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Monday 19 June 2006 (23 Jumada al-Ula 1427)

Can We Shift Thursday to Saturday?

According to statistics published recently by business experts, the private sector in Saudi Arabia only seems to be working three days a week: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Simultaneously, other... Full Story


Getting a Guy Deported

The general impression these days is that housemaids and drivers plan to run away from their sponsors the second they arrive in the Kingdom. This issue continues to evade a practical solution. To... Full Story


Who Are the Real Conjurors?

Many newspapers, magazines and television programs seem to be obsessed with reports of scandals involving sorcerers. For example the Al-Watan newspaper recently reported an incident in which the Commission... Full Story




Are Saudi Women Going Through a Crisis?

Are Saudi women really going through some sort of crisis? Before we start analyzing an issue that really doesn’t need analyzing, it would be best to understand that this is a matter in which there... Full Story


Amid Excessive Wealth and Abject Poverty

An economy within which there is a gross imbalance between excessive wealth and abject poverty is definitely suffering from great social and managerial maladies. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King... Full Story


Punishment Is OK, But...

I truly respect the Ministry of Labor’s decision banning citizens who are found to abuse maids and drivers from employing domestic workers. I just wish the ministry would identify the types of abuse... Full Story


Don’t Prevent People From Practicing Religion

Some liberals seem to become annoyed whenever an actress adopts the Hijab or a Muslim becomes adherent to his or her faith. The behavior of such liberals is contrary to the principles of freedom of... Full Story


End Corruption in Police

Recently police in Riyadh were ordered to pay damages to a non-Saudi resident who was detained on multiple occasions without charge, had his passport confiscated and was banned from traveling. The... Full Story


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