JEDDAH: ARAB NEWSThe Labor Ministry said yesterday it would consider employment of four Palestinians and Turkistanis equal to one foreign worker in the Nitaqat system.“The employment of foreigners exempted from deportation will be considered 0.25 points in the Nitaqat...
Ramzy Baroud ONE fails to understand the unperturbed attitude with which regional and international leaders and organizations are treating the unrelenting onslaught against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Numbers speak of atrocities where every...
Daniel RookKHAO LAK, Thailand (AFP) – Homeless, hungry and nine months pregnant, Nuru boarded a rickety boat filled with Rohingya asylum seekers fleeing a wave of deadly sectarian violence in western Myanmar. Six days later she gave birth at sea, far from any...
By Chutima Sidasathian and Alan Morison News Analysis PHUKET: No sign has been found of 14 Rohingya said to have landed on Phuket in a small group of boatpeople 10 days ago, among many now turning up around the entire Indian Ocean region. Eight of the Rohingya were...
Jose Ramos-Horta and Prof. Muhammad YunusOne of the fundamental challenges of a democracy is how to ensure the voice of the majority does not trample the essential rights of the minority. In the founding of the United States this was addressed by the Bill of Rights,...
Susan MetcalfeThe recently reported deaths at sea of nearly 100 Rohingya asylum seekers from Myanmar is the starkest reminder that Australia needs to step up its efforts to improve regional protection for asylum seekers and refugees. Without cohesive regional...
