RIYADH – On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Premier Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the 3rd meeting of the information ministers from the Arab and Latin American countries here on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering, Prince Muqrin said that the meeting, with the the
Muqrin calls for promoting dialogue
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200 jobs offered at Dar Al-Hekma fair
Munawarunnisa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Over 200 jobs were offered by about 40 national and international companies participating in the two-day 9th Career Fair organized by Dar Al-Hekma (DAH) that concluded here on Monday. Some of the high profile internati
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Career and Graduation day in KSA
Info-graphic
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Coronavirus: What if it stays for too long?
Hamoud Abu Talib
Okaz
IT is clear now that the Health Ministry has started to deal with the issue of coronavirus with a manner that is more serious, comprehensive and transparent in a bid to control the virus through a number of steps it has taken.
The ministry has formed a special medical team of specia
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Umrah pilgrims are free from coronavirus: Qadi
Hamza Mohammad
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Umrah pilgrims are being protected by a system of integrated preventive health protection measures against Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), most commonly known as coronavirus.
No coronavirus cases have been repor
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EP Municipality ordered to allot citizen a land plot
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Administrative Court here ordered the Eastern Province Municipality to adhere to the royal order and allot a 900 sq. meter residential plot of land to a citizen.
The verdict was issued after 12 judicial sessions in a case that started
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Taped up license plates to fool Saher
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The head of Madinah traffic police said he would be happy for Saher to lose money if it meant drivers obeyed the speed limit, Al-Watan reported Tuesday. Brig. Mohammad Al-Shanbari said many citizens have reported that some drivers tamper with their cars&rsqu
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Kingdom ranks 40 in world misery index
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Kingdom ranked 40th in 2013 world misery index which includes 90 countries, Al-Hayat daily reported.
The index is published by Cato Institute of the USA, which is a public policy research organization dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, lim
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Forced marriages against Islam: Scholars
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH – Forced marriages are entirely against Islamic teachings, scholars told Makkah daily on Tuesday.
The scholars said the United Nations has classified these types of unions to be a serious violation of human rights.
Mohammed Al-
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Gas truck overturns, 65 cylinders explode
YANBU — A gas truck carrying 750 cooking cylinders overturned Thursday morning on the ring road in Yanbu, causing at least 65 cylinders to explode, according to Madinah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Khalid Al-Juhani. Firefighters and rescue teams rushed to the scene and contained the fire, which broke out in the truck, before it reached other cylinders. Po
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Tawafa groups may be able to hire expats
MAKKAH — A workshop organized by the Ministry of Haj Thursday recommended that Tawafa establishments should hire expatriate workers who are interested in working during the Haj season and in helping pilgrims. This year 1.5 million foreign pilgrims are expected to arrive in the Kingdom to perform Haj. The Tawafa establishments do not have sufficient worker
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Smart police cars to patrol the streets
RIYADH — The Public Security Department will soon deploy camera-mounted smart security vehicles that are directly linked with the operation room. Photos and videos transmitted by the cameras will be documented and reviewed before a decision is made to arrest a suspect. Only senior officers at the operation room will decide if officers should chase a vehic
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Gulf’s best-paid expat execs work in KSA
RIYADH — The Kingdom pays the highest salaries to expatriate executive officers compared with other Gulf countries, according to a study conducted on four regional employment companies by the Doha-based Gulf Business Company. The study expected a 6 percent increase in CEOs salaries this year. The average salary for an Arab CEO who works for a local compan
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Westphal arrives to take over as new US ambassador
RIYADH — Dr. Joseph W. Westphal has arrived as the new US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to a press release. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Westphal was the Under Secretary of the Army and its Chief Management Officer from 2009 to 2014. In that capacity, Secretary Westphal managed a force of more
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Iqama transfer without sponsor’s consent
TAIF — Expatriate workers will soon be able to change their sponsorship without their current employer’s approval and work for another employer in the Kingdom, Al-Madinah daily reported. The Ministry of Labor will enforce the new decision within the next few months to provide expatriates with more flexibility when it comes to job change. However, th
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Beauty of Message show highlights Islamic art
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette Calligraphy has arguably become the most venerated form of Islamic art because of the Arabic script. In the calligraphers’ works we can see beautiful compositions written in Kufi, Diwani, Thuluth, Naskh and Nastaleeq — the different styles in Arabic calligraphy. In order to pro
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Pottery: A traditional trade that must be preserved
Saudi Gazette report The southern region of Najran has a rich tradition in handicrafts. It is here where a small segment of Saudi society is engaged in various crafts, inherited from their ancestors, to earn a livelihood. Some of these crafts have faded into oblivion while others, such as the traditional art of pottery, are fighting for survival
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Facebook users suffer mental deterioration
Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Ammar
Al-Jazirah
A psychologist once said that if Facebook were a religion, it would be the third largest religion in terms of the number of followers. We, as humans, cannot live without communicating with one another. This is an innate quality of humanity.
Interaction on social media websites is not he
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PE classes for girls a major sin: Hardline scholar
Badriya Al-Bishir
Al-Hayat
For the first time a group of Shoura Council members has opposed a scholar and told him that the Council does not care about his opinions regarding physical education classes for girls in schools.
I do not understand why the scholar opposes such classes which will take place inside the walls of sc
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Should we try to scare people into returning to Allah?
Dr. Dania Al-Ghalib
Al-Madina
I have always wondered why many religious people use scare tactics when they practice dawah activities and call on disobedient people to repent. Why do these persons believe that scaring others into repenting is the only way to receive the mercy of Allah? Why is reminding others of the fire and torture
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