Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
MINISTER of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen had reportedly said that the amount of water that we used for agriculture over the past 15 years was enough to supply households for more than a thousand years.
Having said this, I will now focus on the surplus of dates in th
Unfair consumption of water
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Over 7,000 Saudis still stranded abroad
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — There are 1,968 Saudi families stranded in 31 Arab and foreign countries, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Wednesday quoting the chairman of the Saudi Charitable Organization for the Welfare of the Saudi Families Abroad (Awasser).
Tawfiq Al-S
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Why ‘first-option’ marriages are unIslamic
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi courts last year only handled one dispute involving the so-called first-option marriage where a man has the final say in whether he wants to marry a woman relative and even prevent her from marrying someone else, sources told Al-Hayat daily.
This type of marr
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New penalties for residency law violations get wide welcome
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Many businessmen, government officials and security personnel have welcomed directives issued by Minister of Interior Prince Muhammad Bin Naif defining deterrent penalties for residency law violators with the aim of combating tasattur (cover-up) businesses.
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Extreme temperatures havoc electricity supplies
With the advent of summer, extreme temperatures have started wreaking havoc on electricity supplies in many parts of the Kingdom. In this picture, two electricians are seen repairing a junction box in a building on Ibn Khaldoun Street of Dammam. — Courtesy Makkah Daily
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The rich fail to pay Zakat, scholars claim
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — If rich Saudi citizens had paid their Zakat (alms) regularly, there would not be a single poor family in the Kingdom, according to a number of Muslim scholars.
They told Makkah daily on Wednesday that there would be no poverty with the payment of Zakat, which
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Coronavirus causes long lasting psychological ailment: Specialist
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The absence of accurate data about coronavirus has resulted in increased spread of rumors, which in turn has caused a number of psychological issues among people, stated a consultant psychiatric at a psychiatry conference here.“The abse
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Speech contest at Indian Consulate today
JEDDAH — Khake-Taiba Trust Jeddah will host an elocution competition for school students at the Indian Consulate premises on Friday. Several schools in the city will participate in the contest. Syed Khaja Viqaruddin, general secretary of KTT, said the annual event would provide students of different nationalities in the city with a platform
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International schools can raise fees
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education has permitted international schools in the Kingdom to raise their fees by at least SR1,000 for each student starting from the next academic year. There are about 3,000 international schools in the Kingdom accommodating more than 500,000 male and female students. Meanwhile, the national committee for interna
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More Saudi women join hotel sector
RIYADH — More and more Saudi women are joining the hotel sector to work as accountants, receptionists, room service attendants and wedding planners, Nasser Al-Tayyar, chairman of Al-Tayyar Group for Travel and Tourism, said on Thursday. He said Saudi women now welcome the families on arrival at the hotel for wedding parties. “She also
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Two violating carpentries busted
MADINAH — The branch municipality of the Prophet’s Mosque has caught two carpentries that were manufacturing trollies for the use of peddlers selling fruit and vegetables and other commodities, especially in the central area around the holy mosque and along the streets leading to it. The municipality arrested all the carpenters, summon
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Haia to grill two members over violations
RIYADH — Chairman of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Alsheikh has ordered quick investigations into allegations two Haia members committed violations. In the first case, a Haia member allegedly climbed into a bus in Abha carrying girl students studying at King Khalid University an
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MERS scare creates chaos at hospital
JEDDAH — Chaos prevailed at Jeddah’s King Fahd Hospital on Wednesday with patients staying away from the hospital’s emergency ward following a MERS scare. There were conflicting reports about the head of the hospital’s cardiology division contracting the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus. The Makkah daily reported on T
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Ministry denies plan to fine wife-beaters
JEDDAH — The Social Affairs Ministry on Thursday denied reports that it would punish abusive husbands and said this is the concern of the judiciary. “There is no truth to press reports that the ministry would fine abusive husbands SR5,000 to SR50,000 starting next week,” a ministry statement said. The reports said the money would
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The growing prominence of Saudi women
Shaimaa Al-Mazroui
Al-Sharq
Saudi Arabia often comes in for severe criticism whenever the topic of women’s rights is discussed. Much of the criticism is raised without genuine reasons and hence it is unfounded. Many of these critics have disregarded the fast changes that are taking place in the Kingdom with regar
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The gloomy future of the Saudi economy
Abdulaziz Al-Dekhayel
Al-Sharq
Officials in the Kingdom believe we are witnessing a golden economic era which many people envy. When I view this golden era from the perspective of sustainability, the picture tends to turn gray and gloomy. Let me explain.
Current statistics indicate the following:
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E-reading gives more freedom, less censorship
Saudi Gazette report TECHNOLOGICAL changes have brought about immense changes in the reading styles and habits of people. Electronic books or e-books give readers more freedom in choosing books, and publishers and readers do not have to fear the possibility of books being censored. But in order for consumers to be a
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Women-only theater carving a cultural niche
Saudi Gazette report THE term ‘women’s theater’ at first glance seems to explain what it stands for — the fact that there are only women in theater group. But it also stresses the sublime message of tackling the gender’s and children’s issues in art form. The term ‘wome
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Teach children safe surfing habits: Experts
Saudi Gazette report FAMILIES are fighting a moral battle with technology, specifically social networking sites, because of sexually-explicit content that their children can be exposed to. The explicit content on many popular social networking sites can negatively affect the behavior of children and may encourage sexual misco
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No passport for Saudi women without IDs
JEDDAH — Saudi women who do not have national identity cards will no longer issued with new passports, the Directorate General of Passports announced. It also said their passports will not be renewed. The directorate asked all Saudi men and women to register their fingerprints electronically with the Interior Ministry or they will not be allowed to use it
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