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Newspapers shape public opinion
OkazThe biggest problem here is that we neglected our traditional media institutions. We had accumulated experiences from the 1980s and 1990s when we had strong media presence in Europe and America.THE vicious media campaign that was launched against Saudi Arabia in the past few weeks was led by the traditional Western media, including newspapers like The Washington Post and The New York Times, BBC, CNN and France24. This campaign proved that what shapes public opinion in any media war is without doubt newspapers and TV channels, and nothing else.Is this the first media campaign launched against Saudi Arabia? And is it going to be the last?No doubt this is not going to be the last. What is happening now is elevating this media war to its fullest level. This is mainly because Saudi people...
November 07, 2018

Newspapers shape public opinion

Ending the Yemen war
OkazSaudi Arabia and its allies are not having fun in Yemen and they do not have any plans to stay in the country forever or interfere in its internal affairs.NO one wants the war in Yemen to continue forever. The military intervention in Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia, aimed at preventing the creation of the environment for a bigger war that would destroy all the neighboring countries.Imagine the condition of Yemen had the outlawed Houthi militias assumed full control of the country and succeeded in turning it into an Iranian missile base, threatening the southern Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa countries.Saudi Arabia and its allies succeeded in preventing Yemen from falling victim to a country with a theocratic government that is supported by religious clerics who think their...
November 06, 2018

Ending the Yemen war

When silence is shame
OkazHOW can we justify the silence on issues concerning our country from those who used to speak in the past on every matter? This would have been acceptable if such people did not speak at all in the past in the first place.How can we justify the silence of those who used to create too much noise on so many issues and participate in every debate on petty issues in the face of this ongoing vicious campaign against the Kingdom? What do we call this silence?Silence is a given right, if it is a part of person›s nature and his normal behavior. As for those who used to appear on social media defending rights and making opinions on every issue big or small, in favor or against, how can we justify their silence in front of this vicious campaign? They are hiding behind their silence.I am not...
November 06, 2018

When silence is shame

Street cleaners deserve charity
Okaz newspaperSOME street cleaners are seen standing in locations near shopping centers and traffic lights. They greet each passing pedestrian with a broad smile, although it is for the ones who pass to initiate the greeting according to the teachings of Islam.Some of these workers greet people in a way as if they are looking for charity. Many people thankfully hand them something while others criticize those who do this.Those who oppose giving charity to street cleaners claim that these expatriates earn hundreds of riyals every day from begging. They ask the alms givers to stop the habit because these street cleaners are not in real need and they are actually fooling do-gooders who show sympathy to them.I have read many debates on this issue in published articles and on social media. Some...
November 04, 2018

Street cleaners deserve charity

Saad Al-Faqih’s new version
Okaz newspaperWhat I do not understand is why Saad Al-Faqih agreed to be a tool of the Qatari regime although the country’s ruling system is very similar to that of Saudi Arabia.SUDDENLY Saudi dissident Saad Al-Faqih reappeared on the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for an interview. I thought the Qataris would be bored with Al-Faqih and his anonymous Twitter accounts because he has nothing new to offer.The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi confused the Qataris and they decided to rehabilitate Al-Faqih and host him again in order to complete their plot against Saudi Arabia. Can Al-Faqih stand his ground or is he going to start cursing, spread lies and hurl false accusations on air or through his Twitter accounts?In the mid-1990s, Al-Faqih was the first Saudi dissident to be...
November 01, 2018

Saad Al-Faqih’s new version

The perils of phony degrees
OkazHow will a rational person trust a doctor holding a fake certificate to carry out a surgical operation? How will the municipality trust an engineer with a phony degree to supervise an important project?NO one can deny the extent of corruption and the economic, security and social threats when discussing the case of phony degrees issued from fake universities.The sale of fake certificates has become a profitable business. An article published in 2008, under the title «The economics of phony degrees», estimated the profits generated from the sale of fake certificates at more than a billion dollar annually. It is most likely that this number has increased with the high reach of social media and with the evolution of innovative cheating methods in marketing fake universities and their...
October 31, 2018

The perils of phony degrees

Messing around with Saudi Arabia is suicidal
OkazThe powers that were conspiring against the country were exposed and the Saudis got to know who their real friends are. Most importantly, the Saudi government faced these insane and vicious attacks with calm and wisdom, turning the tables on those who tried to mess with our country.OVER the past several days, Saudi Arabia has become the target of an unprecedented media and political campaign on an international level. This smear campaign used newspapers, TV channels and social media platforms as well as heads of government and members of parliaments to attack the country. They all participated in this vicious attack, which was the biggest of its kind yet. Then what happened?Saudi Arabia was not shaken by the magnitude of the propaganda campaign against it. The Saudi government carried...
October 30, 2018

Messing around with Saudi Arabia is suicidal

Brotherhood our enemy
OkazIt is not strange that they do not believe in a modern state because their culture is very much similar to that of bandits.I CAN find excuses for those who make me an enemy for personal reasons. I understand the position of a country that is viewed as enemy to my country. The same can be said for a devilish party that inherited hatred from the past and is using it for the future as an excuse to settle accounts.But it is very difficult for me to understand the position of a group that grew within us and benefitted from our wealth and managed to thrive with our support at a time when their closest people betrayed them.I always believed that the dangers of political Islam were greater than its benefits. No one ever used the religion of Islam as a card to push their political agenda as...
October 29, 2018

Brotherhood our enemy

Our banks and payment complications
OkazSome banks claim that they suffer because many people do not pay back their loan installments and as a result they incur huge losses. Reality, however, shows the opposite.SAUDI media constantly shed light on the role of banks in our society and the way they lure citizens to the loan trap. Banks mount advertisement campaigns encouraging people to take loans. They highlight the advantages of bank loans while hiding the negative consequences.The media highlighted the social disaster that happens as a result of loans and falling victim to tough and vague conditions put forth by the banks, which are not visible when a person taking the loan is signing the debt contract.Some banks claim that they suffer because many people do not pay back their loan installments and as a result they incur...
October 28, 2018

Our banks and payment complications

The European-American conflict
OkazIf we want to understand what happened over the past few months, or maybe weeks, and what will happen in the future in the fight for power and wealth, then we have to understand the size of the European-American conflict.THE Europeans invaded the Middle East early last century in search of its wealth. They divided the wealth between them using many excuses and under different names: management, mandate and colonizing. The Europeans abandoned all other colonies after their wealth dissipated but they remained in the Arabian Gulf region.It looks like the Europeans remembered the area again, this time through Iran, where they finally found what they were looking for: a land and a people that love living and wait for a moment of relief.If we want to understand what happened over the past...
October 25, 2018

The European-American conflict

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