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There is no breakdown of reforms machine in the Kingdom!
At a time when the entire world is busy fighting coronavirus pandemic, many reform policies and programs have been halted or suspended in most countries of the world. However, the reform machine in Saudi Arabia is still working and the outcome is evident for all!The measures that the Kingdom has taken to combat the pandemic and stem its spread are commendable as these actions are based on the Human Rights based-approach.This approach finds a basis in international human rights standards as is recommended by the United Nations officials and experts, in the forefront of which is the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.But what is more commendable is that unlike other countries, reforms in the Kingdom are still continuing vigorously in various fields despite the...
May 13, 2020

There is no breakdown of reforms machine in the Kingdom!

The first and last ‘Evil Sheikhs’ in the Gulf
The bilateral relations among the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have always not been exemplary. But these ties had never encountered immorality in rivalry in the past unlike what has happened and is happening since 1996 when Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani appeared on the Qatar-Gulf political scene. This was after a coup against his father the late Sheikh Khalifa Al-Thani.Of course, since its establishment as an entity, the GCC had witnessed political and economic competition, and its relations often worsened even over an issue of football, but it has never known a stormy dispute that affected the security of the Gulf countries.There have been differences among the Gulf States but they were like the differences among sons in a house — silent differences with some...
April 30, 2020

The first and last ‘Evil Sheikhs’ in the Gulf

Saudi Former Minister of Health Hamad Almane
Will the ‘coronavirus’ crisis end? What is the least harmful of all scenarios?
On March 18, 2020, I had written an article entitled “Panic is more dangerous to us than coronavirus”, in which I gave the advice that it is not necessary to impose a total lockdown nor is it feasible for countering the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.I said that it is preferable to implement moderate precautionary measures that would stem the spread of the virus, but at the same time, they would not hamper daily life, nor impact the national economy.However, before I support my previous viewpoint from the perspective of the latest real global developments, I would like to express my pride, as a Saudi citizen, who belongs to this state.At a time when the world was suffering from a disaster of this magnitude, from the health, economic, social and security aspects, the citizen or...
April 29, 2020

Will the ‘coronavirus’ crisis end? What is the least harmful of all scenarios?

Where are the human rights defenders in the time of COVID-19?
Faheem Al-Hamid As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across borders, continents and races, forcing nearly a third of the world's population into quarantine, lockdown and social distancing, Saudi Arabia has raised the bar on human rights by caring for all in the country — Saudi citizens, residents, stranded visitors as well as each and every one of all those living in the Kingdom in violation of residency regulations.Urgently facing up to the pandemic on purely humanitarian grounds, without populist rhetoric or nationalist hyperbole, the Saudi government announced a series of painful but well studied precautionary measures that did not differentiate between citizen and resident.The leadership’s resolve to save lives without discrimination saw all health facilities activated to guarantee...
April 20, 2020

Where are the human rights defenders in the time of COVID-19?

The fight against COVID-19, a Saudi perspective
The invisible enemy, as alleged, invaded the borders of states fiercely with no regard to race, sex, age or status. The infection rate around the world has surpassed the two million mark, and the death rate surged to nearly 150,000 worldwide. Several countries have witnessed a catastrophic collapse of their healthcare systems, as a result of an unprecedented surge in patients seeking emergency medical attention in a relatively short time, outstripping the carrying capacity of their healthcare systems. Not to mention the tragic implications associated with the sharp scarcity of ventilators, PPE, and healthcare cadres. As for some countries, their healthcare systems seem somewhat steadfast but nevertheless vulnerable that could be overwhelmed at any moment. Few countries, however,...
April 18, 2020

The fight against COVID-19, a Saudi perspective

Some ask: Why do they hate Saudi Arabia?
Why this lying in wait and focusing on everything Saudi? Why are they trying to belittle the Kingdom’s achievements? Why are they trying to demonize Saudi Arabia? Why, why and why?This despite the Kingdom promoting good throughout its history and at present, being a source of inspiration for providing humanitarian support and aid to the poor countries and communities.It is also a source of support for development efforts and establishing peace, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for social and economic development from which needy peoples have benefited, and the Kingdom siding with and supporting just causes, among others.Despite the Kingdom’s clear, positive effects on the international community, especially the poor countries, there are people who are lying in wait for the...
April 17, 2020

Some ask: Why do they hate Saudi Arabia?

The challenges and opportunities facing the Saudi education system in coronavirus period
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached Saudi Arabia and the number of people infected by this virus in the Kingdom is on a steady rise. The prevalence of novel coronavirus disease keeps growing around the world. The truth is: This pandemic has changed our lives in more ways than one.The COVID-19 brought many challenges not only to the healthcare industry but to other aspects of life, including education. Children and students of all ages don’t go to schools and universities anymore, they don’t socialize in a standard way, and their routine has changed practicallyovernight, and the system has to adapt.Saudi Arabia has introduced important measures to prevent COVID-19 from spreading uncontrollably at the right time. At the very beginning of March, the Saudi Arabian government decided to close...
April 16, 2020

The challenges and opportunities facing the Saudi education system in coronavirus period

An earful from America
I CONSIDER myself fortunate to be living in Saudi Arabia at the time of this global pandemic called the Coronavirus or Covid-19. I feel safe with the steps my government has taken to protect all the Kingdom’s residents; steps taken very early on that undoubtedly have helped stave off a mass epidemic.However, such is not the case elsewhere. In the United States of America of all countries, one would have expected a far more professional response than a young country such as ours. But it does not appear so. At least in the eyes of someone who after several long years as a resident of the Kingdom had moved back to her native country. She writes: “You know I still haven't adjusted to being back here. Maybe — I say hopefully —it is just being here in Florida, but I feel such a fish...
April 14, 2020

An earful from America

Coronavirus researches are continuing ... and whatever else is lies and gossip!
Where does KAUST to start?There is a sea that blows from the west (of KAUST). And the same sea also distributes its water, fish, shells, blueness and mangroves between south and north, and it runs from underneath like rivers when it passes in the middle.On the east of KAUST, there are mountains of Makkah overlooking it with splendor, light and holiness, and that split through goodness and abundance, with reflecting the depth of purity and light that shines there since 1,400 years ago, expanding all over my country.And when you are in KAUST, you cannot choose a beginning or an end while trying to monitor a diary or a tour that you will carry out as it is all only the beginning and never an end, such as a dialogue or open debate that aspires to a final argument... Nevertheless, the research...
April 14, 2020

Coronavirus researches are continuing ... and whatever else is lies and gossip!

Coronavirus and quarantine: What now?
It is now April, a month of rebirth and renewal. April marks the beginning of spring; trees are blooming, birds are chirping, and insects and bees are hovering. It is quite a beautiful sight and yet hard to imagine that a dangerous, invisible enemy exists amongst us. In the world of the Internet, depressing news and the smell of sickness and death suffocate me. I’ve become immersed in the news feed and social media updates. In these different media platforms, I don’t search for the increase in the number of infected people nor the rising number of deaths in different countries, but search for hope... hope that this virus is dying, the curve is flattening and doctors and scientists are creating a vaccine that will miraculously make things better again. Until I catch a glimpse of...
April 13, 2020

Coronavirus and quarantine: What now?

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