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The isolation of Qatar and the collapse of the ‘Brotherhood’ scheme
Fourteen months have passed since the beginning of Qatar’s isolation, but the regime of the “Two Hamads” (Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, former Emir of Qatar, and Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani, former Prime Minister of Qatar) is still drowning in its illusions and floundering amid its political immaturity. This is despite the record distances traveled by the Emir of Qatar and the country’s foreign minister, shuttling between the world’s capitals from one corner of the globe to the other, only to return empty-handed. Everywhere they went, the constant reply they received was: The solution is in Riyadh and not in Washington, Paris, London or Berlin.A number of incidents have recently come to light to expose the inner workings of the regime of the “Two Hamads”. Following are just a few...
August 07, 2018

The isolation of Qatar and the collapse of the ‘Brotherhood’ scheme

Europe: Racist dialogue!
The echoes of the recent World Cup in Russia continue, especially on the European continent, and these echoes have implications worldwide. People still talk about the size of the contribution of immigrants to the victory of the French team in the World Cup, and that the team reflects a new reality for France as Africans and Muslims contributed to putting a smile on the faces of the French people in achieving one of the most important victories French sporting history. There are those who say that the team reflects the natural diversity of humanity.While in Germany (the team that won the previous championship) there was a different situation, as the star of the team Mesut Özil, who is of Turkish origin, announced his retirement from international football because of a “racist attack”...
August 06, 2018

Europe: Racist dialogue!

Jordan-GCC relations in context of the Makkah Summit
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman called for a four-nation summit to be held in Makkah on Monday, June 11 in order to discuss financial support for Jordan. The summit came days after widespread protests in Jordan against the economic crisis and a proposed increase in income tax, which led to the resignation of the government and the withdrawal of the bill. The final communiqué of the summit included the commitment of the three countries to provide a package of economic aid to Jordan totaling $2.5 billion. This would include a deposit in Jordan’s Central Bank, World Bank guarantees for Jordan, budgetary support for five years, and financing for development projects from development funds.It is undeniable that the Jordanian popular demands are justified, yet there are some who...
August 02, 2018

Jordan-GCC relations in context of the Makkah Summit

We fail to recognize our shortcomings
In spite of the optimism generated by Vision 2030, and the commitment by several ministries and public service organizations to reengineer their work processes and streamline them for a better tomorrow, there still remain a few that somehow do not seem to get it.Take the opening of Jeddah’s new airport facilities. Promised to the people of the city for more than a decade, the airport still has not opened officially. Do not be fooled by the recent soft opening as it only caters to a couple of flights. It was promised to us in 2012, then again in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and finally in May of this year they managed to achieve a “soft opening”.Earlier in the year, I was one of those relieved to hear that a Singaporean outfit had taken over the managing of the airport, only to be...
August 01, 2018

We fail to recognize our shortcomings

Unified lease agreement and resolution of disputes
Real estate disputes arising between landlords and tenants account for a large percentage of the cases lodged before the regional emirates, police stations and courts. The processing and resolution of these disputes can drag on and consume much of the time of judges and officials in other governmental departments, let alone the parties at dispute. Judges very often hesitate before making a judgment and try to help the disputing parties reach an amicable solution and make some concessions. Usually, the judge asks the landlord to make some concessions and reduce the amount of rent he claims from the tenant.In fact, the majority of judges resolve the disputes amicably and in some cases they let litigation drag on in order to convince the landlord to decrease the amount of rent which the...
August 01, 2018

Unified lease agreement and resolution of disputes

Al-Rajhi: A billionaire ready to die!
It was my first visit to the Qassim region. The media tour was organized by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. One of my favorite program highlights was the visit to two of the biggest palm tree farms in the world. One belongs to the family of the late Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, and the other to the Sulaiman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi Endowment. Both give all their products free to charity.Sheikh Sulaiman’s son, Dr. Mohammed, joined us, as we toured their Al-Watania Poultry farm and factory, and met with a staff of highly-trained Saudi men and women.During a visit to a family exhibition, the Sheikh showed us how his labs developed ways to eliminate the bad smell that comes from poultry farms, and to get rid of harmful insects that infect plants, by raising and...
July 31, 2018

Al-Rajhi: A billionaire ready to die!

Tom and Jerry: Capitalism!
It seems that several large countries have their knives out and are ready to exact “financial” revenge on major technology companies. After the harsh $15 billion tax fine imposed on Apple by Irish authorities, there was a fine of $5 billion on Google by European Union regulators for breaking antitrust laws.Now that the Amazon electronic commerce company has become one of the world’s largest companies, all eyes are focused on it and its owner, Jeff Bezos the stepson of a Cuban immigrant who is now the wealthiest American, richer than Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.Amazon’s success is due to the fact that it has become an electronic retailer that gives consumers a choice, breaking up the strong monopoly of retail sales. The company has become directly responsible for the closing of...
July 30, 2018

Tom and Jerry: Capitalism!

Romance of rains replaced with remorse in India
“Ye re, ye re pausa, tula deto paisa, paisa jhala khota, paus jhala mota” (Rains, rains; please come, I will give you money; the money was spurious, the rain increased its fury) was the Marathi poem taught to us in school in 1960. We recited it dancing in the rains of Mumbai. We loved the rains, as children. Monsoons meant new umbrellas, rubber shoes, hot savouries, perhaps a school holiday, even a picnic to a fort or a hill station.Now, the annual monsoons are becoming a nightmare. It is indeed an ignominy that despite the experiences of decades, cities and villages get flooded within a few hours. In early July this year, the city of Mumbai simply collapsed due to flooding in many parts.Mumbai gets inundated with floods annually because the city is a combination of seven islands. The...
July 30, 2018

Romance of rains replaced with remorse in India

Canadians reflect on their blessings and challenges
Canada and the US have fought in the past, with Canadians repulsing a US invasion that would have made their country a part of the US had it succeeded. But since then they have developed excellent trade, cultural, diplomatic and commercial relations.However, as it celebrated its national day this year, Canada looked nervously at its American neighbor. Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, New Democratic Party chief Jagmeet Singh and some others shunned the American Independence Day celebrations in Ottawa and several Canadians have begun boycotting American goods.It may only be a storm in a teacup, given their close ties, but Canada and the US are unexpectedly embroiled in a mini-trade war. Rather, Canada, a country of some 37 million people, has been dragged into a trade conflict with its giant...
July 29, 2018

Canadians reflect on their blessings and challenges

Labor courts and the rights of expatriate workers
Okaz daily recently reported that the Ministry of Justice has qualified and prepared 58 judges to work in labor courts, which will open next year. The ministry has also honed the professional skills of judges to help them carry out their duties properly and apply their skills to the legal environment. The judges were trained on labor-related legal issues such as the conditions of employment contracts; guarantee and compensation related to risks and injuries; ministerial regulations, and decisions and circulars pertaining to labor and social insurance laws.The judges were also instructed in the execution law and its bylaws, how to verify evidence in labor disputes and the arbitration and amicable resolution of labor disputes that are being reviewed before a labor law court, as well as how...
July 25, 2018

Labor courts and the rights of expatriate workers

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