Madinah gears up for Ramadan rush

June 11, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   MADINAH — Government and private sectors in Madinah involved in the provision of pilgrimage services have started to implement their plans for the fasting month of Ramadan that aims to provide pilgrims and visitors with consummate facilities and services. Every Ramada

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Prison, fine and lashes for filing malicious suits: Justice Ministry

June 11, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Discretionary punishments, including fines, imprisonment and lashes, may be given to people who file malicious complaints in courts, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. It said the decision is aimed at cutting dow

Over 18,000 expat academicians in KSA

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — There are more than 18,000 expatriate men and women academics teaching in various Saudi universities and colleges, the Ministry of Higher Education said according to a report published by Al-Hayat newspaper on Thursday. The ministry said the total number of the university teachers in the Kingdom's government and private universities

Ban on marriages of minor non-Saudi girls lifted

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — The Saudi courts have exempted expatriate girls who are not yet 18 from the ban on underage marriages and said they can now marry Saudi or foreign men, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Thursday quoting unidentified court sources. A judge, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the ban will, however, remain in place for marriages of

Sales of mental illness medicines reach SR276 million in a year

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A Saudi drug company has sold SR276 million worth of medicine to treat mental illnesses last year, Makkah daily reported on Thursday. It said the company, which did not want to be identified, sold 2.7 million packs consisting of 46 various sedatives. The company said the medicine was used for the treatment of depression and other il

Somali camels still arriving

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — Somali companies are preparing to make new large shipments of camels to Saudi Arabia to meet the rising market demand that usually precedes the holy month of Ramadan. Makkah daily said Thursday that the Somali camels are still coming to the Kingdom despite accusations that they might be the cause of coronavirus. The newspaper quoted

No new coronavirus cases: MoH

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — For the second day in a row, the Health Ministry has said there have been no new deaths or infections of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), commonly known as coronavirus. The ministry's statement said no new deaths or infections were so far reported. It said two cases in Riyadh have recovered from the disease in addition t

Court begins trial of judge

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   MADINAH — The Administrative Court here started Wednesday the trial of a Saudi judge and 36 other accomplices who allegedly embezzled more than SR600 million in bribes and forgery operations. The judge is commonly known in the Kingdom as the “jinn (genie) judge” because he claimed he was under a magic spell when he committed the

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3 Saudi women bag 'Mother's Blessing' award

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Three Saudi women, each with a touching story of resilience, patience and determination, have won the special "Mother's Blessing" award offered by Dallah Albaraka Group. A special ceremony was held in Jeddah on Wednesday evening to distribute the awards worth around SR1.5 million. Husn Seif Shaie Al-Qahtani won the first p

What makes TV ‘halal’ and cinema ‘haram’?

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Hihsam Kaaki Makkah daily   A few decades ago, when satellite TV channels began to show up in our homes, we erected satellite dishes on our roofs. We did this secretly although many dishes could be seen on the roofs of buildings in the neighborhood. At that time, dish prices were very high sometimes as much as SR

Let’s train Saudi women to be ‘positive passengers’!

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Qenan Al-Ghamdi Makkah daily   I like Aramco’s idea of training Saudi women, not to drive cars (God forbid!), but to make them “positive passengers”. As we are the only country in the world which prevents women from practicing their God-given right to drive cars, our training sessions on

Confiscate books that promote flawed religious concepts

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Muhammad Al-Osaimi Okaz   Recently, a number of books were withdrawn from the shelves of bookstores. Many people supported the move while others opposed it. I stand by those who favored the withdrawal of such books that publicize and promote their authors and their flawed religious concepts and ideas. I think that we hav

Abiyah Family: 50 years of tradition

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   NAJRAN - Mohammad Salem Abiyah is an elderly man who runs a small shop for handmade leather goods in Aba Saeed district, Najran, a city famous for its leather industry. Abiyah has been in the leather business since he was 16 years old. With no formal education, Abiyah learned how to make leather goods from his father, and has supported his wife an

A booming market — Demand for used car spare parts grows

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   WITH no reliable public transportation system to rely on, people in the Kingdom use cars as their main mode of transportation. New or used, sellers of car spare parts say demand is as strong as ever. In recent years, insurance companies have contributed to the number of used spare parts in the market as they often sell damaged vehicles to vendors of car parts.

Female applicants’ leaked personal information being used for blackmail

June 12, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report    THE resume is considered to be one of the most important requirements for job seekers to have. Resumes can contain a lot of personal information, which, if leaked, can do great damage. According to a report in Al-Riyadh daily, young female job applicants’ personal information, including telephone n

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600 Burmese families cleared

June 13, 2014, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The Committee in charge of correcting the status of Burmese nationals has completed the files of 600 Burmese families, a source told Al-Hayat daily. Many applicants have been removed from the list of the committee because they are not originally Burmese but pretended to be. The source said the committee is to decide on 3,000 files which have been

Husband pardons wife for killing son

June 13, 2014, 2:00 pm

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AL-BAHA — A citizen has waived his rights and pardoned his wife for killing their son. His wife, who is the biological mother of their son, killed her own flesh and blood by stabbing him in the chest following an altercation. The mother was so furious with her son because he listened to his wife and rented her a separate apartment and they were both

Trial run of Al-Haramain train set

June 13, 2014, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The head of the Saudi Railways Organization said the trial run of Al-Haramain train will begin in six months. Khalid Al-Suwaiket pointed out that 50 percent of the train’s infrastructure has been completed in Jeddah, while more that 70 percent of the project has been completed in Madinah and King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, north of J

SMEs account for 98% of economy

June 13, 2014, 2:00 pm

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MADINAH — The head of small and medium businesses at the Saudi Council of Chambers said that there are more than 2 million small- and medium-sized businesses in the Kingdom and they account for 98 percent of the country’s economy. Mohammad Al-Belaihed noted that the biggest problem facing the business sector is the marketing of their products and re

Haj firms allowed to employee temps

June 13, 2014, 2:00 pm

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MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj is coordinating with the Ministry of Labor to set up regulations that will allow Haj companies to employee temporary workers on loan basis. The Ministry of Haj has notified the Ministry of Labor that the Indian Consulate in Jeddah has expressed interested in allowing Indian nationals to work during the Haj season to serve