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No one is immune from criticism
The royal family of Britain is one of the most recognized institutions in the world. Matters related to the royal family are followed with great interest from the Bahamas in the west to Australia and New Zealand in the east. As in the UK, the British royal family headed by the Queen of England is also revered in many countries.Much of that allegiance can be attributed to the fact that British colonialism of the 19th and 20th century made the population of the colonized countries subjects of the British throne. But the family is also popular with nations and people unaffected by Britain’s conquests in past centuries.It is not simply overseas interest that keeps the flames of the British royal family burning. There are millions who have thronged to the UK; many drawn by the allure of this...
October 03, 2018

No one is immune from criticism

Nuclear power fits in best with Saudi Arabia’s plans to diversify energy sources
Saudi Arabia may be the region’s top hydrocarbon producer, but it is also one of the largest consumers of energy resources. The situation is such that the Kingdom is looking to diversify its energy mix in the face of rapidly growing demand for electricity to meet the country’s mounting energy needs. Nuclear power has emerged as one of the most viable options at a time when the Kingdom requires sustainable energy sources to drive its ambitious march to the future.Currently Saudi Arabia consumes over one-quarter of its oil production to power its electricity plants, according to World Nuclear Association estimates. Growing energy needs mean that much of the Kingdom’s oil production will be consumed domestically by 2030 if alternative options are not in place by then.Thankfully, Saudi...
October 02, 2018

Nuclear power fits in best with Saudi Arabia’s plans to diversify energy sources

Punish expats engaged in cover-up business
Okaz newspaperNewspapers recently ran a true story on betrayal, which was about a young Syrian man named Bahaa and his accomplice in crime, who robbed and murdered an 80-year-old American man in his house in Istanbul. The victim in this story had chosen the city of Istanbul for his retirement. Details have shown that the victim met Bahaa in Taksim Square, where the Syrian told him that he was a refugee, hungry and without a home. The victim with good intentions took him home to feed him and give him shelter. Bahaa along with his accomplice, murdered the old man, stole his money and other belongings and escaped.People were shocked at the crime and the cruelty of Bahaa and his accomplice who mercilessly murdered the old man.However, opinion differs with regard to a similar crime in central...
October 02, 2018

Punish expats engaged in cover-up business

The rise of Adel Al-Jubeir
There was a time when many wondered who could fill the place that late Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal occupied for half a century. It seemed, then, that it was impossible to find a top diplomat with his charisma, connections, experience and prestige.Then, came Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir, a relatively young, if not new, face from the Saudi Embassy in Washington. He was appointed foreign minister on 29 April 2015, replacing the legendary Al-Faisal, who resigned due to health issues.Press conferences are the ultimate test of seasoned leaders and diplomats. They need to be fully aware, intelligent, logical, relaxed and confident. In New York, during last week’s world summit, I listened to Al-Jubeir’s impressive answers to difficult questions about thorny issues, including Iran,...
October 02, 2018

The rise of Adel Al-Jubeir

Overpriced train tickets
OkazThe Haramain Express Train was launched last week by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. The train will cover the 450 km between Makkah and Madinah at a speed of 300 kph, linking five stations: Makkah, Jeddah, King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah, Rabigh and Madinah.This is the largest electric speed train project in the Middle East and an important addition to the Kingdom’s railway system. However, unfortunately as with the Metro-North train, tickets on the Haramain Express cost about the same as railway tickets in Europe. The nature of our society is that Saudis have large families, which makes train travel for a Saudi family expensive.It would be cheaper for a family of two or more to rent a car for a whole day in order to travel from Makkah to Madinah....
October 01, 2018

Overpriced train tickets

Saudi Arabia: Achievement of peace!
The historic peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia signed recently in Jeddah under the auspices of the UN puts an end to one of the world’s most difficult, prolonged and bloody conflicts.The conflict between the two African nations was shaped by many events. The Italian and British colonization of the region led to the demarcation of unfair geographical borders exacerbating the grievances of the peoples of the two countries. When Ethiopia during the reign of Haile Selassie forcibly incorporated the territory of Eritrea, conflicts turned into armed battles with underground cells and organizations.Setbacks and victories continued until the popular referendum of 1993, in which Eritrean independence from Ethiopia was recognized, and the latter acknowledged the outcome of the...
October 01, 2018

Saudi Arabia: Achievement of peace!

MAHA AL-SHEHRI
Burning a woman’s car
OkazOver the last months, several cars owned by women have been burned by men who wanted to express their opposition to the decision permitting women to drive. The perpetrators have set women’s cars on fire thinking that doing such a thing makes them more masculine or displays their strength and power. It is a daring act but at the end of the day it expresses nothing but weakness. Those men see the right of women to drive as a form of competition, so they want to leave a message saying that they are stronger.One of the perpetrators, a young man, threatened openly to burn women’s cars and even posted a video of himself voicing these threats. He was apprehended and punished by the authorities. However, other perpetrators did not reveal their identity and used underhanded methods to...
September 30, 2018

Burning a woman’s car

Why Germany apologized and Canada backed down
During the past two years, Saudi diplomacy has been able to strike an external balance in its relations with major world countries. It has strengthened its contacts with its allies worldwide in line with a clear political policy that does not accept any attempt to violate its sovereignty. Riyadh has bolstered its status as a pivotal and influential country at both the regional and international level in line with a clear international diplomatic policy.This is confirmed by the keenness of a major world power, like Germany, to respond to the Kingdom’s stand by requesting an end to the crisis with Riyadh. Germany has apologized to Riyadh and has announced its wish for the Saudi ambassador to return to Berlin, to end the “dispute” between the two countries and to turn a new page in...
September 30, 2018

Why Germany apologized and Canada backed down

A ticket for an absent passenger
On Tuesday, the Haramain Express Train was launched in the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The dream of this massive project became a reality the second the train arrived in Madinah from Jeddah. The Haramain Express Train can now be added to the long list of achievements of Saudi Arabia.This special occasion took me back to a conversation I once had with late Makkah governor Prince Abdulmajeed Bin Abdulaziz when he was in charge of the Haramain Express project. He told me that we would travel on the train in three year’s time. At that time, the project was only an idea on paper and I saw it as something that would take a long time to achieve and was haunted by the fear that the project would be delayed just like some other projects at that time.But Prince Abdulmajeed...
September 27, 2018

A ticket for an absent passenger

US policies worsen plight of Palestinians
US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of funds from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and his closing of the Palestinian authority office in the US underline a basic fact – the United States provides enormous military, economic and diplomatic support to Israel which encourages and enables it to impose its diktat on Palestinians and their neighbors instead of seeking a just peace.These decisions also reiterate what Trump has made clear, before his election and since, that his instincts lie with his supporters in the American Bible belt. Trump has made no effort to hide his feelings toward Islam and its followers. Now he is turning some of those instincts into US policy, likely with disastrous results.In the past there have...
September 27, 2018

US policies worsen plight of Palestinians

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