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Five-year plans are only ink on paper
  Khaled Almaeena     A HEADLINE in a local newspaper stated “Al-Shoura: Five-year plans are ink on paper” and the report said that some ministries do not implement these plans. The report added that unemployment is on the rise and that the Ministry of ...
No one feels safe on the roads in Jeddah anymore
  Khaled Almaeena     THE traffic situation in Jeddah has reached an almost unbearable point – both for motorists and pedestrians. Long queues of cars, blaring horns and at times fist fights and other acts of road rage are almost a daily feature. To top ...
When will the oppression of Palestinians end?
  Khaled Almaeena     AN American journalist commenting on the latest incident in Jerusalem which culminated in the death of several people asked: "When will the cycle of violence in Israel end?" Only an American journalist would ask such a question. Any other ...
The public and the media should battle corruption
  Khaled Almaeena     A front page headline in a local Arabic paper drew the attention of readers to 2,622 cases of financial and administrative corruption, most of them in the ministries of municipal affairs, health and education. According to the report, corruption cases ...
Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the Arab world?
Khaled Almaeena Many in the Middle East are asking if they can be assured of a future which will provide for their needs and aspirations. Unfortunately, a quick look at the map of the area does not instill much confidence. ...
Incompetence, corruption and negligence: Who is to blame?
Khaled Almaeena While going through the local daily papers, I came across several headlines that continue to signify the inability of government departments to address outstanding shortcomings that are responsible for the delay of progress in our country. Foremost among ...
Stop these preachers of hate!
Khaled Almaeena A Gulf paper reported the suspension of the Twitter account of a Saudi preacher who urged followers on social media networking websites to celebrate the death by suicide bombing of dozens of protestors in Yemen thought to be ...
Jeddawis have had enough of false promises
Khaled Almaeena Recent newspaper reports have focused on the tragic deaths of a father and son who both fell into an uncovered manhole in Jeddah. The incident has caused great alarm and has opened the wounds of similar distressing accidents that ...
Malala’s heroic struggle for education
Khaled Almaeena Friday’s announcement that the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India was not a surprise to many. At 17, Ms. Yousafzai is the youngest recipient of the prize ...
Compassion starts at Arafat
Khaled Almaeena Today hundreds of thousands of Hajis are gathered on the plains of Arafat. All dressed in white and from all over the world. Black, white, Africans, Asians, Caucasians, Orientals, Anglo-Saxons, they have all come to perform Haj, one of ...
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