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Marrying a foreigner!
Marriage is one of the most critical decisions a person can make. It not only affects one’s life with a partner, but the consequences include families and children, for what may last a lifetime. You might listen to the advice of others, follow rules and regulations, but ultimately it is up to your heart and mind.Should anyone have the final say on whom you choose as your partner for life? Many GCC nationals face this question every day. An unjustifiable sense of superiority makes it difficult for the sons and daughters of prominent tribes and families, and even superior branches of such tribes and families, to marry from outside their tribe. In some cases, a girl cannot marry anyone unless her first cousin agrees to release his hold on her!Added to this traditional problem is a more...
January 01, 2019

Marrying a foreigner!

An unfortunate way to win
THE problem with democratic elections is that the results are likely to be disputed by the losers. Shenanigans with ballot boxes, maneuvers to stop supporters of one side actually voting, dishonesty in the count itself or disputes over the accuracy of electronic voting machines frequently bedevil the acceptance of the results.This is not just a problem for democracies in the Developing World. Even a US presidential election teetered on the brink of chaos after a dispute over Florida voting machines. In 2000, Republican candidate George W. Bush won the White House thanks to a nano-thin majority over Democrat opponent Al Gore. The Gore camp disputed the result and went to law. In the end the demanded manual recount was stopped by a Supreme Court ruling. Thereafter, even those Americans who...
January 01, 2019

An unfortunate way to win

Who is Lindsey Graham?
Al-MadinaWE cherish the US as a very close ally and we respect its citizens. Sadly, there are some members in the US Congress who exaggerate in a very bad way and uleash attacks against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.These people claim to be committed to safeguarding human rights but at the same time they spare Israel even of the mildest criticism when the rights of the Palestinian people are blatantly infringed upon in their occupied homeland. Prominent among such people is the US Senator Lindsey Graham, who is one of the biggest supporters of Israel, a fact that he does not hide at all.Graham staunchly supported Israeli positions that deprived the Palestinians of their basic human rights.I will cite some of Graham's stands, as obtained from American and Israeli sources. I believe it is...
January 01, 2019

Who is Lindsey Graham?

Terrorism at year’s end
The location and timing of the bus attack in Cairo on Friday night, which killed four people, including three Vietnamese tourists, could not have been worse. It happened near the Pyramids, always a big draw for tourists. It is also the height of the tourist season and just as the tourism industry was picking up after the doldrums following the 2011 Arab Spring. In addition, it comes as the country’s main Christian minority, the Copts, who have in the past been terrorist targets themselves, prepare to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in early January.No one has claimed responsibility for the roadside bomb that detonated near a wall as the bus was passing by, but by all accounts the attack was an act of terrorism. Consequently, the day after the attack, Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced it...
December 31, 2018

Terrorism at year’s end

Passengers suffer at the Kingdom’s airports
Al-Jazirah newspaperWe suffer when we travel through our airports, especially King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah. Upon arrival at Jeddah airport, passengers can wait for their luggage for hours, because three or more flights have all arrived at the same time. Travellers will have two choices, either to hire someone to help at the airport to receive the luggage while waiting, or to serve themselves and also wait. Few chairs are available and it is hard to find a place to sit.Even when you receive your luggage, you will find it dusty and in bad shape and possibly damaged. I do not know what airport officials are doing behind their desks while people in the overcrowded airport halls are tired and complaining. I do not know how long people will continue to suffer when they are...
December 31, 2018

Passengers suffer at the Kingdom’s airports

Perfect storm!
A number of respected economists and financial analysts consider that what is happening now in different areas around the world is the beginning of a perfect storm in the global economy.Citing the continued turmoil in the US stock market, General Motors has announced that it intends to shut down a number of its factories in the US and lay off a large number of employees. Meanwhile, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan has warned that 2019 could be catastrophic for the world economy with everyone fleeing and taking refuge.Then there is the fact that the price of oil, a very important and influential commodity, has dropped dramatically in a very short period of time, indicating a large oversupply in world markets. This, of course, has negative implications for traditional oil...
December 31, 2018

Perfect storm!

Marriage licenses needed
Al-Madina newspaperACCORDING to its monthly report, the Ministry of Justice in the month of Safar recorded 10,593 marriage contracts all over the Kingdom while 4,776 divorce certificates were issued in the country over the same month.About 46 percent of these cases were in different areas in Makkah and Riyadh provinces.The data related to divorce made available by the ministry in periodic statistics indicates that it is on the rise year after year.The rate of divorce reached 46 percent of the total number of marriages. This means that half of the marriages are likely to end up in failure. The statistics also showed that 60 percent of marriages failed in the first year itself.The aftermath of divorce is painful, both at the individual and national level. Divorce can lead to an increase in...
December 31, 2018

Marriage licenses needed

Sudan’s Arab Spring
Entering its 10th day, the demonstrations roiling Sudan have provided signs of an Arab Spring. What started out as protests after the government announced price rises for fuel and bread has morphed into broader calls for a change in the regime. In classic Arab Spring form, Sudan’s security forces have fired tear gas at protesters near the capital Khartoum. The government says 19 people have died during the anti-government protests but Amnesty International said 37 protesters have been shot dead.The demonstrators are targeting the economy that has seen a currency devaluation that has spiked prices, created fuel shortages and a steep rise in the price of bread, the staple Sudanese food. All the while, salaries have not increased much, leading to widespread anger and frustration.Sudan’s...
December 30, 2018

Sudan’s Arab Spring

Review the process for recruiting domestic workers
Al-Madinah newspaperI call upon the Minister of Labor and Social Development, Ahmad Bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, to review the issue of recruitment companies. These companies have grown wealthy at the expense of simple people who are forced to deal with them in order to recruit domestic help the legal way. Who would believe that a citizen would have to pay these recruitment companies SR9,600 in advance in order to sign a contract with a domestic worker?Recruitment companies are supposed to be the perfect solution that will motivate citizens to adhere to rules and regulations and to dissuade them from dealing with illegal housemaids. However, these companies have actually proved to be nothing but a burden added to the other economic burdens of Saudi families.I am confident that the minister, who...
December 30, 2018

Review the process for recruiting domestic workers

Expect 2019 to test global stability
The resignation of US Defense Secretary James Mattis stands not only as a radical disassociation from the actions of the president he served, but as a foreboding for the future, a warning for 2019 - and beyond. And, for all the assurances that the world is getting better, such as Steven Pinker’s “Enlightenment Now,” there are huge geopolitical challenges to face and master to make that optimism real.The key passages of Mattis’ resignation letter include statements asserting that the United States cannot protect its interests or effectively serve its role as “the indispensable nation in the free world” without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to its allies. “We must use all tools of American power to provide for the common defense, including providing effective...
December 30, 2018

Expect 2019 to test global stability

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