Do you want the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth or do you want only half the truth? This is a question asked by those who want to tell the truth but fear doing so may displease the
Many people believe that if tourism is to succeed in Saudi Arabia, it must begin in Jeddah. The city has the ingredients needed for a flourishing tourist industry — the two most important factors being
The Supreme Council of Ulema (scholars) is to be highly commended for its ruling against forcing women to marry against their will; the council also demanded that violators be imprisoned. The ruling
A lot of talk has been going on recently about the need to care for the handicapped and to assist people with special needs. We have read and heard of programs and projects that have been planned or
Speaking recently about the rise in the prices of some consumer goods, Commerce Minister Dr. Hashim Yamani gave a number of reasons for the increases. He attributed the rise to an increase in the cost
Now that President George Bush has nominated John Bolton as American ambassador to the United Nations and Paul Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, we shouldn’t be surprised if he repeated his achievements
All of a sudden we found ourselves facing a bitter reality. It is a reality that until recently, we not only sidestepped but also denied it existed. Suddenly we have discovered that we, like any other
A widely quoted Arabic proverb is “The carpenter’s door is broken.” It refers to someone who is always repairing things at other people’s houses while his own is in need. The carpenter I am talking
