‘Arabs still lack solid plan to counter ‘hegemony’ of foreign powers’
“THE United States of America is a superpower, and the Gulf countries cannot clash with it. In the past, there was the Non-Aligned Movement that provided the Arab Gulf countries with a mechanism to prevent American hegemony, as there was another great power, the Soviet Union, that provided a kind of balance, but now there is no alternative for the Arab Gulf states but only practice a balanced, calm and patient policy that achieves all aspirations, but will provide a minimum level of security and development,” columnist Dahem Al-Qahtani wrote for Al-Qabas daily.
“With this undeclared strategy, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries participated in the Jeddah Summit for Security and Development, in Saudi Arabia, in the presence of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the United States of America, Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan.
“The people of Jeddah describe their city as different and distinct. They describe it as ‘Different from Others’. Will it be different this time, or will this rule fail despite all Biden’s attempts?
“The American policy under the Democrats administration shifted during the era of President Joe Biden from adopting the idea of his predecessor Barack Obama based on the alliance with Iran to be a policeman for the Gulf as it was during the era of the deposed Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, to replace Israel by building a security and economic system that provides security and stability for Israel, first of course. Will the United States and Israel succeed in penetrating the region?
“Of course, they will succeed partially, but it will be a temporary success that will be ravaged by international and regional crises, successively until it becomes ineffective, just as is the case in the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty and the Jordanian-Israeli peace treaty. The most important question relates to Kuwait’s position on these important developments?
“There is no fear for Kuwait, as direct normalization will not take place, especially in the political and economic aspect, but it will be very difficult for Kuwait as a country to remain isolated completely. The pain in all of this is the lack of an Arab project that would establish an economic union that would later develop into a political coordination union.”
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“Addiction is defined as: “the physical and psychological surrender to a certain habit, medication, or activity, so that living becomes organically and psychologically dependent on it and it is difficult to leave it,” columnist
Dr Baheja Behbehani wrote for Al-Qabas daily.
“The Al-Qabas newspaper revealed Kuwait and its youth are targeted by the drug-trafficking mafia. Young people, especially during adolescence, go through some hormonal changes, which bring about behavioral changes, which often leads them to resort to unhealthy behaviors such as drug abuse, believing that it is a means of strength and happiness, unaware -- due to poor guidance and counseling -- that it leads to long-term health consequences and it may continue even after quitting it.
“There are some reasons that direct the young man to such behavior, such as accompanying bad friends and his desire to win their affection to feel strong.
“The teenager may take drugs to delude him that they will rid him of depression and mental disorders. The young man’s upbringing in a society that lacks direction and guidance, in a family that lacks awareness and intellectual maturity, inevitably leads to the loss of this teenager and his orientation towards bad companions. The biggest problem in Kuwait is that females too have fallen into the trap of drug addiction!
“The government -- by virtue of the constitution -- is obligated by all its organs, especially the ministries of education and information, to spread awareness of the dangers of drugs and intoxicants, and their impact on the mind and body, through school activities and events, and providing information programs on the social media for parents and their children about the dangers of addiction and the symptoms associated with it.
“The abuser must be admitted to a specialized clinic concerned with rehabilitation services to help the addict deal with addiction in the long term, by providing a range of rehabilitative services, such as organized counseling, education, and encouragement.
“Do we have such services in Kuwait as they are in most of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, or should addicts be included in the category of treatment abroad?”
“Websites have reported the disgusting statement of the World Health Organization (WHO) director general that included advice for gays to prevent monkeypox,” columnist Dr Hind Al-Choumar wrote for Al-Anba daily.
“Is this statement personal or was it issued by one of the governing bodies? WHO has a clear definition of the responsibilities of the director general that exclude such a statement with an opportunistic nature.
“This is in addition to the stigma and discrimination due to the disease. At the beginning, it was considered a homosexual disease without extensive studies. The director general was the first to support it and provide funding in order to prevent mistakes that marred the infection with AIDS at the beginning of its discovery, because the reason was sexual contact between humans and monkeys. The campaign continues due to lack of scientific evidence.
“We go back to the statement of the director general who singled out homosexuals and forgot that half of the OIC member states which voted for renewal of the official’s tenure have reservations over international organizations‘ media campaigns to promote homosexuals.
“Official data revealed that half or a little more of the organization’s funding come from countries which are not considered on the website of gay advocates. Emergency aid in the organization is funded by countries with clear and publicized positions on LGBT issues within a context related to the culture of societies and religious roots.
“The organization’s emergency fund may lose millions of dollars if the bodies that approve the funding in those countries stop or freeze funding pending an apology from the director general of the organization.”
“This is a drop that bodes well for the coming rain – the manly decision of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf and his two deputies to prevent candidates and representatives from entering ministries to clear voters’ transactions,” columnist Saoud Al-Samakh wrote for AlSeyassah daily.
“The corrupt culture was cut off today. It is a corrupt act that lawmakers and candidates for corruption may have become accustomed to. This happens whenever governments and ministers of corruption open the doors of services to complete the transactions of their voters outside the purview of the law. This is practiced by the whale representative and the notorious former representative who has a long tongue.
“May God always bless and reward your judgment and ensure that justice is served for everyone who works to harm Kuwait through the services performed outside the purview of the law – a candidate, a lawmaker or a corrupt minister.
“If this correct national decision continues, and it will continue God willing, and those who win the elections with their money through vote-buying are besieged, the fraud of transferring voters from one district to another is stopped, and voting will be done through the civil ID. We will see if the whales of corruption can even smell the scent of success.”