Abdullah Munawwar Al-Jameeli
Al-Madinah
I have received many letters from male and female Saudi students complaining about the low monthly allowance they get. They said the allowance does not meet the least of their needs.
The suffering students have raised their sad voices for many years in their universities, meetings, bl
University students resort to begging!
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Let’s allow exceptions to Saudization
Ayisha Abbas Nato
Al-Madinah
I recently received a WhatsApp message from an expatriate whom I knew who migrated to the United States. He began the message: “I had a strange experience in the name of Saudization at a commercial firm I worked at in the Kingdom.”
He said: “I had two choices when they d
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Why Saudi women languish in jail
DAMMAM – Having a guardian’s consent is a prerequisite for the release of female prisoners who have completed their jail terms. Current prison and detention regulations forbid keeping anyone in jail after they have served their sentences but nearly 35 percent of female prisoners remain incarcerated after finishing their jail
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11-year-old Saudi girl launches YouTube English language series
Abdulkarim Al-Dhiyabi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF – In an unprecedented step, an 11-year-old Saudi girl launched a YouTube English language series, aside from lessons in Arabic language, self-development, mathematics and the art of drawing and photography. Majd Al-Asiri’s You
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When owning a car was a luxury not many could afford
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – In the late 1940s, owning a car in the Kingdom was a luxury that only a chosen few like senior government officials and employees in big companies could afford. At the time, vehicles were not so popular and only a few could be seen on the roads, let alone
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73-year-old dies from MERS
RIYADH — The Health Ministry said a 73-year-old man died from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the number of deaths caused by the SARS-like virus in the Kingdom to 57. The ministry said the man died in a Riyadh hospital on Thursday and he was among five newly detected cases. Three of the new cases are of people who work in the health
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Child rape at Asir orphanage investigated
ABHA — Authorities in Asir have launched an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse of a 7-year-old child at a local orphanage. The suspect, an Arab expatriate in charge of maintenance work at the orphanage, is in police custody. A nurse who allegedly helped the man rape the child has been arrested as well. The victim is being treated at the Asir C
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Concrete block falls on car, driver escapes
MAKKAH — A driver had a narrow escape on Thursday when a concrete block fell on his car from a bridge. The man was rushed to King Abdulaziz Hospital after he sustained injuries doctors described as minor. The man was driving near the Al-Mansour Street bridge when the block fell on his car, trapping him inside. Civil Defense rescuers extricated him from th
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3 missing as Aramco platform sinks
DHAHRAN — Three Asian workers with Saudi Aramco were missing after one of the company’s offshore platforms sank on Friday during maintenance, the company said in a statement. The remaining 24 crew were saved but some suffered “limited injuries,” Aramco said, adding that a search was ongoing for two Indians and a Bangladeshi. It said a th
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Princess Latifah Bint Fahd passes away
RIYADH — Princess Latifah Bint Fahd died on Friday, the Royal Court said in a statement. The funeral prayer for her will be performed on Sunday after Dhuhr prayers at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, the statement added.
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Athreb Mountain: Where scenery and honey are redefined
Saudi Gazette report ABHA – Athreb Mountain is one of the highest in the Asir region. Standing at 2,200 meters above sea level, it has always been an important tourist attraction because of the mesmerizing scenery, serenity and beautiful weather. Its strategic location overlooks breathtaking plateaus and hil
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Why do students assault their teachers?
Saleh Ziyad
Al-Sharq
Assaults against teachers have become increasingly common. Stories of teachers who have narrowly escaped being assaulted are regularly reported in the media. We’ve heard about the student who threw an axe at his teacher’s head, the secondary school students who threatened to beat up their teacher, the high
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Will brain-dead patients’ families consent to organ donation?
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Many families refuse to sign the organ donation cards of their beloved ones, issued by the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), because they cannot come to grips with the fact that their relative, who is brain-dead, will not come back to life. Dr. Fai
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What is Saudi Arabia best at?
Rogaia Hawoiriny
Al-Jazirah
Advanced countries constantly rank high in terms of research, industry and technology. In Saudi Arabia, we rank high in the following spheres:
Firstly, Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of road accidents and fatalities worldwide. The number of accident victims during the year 2011 exceede
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Runaway Saudi women: Reasons and remedies
Khaled Bin Ali Al-Qarni
Okaz
As our society is governed by the fundamentals of Islam, moral values and religious traditions, there is not a high level of anti-social behavior among our young people. However, certain types of negative behavior have become more evident over the past few years, forcing us to recognize the fact that there are
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When the barber’s job involved more than one task
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Some 60 years ago, a barber’s job was not limited to cutting and shaving men’s hair but it also involved surgery and dentistry. At the time, barbers were experts in carrying out circumcisions, blood cupping, bone setting, cauterizing and treatment of dental problems, measles and sm
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Drug addict holds wife, children hostage
JEDDAH— A drug addict locked his wife and five children in their home and threatened to kill them, according to Jeddah Police spokesman First Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq. The man refused to listen to his family’s pleas to release them and held them inside the home for six hours. His wife called the police. When officers broke open the apartment
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Surgeon forgets gauze in patient’s womb
BURAIDAH— Medical personnel at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Buraidah is under investigation after they allegedly left a piece of gauze inside a patient’s womb. The patient was admitted Wednesday due to pains and was diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia, a condition common with pregnant women, according to a statement issued
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First woman-run law office opens
JEDDAH— The first law office to be run by a Saudi female opened in Jeddah on Wednesday. Bayan Zahran, the first Saudi woman to be issued a license to practice law in the Kingdom, said she had already signed agreements with a number of clients to represent them in family and business cases. Vice President of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce Mazen Batterj
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Hardware stores may have to hire women
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor is planning to formulate regulations requiring cooking utensil and gadget stores to hire women as the majority of consumers of such products are women. The crackdown campaign on residency regulation violators has increased sales by 15 percent in the Eastern Province stores, said Hassan Al-Zahrani, member of the board
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