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August 2, 2018

Bury the dirty lake

Okaz newspaperI AM not exaggerating when I say that the talk about the pollution of Arbaeen Lake, or the Sea of Mud as it was historically called, goes back to tens of years during which the citizens have also read about amounts of money running into millions that were earmarked for the cleaning of the lake and protecting it from pollution.The lake has turned from a beacon of beauty into ...

August 2, 2018

Addiction to smartphones

Al-Jazirah newspaperI DO not absolve myself of the sin of overusing the smartphone. Nor do I consider myself more principled than other people. But I am sure I am the last in line among smartphone users especially when I am with family, relatives and friends, or attending a function.I am rarely busy with the phone except when there is an important work I should do.In normal situations, I keep my ...

August 1, 2018

Quarterly results: Everyone wins

Okaz newspaperI HAVE noticed that so far the majority of the Saudi banks and companies that announced their quarterly results have made profits despite all the grim talk about the economic situation in the Kingdom.The impact of the economic conditions has not touched the big shots at all but may be the small guns in a certain degree.Some of the businessmen and investors tend to consider any drop in the ...

July 31, 2018

A fair manager and corrupt subordinate

Al-Watan newspaperSOME readers may not agree with the title of this article for holding an ordinary employee responsible for the excesses of his top management. Each person will have good and bad qualities but its ratio differs from one person to another.In social and official circles people use their influence either to show their goodness and trustworthiness or make personal gains and realize their vested interests. The latter also use ...

July 30, 2018

Students should clean our schools

Makkah newspaperBEFORE writing this article, I transmitted a message through my Twitter and Facebook accounts decrying the pathetic situation of our streets and public institutions and facilities, which are being damaged and disfigured by youngsters in our community.The message drew varying responses as some blamed the worsening situation on the family for not bringing up their children properly while others said it was the duty of schools to teach youngsters ...

July 29, 2018

The Taif girl and social media speculations

Al-Jazirah newspaperSOME silly events that take place around us become great as a result of reactions, interpretations and speculations that follow them, especially on social networking websites. Decision-makers should learn lessons from such reactions and understand the direction of society and its way of thinking in order to develop strategies to mobilize public opinion in the right direction.The cries on the Twitter and other social media platforms denouncing the Taif ...

July 26, 2018

Should our print media die out?

Al-Jazirah newspaperWHAT will be the scenario like if all our print newspapers completely disappear? This is not a hypothetical question nor is it a figment of imagination. It may soon be a reality.Can our newspapers disappear from the newsstands? The answer is a Big Yes. It is quite possible. It is rather expected if there was no miracle to save some of them at least.The complete disappearance of daily newspapers ...

July 25, 2018

Is our media walking on the 'Makkah Road'?

Al-Madina newspaperIN August last year, specifically on the 20th of the month, I wrote an article about the importance of processing the passports and the custom clearance for the pilgrims right at their embarkation points back home by specially trained Saudi officers. I said this would save the pilgrims from the long waits at crowded airports in Jeddah and Madinah.Last May I had the honor of sitting with Mohammed Abdul ...

July 24, 2018

How credible are the performance indicators?

Al-Watan newspaperIN the beginning of the current Hijri year, the Housing Ministry and the Real Estate Development Fund announced that they already achieved the objectives for 2017 by allocating more than 280,000 housing products and finances to Saudi families across the Kingdom.Last month the Traffic Department reported a considerable decrease in deaths caused by road accidents in the country in the past two years. The ratio of road accident deaths ...

July 23, 2018

The addiction to cell phones

Makkah newspaperWE have heard about the signs of drug addiction that doctors and specialists can easily identify. When we notice such signs in a person, we take him or her to specialized clinics for treatment before the addiction takes them to dangerous levels.Similarly we can identify a number of signs to reach the conclusion that a person is addicted to cell phones. Such addicts deserve advice and guidance to overcome ...