Khaled Al-Sulaiman
Okaz
Some officials should stay quiet because if they open their mouths they will only make matters worse. An example is the official from the Passport Department who talked about the overcrowding outside the passport offices in Riyadh as if he was describing a stadium hosting the World Cup finals.
There are sta
Funny statements by officials
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Cultural programs to dominate Eid activities
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Local authorities across the Kingdom have lined up a series of activities for Eid Al-Fitr celebrations over the next five days. Jeddah will witness around 200 Eid events in 38 locations across the city, according to the executive director of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and
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Grains worth SR200 million distributed in Zakat Al-Fitr
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Saudis and expatriates purchased rice worth SR200 million over the past three days to give to the poor as Zakat Al-Fitr, the obligatory alms to be distributed in time for Eid. Rice is the most preferred food item for this particular Zakat, according to Sa
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Families spend SR6b on clothes
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Chairman of the Textiles Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Muhammad Al-Shihri estimated the total spending by Saudi families on clothes and ready-made wedding dresses to be SR6 billion during the past two months. He said statistics confirm that Saud
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Civil Defense raises alert level in EP
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM – The Directorate General of Civil Defense in the Eastern Province has raised the level of readiness of firefighter and rescue teams to confront fire and other accidents during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays.
The preparations include inspection tours of markets, malls, complexes and the
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Use the postal service
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz
An outstanding scene that happened last week and widely circulating on social media was the overcrowding in front of the passport departments all over the Kingdom, especially Riyadh.
There were many video clips circulating about the overcrowding last week, just before the Eid holiday began.
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Where is consumer protection?
Saeed Al-Suraihi
Okaz
When prices in the market shoot up and when businessmen and importers are playing with the prices openly, people search for the Consumer Protection Society but there is no trace of it.
When our market is flooded with fake and outdated products and people are cheated openly to buy products that cannot b
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Many Saudis combine Eid, summer travel
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Experts in the tourism sector expect a big response from Saudis during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays. With nearly 25 percent of tourists expected to have postponed their summer vacations to combine them with the Eid Al-Fitr holidays, the experts said they expect the volume of spending by Saudi fami
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Ban women from Eid events: Activists
Saudi Gazette report AL-JOUF — A decision to allow women to attend Eid Al-Fitr activities at the Prince Abdul Elah Cultural Center in Sakaka has angered some religious activists, Al-Hayat daily reported. The activists have taken to Twitter and other social networking sites to urge authorities to ban women fr
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Eid festivities bond community together
Mohammed Alshoaiby Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Three-day long festivities are under way as troves of spectators gather throughout the various municipality-sponsored locations to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr. The municipality in Riyadh posted its expansive schedule that includes 200 events in 35 locations i
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Resorts charge record high rents
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The rents for villas in Jeddah have hit a record high, with the rent of a single-family unit during the six-day Eid Al-Fitr holiday reaching SR40,000.
The rent for a single room in five-star resorts has reached SR16,000 for six days — SR10,000 for the first three days and
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Horseback rides in school curriculum soon: Minister
Ali Bin Gharsan
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The minister of education has said horseback riding will be added to the general school curriculum soon.
Speaking at a perfume launch event in Makkah recently, Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah said the sport is an integral part of the national heritage.
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Children no longer spend ‘Eidiya’ on traditional toys
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – When Eid Al-Fitr holidays come, children get happy because they know this is the time when they will get their Eidiya or money gift.
Today, most children do want to spend their Eidiyas on toys as they used to, however.
They are no longer interested in traditional
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MOH carrying out 46 programs to improve healthcare services
Saudi Gazette report
TAIF – The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that it is carrying out 46 projects for improving medical services in all of its health facilities.
In an official report released recently, the ministry said some of the projects have been carried out while others are currently under way
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Five easy steps to a healthy transition
Saudi Gazette has compiled a list of helpful hints to ease along the transition to healthier eating habits, with sound medical advice from Dr. Kharbotly.
1. Start the day light
“It’s good to start the day according to Sunnah, with some dates and Arabic coffee and a good amount of water,” Kharbotly said.
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How to adjust your eating habits after Ramadan
Mohammed Alshoaiby Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Abstaining from food for about 15 hours everyday over the course of a month will drastically change a person’s circadian rhythm, or biological clock. While many in the Kingdom have become accustomed to consuming copious amounts of food in a nine-hour wi
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Eid festivities
Prince Saud Bin Naif, Emir of the Eastern Province, and his deputy Prince Jalawi Bin Abdulaziz Bin Musaed join an Ardha dance during the Eid Al-Fitr celebrations in Dammam Thursday night.
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Faulty rides stopped at Jeddah amusement parks
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Fourteen amusement parks in Jeddah have been told to stop the operation of 16 rides on their premises after they were found to have dangerous defects in them, according to Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Seed Sarhan, Al-Madinah daily reported. These parks failed to observe t
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From swapped babies to swapped bodies
Saeed Al-Suraihi
Okaz
The Ministry of Health is in the news again but not for accidentally swapping two newborn babies and giving the wrong one to the wrong parents. This time, the ministry swapped two bodies and gave the wrong one to the wrong family.
If discovering that two babies were accidentally swapped is possible aft
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The poor state of our border points
Rashed Al-Fawzan
Al-Riyadh
There are many border checkpoints around the Kingdom. The most important of these are the entry points that connect us to Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Those who have observed the infrastructure of our border checkpoints will surely notice that much is missing. It co
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