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Wednesday 15 September 2004 (30 Rajab 1425)

Lack of Planning

During a visit to Saudi Aramco offices, a team from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) explained to company officials the academic programs offered by the university and outlined... Full Story


Plenty of Leisure Time to Do What?

Our young people, both male and female, still face the problem of what to do in their leisure time. In the absence of outlets that could fill their free time, the young people resort to their own means,... Full Story


Driven to Despair

We are all aware that public buses are one of the most important means of transportation for members of society, whether they are Saudis or non-Saudis. The most important reason for that is the reasonable... Full Story




Who Snatched Our Education?

The Minister of Education, Dr. Muhammad Al-Rasheed, and his deputy, Dr. Khider Al-Qurashi, and everyone working in the educational sector should pay close attention to the recent words of Crown Prince... Full Story


Fat Cats Among Us

The expression “fat cat” is one that we see and hear in movies and on TV. It refers to people who steal large amounts of money from public funds — from money appropriated for public works such as schools... Full Story


Blueprint for Pollution

Let me start my article with stories because there are things to be learned from them. Here is a conversation repeated in every engineering office when a blueprint for a building or a house has been... Full Story


The Fear of STC

The president of the Saudi Telecom Company has refused to comment on what I, along with many others, wrote in our local newspapers resulting from his statement about competition between communication... Full Story


Driving Schools

In many articles appearing in our newspapers and magazines, people blame the absence of traffic laws for the mess we see on our roads and streets. Every once in a while, we see new traffic laws being... Full Story


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