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In "Opinion / OP-ED"
August 17, 2017
The Middle East in transition
August 16, 2017
Pakistanis celebrate Independence Day
August 16, 2017
What will we do when the expats leave?
August 16, 2017
Understanding Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear game plan
THE discussion was about tourism in Saudi Arabia, when a member of our group commented, “What tourism are you talking about? I have just returned from a long car trip that took me from Jeddah to Taif, Baha, Abha, and back. Truth must be told: We still miss the success elements of true tourism!”As much as he admired the landscape, the cool climate and the architect heritage on the foothills of the mountains and valleys, my friend was deeply saddened by the low quality of accommodation, entertainment, shopping and dining services. “Hotels and apartments are more expensive than in major cities despite their poor standards,” he complained, “Restaurants are modest, low in diversity, poorly served, and most have no family sections.”Then, he noted, “If you enjoy the beautiful nature...
August 15, 2017
Our ‘white’ oil — tourism
August 15, 2017
India and Pakistan: 70 degrees of separation
JACOB Zuma, president of South Africa, survived a no-confidence motion in the country’s parliament last week. It was the eighth since he took office eight years ago.Zuma won the vote by more than a whisker, with 198 votes in his favor, 177 against. But it wasn’t a full-hearted endorsement, and he was wounded by the fact that between 30 and 40 members of his ruling African National Congress ignored party leaders’ expulsion threats and instead chose either to abstain or vote against him in the secret ballot.Zuma, who was elected president of South Africa in 2009 and re-elected in 2014, is a man with many political lives. Since 1999, he has faced charges of corruption, rape and misuse of public money. The corruption charges, initially dismissed, were revived last year. He was acquitted...
August 14, 2017
From Putin to Zuma to Trump, voters put personality over policy
August 14, 2017
Qatari catalog!
August 09, 2017
Haj is not just a business
August 09, 2017
Pakistan judiciary and the trial of Nawaz Sharif
