Saudi academics stage protests
10 April, 2011 20:12
Dozens of unemployed Saudi university graduates and teachers have taken to the streets in Riyadh and the western city of Jeddah.
Protesters, who respectively gathered in front of the Education Ministry and the ministry’s office, were demanding a share of the Arab world’s oil-driven economy on Sunday, Reuters reported.
“God willing, I’ll be here until Friday if I have to,†said Omar Alharbi, a 34-year-old Arabic language teacher in Jeddah. “We don’t care anymore after seven years of unemployment. We have no other choice,” he said.Saudi Arabia, the world’s number one oil exporter, owns the biggest economy among the Arab nations.
Its Interior Ministry has banned all kinds of demonstrations and public gatherings amid pro-democracy protests sparked by the economic hardships imposed on the public.
Around 250 unemployed graduates swarmed in front of the Ministry earlier in the month, asking for job opportunities.
Saudis have also been protesting at Riyadh’s practice of detaining people without charge and trial.
They also oppose the presence of Saudi troops in Bahrain, where the regime has launched a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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