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Will Haftar’s Libyan advance finally bring peace?
The long-expected military showdown in the Libyan capital Tripoli has begun.General Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) is closing in on the city on three fronts. The internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) has vowed to defend itself with what its leader Faiez Serraj called a “Volcano of Rage”.However, the reality is that the GNA has no forces directly under its command. It has been forming a Presidential Guard for two years. Commanders have been appointed, arms and equipment sourced and a few ordinary soldiers recruited. But their pay and conditions simply do not compare to what can be earned in the militias. Besides being paid by the government, these gangs pull in substantially more cash through fuel and people smuggling, blackmail, extortion and...
April 09, 2019

Will Haftar’s Libyan advance finally bring peace?

Reward for whistle-blowers
Al-MadinaWITHOUT doubt, fake products exist in our market. They include clothes, perfumes, watches, bags, shoes and electrical equipment and products.Some products are not only imitations, but they also do not conform to the approved standard specifications and some of them are not good for any use.Because of the fact that the capacity of manpower at the Ministry of Commerce and Investment, which is monitoring the markets regularly, is very limited, the ministry came up with the idea of announcing financial award for anyone reporting a case of commercial fraud. The reward is 25 percent of the value of the fine, which the court decides.This is one of the ways the ministry has come up with to combat rampant commercial fraud.Recently, the ministry announced an SR50,000 reward to a Saudi...
April 09, 2019

Reward for whistle-blowers

Little to choose from in Israel’s elections
On any other day, the announcement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is considering formally annexing certain Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and that he is not ready to evacuate ”a single person” from West Bank settlements would be blockbuster news. But these pronouncements come just before the April 9 general elections, and they come from Netanyahu who could be victorious at the ballot box, producing further banner headlines.Netanyahu, who also recently ruled out a Palestinian state as being an existential danger, is the only Israeli leader who has accepted the two-state solution only to do everything to prevent it from happening. He is certainly in no hurry to seek a Palestinian settlement. It used to be that the Palestinian-Israeli problem took...
April 08, 2019

Little to choose from in Israel’s elections

Even numbers lie!
It has long been said that a picture was worth a thousand words, but with the evolution of the tools of technology and applications such as Photoshop, the reliability of images is highly suspect. The same appears to be the case with figures, data and statistics. It has been said that numbers do not lie, but today with the spread of the phenomenon of false news, numbers are also a matter of doubt and concern.I have a set of news stories backed by “numbers”. These stories cover very serious topics, but it is clear that the numbers involved mean that the stories can be seen from more than one angle. Various economists around the world have glorified the shale oil revolution and how it has made the United States a serious competitor in the international oil market and provided America with...
April 08, 2019

Even numbers lie!

Abdo Khal
Fugitives from our homes
OkazI FIND myself forced to write about the issue of Saudi girls fleeing the country. This is a topic that has been discussed many times.Outside forces are trying to instigate Saudi girls to escape from their home country taking advantage of their situation and emotional outbursts. At the same time, there are many voices that call against such attempts and criticize those who instigate our girls to escape abroad.In spite of all the cases of girls escaping, we can firmly say that we are a society like any other where such social problems occur occasionally. Outside forces are taking these isolated instances and sensationalize them in the media in order to rouse foreign governments and civil society organizations to turn against Saudi Arabia.We are a country that is targeted from many a...
April 08, 2019

Fugitives from our homes

The advance on Tripoli
Although Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has threatened the Libyan capital before, the current military advance to take over Tripoli is a major assault that could easily blow up into a fresh military confrontation. Despite all of Libya’s instability since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has not seen a move as potentially explosive as this in years.While there have often been questions about whether Haftar has the military forces to seize the capital, because he commands the Libya National Army which controls two-thirds of Libya, he stands a chance of realizing his objective while at the same time raising fears of a major showdown with rival militias. Libya has long been ripe for chaos. Even though the two main parties to the conflict are Haftar and the internationally recognized...
April 07, 2019

The advance on Tripoli

Areej aljohani
University cities in the UK
OkazTHE total number of British universities, according to Times Higher Education, exceeds 89 universities. They are distributed between Scotland, England and Wales.In addition to the strong education system in this UK, there are major reasons why the emphasis on higher education is due to direct economic benefits to the country.When I talk about university cities here, I do not mean the cities that are surrounded by high concrete walls that no one can traverse without an entry card or a permit, that do not serve the surrounding neighborhood and that close its gates to prevent women from going out without prior permission.Reading in England, where I am finishing my fifth year as a scholarship student, is a small city in size but it is complete with all necessary services. I do not need to...
April 07, 2019

University cities in the UK

NATO at seventy
THE North Atlantic Treaty Organization has spent the last 70 years readying itself for its primary task, which has always been to defend Western Europe from attack by the Russians and their allies. When in 1991 the Warsaw Pact collapsed along with the old Soviet Union, the argument was made that NATO no longer had any enemies and had outlived its usefulness. But thoughts of disbanding it were put on hold. To keep its multilateral military formations working with each other, the Brussels-based organization had deployments to shooting wars in Afghanistan and Bosnia. The armed forces of the 29-member countries continued to train together and send senior officers to NATO headquarters. The principle has always been that in the event of a threat, NATO should ready itself to field a credible...
April 04, 2019

NATO at seventy

Yemdini: The root cause of road accidents in Saudi Arabia
“YEMDINI”, which translates as “I can” or “I’ve got this”, is a Saudi slang word that in my opinion sums up the root cause of car accidents in Saudi Arabia. In my many years of training at Saudi Aramco and my life experience in the community outside, I have found that all the research and discussion about causes of car accidents in the Kingdom – and there are many - end up with one main root cause which is the driver’s behavior.Statistics of Saudi Aramco’s Loss Prevention Department and the Ministry of Interior show that almost 80 percent of car accidents in the Kingdom relate to drivers’ bad driving habits. Examples include, tailgating, running red lights, incorrect overtaking and speeding.This is when “Yemdini” struck my mind as a title for the root cause of car...
April 04, 2019

Yemdini: The root cause of road accidents in Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Al-Osaimi
Should stores be closed during prayer time?
Al-YaumDr. Yehya Al-Samaan, assistant speaker of the Shoura Council, said that the Council is discussing a recommendation that stores in the Kingdom should not be closed during prayer time. This issue has been discussed extensively over the years and a final decision should be reached because the issue affects the daily life of the general public.I personally have written about this issue and have supported those who call for not closing stores during prayer time. I have my own reasons for taking this position and I, of course, realize that those opposed to this decision have their own reasons as well. But the final decision should be made based on logic and the greater good of society.However, I want to send this message to the members of the Shoura Council: closing a store during prayer...
April 04, 2019

Should stores be closed during prayer time?

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