Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education is considering setting up a catering company for running 33,000 school cafeterias all over the Kingdom, according to informed sources.
The company’s performance will be supervised by Tatweer Education Holding Company (THC), a public company establ
Catering firm to run school cafes
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Court lifts ministry ban on school admissions
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – The Administrative Court in Jeddah has issued a verdict overturning a Ministry of Education order barring some private schools from enrolling new students this year.
The court ruled that the schools can continue with the enrollment process for both boys and girls and that the mi
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Conference to discuss threats to biodiversity
Ahmad Al-Hosni
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — More than 400 experts and specialists from across the Arab and Islamic world will meet in Makkah on Sunday to discuss potential threats posed by human interaction to biological diversity and come out with proposals for legislation aimed at protecting the environment.
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Saudi journalist visits Palestine
JEDDAH — Saudi journalist Maha Akeel recently visited Palestine with an Organization of Islamic Cooperation delegation. The visit was aimed at supporting the Palestinian cause and help the Palestinian people regain their legitimate rights. — SG
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12,000 Umrah pilgrims yet to leave Kingdom
RIYADH – Twelve thousand Umrah pilgrims who arrived in the Kingdom during Ramadan overstayed their visas and did not leave the country, according to Haj Ministry spokesman Hatim Qadhi.
He said the authorities were following up their cases to ensure their departure from the country before the Haj season, Alsharq newspaper reported on Saturda
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Residents refuse to leave underdeveloped Makkah district
Khaled Al-Humaidi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The streets of the Jabal Daffan area in Makkah are narrow, dusty and not asphalted. It has no civic services or streetlights, while its terrain is difficult to navigate. Yet local residents are adamant they will not quit the area and move to other more deve
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Printing press blamed for delay in textbook distribution
Saudi Gazette report
ABHA – The Ministry of Education has blamed a printing press for the delay in distributing English language books recommended in the school curricula, Al-Watan Arabic daily reported Saturday.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Education Muhammad Saad Al-Dukhaini said since the beginning of the
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Alliance among three authorities to test mechanics and plumbers before entry in the Kingdom
Hazim Al-Mutairi & Abdulrahman Al-Misbahi
RIYADH/JEDDAH – A high-ranking source in Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) disclosed to Okaz/Saudi Gazette on a tripartite alliance among the Ministry of Labor, Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization and the chambers of commerce in the Kingdom so as to
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Investors willing to offer much-needed daycare
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Social Affairs has received a large number of applications for licenses to run daycare centers, according to a senior official at the ministry.
Abdullah Al-Sadhan, undersecretary for social development, said most applicants were female investors. “At least,
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Hidden Saher cameras nail speeding drivers on EP road
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Authorities have begun concealing Saher traffic monitoring cameras in Dammam Corniche in an attempt to nail speeding motorists. The camera is housed in a cylindrical pillar, and motorists cannot easily recognize it especia
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Saudi travels to Egypt on brother's passport
TABUK — A Saudi male took his brother’s passport and traveled to Egypt by sea to escape from home. The man’s father reported the incident to the police and the Egyptian Embassy in Cairo. He said someone had called from Egypt and asked for SR5,000 in ransom to release his son who was being held captive. Embassy officials asked the father to ign
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Man tweeting girl's photos nabbed
SAKAKA — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia)’s Sakaka branch arrested an expatriate after he posted a girl’s photos online, according to Haia spokesman Rizq Al-Mashfa. The man had met the girl a few times, but then she stopped seeing him. He kept threatening her that he would post photos of them toget
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400,000 rotten eggs destroyed
NAJRAN — Municipal inspectors have destroyed 400,000 spoiled eggs seized inside a warehouse in Najran. Most the workers in the warehouse were illegal residents. The warehouse was run by a group of illegal expats who purchased eggs from suspect sources and farms and used unauthorized vehicles for distribution. The municipality urged the general public to r
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Expat arrested for trying to bribe cop
DAMMAM — An Arab expatriate who was wanted by the police in Al-Qatif was arrested Saturday for attempting to pay SR100,000 in bribes to a police officer in order to set him free and not hand him over to the police station. The police officer pretended that he was interested in the bribe and asked the man to write an undertaking that he would abide by his
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E-books for all grades from 2013
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education is developing plans to integrate interactive e-curricula to all school grades starting 2015. Students will access an electronic gate where they can view and download curricula. The project aims to develop the curricula and make subjects accessible from any electronic device such as smart phones and iPads. It will improve
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Ministry opens 21 new labor offices
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has opened 21 new branch labor offices in all 13 provinces of the Kingdom.
This was part of the ministry’s initiative to ease procedures, develop facilities and improve the services being rendered to the private sector, according to a ministry statemen
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Police solve murder mystery, arrest 4
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Police were able to arrest four men in connection with the murder of a man in his 40s inside a rented car in Al-Mahjar district of south Jeddah last Tuesday.
Police spokesman First Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq said on Sunday the victim got into an argument with the suspec
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Govt appoints official muftis for all regions
DAMMAM — The Saudi authorities has appointed official muftis in the Eastern Province, Makkah, Madinah, Tabuk, Najran and Jazan in compliance with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Al-Yaum newspaper reported on Sunday.
The move is expected to save people the time and effort required to travel to the headquart
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Correction
IN the interview of Canadian Minister of International Trade Ed Fast (Saudi Gazette, Saturday Aug. 31), the 9th para should read: “But when asked why the Joint Economic Commission (JEC), which is almost lying dormant since 2005, has been put on the back burner, Minister Fast said that both Saudi Arabia and Canada have agreed to move forward with the JEC.”
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Arsonists attack Haia center
RIYADH — Arsonists tried to set fire to the office of the Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) west of Riyadh.
No one was injured in the attack, which took place late Saturday night. “It was an intentional attack and the assailants targeted the electricity meter outside the center" to try
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