Hassan Al-Niami
Okaz
On a recent Saudia flight, an old man refused to allow a woman to sit next to him. He insisted that she be shifted to another seat away from him. The air hostesses sided with the old man and asked the woman politely to move to another seat. The cabin crew believed that this was a simple solution to
Why does Saudi society look down on women?
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Lyrica abuse increasingly common among students
Saudi Gazette report ABUSE of drugs, especially stimulants, increases toward the end of the academic year as students prepare for final examinations. While coffee and energy drink intake increases as students stay up longer to study, an increasing number of students rely on stimulants to give them an academic e
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Plastic surgery: A growing trend
Saudi Gazette report PLASTIC surgery procedures have become increasingly popular and accepted in the Kingdom. Many question the actual need for plastic surgery and believe the current hype will subside, but others say cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures will only get increasingly popular. Prof. Sabah Mushre
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The history of Aghas in Madinah
Saudi Gazette report The history of Aghas — people dedicated to the service of the Two Holy Mosques — goes back hundreds of years. Although there are only about 10 left at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, studies have shown that the Aghas have existed in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mos
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Dabb lizard poachers arrested
RIYADH — Prince Bandar Bin Saud, president of Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA), said several young men who killed a large number of dabb lizards and posted their photos on social media websites have been arrested. After the photos were posted online, SWA called upon the Ministry of Interior to help nab the culprits. The men will be punished as per the Kingd
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Conference to focus on bullying in schools
RIYADH — A national conference against school bullying will be launched Sunday in Riyadh. The two-day conference, which is organized in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), will focus on bullying among teenagers in schools all over the world. More attention will be given to the long-term behavioral, psychological as well a
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SR800m for school safety programs
JEDDAH — Minister of Education Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has earmarked SR800 million for safety programs and equipment for the Kingdom’s schools. All schools will be supplied with state-of-the-art equipment to ensure the safety and well-being of students. A new protection program, which operates without electricity, will be installed in all schools to
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Makkah Emir receives Senegalese President
Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah receives Senegalese President Macky Sall at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah Thursday night. The Senegalese leader arrived in the Kingdom to perform Umrah. – SPA
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Saudis do not trust primary healthcare centers
Qenan Al-Ghamdi
Makkah
The government-run primary healthcare center in our neighborhood has been in the same location and in the same dilapidated building for the past 25 years. It seems that most these centers are old and their services are poor everywhere in the Kingdom. If they were upgraded, they could provide great services and reduc
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Why are some government officials unfit for their posts?
Bakheet Al-Ghabash
Makkah
An Arab friend of mine told me about the sad experience he had when dealing with officials at a labor office in the Kingdom.
He had had a dispute with his sponsor, which he could not resolve amicably. My friend tried very hard to claim his financial rights from the sponsor, but to no avail. N
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Is bottled water safe?
Saudi Gazette report The bottled water industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. In Saudi Arabia, water is a particularly scarce commodity and while companies that purify, bottle and brand this scarce resource are able to turn in hefty profits, they often fail to abide by the Kingdom’s food and safety regulations. Exp
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Why is Saudi Arabia being targeted?
Rashid Muhammad Al-Fawzan
Al-Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is being targeted on all levels. Look at the large amount of drugs and alcohol worth billions of dollars that are being smuggled into the country; look at the large number of undocumented workers attempting to cross our borders illegally; look at the large number of terrorists c
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Fish habitats face threat from dredging
Saudi Gazette report Fishermen have reported a drop in the amount of fish and shrimp caught this past season, a drop experts say was caused by human activity. Pollution, midwater trawling and dredging, a process in which bottom-dwelling species such as crabs and clams are caught in a net, have upset local ecosystems, leading to a decline in mari
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KSA bans Dutch contracting companies
JEDDAH — The Saudi government has decided to exclude Dutch contracting companies from implementing any current or future projects in the country following offensive remarks against Islam by a Dutch right-wing politician, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported quoting sources in the Council of Saudi Chambers. The number of visas issued to Dutch nationals will be red
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A power play — Rift between residents of Umm Al-Hamam district and municipality continues
Saudi Gazette report Despite an official order from the Board of Grievances, residents of the Eastern Al-Salehia (Umm Al-Hamam) unplanned district are still waiting for their homes to be connected to the local utility grid. Residents accused the local municipality of dragging its feet on the matter, forcing the elderly, sick and young to live wi
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Infrared cameras to watch rare animals
AL-NAMAS – Teams from the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) have started installing infrared cameras in at least 25 locations in Al-Namas governorate to monitor the movement of rare animals, according to Ahmad Al-Bouq, director of SWA Research Center. The Arabian tiger is one of th
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Hope for smokers seeking to quit
RIYADH — Smokers who want to kick the habit might have their treatment covered by medical insurance, according to Dr. Ali Al-Wadee, supervisor of the Anti-Smoking Program run by the Ministry of Health. Officials from the ministry met with a group of managers of medical insurance
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Roads to new KAIA nearing completion
JEDDAH — The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that all roads and bridges leading to the new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) will be completed after Ramadan. Also, the airport’s tram-train service will be operational and will transport passen
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Narrow escape for young motorist
MAHAYIL ASIR – A young man escaped unscathed from a horrific road accident near here Friday. He was traveling at a high speed on a mountainous road when he lost control and the car fell off the steep mountain. An eyewitness said he saw the car plummeting toward the foot of the Hadi mountain in the Tihama area. He reported the accid
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3 years in jail, lashes for sexual harassment
JEDDAH — The appeals court here upheld the criminal court’s decision to sentence a Saudi man to three years in prison and 1,500 lashes of the whip for sexually harassing women. The defendant was accused in two separate harassment cases that were filed against him in other cities and the presiding judge decided that a harsher
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