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Articles of the author Sara Al Qahtani
Crown Prince Mohammed's ascendancy gives hope to economic reform
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's concern and interest in taking into hand the economic files and his leadership of the economy towards development has become evident since he came to power. A number of prominent Saudi economists confirmed that the (...)

25 - 06 - 2017
Government departments procrastinate on Cabinet directives, says Nazaha
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Several government departments have ignored the directives of higher authorities including Cabinet decisions while others implemented them partially, according to a recent report published by the National Anti-Corruption (...)

24 - 06 - 2017
Nazaha wants more teeth
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has stated that lack of an executive bylaws, limited powers and inordinate delay in issuing verdicts on corruption cases were obstructing its mission and called for (...)

14 - 06 - 2017
Comprehensive judicial system is needed direly
Al-Watan EXECUTIVE courts in the Kingdom have won the United Nations Award for technical excellence. The award was given for its electronic system for implementation services, whose most important project is paperless courts. This strategic and (...)

13 - 06 - 2017
Shoura demands curbs on corruption
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Shoura Council has demanded the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) study corruption in the private sector and its effects on the public sector. At a session chaired by the council's president Abdullah (...)

08 - 06 - 2017
Women's role in Haia urged
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Tamimi, a member of the Shoura Council, has criticized the performance of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) and said it was applying extreme views while trying to (...)

31 - 05 - 2017
Little Laila's painful story with a pedophile
Al-Watan LAILA was playing with other girls in front of her house located in a modest village on the outskirts of the bustling city. She was playing with little stones which she had collected from the earth, the only thing that nature offered them (...)

30 - 05 - 2017
Al-Jazeera channel seen as messenger of terror
The Kingdom has begun blocking Qatari newspapers and the Al-Jazeera channel's platforms, including Al-Jazeera Net, Al-Jazeera Documentary, Al-Jazeera English, Qatar News Agency, Al-Watan, Al-Rayah, Al-Arab, besides some other newspapers. The ban (...)

27 - 05 - 2017
Professional ethics in govt offices
Al-Watan WHEN you work in service sector and interact with customers, make sure your behavior and facial expressions represent the work ethics of that sector. It's better to leave your negative attitude and feelings at home, instead of carrying them (...)

24 - 05 - 2017
Poor handling of labor issues
Al-Watan WHEN you see a miserable person walking in front of you on the other side of the road, never think he will notice that your eyes follow him but he will try to hide himself and his woes so as not to hurt your eyes. If you look at him with (...)

16 - 05 - 2017
Civil status issues of women
Al-Watan DURING the past 10 years the Saudi Divorce Initiative (SDI) has submitted 73 recommendations to the Shoura (Consultative) Council, demanding enactment of laws to protect the rights of women and children after divorce. The move was initiated (...)

09 - 05 - 2017
Steps needed to ensure safety of motorists on Uqbat Dhalae
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA – Uqbat Dhalae, a dangerous mountainous road that links the southern Asir and Jazan regions, has witnessed a large number of accidents claiming the lives of hundreds of citizens and residents over the past years. People have (...)

03 - 05 - 2017
Shoura rejects sports colleges for girls
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – The Shoura Council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to establish sports colleges for girls in the Kingdom. The proposal required at least 76 votes to get passed with a majority but got only 73 votes. The proposal was (...)

26 - 04 - 2017
Pushing people to poverty
Al-Watan POVERTY is one of the most dangerous epidemics. It is capable of destroying a whole nation. It not only affects a single country or nation but spreads to other countries, penetrating the body of the whole world, thus settling in every (...)

25 - 04 - 2017
Express your opinion without fear
Al-Watan SOME people will not tell their opinion and will not express what is in their minds with sincerity. Instead they would repeat the opinion of others even if they don't agree with them. They often take such a stand to express a strange or an (...)

18 - 04 - 2017
Equal treatment of professionals
Al-Watan DURING the time of King Abdul Aziz, a widow came to the head of the Juhaina tribe requesting his assistance for the release of his only son from prison. After seeking the help of Allah, he met King Abdul Aziz in the last days of Ramadan and (...)

13 - 04 - 2017
Shoura Council to discuss flaws in public works system today
RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Tuesday will discuss a proposal to formulate an integrated system for public works and implementing basic infrastructure projects. The proposal was presented by former member Juran Al-Qahtani with a view to end the (...)

21 - 03 - 2017
Need to revise Saudization laws
WE should not open the same box – which is used only once — to find solution for every issue. When life situation changes we should adopt new thoughts and ideas matching with those developments and we should not depend on the same expired box that (...)

14 - 03 - 2017
Ill-treatment of women begins in school
Al-Watan THE women community has been a mysterious one until recently. No one knew its secrets and problems or how its members thought. Women were surrounded by prohibitions and breaching it was considered as a major sin. After a period of time, we (...)

06 - 03 - 2017
Shoura also rejects proposal to put fees on expat remittances
RIYADH — Following the announcement of the Finance Ministry, the Shoura Council has also rejected a proposal to impose fees on expat remittances, saying it will not serve the national economy. With a vote of about 73 percent, the Council refused to (...)

26 - 01 - 2017
Tough law needed to stop family violence
Al-Watan WE cannot say whether last week was the most sorrowful one or the week before it because we often wake up in the morning hearing frightening news. Despite many awareness campaigns as well as rules and laws, family violence cases are on the (...)

23 - 01 - 2017
Shoura to study fees on expat remittances
RIYADH — The Shoura Council will next week study a proposal by one of its members to impose fees on financial remittances by expatriates. The proposal, made by Hussam Al-Anqari, former chief of the General Auditing Bureau (GAB), and approved by the (...)

19 - 01 - 2017
Unemployed Saudi engineers
Al-Watan A LONG time ago, a ministerial committee comprising representatives from the Ministries of Civil Service, Finance, Education, Defense, Municipal and Rural Affairs and the Saudi Council of Engineers was formed to set out rules and (...)

15 - 01 - 2017
Confidence and credibility
A LEADER is the one who can win the confidence and allegiance of employees who work under him thanks to his wisdom and administrative capabilities. He can transform his employees into a productive team, making good use of their energy and skills. A (...)

03 - 01 - 2017
Shoura must address citizens' problems
EVERY citizen desires for the goodness of his/her country in one way or the other, either through involvement in decision-making or participating in the development process. Our main concern is to make our country stable and secure and a lighthouse (...)

27 - 12 - 2016
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