Mohammed Al-Bakr

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Punish those who litter our beaches

It has to be admitted that some Saudis and expatriates act stupidly and carelessly. They do not care about those who come after them. They do not care about the services provided by the municipalities, or the money the government ...

Unemployed Saudi engineers

PERHAPS we understand that the lack of job opportunities for uneducated and unskilled Saudis is not the fault of the private sector, or the public sector either. Finding employment for the unqualified youths is very difficult for the government sector, ...

School dropouts who became billionaires

I have to admit that I hesitated several times before writing this article for fear that some readers might get the wrong message. This article does not encourage anyone to drop out of school in search of making their own ...

Terrorism has no religion

I was talking to a friend about the wave of recent terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul, including the deadly attack on the city’s Intercontinental Hotel that left 22 people - including 14 foreigners - dead in a 13-hour ...

Control your spending

In view of the panic that accompanied the announcement that Value Added Tax (VAT) and new energy prices would be introduced, it is hard to paint a rosy picture now that these decisions have been implemented.

Beware of winter fires

ACCORDING to the World Health Organization, around 200,000 people from around the world die in tragic house fires every year.

Don’t give money to beggars

How many of you have seen beggars on our streets, inside malls or near pharmacies? I am sure many of you are used to seeing beggars whether you are in Riyadh, Makkah, Dammam or any other Saudi city. Beggars use ...

Immunity to misdemeanor

DESPITE the fact that there are strict regulations and severe penalties for shop owners who throw waste on sidewalks, many of the shops, if not all, do not pay any attention to the matter. One can observe this during a ...

All gas stations should be self-service

There are around 9,000 gas stations in the Kingdom, according to a 2014 report. A medium-sized gas station has 10 to 20 workers, while the larger ones have 40 to 50 employees. This means that there are at least 100,000 ...

Equip girls’ schools with sports facilities

Every now and then, the issue of schoolgirls taking physical education classes arises, with many people calling for the subject’s inclusion in all schools. We have two groups: the supporters and the detractors. The detractors consider the supporters as secularists ...