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Put those assassination plotters on trial
Okaz newspaperThe process of referring the case to court was long overdue. The Qatari conspirators would have drowned in a deep sea of trouble if it was not for the tolerant and forgiving nature of the late King AbdullahADVISOR in the Royal Court Saud Al-Qahtani revealed in a tweet: “There was conspiracy on a higher level between the Qatari and Libyan regimes to murder King Abdullah, which will be raised in courts soon.”Al-Qahtani, who was close to the events because of his job, spoke about the circumstances related to the revealing of the recordings and documents that proved without doubt that the Qatari and Libyan regimes planned to assassinate King Abdullah. The situation calmed after the Qatari regime apologized, and one of the results of this was Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani...
October 16, 2018

Put those assassination plotters on trial

The tunnels of corruption
OkazWE are used to waiting for projects to be completed and we are also used to the disappointment we feel when some of these projects come out deformed and not up to standard.We might find an explanation why these projects were deformed and not up to the standard they were conceptualized, if they were located in remote areas away from supervision and away from media. But when the end result of a big project in a big city is worse than disappointing and when such a project is quickly damaged and its flaws exposed within a few days, then we cannot remain silent. This is only an indication of the level of blatant negligence and intrepid corruption, where the contracting company that carried out this project did not fear or care about anyone.The Andalus Tunnel in Jeddah has been a major topic...
October 15, 2018

The tunnels of corruption

What do you know about the biggest Saudi dream?
OkazON Aug. 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, America’s inspiring black activist, said his famous words “I have a dream,” which turned into a global slogan for anyone who wanted to make any positive change in the world. Saudis say the same words today while they work hard and fast to achieve the objectives of their Vision 2030, masterminded by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman and launched with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman’s blessing by the end of April 2016.It is a big Saudi dream, which can be summed up in the following themes: prosperous economy, vibrant society, and ambitious nation. Vision 2030’s programs are: National Transformation Program, Quality of Life Program, Fiscal Balance Program, Public Investment Fund, Privatization Program and Financial Sector...
October 14, 2018

What do you know about the biggest Saudi dream?

Saudis do not kidnap and kill their enemies
Okaz newspaperSINCE the birth of modern Saudi Arabia in 1902, and despite the fact that the Saudis were through many unification battles and faced many rivals or opponents in between, there has never been a case of Saudis kidnapping and assassinating someone in the opposition.A quick review of how Saudi Arabia had dealt with its citizens who deceived and betrayed the country will show how its leaders think and why do they always choose the peaceful option.In the late 1950s, 1960s and 1970s Arab countries had become a haven for putschists and secret opposition cells that espoused nationalism, Ba’athism and communism. Like many other countries, Saudi Arabia too was affected.There was never a day where blood didn’t spill in Baghdad, Damascus, Libya, Sana’a and Beirut. There were...
October 11, 2018

Saudis do not kidnap and kill their enemies

Male feminist vs. womanizer
Okaz newspaperTHE Vision 2030 came with the promise of a new era for Saudi women, who have proved their competence a long time ago. Now that the curtains are drawn and we can see more of them, it is important that we firmly establish the etiquettes of interaction between men and women because our entry into the «normal world” came after years of seclusion and «womanophobia».Even women may fall into self-esteem and self-awareness issues, which may affect their role in the community by becoming week and fragile.Here I will not discuss the difference between identity and community role but in short, identity is anything that comes from within you and represents you while community role is the role assigned to you by others and is done for others.Many men and women don›t understand the...
October 10, 2018

Male feminist vs. womanizer

Lame excuse by the municipality
Okaz newspaperSOMETIMES a person feels happy when he reads the comment of government officials in response to an issue that was addressed in a newspaper or by an opinion columnist. The comments by officials are usually an explanation or a clarification of the issue addressed that the writer and the newspaper were not aware of or did not have any knowledge about.Some of these responses used to be aggressive against the column writer or the newspaper itself. Such responses indirectly expose the wrongdoing in the department concerned, no matter how hard they try to damage the credibility of the writer and the newspaper.The response by the Jeddah Municipality to two articles I wrote previously on the municipality›s negligence provoked me. The services in Taibah district in Jeddah was...
October 09, 2018

Lame excuse by the municipality

The Ministry of Labor and Saudization initiatives
THE Ministry of Labor and Social Development has over the past two years announced numerous initiatives and incentives to saudize jobs in different sectors such as the mobile phone repair shops and shopping malls. The ministry also saudized car rental businesses, insurance services and lately 12 different business activities.All these initiatives and programs aim to create job opportunities, which is a priority in Saudi Vision 2030.The National Transformation Program 2020 also designed programs that were launched by several ministries and government agencies. The General Authority for Statistics has issued several reports on these programs and their achievements in reducing unemployment.A few days ago, the Ministry of Labor announced new 68 initiatives to encourage the private sector to...
October 08, 2018

The Ministry of Labor and Saudization initiatives

No more rumors
OkazIN 1989, a Russian priest claimed that he could stop a cargo train using his inner power. The train ran him over and there was nothing left of him. Unfortunately that is what is happening now in Jeddah, starting with the sea of pictures and videos of closed shops in Al-Balad area.This is part of a rebellion and unorganized campaign by those who engage in business cover-up. They share fake news through social media. These forgers made photos appear as if they were real and they also disfigured the truth by saying what is happening is a financial and economic disaster. But the truth is that what is happening is an effort to correct the market.A video was shot at the Bab Sharief market in Downtown Jeddah at midnight after the shops were closed and when the market was quiet. The video was...
October 08, 2018

No more rumors

Restoration of people’s rights
OKAZAS part of its fight against corruption and abuse of power and in its efforts to restore the legitimate rights of citizens, Jeddah Municipality has removed several encroachments from the Camel Roundabout at the Obhur seafront.Land grabbers had fenced off parts of the square in violation of all existing regulations.The action taken by the local administration was essential to preserve the aesthetic beauty of the area.There have been several examples of land grabbers snatching the seafront in North Corniche. One can still see the iron barriers on the sidewalks along the seaside. Eventually, people who fenced off the plots took it to the next level by building walls around them.The roaring sound of the municipality’s bulldozers should never stop until Jeddah and other cities take back...
October 07, 2018

Restoration of people’s rights

Non-local solutions for local problems
Okaz newspaper THROUGHOUT history Saudis remained loyal to their family, community and economy through tribal links, friends circles and the local culture.Saudis did not leave their local communities and traveled to other places including major cities except when they were forced to look for jobs or to fulfill an important personal need such as education. However, these Saudis will not miss any chance to return to their villages and local communities the moment they have a chance, either during vacations or by way of transfer or after retirement.In my opinion, this is a natural instinct in all conservative societies. In modern societies, a person is born in one city, goes to university in another, and get married and work in a third, which is almost rare for Saudis. The majority of our...
October 04, 2018

Non-local solutions for local problems

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