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Articles of the author Yousuf Al Mohaimeed
What is the point of fabulous awards to honor Nabti poets?
Al-Jazirah I AM an ardent supporter of cultural festivals and events that not only provide entertainment but also boost the national economy. King Abdul Aziz Camel Festival is one of them. I previously wrote an article about this festival, which has (...)

28 - 03 - 2017
Our decades-old social problems
DECADES have passed while we try to solve some of our social problems without any success. We think our problems are so complicated that they cannot be solved easily. At the same time we see other societies including in those in our neighboring GCC (...)

19 - 12 - 2016
Private sector must employ more Saudis
WHEN the minister of labor and social development attributed the increase of Saudi unemployment rate to 12.1 percent in the third quarter of 2016 to the rise in the number of university graduates and the stoppage of some government projects, he was (...)

27 - 11 - 2016
1,300 islands and Saudi tourism
Whenever I think of countries like Egypt and Dubai whose budgets depend heavily on tourism revenues, I wonder why Saudi Arabia does not follow their example, especially when we have a stronger private sector than Egypt and more enchanting natural (...)

02 - 05 - 2016
CSR, the way we understand it
Al-Jazirah SEVERAL days ago, the deliberations of the 4th forum on corporate social responsibility began under the title "Saudi banks — the development of a nation". Despite this important and attractive title, symposiums and workshops focused on (...)

26 - 04 - 2016
Let women fly with dream wings
ZAHA HADID is no more. She was an architect in the costume of a contemporary artist and won the Pritzker Prize in 2004 for her architectural designs. This prize is equivalent to the Noble Prize in its financial value and fame. The artistic designer (...)

07 - 04 - 2016
Education
AFTER Education Minister Dr. Ahmed Al-Isa borrowed the caption of his predecessor Dr. Mohammed Al-Rasheed for his speech addressing the staff and students of King Saud University I find myself compelled to use the same headline, "Yes...Where is our (...)

31 - 03 - 2016
Female Saudi book-lovers the start of new generation
DESPITE the huge turnout at the recent Riyadh International Book Fair, on an average Arabs read only a quarter of page per year, according to the latest UN figures. The figures reveal an acute reading crisis across the region, with the average (...)

30 - 03 - 2016
Retirees or poor?
WHEN sociologists around the world write that a growing middle class guarantees stability and happiness in a society, they are, in fact, asking the governments to safeguard the middle class and strive to increase its size in society. For this (...)

23 - 03 - 2016
Tourism development
IN a long report published by the New York Times, American writer Ben Hubbard encapsulates his take on Saudi tourism in a few words: "Untrammeled beaches, ancient sites and unfiltered local culture are all on offer in Saudi Arabia. Just don't expect (...)

20 - 03 - 2016
Decentralization of decision making
Al-Jazirah Decentralization of power reigns supreme if we look at the reasons for the educational progress of many countries, especially in America and Europe. They have set out a number of standards for educational advancement and instructed (...)

31 - 01 - 2016
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