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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

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

The role of Labor Ministry in social development
OkazThis is a golden opportunity for families where private tutors can add value to their children and complement the role of schools in providing them with the best education.IN my opinion, the Ministry of Labor has made significant contributions to social development.Recently, the ministry approved issuance of special work visas for male and female home tutors in the category of domestic workers. Through these visas, Saudi families can recruit private tutors from abroad. I believe that this is a positive development and a step toward social improvement.Families for a long time have been suffering because of the absence of private tutoring facilities for their children. This is especially the case for families where parents spend most of their time outside their homes and who are in need...
November 15, 2018

The role of Labor Ministry in social development

The benefits of train service
OkazIf we were able to successfully overcome all the financial and logistics hurdles before establishing this historic national project, the stage of successfully operating the service requires bigger efforts.I WISH the Public Transport Authority applied more control on the company operating the Haramain Express Train when it comes to setting ticket prices.The Public Transportation Authority and the Ministry of Transport should look at this project, which cost more than SR60 billion, with a broader outlook than generating profits through selling tickets. If we were able to successfully overcome all the financial and logistics hurdles before establishing this historic national project, the stage of successfully operating the service requires bigger efforts, at least in its initial...
November 14, 2018

The benefits of train service

The digital evidence
OkazThere are lessons that need to be learned in order to protect our children.IN a recent incident, a 15-year-old boy was given first aid and then rushed to hospital after a failed suicide attempt.Everyone was shocked. They started asking what made the boy to attempt suicide at this young age. Was he bullied at school? Was it the Blue Whale game? Was it drugs? Or was it something else? What did the father discover?Before I answer what led to the boy’s suicide attempt, let us get familiar with the danger of smartphones to minors. Many families are careless and neglect the danger posed by smartphones to their children. Smartphones could become the means to drive youngsters to suicide or to a scandal.Smartphones allow minors to interact with the outside world through social networking...
November 13, 2018

The digital evidence

Hit hard by rain
Okaz newspaperThe Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs knows that flooding of streets during rain is a stain on its record because it becomes obvious that the city lacked major infrastructure development.MOST Saudi cities get their share of floods and destruction during the rainy season. For a fact, rain and floods are a universal problem and not limited to one country or other.The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs knows that flooding of streets during rain is a stain on its record because it becomes obvious that the city lacked major infrastructure development.All our small and big cities did not complete their floodwater drainage projects. The National Water Company joined the club and drowned us even deeper with surfacing groundwater.Because the ministry has assumed total...
November 12, 2018

Hit hard by rain

Devilish Iran besieged
Okaz newspaperTHE new US sanctions against Iran took effect on Nov. 5. Many countries bet that President Donald Trump did not have the intention to impose these sanctions and it was nothing but an empty threat.They argued that the sanctions could not be effectively imposed because of international complications and conflicts of interest. President Trump, however, proved that he can go far and has the determination to impose these sanctions at a time when the Iranian leaders were making fun of him, believing until the last minute that the talk of sanctions was nothing more than a political maneuver.Iran deserves tougher punishments because it is the biggest rogue country in the Middle East, especially after the honeymoon between Iran and the US administration under Barack Obama ended.During...
November 11, 2018

Devilish Iran besieged

Tehran suffocating
Okaz newspaperHungry people will have a different opinion when the rope is tightened around their necks and life becomes miserable beyond imagination.THE fifth of November was not an ordinary day. On that day, the dealings with a terror regime changed. The dream of the Iranian leaders to control the entire region was put to an end.The sequence of destroying projects established by this terrorist regime has begun. The sanctions started to close down the channels of funds funneled through to spread terror and chaos in the region.The United States imposed tough economic sanctions on Iran, the effects of which are expected to rally support for an uprising against the regime, speeding up its fall. This regime cannot be a normal one because it is founded on myths.The sanctions will no doubt...
November 08, 2018

Tehran suffocating

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