Talib Bin Mahfouz
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – A number of scholars have underscored the importance of collective work and efforts in rooting out terrorism and extremism.
All civil institutions of society should join forces to accomplish this goal, said the scholars, praising at the same time the Kingd
Scholars call for collective efforts to root out terrorism
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Expatriate gets run over by a car
AL-DAYER – A Yemeni man died after being run over by a speeding car at Al-Dayer governorate in Jazan while he was trying to cross the street. The man died instantly after his head hit the street. The driver ran away and no one jotted down the license plate. Investigations are ongoing.
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Teen sent to rehab after car theft
DAMMAM — Al-Asha police arrested a teenager who stole a car while it was left unattended with the engine running, according to Eastern Province Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. The car owner reported the incident to police and immediately a description of the car was dispatched to all police patrol vehicles all over the governorate. In a short
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Asian killed over argument
AL-AQEEQ — An Asian man was stabbed to death by a compatriot over an argument, said Al-Baha police spokesman Lt. Col. Saad Tarrad. The forensics officer found the victim lying on the bed of the room he and his roommate shared. There was a deep wound in his chest caused by a big knife. During investigations, the roommate, who was arrested, confessed to mur
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Gas cylinder blows up, injuring Pak couple
SAMTAH — A Pakistani man and his wife sustained severe burns when the gas cylinder inside their house exploded, said Jazan Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Yahya Al-Qahtani. One of the house’s walls was completely damaged while a large part of it collapsed due to the sheer force of the explosion. The man and his wife were rushed to Samtah General H
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Man shot dead on second day of Eid
YANBU — A man in his 30s was found dead inside his car near a mosque on the second day of Eid, according to Madinah police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam. The man was allegedly shot dead by another over a long-standing dispute. The victim was supposed to get married at the end of this month. Police found him in a pool of blood inside the car with gunshot
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For residents of care homes, Eid was like any other day
Zain Anbar and Adel Abdurahman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Elderly women in care homes are treating this Eid as they have done in the past: as nothing special. They will spend it alone in their rooms, with no one to share their feelings of happiness. The residents feel glad when
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Women ‘own’ 60% Tasattur businesses
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A recent report by the ministries of commerce and labor has revealed that 60 percent of commercial registrations that are now subject to rectification are owned by women who are not actually practicing trade, but their businesses are run under what is known as Tasattur (cover-up) by mal
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Bhutto great-aunt buried in Qatif
Muhammad Al-Abdullah Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Molouk Al-Mahouzi, an aunt of the late Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto’s mother, was buried in Qatif on Friday. She was 99 years old. Al-Mahouzi hailed from a well-known family in Qatif, a family known for their religious knowle
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Comedy show blasted for rudeness
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Dozens of parents have criticized a stand-up comedy show that allegedly used inappropriate language in front of attending children at Riyadh’s Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Olympic Complex on Saturday, Al-Hayat daily reported. The parents told Al-Hayat that Fadi Al
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Family reconciliation offices to help reduce burden on courts
Saudi Gazette report
BURAIDAH – Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice for Arbitration and Reconciliation Affairs Yusuf Al-Twaijri said the family reconciliation offices expected to be launched in five cities will help reduce the burden on courts.
He said the project, to be administered by a group of judges, will be carrie
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King Fahd Causeway packed with holiday travelers
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Citizens and visitors of the Eastern Province have been monitoring the traffic flow on the King Fahd Causeway that links the Kingdom with Bahrain using Twitter. They follow the traffic moment by moment by looking at pictures sent by travelers through their accounts on the web
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SCTA won’t allow hotels to jack up prices, says official
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA)’s Makkah branch has started carrying out visits to hotels and residential units to ensure that such businesses do not jack up their prices in Eid.
Abdullah Al-Siwat, SCTA’s Makkah branch’s executive directo
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A vacation without passport
Zaki Abu Alsaud
Alsharq
Many of us have seen the YouTube clip of the long lines in front of the Passport Department’s main office in Riyadh on Aug. 1. The video, which was widely circulated on social networking websites, showed how people were desperate to enter the building before the Passport Department shut down for Eid.
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Labs or horse stables?
Khaled Al-Suleiman
Okaz
Some of our schools lack sufficient classrooms, laboratories, theaters and sports grounds. Some of these schools are rented and there is hardly enough space for students to stand during the morning assembly or sit during break time. How then do we expect our schools to make room for stables so children can receive h
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KSA warned West after Al-Qaeda arrests
Mansour Al-Shehri
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Kingdom has provided important information to a number of countries that were potential targets for Al-Qaeda thanks to initial investigations with two arrested terror suspects, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki.
The Kin
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Eid Al-Fitr celebrations
Eid Al-Fitr celebrations continued across the Kingdom on Sunday with families visiting amusement parks and beaches as well as festival events in major cities. Most private sector employees returned to work on Sunday while the government offices will reopen on Tuesday after the holiday break. The picture shows Saudi and expatriate families relaxing at Dammam Corniche. — SPA
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Don’t succumb to guardians’ wishes, scholar tells women
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Women whose guardians force them to get married should not succumb to their guardians’ wishes, said Issa Al-Gheith, Shoura Council member and a judge at the Ministry of Justice.
Al-Gheith made the statement in response to a news report about a woman in her 30s who w
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KSA seeks domestics from Arab countries
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor is ready to allow recruitment of female domestic helpers from Arab countries provided these countries comply with certain conditions and requirements, said Ahmad Al-Fehaid, the ministry’s undersecretary for international affairs.
Currently, onl
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City cleaners toil in searing Riyadh heat
RIYADH — Despite the Ministry of Labor’s summertime ban on outdoor work from noon to 3 p.m., Alsharq daily witnessed a cleaner in Riyadh working in the searing noon temperatures.
The cleaner, who hails from an Asian country, said his shift was from 6 a.m. to 12 noon, and that he worked while fasting. But the municipality vehicles that
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