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Saudi Arabia...influences on the Saudi government’s internal ruling policy as well as the foreign policies. Being at the heart of the Islamic world and blessed with some valuable natural resources mainly crude oil mines and petroleum, the country often plays a crucial part in international politics. Also having a vast oil reserve, Saudi Arabia plays a significant role in international politics, as Matthes et al says in this regard, “Politics in Saudi Arabia are heavily influenced by two characteristics – Mecca and petrol” (3). In the early 1990s, the Saud family led-government began to face stronger dissidence and challenges from the fundamentalist...
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Dancing in Saudi Arabia...dance around an old man, forming a circle around him; the old man sings poetry depending on the occasion; for example, if it is a wedding the poetry will be wedding appropriated, and if the occasion is about war or some patriotic event then the dance will be performed accompanying with swords. The most famous of them all is belly dancing. Before the house of Saud came into power in 1924, belly dancing was the most popular dance in Saudi Arabia, and in cities like Jeddah and Najran, foreign tourists came especially to see belly dance performed by Arab girls. Belly dancing normally includes belly shakes, undulation and shiver. Even though it originated in Egypt, probably during the 18th...
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Saudi Arabia...of foreign workers, living as migrants in Saudi Arabia. Although the migrant workers number equals to more than half of the national work force, the labor exploitation and abuse is rampant, which many have labeled as “slavery”. There is a sponsorship system, called ‘kafala’ which binds the migrant worker to his employer, as he cannot change the job or leave this country, without employer’s consent. The employers often abuse this system and force, sometimes, the migrant worker to labor without any wages. The incidence of keeping passports and other travel documents of such workers are quite common. In...
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Saudi Arabia.... The revenue of Saudi Arabia largely, about 80%, comes from oil. This accounts for about 45% and 90% of the GDP and export earnings respectively. This affirms the observation of the country’s economy being driven by oil exports. This has caused the government to try and diversify into other sectors of the economy such as power production. According to Zuhur (44), 80% of jobs in the country were occupied by foreign workers in 2008, causing the government to adopt a strategy to invest greatly in education of its citizens. With an educated populace, there would be more skilled human resource to replace the foreign workers. Government and...
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Saudi Arabia...Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is located in a vital maritime location facing the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea. The Kingdom has approximately 2100 km of coastal beaches attracting tourists seeking a little fun in the sun. These beaches, characterized by a vast variety of marine life, also bring a great deal of benefit to the kingdom’s fishery industry, representing a significant source of food and income for the local populace and businesses. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has traditionally not put much effort into developing this industry. The craftsmen in the fishing trade are still using the traditional...
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Saudi Arabia Business Ethics...WHAT TOP SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SAUDIS’ CULTURE Introduction This paper aims to investigate the business customs of Saudi Arabia and to create an informative essay in order to train the top sales and marketing executives about these customs and business ethics. This task pertains to inevitable requirement of conducting business globally in which organisations and personnel must learn how to communicate properly with other businesses in a different culture in order to pursue productivity and quality. Considering the reforms in the investment laws in Saudi Arabia in which foreign nationals are allowed to invest,...
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Saudi Arabia...and for some jobs where the employee does not work continuous hours (Schulz “Archive”). Before the 2007 revision of their labor laws, domestic workers were not sufficiently protected by labor laws, and now the necessary adjustments have been made in order to remedy such oversight. Nevertheless, the labor laws of Saudi Arabia have been largely criticized over the years for being poorly implemented with the reality of so many cases of human rights and labor laws violations as far as women, religious minorities, and foreign migrant workers are concerned (Human Rights Watch “Asia News”).
The labor laws of the United States are based on several levels –...
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Saudi Arabia...in the Middle East. The American perceptions of Saudi Arabia have been clearly fueled by the media’s portrayal of it and the only way to learn the truth about it is to see it for oneself.
References
Brown, L. C. (2009). Kingdom without borders: Saudi Arabia’s political, religious, and media Frontiers/Religion and politics in Saudi Arabia: Wahhabism and the state. Foreign Affairs, 88(3), 179-180.
Harris, D. A. (2003, Jun 07). Seeds of hate in Saudi Arabia. The Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.ajc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=ijITI2PHKoG&b=1531915&ct=1152561
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Report of Saudi Arabia.... However, the government is making strides in encouraging private sector investment so as to reduce dependency on its oil wealth. With the large revenues received from the oil industry, the government has been able to provide sufficient infrastructure in training and education and better salaries for government workers (The World Fact Book, 2013).
GDP per capita & by composition per sector
Gross domestic Product refers to the total value of commodities produced by a country within a particular period of time. These goods are valued using the current market prices. The Gross Domestic Product per capita for Saudi Arabia is 26, 700 dollars. Per sector, the composition of the GDP is as...
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Migrant workers to Saudi Arabia...Migrant Workers to Saudi Arabia: Outline This paper discusses the following aspects about migrant workers to Saudi Arabia: Nationalities Migrant workers to Saudi Arabia are mostly from South Asian countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Religions
Most migrant workers to Saudi Arabia are Muslims.
Cultures
Migrant workers to Saudi Arabia generally come from conservative cultures, so they find it easy to adjust in the conservative culture of Saudi...
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