Abdul Rahman al-Rashed says that he and other Arab writers have “warned against the dangers of recklessly handling the issue of extremism that is now spreading like the plague within British community.” However, the British authorities, and due to what he calls “blind generosity,” never listened to them.

Tariq al-Homayed takes his hat off in respect for the people of London.

A Malaysian women in the Kingdom for Umrah grew tired of waiting for a driver who had not shown up so she took the wheel of the car, but then she was invloved in a traffic accident in one of Mecca busiest streets. The woman said she was unaware of the Kingdom’s traffic regulations.

Arab News: “Police in Qateef have arrested and are investigating two Saudi men who were imitating the well-known UAE singer, Abdullah Balkheer, Al-Watan newspaper reported. One young man was singing and dancing in his own private concert in a local amusement park.”

According to Ghazi al-Maghlouth, people of Hassa are hoping that the Minister of Defense and Aviation, Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz, will work to improve the management of Saudi Arabian Airlines flights from Hassa Airport. He says that most travelers avoid using it, and prefer to go to King Fahad International Airport in Dammam, because our national airlines do not provide any direct flights from Hassa to other major cities in the country, despite the fact that Hassa airport is much better than many other local airports in the Kingdom. Hassa has a good location that is very close to the rest of GCC countries, and this airport could be much more useful if the Saudi Arabian Airlines knew how manage it. Ironically, most people, who use King Fahad International Airport for local trips, prefer to use Bahrain International Airport when they want to go to foreign destination, because the prices are much cheaper from there.

Husein Shubukshi criticizes the absence of Saudi scholars and sheikhs from the International Islamic Conference, which takes place in Amman, Jordan this week. The conference includes more than 180 scholars and Islamic intellectuals who come from more than 40 countries around the world. Shubukshi calls the Saudis to host the next conference in the holy city of Mecca, and calls the Saudi scholars to get ready to show the world their religious tolerance they use to face extremism and terrorism. “Such Islamic gatherings are important, and it is not acceptable for a big country like Saudi Arabia to be absent,” he said.

As much as I liked the grand mufti’s denouncement to the London blasts, I don’t think he made the right decision when he decided to criticize the Saudi football clubs for their costly competitiveness over the national team striker Yasser al-Qahtani. Of course, the grand mufti has the right to criticize whatever he thinks is wrong. But I think someone in his position should not have let himself into the world of Saudi professional football, where religion and ethics don’t mean much. It’s a market. It’s all about the money.