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Wednesday 4 November 2009 (16 Dhul Qa`dah 1430)

Elections are not good for us

I have no connection whatsoever with the recently held elections for the board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). I do not belong to any trading or industrial family.... Full Story


Remittances frightening

ANEWS report about the huge remittances made by expatriates in the Kingdom over 10 years totaling SR616 billion went unnoticed as if it was a news story about the donation of blankets to some disaster-stricken... Full Story


Why do we close our schools for 266 days a year?

Students in Japan study 243 days a year, which is the longest school year in the entire world. In Sweden, however, students attend school only 170 days a year, making it the shortest school year in... Full Story




181 love messages = 70 flogs

The Arabic language is rich in synonyms. Perhaps that is what prompted the famous Egyptian writer, Abbas Mahmoud Al-Aqqad, to call it the “poetic language.” There are of course other reasons for this... Full Story