Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
ACCORDING to a report published in Okaz newspaper on Dec. 4, Labor Minister Adel Fakieh said more than 250,000 Saudis have benefited from jobs left vacant by expatriates following the recent status correction campaign. He said the ministry would publish all the figures about the jobs that had been filled by the cit
An incredible achievement
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Court verdicts in favor of women ‘not being enforced’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Court sentences issued in absentia should be reviewed and firmer penalties issued to those who repeatedly fail to attend court hearings, according to a sociology professor at King Saud University.
Latifa Al-Abdullateef also called for the establishment of family and community pol
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200 girls boycott school after move to ‘unsuitable’ building
Saudi Gazette report
QUNFUDA — Some 200 schoolgirls from a village in Qunfuda governorate boycotted classes last week after the local education directorate decided to transfer them to a school outside their village and teach them in morning and evening sessions, Al-Watan reported.
The Education Administration
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Ministry to provide info on mosques
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs is currently working on a database that will help its employees locate all registered mosques.
The new system will also provide detailed information on all staff working for these mosques including muezzins, imams’ assistants and cleaners.
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20 Saudi women fill jobs left by expat engineers
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH —
Majdah Al-Toukhi said the recent correction campaign has resulted in shortages of qualified engineers and she employed these women to replace expatriates.
She said she began a fashion designing business but her longtime love for home designing and decor took over and so s
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Labor office reviews unfair dismissal claim against KAMC
Ali Bin Gharsan
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The labor office is reviewing an unfair dismissal case against the management of King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC).
The case was submitted by an ex-department manager claiming that he was dismissed unlawfully by the city’s new executive manager, who all
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Let’s be grateful
A group of high school students in Jeddah recently distributed free meals to street cleaners as part of a social program run by the Jeddah Education Directorate. The program aims to show appreciation to those sweepers who work hard to keep streets clean. Students also offered simple gifts to the workers as a way of showing appreciation for what they do. Pamphlets were handed ou
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Police search for bank thieves
JAZAN — Police are currently searching for a gang suspected of breaking into a bank to steal money. The suspects managed to enter the bank, but could not break the bulletproof windows to reach the vault. They escaped from the scene before the police could arrive. Forensic experts collected fingerprints and other clues from the bank. A manhunt has been lau
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Smuggling of weapons thwarted
JAZAN — Border Guards here foiled an attempt to smuggle in 14 machine guns and more than 600 bullets. Security personnel spotted some men trying to smuggle weapons and an exchange of fire ensued. The suspects gave up their weapons and fled back to the Yemeni border, leaving behind the arms cache.
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Kidnapping attempt foiled
MADINAH — An Asian has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a girl. The girl maintains that the expatriate stopped his car near her as she was walking on the street and tried to drag her inside the vehicle. The girl resisted and started to scream before managing to escape. She gave a detailed description of the man and his car to the police, who a
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12 expatriates embrace Islam
JAZAN — Twelve people from different nationalities embraced Islam in Sabia governorate, Jazan province Sunday night. The director of the Cooperative Office for Call, Guidance and Communities Awareness in the governorate Misdaf Al-Na’mi said the new Muslims reverted to Islam due to the office’s activities and programs.
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SR388m water contracts signed
RIYADH — Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussayyen has signed a number of contracts for several water and sanitation projects in various parts of the Kingdom at a total cost of over SR388 million.
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Saudi medical students to S. Korea
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has opened the door for students to study in five South Korean medical centers as part of a bilateral agreement signed between the two countries. As part of the ministry’s initiative to develop doctors and improve medical establishments, a workshop was conducted at King Fahd Hospital with a South Korean delegation.
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Crackdown on illegal taxis
TAIF — The traffic department in Taif penalized the drivers of more than 7,000 illegal taxis this year. Maj. Raid Al-Malki, official spokesman of Taif traffic department, said a field campaign against private cars transporting passengers illegally was conducted recently. All drivers were fined and their cars seized for 15 days.
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Medical institutions fined in E. Province
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Health’s Eastern Province branch has fined a number of medical establishments SR110,000 in total for committing several violations. Some establishments were fined for storing medical equipment incorrectly and for not installing thermometers inside their storage facilities. The ministry also fined some establishments for not
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Food exhibition kicks off
JEDDAH — The Saudi International Food Exhibition kicked off here on Sunday with the participation of 330 local and international trademarks from 27 countries.
The four-day event is organized by Reed Sunaidi for Exhibitions and is being held at Jeddah Exhibition Center.
The exhibition also hosts a food forum that addresses foo
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Evacuation after fire in school
BAHA — Civil Defense personnel successfully evacuated 57 students from an elementary school building after a fire broke out on the school premises. School authorities noticed smoke coming out of an electricity box and alerted the Civil Defense. The small fire was controlled and there were no casualties, the Civil Defense said. The Civil Defense is s
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Seven killed in accident
MADINAH — A head-on collision between two vehicles on Al-Hinakiya old road, 95 km from Madinah, on Sunday caused the death of seven people. Six members of the family died in one car while the driver of the other car lost his life. His wife and two children suffered serious injuries. Teams from the Civil Defense arrived at the location and found all six me
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Farewell dinner for Counselor Raja Qamar
Masood Poori arranged a farewell dinner in honor of Counselor Raja Qamar, who is about to leave for Pakistan after successfully accomplishing his tenure in Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the the Pakistani community Friday. Also seen in the picture are Counselor Majid Awan, Tehseen ul Haq, Abdul Wahab Soomro Mohammad Irfan Tarrar, Kamran Butt, Abu Bakar Memon, Mohammad Sharif,Jameel
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Parents, students throng career expo at IIS Dammam
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani DAMMAM — A career expo and an inspirational seminar attracted many students and parents of the Indian community in Eastern Province. The two-day long career expo, was held at International Indian School, Dammam (IISD) and was inaugurated by visiting Let. Gen. Zameer Uddin Sha
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