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Friday 7 August 2009 (15 Sha`ban 1430)

Price increase unjustified

Retail consumers have noticed a wave of rising prices at malls and supermarkets preceding the holy month of Ramadan. According to my knowledge, there is no justification for the rise in prices unless... Full Story


Society of managers

MUHAMMAD agreed with his younger brother Saleh to invest in electronic equipment. They opened a shop. Behind their showroom is a bigger room split into two offices: one for Muhammad and the other for... Full Story


A month of family crimes

What is wrong these days? A father kills his son ... a son kills his father ... a mother kills her infant baby ... a young man shoots his friend!!! Have a look at the newspapers this month and you... Full Story




Why abstaining from marriage?

When we compare the number of youths who get married every year to those who refrain from doing so, we find the number of the latter to be much larger. The factors that prevent both young men and women... Full Story


Services in two holy mosques

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah is giving utmost concern to the two holy mosques by implementing development projects, including the cooling and shading of worshippers. The king... Full Story


Only five minutes left

In the early 1980s, some of our young men went to Afghanistan for jihad and then to Chechnya and then to other parts of the world. Even our country itself was not spared from the consequences of jihad... Full Story


For Families Only

For Families Only signs are often seen on the doors of restaurants in Jeddah. They prevent men who are bachelors or unaccompanied by their wives or children from entering. This is really too much for... Full Story


A relapse into tribalism

Although the founders of Saudi Arabia were themselves men who came from deep-rooted tribal traditions, the Kingdom was founded as an advanced state with allegiance solely to the country and not to... Full Story


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