Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Douaan
Al-Madina
Many people prefer to buy their food from big supermarkets because they provide a large selection of items at competitive prices. People have little difficulty in finding what they want, especially with regard to fruits and vegetables, which are always kept fresh.
However, many supermarke
How supermarkets deceive shoppers
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Can a Saudi woman travel without her guardian’s permission?
Rogaia Soliman Al-Huwairini
Al-Jazirah
The spokesman of the Passports Department (Jawazat) recently dropped a bombshell. He said in a recent statement that there are no written instructions which prevent Saudi women from traveling without the written consent of their male guardians. He added, moreover, that the only existing regulations a
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Are Saudis a happy people?
Lubna Al-Khumais
Al-Jazirah
If it is not normally easy to measure the happiness of an individual in any human society, how can we measure the happiness of more than 20 million Saudis? A number of non-governmental organizations have started to think about how to measure the happiness of people. Are there some people who are happier than ot
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Organ donation culture lacks transparency, awareness: Experts
Saudi Gazette report
The Kingdom actively supports organ donation and the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) has spearheaded numerous public awareness campaigns on the importance of organ donations. Despite these efforts, experts say a lack of transparency, awareness and conflicting religious edicts have hindered efforts to increase t
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Nation is for all: Young Saudis say no to sectarianism
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – A number of young Saudi men and women have emphasized the need for further strengthening the bonds of cohesion among all members of Saudi society. The young citizens were unanimous in their view that there is no room for sectarianism in the country where Sunnis and Shiites have
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Facing a phase — Dealing with a rebellious teenager
Saudi Gazette report When children reach their teens, families often struggle to adapt to their erratic behavior, impressionability and desire to be independent. Many families try to adapt to the situation at hand, but many others fail to find an effective way to deal with their teenaged son or daughter. In many cases, teenagers b
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No search for man who recorded murder
RIYADH — Spokesman for Riyadh Police Col. Fawaz Al-Maiman said police are not looking for the man who videotaped the shocking murder of an Indian storekeeper that took place last week at Al-Suwaidi neighborhood in broad daylight. Although the Cybercrime Law incriminates anyone who videotapes such crimes and posts them online, it is difficult for the polic
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Teachers told to use talking dictionaries
RIYADH — The Education Department here has called on all teachers in Riyadh public schools to double-check the pronunciation of English words by using talking dictionaries before teaching their classes. A source in the department discussed the most common mistakes teachers make in the classroom. They include excessive use of Arabic to explain English gram
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Smoke detectors 'can save lives'
MAKKAH – Not having a smoke detector at home can increase potential fire accidents by 78 percent, according to Makkah Civil Defense Director Col. Sami Al-Jadaani. Families should make sure they have smoke detectors in their homes to prevent suffocation and possible death in case a fire breaks out. The devices can detect smoke and heat and send off a warni
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Translation center planned in Madinah
MADINAH – The Madinah Research and Studies Center is planning to set up a specialized translation center in the Kingdom with Madinah as its headquarters, according to center director Salah Salamah. The decision to build such a center was made because there is no comprehensive national translation project. The new center seeks to translate important books
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Haj, Umrah overstayers should register at the consulate, says Khokher
From (Right to Left): Consul General Aftab A. Khokher, Tahseemul Haque Haqqi, Sohail Ali Khan and Amir Mohammed Khan in the press briefing (Photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil) Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette
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Korea CG: I am leaving with wonderful memories
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — After six years in the Kingdom, as Deputy Head of Mission to the Korean Embassy in Riyadh for 3 years and the other 3 year
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1,452 Filipinos served by EOW in Khobar
ALKHOBAR – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh conducted its 11th mobile consular services or Embassy on Wheels (EOW) for 2014 at the Al Jazeera International School in Dammam on March 28-29. The five-member Embassy team was led by Vice Consul Maria Angelica C. Genotiva,
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Teachers honored by PISR(N) students
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Students of XII-A and XII-B of Pakistan International School, Riyadh (N) held a function in honor of their teachers recently. The students or
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Patrol police foil qat smuggling attempt
JAZAN — Security bodies in Jazan foiled an attempt to smuggle 2,000 bundles of the narcotic leaf qat into the country. Mansour Al-Ghaznawi, a security patrol supervisor, said officers grew suspicious of a pickup truck that was seen in the area. When the driver tried to avoid a police checkpoint using a dirt road, he was cornered by patrol police. The driv
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Asir bridge briefly closed after accidents
MAHAYIL ASIR — A traffic accident forced the closure of the Shari bridge in the Bareq governorate on Friday, resulting in long traffic lines. Shortly after the bridge was cleared of the accident and opened for traffic, another accident occurred in the same location, resulting in yet another closure. One man was injured in the second accident and he was ta
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Two workers rescued from deep hole
MAKKAH — Civil Defense teams rescued two construction workers who were trapped in a 25-meter-deep hole in the Al-Azizyah neighborhood of Makkah on Friday. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Saleh Al-Elayani said the workers sustained burns while carrying out insulation work in a building under construction. He added that the workers were transferred
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Family of four survives terrific crash
TABUK — A family of four narrowly escaped death when a truck crashed into their car on the Madinah-Taima Road. Spokesman for Tabuk Red Crescent Husam Al-Saleh said the family was taken to Taima General Hospital as one of the injured was in critical condition. Numerous accidents have occurred in the same location. The traffic police launched a detailed inv
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Family rescued from house fire
MAHAYIL ASIR — Rescue workers from the Civil Defense rescued a family from a fire that broke out on the second floor of their house in the Balqarn village on Thursday. The family members managed to escape onto the roof of the house and rescue workers used a truck-mounted ladder to lower them to safety. The fire was contained and no injuries were reported.
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Missing elderly woman found
BISHA — The Civil Defense found an elderly woman who was reported missing from the Samakh village, south of Bisha. The 55-year-old woman’s family had reported her missing after she failed to return home for several days. The family said she was suffering from a psychological condition which they thought was the reason behind her disappearance.
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