JEDDAH: The dismissal of Civil Service Minister Khaled Al-Araj through a royal decree on Saturday is being widely described as a momentous decision. “It heralds a new era of transparency,” said Dr. Hamdan Al-Shehri, a Riyadh-based Saudi political analyst and international relations scholar. Al-Araj has been blamed for abusing his position to recruit his son … Continue reading Saudis celebrate removal of minister who exploited position to employ son