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The Blue Whale threat
AL-RIYADH newspaperNO sooner the world becomes free of the influence of a deadly electronic game than another more dangerous one appears.There was much talk lately about the perils of the Internet on the lives of the children, especially electronic games that they download on their smart phones and computers.Among others, these electronic games include the "Blue Whale", which reportedly drove tens of children around the world to commit suicide. The last of these victims was Abdul Rahman Al-Ahmari, a young Saudi boy from Abha.The Blue Whale is one of the most notorious games that children and teenagers play on smart phones and computers. The player goes through 50 stages that revolve around challenges and dangerous draws after they have been psychologically influenced by the fatal...
July 05, 2018

The Blue Whale threat

The soaring electricity bills
Okaz newspaperTHE Saudi Electricity Company’s supreme vice president for communications and public relations Hamoud Al-Ghobaili says, according to press reports, the rise in electricity bills for the current month was not only natural but also expected because the temperature in the month of June is higher than that of May.Subsequently, the consumption will reach the highest level with 70 percent of supply being used for operating air-conditioners. He also emphasized that the high bill comes following an increase in electricity tariff. He added that as a result of this situation, the difference between the bill for last year and this year will be between 17 percent and 260 percent.I would like to tell the company’s supreme vice president that the matter is not that natural. Everybody...
July 04, 2018

The soaring electricity bills

More driving schools for women
Okaz newspaperEVER since the issuance of the royal decree allowing women to drive on the Kingdom’s roads, no measures have been taken to establish new driving schools for women in some regions of the country despite the high demand for such schools.This goes against the royal decree. We have been talking about the significance of women driving, its positive social and economic impact and the big changes it would bring to society, while there was enough time to open such driving schools for women.The launch of women driving on June 24 has further increased the demand for driving lessons as more and more women are inclined to obtaining driving licenses. No doubt such schools are essential to implement the royal decree and protect the women’s right to driving, which will lead to women...
July 03, 2018

More driving schools for women

Ibrahim Badawood
The cultural dimension of Souk Okaz
Al-Madina newspaperSOUK Okaz in Taif is considered one of the three famous historical markets in the Arabian Peninsula. The other two were Majna and Dilmajaz.The Arabs used to visit Souk Okaz for 20 days from the beginning of the lunar month of Dul Qaada before moving to Majna where they spent the last days of the month. Later, they would head to Dilmajaz where they would spend the first eight days of Dul Hijjah. After that they would take part in the annual Haj pilgrimage.The market got the name Okaz for different reasons. According to Laith Bin Muzaffar Al-Kinani: “It was called Okaz because the Arabs used to gather in the place and provoke each other by talking about the greatness and valor of their tribes.”According to other historians, the souk got its name because the Arabs used...
July 02, 2018

The cultural dimension of Souk Okaz

In defense of the right of parking for the disabled
Al-Jazirah newspaperRECENTLY there was a large hue and cry when part of the parking space allocated for the disabled near the main gates of some shopping malls had been painted pink to demarcate them as special parking space for women motorists.This uproar in defense of the disabled took place as a societal reaction, but whenever some normal person occupies the parking space reserved for the disabled it is a different scene altogether. The anger and empathy over the suffering of the disabled would suddenly disappear.What I fear is that the angry reaction was not in defense of the right of parking for the disabled as much as it was a rejection of the idea of reserving parking space for women motorists.This step was even criticized by women for the reason that usually in all societies no...
July 01, 2018

In defense of the right of parking for the disabled

How can we help people in jail for bad debts?
Madinah newspaperDuring Ramadan, especially in the last days before Eid Al-Fitr, charity organizations race against time searching for generous people who may want to donate money to release people who are in jail because of bad debts. I thank all of these charity organizations and the people who work in them for the excellent work that they are doing.However, I believe that paying off the debts of people who are in jail is a temporary solution. This is a long-lasting problem in our society in which people are jailed because of poorly managing their finances. I believe that the number of such people is quite large, although I do not have official statistics.A small percentage of people are in debt because of bad planning, but most of them are forced to take out loans to pay for medical...
June 30, 2018

How can we help people in jail for bad debts?

Fathers should teach their daughters how to drive
Okaz newspaperI examined my driving license that was issued in May 1999 from Abu Dhabi and that was renewed in 2009. I realized it would expire in May 2019.I remember the day I went to renew it at the Traffic Department in Abu Dhabi. My friend accompanied me, saying, “Hopefully, next time you’ll be renewing it in Saudi Arabia!”My memories flashed back to the first time I drove and of my father giving me driving lessons. This time I’m not writing about women but about fathers who have daughters.I will never forget my father who was supportive and patient in teaching me how to drive, sitting next to me while I followed his instructions. I always remember the first time I drove on my own after he felt confident that I could drive alone. He asked me to drive his new car because of its...
June 30, 2018

Fathers should teach their daughters how to drive

Will Saudis ever work as street cleaners?
Riyadh newspaperAfter a long day cleaning, Babu leans on a wall to relax. He takes out a letter from his pocket and reads it carefully. He then cries and the letter falls from his hand. Babu gets up and goes back to work. He carries on cleaning our streets. He is deeply angry at how we behave towards him. He is a man with emotions and feelings, and we remain indifferent to him. He is angry that we do not joke or laugh with him. We hardly speak to him except to say “come here” or “go there.”Babu is in his 30s. He is a simple street cleaner with a long brush in his hand. His main job is to clean our streets and sidewalks. Every morning, Babu starts cleaning our roads that are littered with soda cans and rubbish. His main goal is noble, to collect enough money to marry the girl of his...
June 30, 2018

Will Saudis ever work as street cleaners?

Great achievements can change the world
Al-Madinah dailyLouis Braille, the creator of the Braille system of printing and writing for the blind, was born in the town of Coupvray, 35 kilometers east of Paris, to a father who was a leather-worker. When he was three years old, Braille injured his eye on an awl while he was playing with sharp tools in his father’s shop. The injury got worse and transformed into an acute infection in the eye, which spread to the next eye, leaving him completely blind when he was only four years old.His parents felt sad and sorry for him because he lost his sight forever and with it the chance to live an honorable life like any other human being. But Braille coped with this visual impairment and showed exceptional interest in science at school to the extent that his teachers nominated him for...
June 29, 2018

Great achievements can change the world

US-China trade war will have a negative global impact
Al-Jazirah dailyThere is a war going on between the US and its major trade partners, the EU countries, Canada and China. The war has not abated as was expected two months ago. There were hopes that US-China negotiations would bring positive results and that the G7 Summit, which was held recently in Canada, would help members reach mutual agreement and prevent the enforcement of more international trade protectionist laws. However, on the contrary, the war has become even more raging.The US has imposed a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of goods imported from China and announced that the targeted imported goods are $200 billion, according to global news agencies. This means that the impact of the trade war will reach any country which the US targets and plans to impose tariffs on. The...
June 29, 2018

US-China trade war will have a negative global impact

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