Drew Black, spokesperson for the Internet casino that Bensinhom was advertising for on his chest, told CNN: “We don’t pay people in advance for doing this.

Yes, I can believe that, because if you did not pay him for doing that, he must has been sending a love message to his wife!

Abul-Rahman Al-Rashid says he – just like anybody else – wants to know why the government wants to keep the oil prices down. If the high prices will give us better income, why our government is trying to reduce them? I don’t really know why. I hope I could.

Meanwhile, the former Jordanian minister of information Saleh Al-Gallab is wondering why Iranians decided to detect the identity of their country as a Shiite Islamic country. Why the Iranians didn’t just say it is an Islamic country for all Muslims?

I don’t know if he has any idea about this, but in other Islamic countries, Saudi Arabia for example, Shiites are about 20% of the population and the government treats them like don’t even exist. Their children can’t have their religious education in the schools and they can’t even pray to God the way they want.

Prince Abdullah thinks oil prices must be brought down to help the developing countries to maintain their development. But what about us? It’s OK, we are just generous to help other countries while we are sinking.

Want to know how summer looks like in Saudi Arabia? Read this article be Abeer Mishkhas. All you have to do is to replace the word “Jeddah” with the name of any other city in the kingdom and here you go.

It is summer in Jeddah, and for those who do not know what summer in Jeddah means here is a brief description. You wake up drenched in sweat even if your AC is on all night. You leave your room but you hurry back in until you have got all the ACs in the surrounding area going. You take a cold shower a la Jeddah, which means hot to very hot water — the only way to get cold water is to take it from the water heater when it has been switched off for few days.

Having finished eating your breakfast it is time to go to work. That is a hard one, I tell you. When you step out of your door the heat slaps your face in a not very gentle salute. Then you head for your car, and the first thing you do is reach for the door handle, which is so hot that you scorch your hand. Inside the car, it is like an oven. By the time the car AC works, you have already reached your destination, so it is time to face the elements again and get out of the car.

This a brief everyday scenario for just the beginning of the day. So those who want to enjoy their summer vacation either travel abroad or, if they cannot afford it, stay in Jeddah. And Jeddah is a beautiful city; just keep out of any open-air areas. Activities have to be kept inside all the time.

This service will be available in Saudi Arabia in 2084 ;)

(via Rebecca’s Pocket)

Here is a picture for the Saudi Olympic team during opening ceremonies of the Athens Games.

The Olympic Games opening last night was great. Enough said.

What I was really looking for is the entry of the participating teams. I was waiting to see the Saudi team, particularly. With 201 countries (a new record), I had to wait so long before the Saudis showed up. It was OK, as I had the chance to watch many, many other countries.

The Americans, who were afraid of the audience roars, had a really good reception. The opposite happened to the Iranians. Most of the audience kept silent, while some of them decided to roar. I don’t know; is there something wrong with the Iranians? Are they the most hated country in the world? They had the worst reception last night.

The whole stadium cheered the Iraqis, who won their first match in football competition against Portugal. The Egyptians looked awful in their pale yellow uniform. The 16-year-old girl from Kuwait looked terrific in a traditional dress. But I don’t think Kuwaitis were happy to watch a tattooed man wearing nothing but a mini-skirt following their team :)

When the Saudis came in, I was surprised to see Husein Al-Sebaa holding the Saudi flag instead of the Sydney 400mh silver-medalist Hadi Sou’an. I hope Sou’an is OK, as he is well qualified to win another medal for our country. I was surprise not because I could not see Sou’an, but also because the SAOC let a Shiite sportsman holds the flag. In a country that consider Shi’ites as second-class citizens, that was really surprising.