Abdulhadi Al-Suwyyan
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — The assistant head of Madinah Health Affairs, Dr. Khalid Al-Harbi, admitted that health centers are suffering from deteriorating buildings and a shortage of doctors.
He noted the directorate is not satisfied with
Crumbling buildings and doctor shortages crippling health centers
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Awamiyah and security solution
Khaled Al-Suleiman
Okaz
MOST of the people who have been arrested or are wanted by security authorities in connection with Awamiyah terror-related incidents have not even completed their secondary education, according to a statement by Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior.
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Working from home is best for women and the disabled
Infographic
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Car workshops in Jeddah exploiting young children
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — In a flagrant breach of law and human rights, a number of car workshops in Jeddah are employing children and asking them to do jobs that are often too difficult for them for very little pay, local daily Al-Madinah reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said most
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Strict action sought against sellers of unhygienic water
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Some water bottling plants in Jeddah do not comply with hygienic standards and deliver low-quality water at cheap rates to customers. A number of customers pointed out that these plants sell a bottle of water at prices as low as SR3. They called on authorities to take strin
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Saudi deported from Canada
RIYADH — An unidentified 56-year-old Saudi citizen who had been deported from Canada has safely arrived in the Kingdom after being accused of attempting to strangle his 30-year-old daughter and threatening to kill her because she told him she was planning to marry a Canadian Muslim. However, a Canadian newspaper reported the Saudi father did
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Pedestrian accidents up in Baha
AL-BAHA — More than 400 people were hit by cars in Baha over the past five months because there were no pedestrian bridges for them to cross the streets, said Imad Al-Zahrani, spokesman for the local Saudi Red Crescent, on Thursday. He said most of the drivers did not give any consideration to the right of pedestrians to cross the streets. &
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Imams warned against long sermons
RIYADH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance has asked all mosque imams not to prolong or repeat their Friday sermons to avoid boring worshippers. The ministry said its supervisors had noticed that some imams would speak about the same subject every week and deliver long sermons. It also warned imams never to discu
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Indonesian labor to arrive in 3-4 months
RIYADH — Housemaids and drivers from Indonesia are expected to start arriving in the Kingdom in three to four months, chairman of the Indonesian Labor Committee Yunis Yamani announced on Thursday. He said the final manpower recruitment agreement between his country and the Kingdom would soon be signed. Yamani said workers would be subjected
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Over 3.2m pilgrims arrive for Umrah
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj announced on Wednesday that so far more than 3.2 million pilgrims have arrived through the Kingdom’s air, sea and land inlets to perform Umrah. The ministry said it had issued 3.7 million Umrah visas. The ministry’s undersecretary Issa Rawas said there were 43,000 pilgrims more than last year. The cur
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Courts asked to expedite child abuse cases
RIYADH — The Ministry of Justice has asked courts all over the Kingdom to give top priority to crimes against children, especially those related to sexual abuse and harassment. According to official statistics issued by the ministry, there were 800 cases of abuse against children last year in Riyadh alone. The ministry urged the courts to li
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Makkah Emir: King Abdullah expansion project to provide 4000 jobs
JEDDAH – Emir of Makkah region Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah said the King Abdullah expansion project for the Grand Mosque in Makkah will provide 4,000 new sustainable jobs for the Saudi youth after completion of the expansion, SPA said.
During his meeting at his office in Jeddah, Prince Mishal received a number of men of letters
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Expert highlight three pillars of education
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Early Childhood Education Forum that opened yesterday saw leading global experts share their insights and the best practices into early learning with teachers, parents, policy makers and public sector bodies in Saudi Arabia.
Hosted unde
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Reckless driving leads to alarming increase in Saudi traffic fatalities
Muhammad Al-Suwaigh
Al-Yaum
According to a recent press report, 163 people died in traffic accidents in 83 days in Al-Ahsa region in the Eastern Province. This is an alarming figure and it is high time to reverse this rising tide of traffic accident fatalities in various regions of the Kingdom by drawing up detailed pl
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We must highlight the Kingdom’s true image
Azza Al-Sobaie
Al-Watan
There are thousands of foreign students studying at Brunel University in Uxbridge, which is a suburb in west London. These students include many young Saudi men and women who are pursuing their higher education under the King Abdullah Foreign Scholarship Program.
In Uxbridge, Oma
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Saudi bureaucratic bottlenecks
Saleh Al-Hamadi
Al-Sharq
It seems to take several months or even years for citizens to get things done at certain government departments. People get stuck with bureaucratic procedures that proceed at a snail’s pace at these offices. Their files remain on the desks of office workers without any concrete action bei
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The question of property appraisals
Saudi Gazette report NO authority has moved to find a solution to the shortcomings in appraisal of properties expropriated in favor of development projects in Makkah. Several different government authorities concerned with these projects have been competing to appoint their respective representatives in these committees and t
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Al-Amal Hospital combats drug addiction among young men and women
ADDICTION among young women is considered to be a sensitive issue in Saudi Arabia as it is considered to be deviant conduct in the Kingdom’s conservative society. For this reason, the state has struggled to find solutions to stop drug use and has established many psychiatric clinics and specialist hospitals for treating addiction. These clinic
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Mothers’ way or the highway
HUSSAM was left in a great shock when his mother refused to let him marry the girl of his choice. He had always dreamed of the day when he would introduce the girl to his family and thought it would bring happiness and joy to everyone, especially his mother. However, his mother disapproved without even getting to know her. The moment she felt her so
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Male nurse contracts corona virus
JEDDAH — Bandar Al-Katheeri, a nurse in the emergency section of King Abdulaziz Hospital in Jeddah, has contracted corona virus, investigations have confirmed, sources said. However, the hospital administration and Health Affairs in Jeddah are maintaining a stoic silence on the issue. Sources said the issue is not being propagated keeping in view th
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