Speaking recently about the rise in the prices of some consumer goods, Commerce Minister Dr. Hashim Yamani gave a number of reasons for the increases. He attributed the rise to an increase in the cost
Now that President George Bush has nominated John Bolton as American ambassador to the United Nations and Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, we shouldn’t be surprised if he repeated his achievements
All of a sudden we found ourselves facing a bitter reality. It is a reality that until recently, we not only sidestepped but also denied it existed. Suddenly we have discovered that we, like any other
A widely quoted Arabic proverb is “The carpenter’s door is broken.” It refers to someone who is always repairing things at other people’s houses while his own is in need. The carpenter I am talking
I find it extremely provocative when a telephone operator at a hotel or company answers my call in English instead of Arabic although I always address operators in Arabic. My blood boils when I discover
Something is terribly wrong with our print media. It seems our newspapers love to sail in a direction directly opposed to the one taken by their readers. Indeed, it is no wonder readers are unhappy
Some of our fellow Saudis, both male and female, but especially housewives are upset. Their unhappiness stems from a decision by the Indonesian Manpower Ministry. The ministry has said it will not
The Ministry of Education has given in to pressure from the owners of private schools and canceled the use of a unified employment contract which set a minimum wage limit for private school teachers.
