I find it unacceptable when some people twist the meaning of a particular verse in the Holy Qur’an — especially the one which permits a husband to beat his disobedient wife. Those who do the twisting
Remember this number: 196,573. It should never be forgotten since it is the number of traffic violations committed in Jeddah in just one month — July 2005. That means 6,552 violations were committed
Recently I went through a painful experience at King Abdul Aziz International Airport’s North Terminal which serves foreign airlines. Judging from what all of us experienced that day, I still wonder
Officials of local insurance companies have been complaining of what they say is a sharp decrease in the number of motorists willing to have rukhsa (license) insurance as required under a new traffic
Although Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s major date producers, the Kingdom’s share in the world market remains very limited. The Kingdom accounts for 19 percent of worldwide production, yet
Foreigners represent a large portion of the population of this country. They have come to the Kingdom to work but only because we asked them — and enabled them — to come here. They have not come to
According to recent statistics released by the Ministry of Labor, more than 40 percent of vacant jobs in the private sector are reserved for Saudis. The problem is no one seems interested in applying
Let us hope the new law regulating women-only shops which officials at the Ministry of Labor say will be issued in the near future is free of the complications and hassles which bodies in charge of
