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Public transportation is the answer!
Public transportation is our ultimate solutions to lots of issues. In Saudi Vision 2030, we are moving away from petrol as the main source of energy and income. One third of our daily oil production is being consumed internally. If we don't cap and reduce it, we may face a time when we don't export enough to cover our budget.Our road and highway networks are world class. However, they cost much more than rail to build and maintain, while carrying less passengers and cargo. No matter how much we spend in expanding and widening the network, they soon get overwhelmed.Air and noise pollution is rising every year. With millions of cars in every street and corner, city and town, our health and nerves are constantly threatened and upset.Cars, while more flexible and available, especially...
February 18, 2020

Public transportation is the answer!

Erdogan’s duality exposed
Undoubtedly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has exposed the contradictions of Turkish President Erdogan in a recent attack following the Turkish leader’s comment on the new US Mideast peace deal.The sick man of Turkey has become addicted to his "bravado" and has been submitting to various dictates given to him behind the scenes. His recent capitulation was when he suspended his previous military adventure in Syria, following American pressure.In a recent report, the Jerusalem Post revealed the duality of Erdogan’s stance with the Israeli premier’s slamming his varying positions. Netanyahu ridiculed Erdogan by saying: “He is attacking me in public, while trade between our two countries is flourishing at a fast pace!”Netanyahu landed this heavy blow after...
February 17, 2020

Erdogan’s duality exposed

India bleeds but is anyone noticing?
WHAT has happened in recent months in India, a previously proclaimed democracy is nothing short of alarming. The unilateral abrogation of treaties with the Kashmiri people and the delegitimizing the nationality of its Muslim residents are in no manner aimed to nurture any form of democracy. When thugs who burn down and destroy a centuries-old Muslim place of worship, or mobs that lynch Muslims on a suspicion that they have enjoyed a side of beef in their dinner meal, then the path that this country of over a billion people is on is foreboding.Even the roars and demonstrations that have struck all across India by people of all races and religions against the government divisive Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have been met with strong-arm tactics by the authorities and police fire. A number...
February 12, 2020

India bleeds but is anyone noticing?

Saudi position on Trump’s Deal: Dead on arrival?
No matter how much you say or do to clarify your position on contested issues, some would find a way to question it. That seems to be the case with Saudi stand on the Palestinian issue and the Trump Deal.We did make clear that while we appreciate US efforts to revive the search for solution and to reactivate the peace process, we would always accept what the Palestinians choose, since it is their land, problem and future. Following are the main questions floating around media circles and my take on them.What is the truth of the Saudi position on the so-called the “Deal of the Century”?The Saudi position on the whole issue is summarized in King Salman’s call to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, hours after the announcement of the deal: “Since the era of King Abdulaziz, our stand...
February 11, 2020

Saudi position on Trump’s Deal: Dead on arrival?

Turkey and Israel… brokerage of boycott!
TURKEY is very keen on capitalizing of what I call “brokerage of boycott,” whereby Ankara and its agents in the region abuse and criticize anyone who talks about making visits to Jerusalem or entering into any commercial deals with Israel. Their criticism becomes more evident in case of countries that have peace treaties with Israel such as Egypt and Jordan, while Turkey cashes in on the boycott, especially in terms of passenger transport and tourism.Turkey takes advantage of the Saudi airspace ban on Israeli aircraft and provides its airlines with an opportunity to transport Israeli travelers to Asia and vice versa. This act of Turkey does not find any coverage in the media, which claims to champion the Jerusalem cause. However, if some countries, Egypt for example, which shares...
February 10, 2020

Turkey and Israel… brokerage of boycott!

Times have changed!
A CASUAL conversation with a friend whom I haven't met for a long time was an opportunity to move between news headlines. The man is a Lebanese doctor, an immigrant in Canada, who was on a visit to Beirut and I met him in Saudi Arabia.The first conversation was about the topic of the hour, which is the terrifying and insane spread of the Coronavirus. This is especially so since the doctor told me that he has a great conviction — due to his previous stint in China — that the number of infected people with the disease is several times larger than that was officially announced. “What I knew about them was the lack of transparency and inaccuracy in disclosing information,” the doctor said.And this in his opinion, shows the negligence, indifference and recklessness taking place in...
February 10, 2020

Times have changed!

No peace at all
THE latest peace plan for the Middle East has been dismissed by those affected by it as ‘a slap in the face’. Others called it the ‘bust of the century as countries rejected the proposal based on its one-sided slant toward the Zionist state.The so-called "deal of the century", announced by US President Donald Trump last Tuesday, has already been rejected by the Arab League. In a statement last week, the organization said the plan "does not meet the minimum rights and aspirations of Palestinian people".More recently the Organization of Islamic Cooperation – the OIC Secretary-General Yusuf Bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen said any solution to the Palestine issue "must be based on the establishment of a sovereign and a geographically integrated Palestinian state, with...
February 05, 2020

No peace at all

The media war!
Soft Power is no less powerful than Hard Power. Cultural influence, in fact, is more effective than military use. American pop culture has taken the world by storm, for ages. BBC radio, then CNN satellite TV, dominated global airwaves for most of the last century. Now, they have competition.Silence is a language, and in some instances, silence is an answer. But we are at a stage that requires a lot of talk and less humbleness. Our opponents, ladies and gentlemen, are filling world theaters with deafening chatters. The audience awaits our response and clarification.It is true that some situations require letting deeds do the talking. But this does not excuse us from speaking up when truth is being kidnapped and deception takes its place. Masses need both a heartfelt speech, and a language...
February 04, 2020

The media war!

KAUST between two epochs
OkazWHILE on a visit to King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), I recalled the days of its establishment. In those days, the hardliners trained their guns to this fledgling university, openly raising their objection to setting up of such a world-class university. The hardline faction launched verbal salvos and unleashed a campaign of accusations against everyone who supported the establishment of such a premier institution. Those days were the beginning of the end of radicalism, and the state was insistent on moving vigorously toward the future, irrespective of the objections raised by the hardcore elements. The move to establish KAUST was considered to be a historic and social blueprint to proceed toward the openness of society, keeping pace with the changes of the...
February 02, 2020

KAUST between two epochs

May God have mercy on Sadat
OkazAS I write this article, the US Administration unveiled its Middle East peace plan and therefore, it’s not possible for me to comment on the proposal before thoroughly reviewing the 181-page document. If I did so, I would be making the same mistake, the Palestinians made, when they rejected the plan even before seeing it.Irrespective of the details of the initiative, it is now the time to remember an unparalleled leader, the late Egyptian President Muhammad Anwar Sadat, may God have mercy on him. In 1977, Sadat presented a political vision for the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Egyptian-Israeli conflict — a vision that is ahead of all visions of the parties to the conflict.In 2018, Hezbollah’s Al-Akhbar newspaper published an article detailing what transpired between the late...
February 02, 2020

May God have mercy on Sadat

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