Hope springs eternal. I just cannot understand that a country which boasts one of the world's leading broadcasters doesn't even have a decent bookshop. Jarir is ok if you want self-help books, cookery books or chick-lit, but it's useless otherwise.

I mean, how exactly are journalists working here meant to research for any serious topic when there are no facilities available for buying books? It's absurd.

I think we should just rush a Starbucks and take it over. Who's with me? Arf arf