. From Jeddah, a third trip was led by the Emir of Makkah Region, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal.It was an amazing...
October 23, 2018

The age of Saudi railways!

The shock of Khashoggi’s death
OkazLast week, I wrote that no one in Saudi Arabia would defend killing a man for no reason at all. Nothing can justify the death of Jamal Khashoggi, may Allah rest his soul in peace, as it was described in a statement by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.What was revealed by the Public Prosecutor about Khashoggi’s death and the attempt made by those involved in this case to cover it up shocked me deeply, because I know that a man’s life in my country has great value.The killing of an opposition figure is not part of our culture. Those who go against our values and take advantage of their position and power of authority are in breach of the trust and the responsibility that has been granted to them.The personal directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman, that the...
October 23, 2018

The shock of Khashoggi’s death

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