‘Expats seek up to SR500,000 for their mobile phone shops’
Economists and members of the Shoura Council urged the inspection campaigns by the Ministry of Labour to work together with other government agencies to compel owners of complexes to prevent expat control over a number of shops, pointing out that the campaigns have succeeded in closing violating shops.
Some young Saudis wishing to work in the sector have disclosed that expatriate labor is manipulating the market after applying full Saudization of the sector.
They pointed out that the expats had left the market, but they own the shops they were working in and that most of them are closed and they want to sell each for up to SR500,000.
Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Qahtani, an economist, confirmed that business owners should not delay compliance with the resolution and should cooperate to make it successful in order to eliminate commercial concealment practices in addition to restructuring the market.
Abdul Kareem Al-Anzy, an economic adviser and director of human resources at major private sector companies, agreed with this opinion and said, “We should know that a lot of current major companies have started with small individual efforts, and over the years, they were developed.”
Dr. Muhammad Dulaim Al-Qahtani, an economic analyst, on the portal to get an answer, namely the professional license number, the number of the ban, and the number of the date of the ban.
The Ministry of Labor’s e-portal is accessible by health care workers who have been banned from traveling due to several reasons, from outstanding cases linked to medical errors they committed, to precautionary administrative measures.
Workers can enter required information and review information, such as the type of the establishment, the city of employment, the type of license, the name of the person, the number and date of the ban, the end date of the ban, reasons for the ban, and additional comments.
“The express purpose of the event is to eliminate the many misconceptions that Americans and the international media have of Saudi Arabia,” said a senior consultant with Qorvis MSL Group, the public relations company working with ADA to promote the event. “This is a historic event,” he said. “Diplomats, media, and ordinary people from around the world will see the human element of Saudi Arabia that is not normally featured in the Western press.”
The senior consultant said the event would highlight Riyadh’s experience in managing the exceptional growth of the city. “It will offer developmental lessons and tools for other cities in the world,” he said.
The opening reception on Sept. 26 evening will be attended by Saudi Permanent Representative to the UN Abdallah Al-Mouallimi and senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Economy and Planning.
According to experts, the strategic plan of Riyadh — a city with a population of more than 6.5 million — has overcome many challenges and provides a blueprint for smart and sustainable growth. emphasized that the Saudization decision of telecommunication sector would help in creating small businesses.
He urged owners of communications shops to support young men and women and teach them the secrets of these professions of high profits, and help them become business owners rather than being employees to promote the national economy.
Economist Fadl Abu Eleinin stated that the Saudization deci- RIYADH: No infectious cases of hepatitis A have so far been reported among citizens or residents arising from eating frozen strawberries imported from Egypt, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
The ministry is closely following the epidemiological situation in the world through coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and disease control centers in the United States and Europe, the statement said.
From the very beginning, the ministry has coordinated with the Saudi Food and Drugs Agency
Since attracting international private sector investment to Saudi Arabia is a critical component of Vision 2030, “A Day in Riyadh” will display the energetic human capital, community friendly plan and the commitment to sustainable development that make Riyadh one of the world’s most attractive cities.
The workshops, beginning on Sept. 27, will be led by Saudi officials, civic leaders, professionals and urban planners. The panel of distinguished speakers and moderators will discuss the overall strategic plan for the city, including projects such as the Urban Observatory and the smart city initiative.
They will also address how to measure key performance indicators in the development sector and how to address the issues and challenges that result from urban development.
Among the panelists and moderators for the different workshops at the event are Dr. Ahmad Al-Saif, former deputy minister of higher education; Dr. Faisal Al-Mubarak, provost and chief academic officer, Al- Faisal University; Yamina Djacta, director, UN-Habitat; Dr. Anas Al-Faris, director of the sion of the telecommunication sector is not a surprise as some people claim.
However, it is based on a scheduled plan including everything required by the decision for support, training and funding.
He pointed out to the need for supporting the decision by all related parties, whether by supporting business owners, and young people and girls, and giving them the opportunity to do more in this area.
RIYADH: Economists have joined forces with a call by members of the Shoura Council urging owners of communications complexes to bear their responsibilities toward the Saudization of the mobile phones market.
(SFDA) and provided it with global reports on the suspected relation of one of the Egyptian products, strawberries, with hepatitis A in the United States, the statement said.
Accordingly, the SFDA carried out necessary tests, took all precautionary measures in this regard, and proved that no imported items were infected with this virus, it said.
The ministry said what was published on social media on the presence of infected cases was not correct, and no cases were reported in any hospital within the Kingdom, including King Faisal Specialist Hospital. Center for Complex Engineering Systems at KACST and MIT; Khalid M. Abuleif, adviser to the minister of energy, industry and mineral resources; Khalid Al-Hogail, CEO, Saudi Public Transport Co, (SAPTCO); Hassan Al-Musa, deputy director, Transport Planning Department, High Commission for the Development of Riyadh; Dr. Ihsan A. Bu-Hulaiga, economist and former member of Shoura Council; Dr. Howayda Al-Harithy, professor of architecture, American University in Beirut; Sarah Baashan, adviser, Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources; Dr. Nada Al-Nafea, architect and urban designer, faculty member, King Abdul Aziz University; Dr. Mashary Al-Naim, director general, National Built Heritage Center, Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage; Dr. Khawla Al-Kuraya, director, King Fahad National Center for Children’s Cancer and Research, member of the Shoura Council; Dr. Hayat Sindi, member, Scientific Advisory Board, United Nations; and Prof. Abdullah Al-Refaee, dean of media and communication, King Mohammed bin Saud University, Riyadh.