In one of the most serious confessions ever made by terrorists, the media quoted one member of a terror group as saying his organization used to collect about SR1 million every day from charity money
During the holy month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims, including the old, feeble and first-time pilgrims, gather at the Grand Mosque. A visitor must appreciate the incredible effort being made to serve
The very existence of women in our society seems to represent a real problem that continues to create diverse — and sometimes extremely conflicting — views on how this issue should be addressed. There
On the plane I sat beside an old woman from the country I was traveling to. In the adjacent seats were two of her daughters who must have been in their 50s and 60s. While we were seated waiting for
The minister of labor has said that foreign work force would be reduced at the rate of 100,000 annually. My first impression reading that statement was that this could help eliminate unemployment among
Now, after all the enthusiasm and sensation surrounding the long-awaited decision to start teaching of English at our public schools, the Ministry of Education almost killed the whole idea. In
Much has been written about the long lists of banned items the Customs Department insists on enforcing on travelers arriving at any of the Kingdom’s entry points. The world is fast changing around
The Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), Hamad Al-Sayyari, brought us some good news. He told us that public finances had significantly improved in 2003; in 2002 there was a surplus
