Why you can't just wipe out mosquitoes to get rid of the Zika virus
On Saturday Colombia's national health institute confirmed that more than 2,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the Zika virus, which has been linked...
These are tough times, but we shall prevail
The COVID-19 pandemic is testing the will of nations and the resilience of people around the world. It is a very painful test that...
Tillerson achieves diplomatic breakthrough
The visit by Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abadi to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to inaugurate the Saudi-Iraq Coordination Council was not only a breakthrough...
Jeddah Municipality cracking down on land robbers
Earlier this year Jeddah Municipality launched a major crackdown on land encroachers. They started by bulldozing the many walled plots of land that belong...
The need for anti-sexual harassment laws in Saudi Arabia
Sexual harassment is a global phenomenon that affects millions of men and women psychologically. Worldwide, one in three women has experienced either physical or sexual...
Antarctic sea ice took a new course in 2015
Although the Arctic ice sheet gets all the media attention, noteworthy activity has been brewing in the Antarctic.
The Antarctic ice sheet has stopped expanding...
The wrong question of when will a ‘Muslim Luther’ come
We always wonder how Europe and America reached this level of rationality and religious tolerance. Dozens of religions, sects and beliefs peacefully co-exist there....
Appoint a few more Scalias, kiss democracy goodbye
Republican presidential candidates such as Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) have pledged to appoint a justice like Antonin Scalia to the U.S. Supreme Court, if...
Ushering in the new digital era
We are living a new reality. The ways we socialize, exercise, work, travel, consume and trade have been updated, like new software on our...
Russia cannot win in Syria, must push for transition: Blinken
Russia's intervention in Syria is "not going particularly well" and it should instead push for political transition in the country, U.S. Secretary of State...
