Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arena. In their front pages, the papers highlighted congratulations the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister, have received from world leaders on the success of this year's Hajj. The well wishers include King of Bahrain; Emir of Kuwait; President of UAE; and President of Turkiye; the departure of pilgrims on the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Hajj Program from Mina after they opted to shorten their stay to two days instead of three as per the holy Quran pardon; a robot distributing copies of the holy Quran over departing pilgrims and the fall of oil prices on the global market to $106,20 per barrel. "Arriyadh" newspaper reported under the title "messengers of humanity" in its editorial that, amid the huge efforts being exerted for pilgrims by the official Saudi agencies, there emerges a group of "messengers of humanity" from among the Saudi female and male youths who willingly opted to provide unparalled services for needy pilgrims. The paper cited feeding an elderly or pouring water on a fainting pilgrim due to sun stroke or fatique, or guiding a missing pilgrim to his/her destination, or providing translation, or providing environmental and health pioneering help. The paper explained that this group received early training on the job by the concerned authorities. Al-Eqtisadiya (the Economist) of Saudi Arabia wrote under the title "Following those Suffering Economies, Who is Next", citing the case of Sri Lankan economy which recently developed an unprecedented deterioration, sending it on the verge of economic collapse, according to international funding experts, financial organizations and analysts. The paper quoted them as raising questions why the situation in Sri Lanka took that path. The paper cited over years fierce borrowing from the international lenders and mismanaging of the debts. In addition, the local economy was concentrating on consuming goods rather than production. The paper said that over the last few months, Sri Lankans suffer shortage of food and medicine, increasing inflation which hit 55% in June alone. In addition to the local considerations, the international conflicts which deprived the country from some basic commodities like wheat and even fertilizers or caused the suspension of world financial support, helped the aggravation of the economic situation in Sri Lanka, the paper went to say. The paper quoted world bank and IMF figures as saying that Sri Lanka's international debt now hit $51 billion, the highest since the country's independence in 1948. However, the paper praised that Sri Lankan gross domestic product is not that bad, reaching more than $80 billion in 2020 compared to its population of 22 million. The paper concluded that the country is in need to a national unity government to lead it to the shores of salvage. Al-Eqtisadiya warned that so many countries may now seen as standing in the row of forthcoming collapsing economies. Not only the emerging or developing economies are also on the verge of diving but also some once advanced economies are feared to face the same destiny.
