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California burning
The US state of California has the world’s fifth largest economy, but going by the way it has handled the wildfires that have been raging for the past 11 days, money isn’t everything.To date, the fires have killed at least 76 people and more than 1,200 people are reported to be missing. More than 247,000 acres have been burned since Nov. 8 when the blaze began, 13,500 structures destroyed and the air quality in northern California has been rated the world’s worst, even worse than in India and China. It is the deadliest US wildfire in a century and many people, not least of whom is President Donald Trump, are wondering why this is happening at all.Leaving for California to survey the destruction, Trump again focused on forest management as a cause of the blazes. In a couple of tweets,...
November 19, 2018

California burning

Gaming disorder is an addiction
Okaz newspaperThe World Health Organization recently classified “gaming disorder” as addictive behavior. Indeed, the dangerous addiction to games on the Internet is similar to the addiction to alcohol and drugs. This is a serious matter because there are adults and children who are addicted to these computer and video games on a daily basis.The addicted person is isolated socially and suffers from mood swings, limited imagination and an extreme focus on achievement in these games, which is measured by passing from one game level to another. Addicts totally isolate themselves from real-life events.Gaming disorder was not classified as a disease in 2013 because of incomplete evidence. This year it was classified as a disease because the evidence is now completed. There is evidence of...
November 19, 2018

Gaming disorder is an addiction

Flash floods: Time to improve our drainage infrastructure!
The recent heavy rains in Jordan led to the death of a number of people including children. There were also tragic scenes in Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman as torrential rains led to a loss of lives and property. Rainwater drainage continues to be one of the most important and major development challenges faced by Arab governments.Frequent storms, heavy rainfall and floods make it clear that global warming is an issue that underlines the need for proper infrastructure. This infrastructure is not limited to systems of water drainage, but also includes the need for networks of shelters and warning systems along with rescue equipment and ambulances and staff trained to deal with natural disasters.Heavy rain, cyclones and hurricanes are no longer unusual climatic conditions but have become...
November 19, 2018

Flash floods: Time to improve our drainage infrastructure!

When British newspapers apologized to Saudi princes
Okaz newspaperIN 2007, a British newspaper published a false report about Prince Bandar Bin Sultan. This report was one of a series of lies and rumors spread by Western newspapers in retaliation against Prince Bandar's role in confronting the Iranian terror in the region, which is supported by Qatar and carried out by the Hezbollah militia.Prince Bandar at that time was the head of the Saudi national security and the Saudi Arabian intelligence. He was involved in a security and intelligence war against the forces of evil in the region and against the terrorist nexus led by Iran.This was to protect the Saudi Judiciary against Iranian infiltration after the fall of Iraq and the emergence of the Shiite political crescent, which started in Tehran and passed through Baghdad, Damascus and...
November 19, 2018

When British newspapers apologized to Saudi princes

GCC unity at risk
Okaz newspaperIN the past 40 years, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) remained united and holding together to confront political turmoil. The GCC was established to counter post-revolution Iran, which was trying to export its ideology to the neighboring countries.The countries of the region were on full alert against the Iranian revolutionaries who wanted to swallow them or tamper with their security by launching military attacks.After the Iraq-Iran war ended, Tehran tried to expand its influence through infiltration in the Gulf countries. By interfering in the «Arab Spring», Iran managed to control four Arab capitals. With eyes on the GCC countries, it threatened them with occupation unless they aligned their policies with its own.In the past, the GCC was united in facing any political...
November 18, 2018

GCC unity at risk

When it rains in Jeddah
Okaz newspaperWHY some of our roads and tunnels are submerged in water every time it rains. Shouldn›t we fix this problem once and for all the very first time a road or tunnel gets flooded after rain?I can understand if a pumping motor malfunctioned, or a drainage point in the road clogged up, or did not drain water properly because of a construction flaw. But the city drowning every time it rains is something that is unacceptable because the problem has never been fixed.It only indicates that the quality of construction work was poor, or there was no regular maintenance, or there were no routine inspections of the drainage points and equipment to make sure they worked.I agree that much was done in the past to fix so many problems resulting from rain and floods in Jeddah. The damage is...
November 18, 2018

When it rains in Jeddah

Trump’s summit no-show draws Asian nations closer together
US President Donald Trump didn’t make it to this week’s summit of Asian nations in Singapore, but his influence was still keenly felt among the leaders who gathered in the city.One prime minister warned that the trade war between Washington and Beijing could trigger a “domino effect” of protectionist steps by other countries. Another fretted that the international order could splinter into rival blocs.“The most important and talked-about ... leader, President Trump, is the only one that did not turn up,” said Malcolm Cook, a senior fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore.And yet, in Trump’s absence, countries from South to East Asia pressed on with forging multilateral ties on trade and investment among themselves, including with China.China’s representative...
November 18, 2018

Trump’s summit no-show draws Asian nations closer together

Netanyahu on the chopping block
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expressing hope that come Sunday he won’t need to call for early elections. He will instead reportedly try to stabilize his government on that day, at the weekly cabinet meeting. However, it is almost impossible for the coalition to function with only a one-seat majority, which it was left with after Avigdor Lieberman resigned as defense minister.Lieberman’s withdrawal of his right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu Party from the prime minister’s ruling coalition left Netanyahu with a bare minimum 61-seat coalition, not enough seats to topple the government on his own, but enough to allow other parties to make demands of the Israeli leader. On cue entered right-wing Education Minister Naftali Bennett, leader of the right-wing Jewish Home Party,...
November 18, 2018

Netanyahu on the chopping block

With heavy rain, public safety must be a priority
Okaz newspaperFortunately, the weather is getting better. Now if only the delayed flood and drainage projects could be completed. These delayed projects ruin our joy every year. As soon as it rains, our streets turn into lakes.From my point of view with the changing of the weather and the heavy rain, the safety of people is a priority.I know that the situation differs from one area to another depending on the geographic location. However, what I cannot understand is why male and female teachers are forced to be present in school when schools are suspended. Why aren’t they included in the suspension of school and why are they forced to attend when there are no students?Allow me to talk about teachers who teach in remote villages and have to cross dangerous valleys on rough roads. Forcing...
November 18, 2018

With heavy rain, public safety must be a priority

The prolonged torture that is Brexit
BBC political correspondent Chris Mason stood outside of the mother of parliaments on Monday morning and said he didn’t have the “foggiest idea” about where Brexit is going. Then he made what have been described as “exasperated noises” - and promptly became an online viral sensation.But Mason’s exhalations were a disgrace for two reasons. There was much to explain about the UK government’s draft deal on leaving the European Union, and many future possibilities to explore. More importantly, Brexit, for all of the chaotic politics it has provoked, is a genuine political argument conducted within the bounds of a robust democracy. Indeed, it is a sign of a robust democracy. To make exasperated noises about it is to mock the purpose of the famed public-service BBC in national...
November 18, 2018

The prolonged torture that is Brexit

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