Ibrahim Alawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A contracting company that dug up the streets of the Al-Ajwad neighborhood to lay down cables for street lighting has left the area without completing the work, according to local residents.
The east Jeddah neighborhood did not have lighting and residents were
Contractor ditches project, leaves street holes behind
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Ramah victims’ kin to take their case to emir
Suad Al-Shamrani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Relatives of the six women who drowned in a swamp in Ramah on Sunday said they will complain to Riyadh Emir Prince Khalid Bin Bandar about the alleged negligence by the Civil Defense and the municipality in responding to the tragedy.
Anwar Al-Enezi, an uncle
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Saudi arrested and tortured in Iraq ‘for no reason’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A Saudi man who was arrested in Iraq while looking for his brother has said he cannot understand why he was detained and tortured despite having valid travel documents.
On setting foot in Baghdad Al-Bushra Mashhour Al-Ruwaili was apprehended not because of any crime he had commit
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MOL okays rules for dispute settlement
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has approved the rules and procedures governing the amicable settlements of disputes that might arise between employees and their sponsors. The new procedures and rules are expected to become effective in two weeks. Each labor office around the Kingdom will have an independent department that will try to solve
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Saudi, expat jailed over Sawa card scam
DAMMAM — An Asian worker and his Saudi partner have been sentenced to jail and lashes for selling calling cards and SIM chips and possessing false documents. Al-Khafji Court sentenced the worker to one year in prison and deportation and the citizen to 75 days and 200 lashes. Authorities arrested them while they were about to sell contraband
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Asir child ‘not sexually molested’
RIYADH — The Ministry of Social Affairs said a 6-year-old child from the Asir protection center was not raped by an Arab expatriate as was reported over two weeks ago, said ministry spokesman Khalid Al-Thebaiti. Some Arabic dailies claimed the boy was a victim of sexual abuse and did not wait for a forensic doctor’s report, he said. In
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Beggars transmit AIDS to two Saudis
Nadia Al-Fawwaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — Two young citizens have been tested HIV positive after having illicit sexual relationships with two female Arab beggars, according to Asir Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Shatan. Asir Health Affairs reported the cases to the police and informed them th
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Restaurant gas cylinder explodes, leaves one dead and 12 injured
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – A man has died while 12 have been injured here when a gas cylinder inside a restaurant on Gharnata Street blew up, according to Riyadh Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Muhammad Al-Hamadi, Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday. The explosion was reported i
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Makkah transport projects ‘on schedule’
JEDDAH — Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah on Wednesday reaffirmed his keenness to ensure completion of ongoing development projects in the holy city on schedule. Prince Mishal made the remarks during a meeting with Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar at the governorate in Jeddah. The projects, especially public transport facilities, ordered by C
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Saudi Arabia, Indonesia Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement
JAKARTA — Indonesian Deputy Minister of Defense Shafri Shamsuddin received here today Prince Salman bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense.
During the meeting, they discussed means of enhancing bilateral relations in various fields. — SPA
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Let Saudi women work from home
Abdullah Dahlan
Al-Watan
I have always supported the efforts being made to provide Saudi women with opportunities to work in an appropriate atmosphere which will preserve their rights. I have never differentiated between rights and duties in work. I also do not differentiate between work from home or outside the home.
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Colorblindness and human rights
Fawaz Alamy
Al-Watan
The same countries that demand that we respect human rights are the ones that breach these rights using their superpower status because they are fully aware that our experts are unaware of international treaties.
The same countries that demand that we give women their rights are the
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Traffic police obstruct traffic
Abdullah Omar Khayyat
Okaz
Abdul Majeed Shobokshi (May Allah forgive him) was the director of police in Jeddah. After retirement, he held the post of editor-in-chief of Al-Bilad Arabic daily. Shobokshi often commented on the Kingdom’s traffic woes by saying: “Whenever you see a traffic jam on any road, you
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Turkish hairdressers preferred choice of young Saudis
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – In the early 1990s, Turkish hairdressers started to gain popularity among Saudi young men. Although Turkish manpower had already arrived in the Kingdom, it was only in this decade that they ventured into the hairdressing market. Right from the
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Al-Khadhra village – neglected farms and wells
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Al-Khadhra is one of the villages under the jurisdiction of Al-Harjah Center in Asir region. It was named ‘Khadhra’, meaning green in Arabic, due to the green lands it characterized. However, today, it does not resemble its name much. After many years of prosperous farm
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Home-maid dilemma
Saudi Gazette report HOFOUF — In a disturbing development caused by the over-dependency of families on housemaids, many children, deprived of the companionship and compassion of their mothers, become closer to housemaids. The proximity reaches such a stage that some children
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Construction labor in short supply
JEDDAH — A severe shortage of construction workers following the crackdown campaign that started three months ago has raised daily wages from SR120 to SR300, according to Abdullah Radwan, chairman of the real estate committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Many contractors are having a hard time meeting deadlines due to the shorta
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Gyms for women on university campus
TAIF — The new campus of the Taif University has sports facilities and cultural centers for female students, said Dr. Abdul Elah Banajah, the university’s president. There are also playing grounds where students can practice various sports. The new campus with 30 buildings can accommodate 27,000 students. They will move around within the cam
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Alwaleed Foundation lights up Asir towns
ABHA — Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, donated power generators to light up three towns in the Asir region, the foundation said in a statement. A total of 150 households in Al-Ayid, Al-Gadha and Al-Gasiya towns benefited from the project, known as “Lighting Up Lives.” The project has literally lit u
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Haia disrupts folklore performance
MAKKAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) stopped a folklore group from completing their segment during the Makkah Cultural Festival due to the use of musical instruments. A Makkah Municipality source, who requested anonymity, said four alleged Haia members, two of them without IDs, stepped onto the stag
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