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When losing a brother
Last week was a sad one for me because of the demise of my brother Abdullah after battling with illness for several years. For me, he was more than a brother; he was a good friend and a real mentor. Abdullah and our other brother Saeed, who is older than him, played the role of a father after the demise of our father. The rest of my brothers and me were children when our father died.My brother Saeed, supported by Abdullah, shouldered the responsibility of the custodianship of their young siblings. Both of them stood by our late mother in taking care of the family. During those difficult times, the family did not have any sources of fixed income. Hence, the family had to rely on the meager revenues received from the small farm that we inherited from our parents.This financial condition...
December 05, 2018

When losing a brother

The semi-skilled conundrum
There was a time when one-third of our total population was comprised of expatriate workers, the bulk of whom fell into the semi-skilled category. They filled a niche that was not attractive to many Saudis seeking employment. And while the numbers have reduced in recent years, they are still in the millions. Just who are they?You see them often when driving. Silently they toil on the sides of streets and roads often in the heat of the day picking up litter that motorists so generously provide by flinging it out of their racing vehicles.Or you can see them perched precariously on high rises under construction, taking risks we would not dare to contemplate. There are moments when you encounter an army of them busily preparing a road for resurfacing. Or you run into them in restaurants as...
December 05, 2018

The semi-skilled conundrum

When was the Internet ever secure?
A succession of governments around the world is warning against the use of Chinese-built technology, particularly in the routers that distribute Internet traffic. The concern is that within the chips that run these devices there are hidden “backdoors” that will allow Beijing’s spies to monitor sensitive communications. The Chinese manufacturers of this equipment, including Huawei, of course deny their products pose any sort of risk to those who use them.Ever since the first use of telegraph wire, signals sent by electronic impulse have been open to interception. In the First World War combatants on both sides found out how to tap into each other’s fixed wire links. The arrival of radio “wireless” communications opened up a new avenue of interception and monitoring even when...
December 05, 2018

When was the Internet ever secure?

The beautiful waterfront
OkazI am responsible here for what I am about to say. I believe the Jeddah waterfront is the most beautiful waterfront compared to those in many Arab and Western cities that I have visited.I HAVE to admit that I never expected the Jeddah waterfront to look so beautiful. I would like to apologize to all related departments that were responsible for this project and participated in building it because I never believed that they would accomplish such a great job.Whenever I passed by the waterfront project when it was under construction, the only thing I wondered about was when the work was going to finish and end the traffic congestion it was contributing to in the area.As for the project and what was said about it, I believed that it would not be any different from many other projects that...
December 04, 2018

The beautiful waterfront

Financial transparency
Okaz newspaperSOME ministries and government departments receive huge revenues, away from allocations in the general budget. It comes in a form of general fees, fines and so on. It means that each of these departments and ministries have excess money that can be used to fix any faults in the services provided to the public.Why can›t these ministries and departments keep a percentage of their income to accomplish the essential improvement in services?The question above cannot be answered because all the revenue generated is directly transferred to the Ministry of Finance to avoid any exploitation and corruption that could happen when the spending channels are not transparent.If the entire amount is transferred to the Ministry of Finance, then why this ministry is not spending any money on...
December 04, 2018

Financial transparency

Saudi Arabia at G20
Okaz newspaperTHE leaders who gathered in Argentina for the G20 summit represented about 85 percent of the world›s total GDP and about 80 percent of the global investments. In fact, they are the decision-makers who frame economic policies and ensure financial stability around the world.In addition to economic matters, the leaders would discuss parallel issues that are affecting the world of finance such as the role of women and the youth in the domains of economy, health and support of sustainable development.During its chairmanship of the G20, Argentina focused on the future work, the basic infrastructure, food security and other relevant issues.The summit is in fact the culmination of a year›s work by the hosts Argentina. More than 5,000 delegates held 84 meetings in 11 cities. They...
December 04, 2018

Saudi Arabia at G20

Another electoral triumph for bigotry
Another European election and another set of gains for politicians who build their platform on prejudice, race-hate and Islamophobia. This time, the ugly head of bigotry has raised itself in Spain, where the far-right Vox party has done significantly better than expected in regional elections in the autonomous southern region of Andalusia.Predicted to win at the most only five seats in the regional parliament, voters in fact returned 12 Vox legislators. It is now possible that this party, which was formed less than four years ago, could now be part of a right-wing coalition to run the region.Vox’s anti-immigration message has been strengthened in Andalusia by the fact that the region’s long Mediterranean coastline has been the major landing point for asylum-seekers setting off from...
December 04, 2018

Another electoral triumph for bigotry

The lack of safety measures on mountain roads
OkazDuring the recent heavy rains, road accidents have been featured on social media. The collapse of concrete dams, tunnels that have partly collapsed and rocks falling on roads in the mountains have been subjects of discussions. Roads are dangerous during and after the rain.Once the construction work on roads is completed, it is the responsibility of the concerned authorities to provide proper road maintenance so that accidents do not take place. Most mountain roads need continuous maintenance. Failure to maintain these roads and to eliminate danger before it happens is a great negligence of responsibility. Those responsible for such negligence must be held accountable.There is no excuse for the lack of safety measures in areas where rocks are falling on the road. There are many mountain...
December 04, 2018

The lack of safety measures on mountain roads

Time to review residency regulations
The new Minister of Labor and Social Development, Ahmed Bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi, told a gathering of concerned business people that soon they would hear good news about the labor system. The rumor machine gave us extra details. Worker fees would not be increased above SR 400 a month as per regulations introduced in 2017. An expat would no longer pay fees for every member of his family that would increase every year until 2020. Instead, only male children above the age of 18 would have to either change their status to worker or stay under their parent’s sponsorship. They would pay SR 400 monthly fees, either way. This requirement would not include female children.The expat community breathed a sigh of relief with this news. So did the business community and real estate owners.Unfortunately,...
December 03, 2018

Time to review residency regulations

Bush Sr. was tough on Israel
While the one term of US President George H. W. Bush, who died Saturday, is defined largely by the end of the Cold War and the 1991 war against Saddam Hussein, it should also be remembered that Bush Sr. was tough on Israel, perhaps more than any other occupant of the White House. Despite his inability to mediate a long-term peace settlement between the Palestinians and Israel, Bush’s readiness to confront Israel forced Tel Aviv to concede that it would not get a free pass simply because of its historical ties with Washington.When on March 6, 1991, Bush told Congress, “The time has come to put an end to the Arab-Israeli conflict”, that declaration culminated in the Madrid Peace Conference in October that year. The conference for the first time gathered all of the parties to the...
December 03, 2018

Bush Sr. was tough on Israel

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