One government goal, to bring more Saudi women into the workforce, has upset some conservative… RIYADH—Saudi Arabia’s leadership has taken up the challenge of weaning the kingdom from its dependence on oil. Ahmed Ameen is just trying to keep his mobile-phone store open. Mr. Ameen hired a foreign worker to operate the shop in Saudi Arabia’s capital four months ago, but the worker left the kingdom after learning that a key part of the government’s economic strategy is to replace foreign workers with Saudis. “My shop is now closed and every day I’m losing money,” said Mr. Ameen, who has a day job and can’t run it himself. The lofty goal of the kingdom’s leadership—which is being rolled out in phases with a vision statement in April and a more-detailed plan expected within days—might seem far removed from Mr. Ameen’s small-business struggles. But they are part of the same […]