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A Kurdish refugee boy from the Syrian town of Kobani walks past
a refugee camp in the border town of Suruc. Photo: Reuters

How Syrian Refugees Became an ‘Opportunity’ for Turkey

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Oct 20, 2016 | Business

Ankara-Many Syrian refugees who were displaced to Turkey have decided to be more than just numbers in the records of the United Nations, and people waiting to receive aid. They have become a force of work, production, and growth for Turkey and its development. Many...

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File photo of the Riyadh skyline. (AAA)

Opinion: The Culture of Work and the Construction of Hope

by Hussein Shobokshi | May 27, 2013 | Opinion

I could not believe my eyes as I read a trending news item. I read it again and still could not believe what I was reading. The General Manager of the Express Mail Service (EMS) in Saudi Arabia Hamad Al-Bakr “reacted” emphatically to a post on Twitter that carried a...

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File photo of Saudi women attending a career fair. (AAA)

Saudi Women Workers Seeking Self-Respect

by Eman Al-Khattaf | Mar 16, 2013 | Features

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—At a time when many believe that the major motivation for Saudi women joining the labor force is economic, a new study suggests that more than half of women also seek jobs to improve their social standing or fight boredom. These figures were...