TVTC trainers protest biometric system for attendance logging

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Hundreds of instructors gather outside the College of Technology in Riyadh on Monday to protest the authorities’ decision to deduct the salaries of colleagues who did not comply with the biometric attendance registration system.  – Courtesy Al-Watan  Saudi Gazette report 

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Customs Dept ‘responsible’ for fake goods

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — A senior official from the Customs Department has claimed the department is fully responsible for allowing a large amount of fake goods that do not comply with Saudi specifications and standards to enter the Kingdom. The department cannot examine more than 2

Absence of public libraries criticized

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A professor of librarianship at King Abdulaziz University and researcher in information affairs and libraries said there is no single well-known library in Makkah and Jeddah. Hassan Awwad Al-Siraihi also claimed there is an absence of scientific structure in public libraries all over the Kingdom. He attributed this to the absence of

Jeddah Marathon on April 8

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, governor of Jeddah, is scheduled to patronize the Jeddah Marathon 2014, which will be launched on April 8. The marathon will be organized by Al-Bir Society in Jeddah. Abdullah Salim Bakhashab, chairman of the marathon’s organizing committee and member of the society’s board of directors, express

New evidence to restore citizens’ rights

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The judiciary is scheduled next week to open case files concerning investment funds whose value is estimated at over SR3 billion in various fields including real estate, stocks and prepaid mobile telephone cards. Jeddah Penal Court will begin investigations after dividing them into 58 cases, which was distributed among courts. The n

Teen dies of burns from mobile charger

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   HAIL — A short circuit in a mobile telephone charger caused the breakout of a fire in a teenager’s home in Hail Tuesday. The teenager died from to his wounds while being treated at King Khaled General Hospital. Spokesman of the Directorate of Civil Defense in Hail Maj. Nafea Al-Harbi confirmed the 16-year-old died from his injuries due

‘Waiy’ trains kids to repulse harassment

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   QATIF — The protection program at Waiy (Awareness) Center for Educational Consultation has trained 1,300 children from kindergarten and primary school stages on ways of protection from sexual harassment and assault in cooperation with a number of authorities in the field of protection, the center’s Chairwoman Ghadah Al-Saif said. She s

284,000 illegals deported since Nov. 4

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Mansour Al-Shehri Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH – More than 284,000 illegal foreigners have been deported since Nov. 4, 2013, according to the Ministry of Interior. This is in addition to 22,189 foreigners currently awaiting deportation at detention centers in variou

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Makkah Emir receives diplomats

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   Makkah Emir Prince Mishaal Bin Abdullah receives members of the diplomatic corps, heads of government departments and citizens at the Conference Palace in Jeddah during a reception Wednesday night. — SPA 

Govt officials must ignore rumormongers

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Abdullah Farraj Al-Sharif Al-Madinah   A senior official in any government agency can play a major role, if he is honest and faithful, in improving the performance of his department  in order to provide top-notch services to the public.  He works hard to perfect the way his department carries out its tasks

Many Saudis have psychological problems

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Abdullah Dahlan Al-Watan   Many families in Saudi Arabia live in a state of crisis because a member of the family is mentally ill. The number of Saudis with psychological problems has increased over the years despite government efforts to end this problem. Four new psychiatric hospitals have been opened i

The changes sweeping through Saudi society

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Salih Al-Musallam Al-Jazeera   Saudi society is witnessing sweeping cultural, social, economic and political changes. On the one hand, members of society have become more open-minded, while on the other, the Kingdom’s demographic characteristics are changing. Some practices and issues used to be tab

MVPI: Beat-up vehicles cheat to pass

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   A number of motorists have criticized some of the negative aspects in motor vehicle’s periodic inspection. They said that one can notice run down cars on the Kingdom’s streets with the motor vehicle periodic inspection (MVPI) stickers on them. The question is how these vehicles passed muster, and the answer that stares in one’s face is by cheatin

Tired out: Car retreading plants fail to meet safety standards

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   SAUDI ARABIA imports more than one million cars annually worth a combined SR82 billion. Normally, the age of a tire is around two years, but many tires last considerably less on the Kingdom’s roads. To extend the life of tires, motorists often resort to retreading them. According to a report in Alsharq Arabic daily, more than four million tire

Woes of Saudi truck drivers

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   SELF-EMPLOYED Saudi truck drivers are increasingly finding it difficult to stay in business as competition and costs are cutting into their livelihood. Work has become difficult for Saudi truck drivers, according to them, following the absence of regulations protecting their rights. They stated that they would prefer to continue work in this profess

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Teachers absenteeism continues despite stricter penalties

January 30, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH – Every time a new school semester begins, the Ministry of Education warns that it will impose strict penalties on teachers who do not show up for work on the first school day. However, the teachers continue to be absent from work despite the stern warnings by the ministry an

Janadriyah Festival from Feb. 12

January 31, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — The 29th National Festival of Culture and Heritage at Al-Janadriyah, due to be held on Feb. 12-28, has a lot in store for visitors in terms of programs, said Saud Al-Roumi, director of the festival. There will be educational and entertainment shows as well as lectures, symposiums, folklore segments, a book fair and theatrical shows. This year, th

More tremors felt in Jazan area

January 31, 2014, 1:00 pm

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JAZAN — Four tremors hit the Jazan region Thursday, according to Hani Zahran, director of the National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes. He was visiting different villages and towns in the region with a team of geologists to check the condition of buildings and see if they are safe. Zahran said the 900-meter-high Akwah Mountain has not

Saudi detained for spreading rumor

January 31, 2014, 1:00 pm

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MADINAH — A young Saudi man has been arrested in Madinah for spreading a rumor that SR5 million was stolen from a shopping mall in the city by thieves who killed the mall’s security, according Col. Fahd Al-Ghanam, spokesman for Madinah police. The rumor, which went viral on social media websites, prompted the chief of police Brig. Ab

4.6 kg of cocaine seized at airport

January 31, 2014, 1:00 pm

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JEDDAH — Customs officers at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah foiled an attempt to smuggle 4.6 kilograms of cocaine stashed inside smugglers’ stomachs and underwear, said Director of Customs Muhammad Al-Ghamdi. The drugs were inside small balloons that were inserted in the smugglers’ stomachs. Al-Ghamdi said the s