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No one is above our country
OkazThe murder of Jamal Khashoggi is now losing its media and political momentum. It cannot be in the headlines every single day in Western media. Americans and Europeans are more concerned with their local issues. It is only those who are targeting Saudi Arabia politically who are following this case.Furthermore, nothing can be added to the transparent report that was issued by the Attorney General, except finding the body of the victim. With the general prosecution demanding the death penalty for the perpetrators of this terrible murder, those who wanted to use this case politically to harm Saudi Arabia have been left paralyzed.There are only a few decision making departments in Turkey that are desperately trying to revive this case politically by continuously leaking news, which is only...
November 21, 2018

No one is above our country

Commemorating Allama Iqbal, the great ‘Poet of the East’
Pakistanis and many other Muslims within the Indian subcontinent and outside recently celebrated the birth anniversary of Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal, who was a great poet, philosopher, politician, jurist and economist. Iqbal was widely known as the “Poet of Islam” and the “Poet of the East.” Those who are fond of philosophy consider him to be the “Philosopher of Islam” in the modern world.It is a fact that he proved his talent and proficiency in the fields of philosophy, politics, economics and law but in the Arab world, he is best known in the field of poetry. This is especially due to a song sung by the renowned Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum. The song was based on “Shikwa Jawabe Shikwa,” which is the combination of two poems written by Allama Iqbal in 1909 and 1913. The...
November 21, 2018

Commemorating Allama Iqbal, the great ‘Poet of the East’

Do not deprive people of their rights
As a sponsor of overseas workers over the years, I am sometimes disturbed that in the land in which Islam took root and where so much emphasis is placed on religious adherence right from childhood, there exist some Saudis who seem to have little regard for Islamic beliefs particularly when it comes to compensating their workers for their labor and paying them their dues on time.Reports of such exploitation over the years could fill volumes, and despite being reported and publicized in much of our press, and while the Labor Ministry has tightened the rules, it is unfortunate that this malicious practice seems to show no sign of fading.I recently learned of a situation involving some Asian workers who seem to have been stranded in this country for more than two years without their documents...
November 21, 2018

Do not deprive people of their rights

The sad condition of our roads
OkazThe phenomenon of subcontracting by big companies that are awarded road projects is part of the problem. They all take their share of profits but none of them are ready to shoulder any share of responsibility.MANY of the roads in our big and small cities do not need heavy rainfall to expose their pitiable construction.The poor nature of maintenance work on some of these roads can be seen within weeks and, sometimes, days. This forces us to ask why this situation is repeated again and again, and where lies the problem.No matter what are the problems or who is responsible for them, the sad state of affairs on our roads continues without a break.Some might ask what happens to road maintenance after the signing of contracts between the concerned municipalities and contracting companies.It...
November 21, 2018

The sad condition of our roads

We need a National Service system!
My wife is a doctor. She chose to participate in teaching seminars for a week at a new medicine college in Qunfudah, a small town 334 km south of Jeddah.“I feel like I’m on a Peace Corps mission. The place is quiet, small and boring. However, most students are highly motivated, and everything here - buildings and equipment - seems so new and fresh,” she said. “I feel sorry for the female students, though, because they have to be taught every week by new teachers and trainers.“No one agrees to stay here permanently, even those who are originally from here. Once you get used to city life, you find it hard to live in the countryside. If you accept to do so, your children may not. And if you leave them in Jeddah and visit every weekend, you would soon be worn out,” she...
November 20, 2018

We need a National Service system!

Ejar Unified Contract for residential rent: A review
With many government-to-citizen services being developed and put into use in recent years, Saudi Arabia’s citizens and residents alike have now been granted the Ejar Unified Contract. A standardized rental contract system, the Ejar Unified Contract was launched by the Ministry of Housing this year. Its purpose is to ease the residential rental process for both landlords and tenants. A clear and straightforward contract, it erases the headaches that often come with the rental process, by outlining basic essential information needed to legally rent or rent-out a property in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The newly-established unified contract is seven pages in length, consisting of organized categories for data concerning the potential tenant and property owner.Found on the official website...
November 20, 2018

Ejar Unified Contract for residential rent: A review

With women driving, our roads will be safer
OkazMany video clips appear on social media websites of terrible car accidents with comments warning other drivers about women driving. This is an attempt to engrave in the minds of people that women driving increases the number of accidents, as if car accident statistics did not exist before women started driving. It is clear that such video clips are being posted by those who are against women driving.Some time ago, a report published in a Saudi newspaper stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the highest rate of car accidents, with an increasing rate in human and financial losses that is not happening anywhere else in the world. This is the result of speeding on the roads and committing traffic violations. No one came forward at that time warning people about male drivers or the...
November 20, 2018

With women driving, our roads will be safer

Ebola’s terrorist allies
Ebola is a terrifying disease. And until now, the terror it inspires has been its greatest ally. In their attempt to escape an outbreak, people already infected carry the contagion to fresh areas. This proved to be an important reason for Ebola’s spread in West Africa where, in the three years from 2013, some 11,300 people died.But now with a fresh outbreak in the northeastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this appalling disease, which on average proves fatal to half of those infected, has acquired a new ally - terrorists.Thugs from a group calling themselves the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) have assaulted UN peacekeepers and health professionals struggling with the latest outbreak at its epicenter in the city of Beni, population of around a million, in the DRC’s...
November 20, 2018

Ebola’s terrorist allies

The Washington Post scandal
Okaz newspaperTHE least that I had expected was to read an article written by a person like Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, former president of the Revolutionary Committee — a body formed by the Houthis of Yemen — in an American newspaper.The Washington Post published his opinion article. This became one of the biggest surprises thrown by the newspaper.A person with modest education and writing ability like him cannot publish a political opinion even in a local newspaper. Al-Houthi surprised us by writing in The Washington Post.No doubt that the Iranian lobby is the one behind writing this article after coordinating with the newspaper to publish it. This article is a big media scandal and a black dot on the history of the newspaper and its professionalism. The paper allowed an article by a...
November 20, 2018

The Washington Post scandal

The municipality acted in haste
OkazTHE issue of people stealing public land grew bigger and it reached the neighborhoods, the mountains and the coasts. Lately, Okaz newspaper published with evidence a Saudi man claiming ownership of a public road and adding it to his property.The headline in the newspaper described the action of the citizen as embezzlement and stealing of public land. The article put the blame on the municipality, which it said covered up this man who closed down a public road.After two weeks of publishing this article, the reply came from the municipality, which said the road was built on private property belonging to the man. This was the official response of the Jeddah Municipality and it was final. The municipality said on its Twitter account that it had given the site of the road to the man as it...
November 20, 2018

The municipality acted in haste

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