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We need a health care system that is a credit to the nation
KHALED ALMAEENA The coronavirus (MERS) crisis and the scare it is giving to society should be viewed as a test case. We have been hearing about this virus for almost two years and every report on MERS has been followed by reports ...
Why don’t Saudis project a better image of their country?
KHALED ALMAEENA On a recent trip from Jeddah to Dubai, I was sitting next to a German gentleman on the airplane.  After initial pleasantries, he said it had been his first trip to the Kingdom and his family were very distraught. ...
Why isn't English taught properly in our schools?
KHALED ALMAEENA The Education Department in the Riyadh region has pointed out several deficiencies in the teaching of English language in the nation's schools. To me this is a good sign. To admit that there is a problem is a sign that ...
I was determined to have it our way
  Khaled Almaeena     Today I take a step forward from the day-to-day running of a newspaper. I have always been a media person, and journalism has always been my passion. Although I’ve had the privilege to be the editor-in-chief of the two ...
A holy city with an emir who leads from the front
Khaled Almaeena For quite some time, there was not much news emanating out of the holy city of Madinah – the final resting place of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Over the past few months we have noticed a ...
Nelson Mandela: Some personal reminiscences
Khaled Almaeena JEDDAH — He was 95. He was hospitalized in June this year with a lung infection. Although he went home in September, his health continued to deteriorate. Still, the passing away of Madiba — Nelson Mandela — has plunged ...
Let today be the turning point in our lives
  Khaled AlMaeena   Today hundreds of thousands of people will be on the plains of Arafat. Dressed in white and bareheaded, they will all have the goal of praying to the Almighty, thanking Him, and beseeching Him for forgiveness, mercy and peace ...
Light up road to a brighter future
On this day 66 years ago, India became fully independent as the result of its struggle to throw of the yoke of imperialism surfaced. The early days were traumatic as this geographical entity was divided into two and the birth of ...
Need to fight against ignorance, hunger and disease
ON this day in 1947 the state of Pakistan was formed. It evolved as a new country with an ancient history having been part of the Indian subcontinent. It also drew on a rich cultural legacy, an ancient history and geographical borders ...
‘I am optimistic about the future of the Kingdom’
Khaled Almaeena While flipping through a political journal last week during my travel abroad, I came across an analysis about the future of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was a very gloomy prediction. The report focused on succession, bureaucracy, unemployment, the ...
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