Traffic Laws in Saudi Arabia Between Infraction and Enforcement
Every year in Saudi Arabia, misery visits households across the land as the lives of approximately 7000 people are cut short as a result of traffic accidents. Some 39,000 more…
The Qatar Phenomenon
It is not easy to pigeon-hole Qatar, a stand-alone Middle Eastern state in more ways than one, geographically, politically, economically, influentially. That Qatar aspires to become a major player in the…
Saudi Cleric Reveals the Treatment of Love
A Saudi Cleric says on the Islamic TV Iqraa (lit. recite) that the treatment of love comes in six potions: Praying, averting one’s glance, keeping distance from the beloved, thinking about…
Egypt Sentences Six to Death and Morsi to Life Prison in Qatar Spying Case
Causing uproar among journalists and human rights groups, the Egyptian court verdict is being massively criticised. The long winded Qatar espionage case is finally coming to close as six people, including two Al…
Saudi Celebrates Local Artists
The Kingdom has unveiled plans to showcase the arts and grow its media industry to counter negative stereotypes. The initiatives are part of the wide-ranging National Transformation Program 2020. “The intention…
What Happens When Arab Autocrats Left to Fend for Themselves?
It is a difficult task to explain everything about the Middle East in a short article. So what I am going to do is to present an important, yet sometimes provocative series of headlines…
Women Face Jail for Checking Husband’s Phone in Saudi Arabia
What about a man who beats his wife? What about a man who does not give his wife her rights? The law should do something about this too. Women in Saudi…
The Bin Ladens: A Saudi Bellwether
The layoffs followed last year’s collapse of a Bin Laden construction crane that killed 107 people and prompted the government to ban the brothers from travelling abroad as well as…
Women: A Benchmark of Saudi and Iranian Reform
In a slick document, entitled Vision 2030 that was drafted by Western consultants, Saudi Arabia identifies sports “as a mainstay of a healthy and balanced lifestyle and promises “to encourage…
Evolution of Turmoil in Middle East: Western Role (Part One)
Given the current Middle Eastern scenario, one may reasonably hold the argument that the on-going turmoil in Middle East owes its burden equally to the Machiavellian Anglo-American policies in the…