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May 28, 1960 … A historic day
On this day, May 28, 2020, Okaz newspaper completes 60 years of its brilliant and bright professional track record with an incessant march spanning over six decades. In continuation of this march featuring excellence, we always strive to take advantage of the latest innovations and developments in the field of journalism to bring about a high level of professional standards to Okaz. We are keen on adopting the highly advanced technology and tools of journalism in fulfilling all requirements to further boost our credibility while serving the nation and the people. All these are within the ambitious plans to upgrade content through the collective efforts of the editorial departments in order to bring out the newspaper as the best media product.We are highly honored in this era of information...
May 28, 2020

May 28, 1960 … A historic day

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Online education: ‘The road not taken’
By Dr. Waquar Ahmad KhanBEING a linguist, I study every aspect of language, including vocabulary, grammar, the sound of language, and how words evolve over time. So, I am always a bit conservative to make any calculations about the future of online teaching.Robert Frost in his famous poem “The Road Not Taken” symbolizes road as the choice we make in our life that impacts our destiny and future. The important message in the wake of an unprecedented outbreak of inauspicious COVID-19 has shaken up the landscape of worldwide educational scenario dramatically giving a forced choice for online education. The predominance of face-to- face teaching vs. online education shows represents choice between the road not taken versus the road taken. The road not taken calls for “emergency remote...
May 28, 2020

Online education: ‘The road not taken’

Okaz @60
Abdullah Saleh Kamel(Chairman of the Board of Directors of Okaz Organization for Press and Publication)The celebration of the 60th anniversary of bringing out the first issue of Okaz newspaper epitomizes the brilliant march of six decades of great success and professionalism on the plank of patriotism as well as on credibility and reliability.Ever since its birth on May 28, 1960, Okaz has given top priority to the interests of the homeland and the citizen, and was and still is a strong media front in confronting the enemies of the homeland.In addition to this, the newspaper has been communicating issues that are of concern for citizens and expressing their opinions on all occasions such that it could enter into the hearts of people before their homes as the leading newspaper.The...
May 28, 2020

Okaz @60

Okaz: Six decades of shining media work
Majed Al-QasabiActing Minister of MediaThe celebration of the 60 years of the foundation of Okaz newspaper takes me down memory lane to the period when the media industry was just starting to emerge and flourish in the Kingdom.Nearly 100 years ago, Saudi Arabia’s first newspaper “Umm Al-Qura” was launched by King Abdul Aziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, in 1924 (1343 Hijri). Apart from performing the role of media, the founder’s idea was that the newspaper would also be a basic and reliable reference and source for everyone who desires to learn about the features of culture, thought, literature and history of the Saudi state since its inception. His sons — the Kings who succeeded him — continued this noble trait of taking care of the media and supporting the press,...
May 28, 2020

Okaz: Six decades of shining media work

Standing together to face down a pandemic
It would have been hard to predict six months ago how a rapidly spreading pandemic would alter all our lives and affect economies around the world.To overcome the pandemic that affects all of us, we need to work together with full transparency, sharing information and understandings to combat COVID-19, control its spread, and prevent future outbreaks.This global crisis requires a global effort. We are all in this together, and now is the time to work together to stop the pandemic and prevent future ones from negatively impacting the lives and health of so many people all across the world.History proves that we can fight public health emergencies at home even as we help other nations contain the spread of disease abroad. We do this because we know that combating COVID-19 outside our borders...
May 17, 2020

Standing together to face down a pandemic

Public health after COVID-19
By Raniah ZamzamyAs we are working so hard to maintain our systems and to control the number of incidents of COVID-19, the work for recovery after the end of this pandemic may not get the same level of attention. We are not talking about the systems only but we include individual’s daily life as some will be affected financially, mentally, and physically. Special groups like elderly and disabled people; and systems such as education and social support will need extra efforts to recover. How can we be prepared? This is what we will focus here. Analyzing dataThere is tremendous amount of data for all systems. Looking at the data will give us an estimation of number of people who will need mental health, number of children who suffered from domestic violence, number of businesses that lost...
May 16, 2020

Public health after COVID-19

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?

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