JEDDAH – President of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah has approved a set of penalties for airlines violating regulations, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper said on Saturday.
The penalties, in line with the directives regulating the transport of Haj pilgrims, include impounding of planes that land
GACA to seize pilgrim planes without permit
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34% drop in Makkah crime rate: Police
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH – Director of Makkah Police Maj. Gen. Assaf Salim Al-Qurashi disclosed that the crime rate in the holy city dropped by 34 percent this Ramadan compared to last year. This was attributed to the deployment of extra policemen in all major districts, streets and squares of Makkah
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People holding bogus degrees for ‘status’ may go unpunished
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A number of ministries may adopt a lenient policy toward fake degree holders who have obtained the certificates for the sole purpose of boosting their social status.
If adopted, the policy will allow the degree forgers to escape severe penalties. The ministri
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KAU preparing strategy to secure Gulf water sources
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A Saudi university is preparing a unified strategy in the form of several projects related to water security on behalf of the Arabian Gulf countries.
The move comes amid fears groundwater in the region is depleting at a fast rate and calls for a solution to t
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Saudi women can allow expat husbands to operate taxis
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Transport has stated that Saudi women can convert their private cars into taxis and allow their foreign husbands to operate them, Al-Watan newspaper reported."There are no obstacles in allowing foreign husbands of these women to work in the t
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Haia men face investigation over assault against Saudi
Abdulrahman Al-Shamrani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH – President of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Haia) Sheikh Abdullateef Al-Alsheikh issued directives to investigate the complaint of a Saudi national who claimed that he was assaulted by three Haia members i
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Saudi, 25, in endless battle to get a national identity card
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Khaled Samir Said Al-Zahrani has asked the authorities to end his ordeal and issue him a national identity card after the 25-year-old has been unsuccessfully trying to register with the Civil Status Department for several years.
Despite visiting the Civil Sta
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Cadavers in demand as medical education makes big strides
Saudi Gazette report
HAIL — Medical colleges in Saudi universities need about 100 cadavers each year for anatomy lessons as medical education is making big strides in Saudi Arabia, according to Al-Watan newspaper.
The paper said the company that provides the corpses to Saudi universities has re
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‘Expedite repatriation of stranded Filipinos’
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A group of Filipino migrant workers in the Kingdom has called on the Philippine government to help speed up the processing of exit visas for undocumented Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom before the extended amnesty period expires.
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Tough Target!
A medical team at King Fahd Medical City in Jeddah carried out a successful laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on a 27-year-old man who was suffering from morbid obesity. The man, who weighed nearly 250 kilograms, started gaining weight when he was just five years old and his condition gradually worsened until it prevented him from moving around except in a wheelchai
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An Iraqi woman’s struggle with life in KSA
Saudi Gazette report HAFR AL-BATIN – Umm Naif Al-Shammari entered Saudi Arabia from Iraq many years ago on a work visa. Following a dispute with her Saudi husband, she was divorced. She remarried, this time to a physically challenged Saudi man. Her second marriage did not
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As prices go up, used tires get motorists back on road
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Dozens of vehicle owners have complained that tire and puncture shops sell new tires at exorbitant prices they cannot afford.
They called on the authorities to require these shops to supply affordable options to limited-income people, Al-Ma
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Are you alive? Bring a witness
Muhammad Al-Ohaideb
Okaz
A SAUDI woman who makes a living by selling clothes on the sidewalk and whom I know very well is in a miserable condition.
The woman’s request for a house in one of the housing projects was rejected. The excuse was that her monthly income from social security along with he
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Saudis available for rent
Shorook Al-Fawzan
Al-Riyadh
I RECENTLY received two text messages asking me a question that baffled me. The first message came from a foreign woman who I had met once and the other came from a foreign contractor doing some business on my behalf. Both messages were similar in content: Do you know any Saudi who is not re
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Create Nitaqat system for Saudi employees, says chamber official
Badea Abu Al-Naja
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Several companies and businesses have complained that dozens of Saudi employees want a minimum salary of SR5,000 without actually having to report to work, according to the deputy chairman of the committee for training at the Council of Saudi Chambers. Abd
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Child chokes to death on a piece of candy
MADINAH — A three-year-old child died when he choked on a piece of candy in Khaybar governorate. The candy apparently blocked his air passage and caused a heart failure. Madinah police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said police were notified by Khaybar General Hospital of the child's death. Investigators visited the emergency unit of the hos
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83 Saudis marry Moroccans
DAMMAM — Courts in the Kingdom have registered 77 marriage contracts in 2013 for Saudis marrying Moroccan women, while they registered six marriage contracts for Saudi women marrying Moroccan men, a Ministry of Justice source told Alsharq daily. Saudi women wanting to marry non-Saudi men need to meet the conditions set out by the Ministry of
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New correction stats within days
RIYADH — The Directorate of Passports said an announcement would be made within the next few days on workers who have corrected their residency status. Directorate spokesman Lt. Col. Ahmad Al-Lehaidan said due to the Eid vacation, no accurate statistics could be provided. He added that complete figures would be announced in due course. A lar
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SR4 billion for new girls colleges
RIYADH — The Ministry of Higher Education is continuing its efforts to implement the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to construct new buildings for girls colleges in universities. SR4 billion in funding has been allocated for this purpose and to equip the new buildings. Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al-Anqa
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Consumers forgo SR274m in small change each year
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — An economic analyst said the small change that consumers are usually not interested in taking with them after paying for purchases is worth an estimated SR274 million annually.
Abdulhameed Al-Amri said halalas only account for a small fraction of the value of
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