TABUK — A number of realtors have said land prices will witness a gradual decline after the Ministry of Housing announced the number of eligible citizens who will receive land grants in different parts of the country. The head of the Realtors Committee at Tabuk Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Abdulrahman Al-Rehail, said the decli
Realtors say land prices set to drop
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Arson suspected in date farm fires
QURAYYAT — Civil Defense firefighting teams in the Doumat Al-Jandal governorate contained two fires that broke out on separate date farms in the Rehaibiyeen district and a third fire at another date farm in the Khadhma district Friday afternoon. According to spokesman for the Civil Defense in Al-Jouf L
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Young man drowns off Jubail beach
JUBAIL — A young man drowned off Al-Nakheel beach in Jubail but his friend survived after he was able to swim back to shore. The two youths were swimming around midnight at the location until they reached a deep area. The young men apparently ignored signs indicating it is prohibited to swim in the are
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Lightning strike destroys palm trees
YANBU — Lightning, accompanied by thunderstorms that lashed Yanbu Al-Nakhl and its suburbs, recently set several date palm trees on fire in Al-Quwaiz, north of the governorate. According to eyewitnesses, the lightning that hit the palm trees was severe. The ferocity of the lightning strike frightened the residents of t
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150 Filipinos complete computer literacy program
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — About 150 Filipinos in Jeddah have completed a computer literacy program conducted by Jeddah Educational Foundation (JEF-Filcom). The commencement exercise was hel
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Pollution choking city
This concrete factory along Haj Street in Makkah is not only annoying to the residents of the area but is also contributing immensely to polluting the city. In addition to the constant noise of heavy machinery, mixers and trucks, the factory harbors stray cats and dogs. The swamps around the factory are an ideal breeding ground for mosquitoes. — Co
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Three dead in Taima accident
TAIMA — Three people from the same family died after their vehicle overturned on the Tabuk-Taima Road. The driver, his wife and daughter died in the accident. Red Crescent paramedics took the dead to Taima Hospital morgue.
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Haia team arrests woman's blackmailer
JEDDAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) arrested a man who allegedly blackmailed a young woman by threatening to post her photographs on social media websites unless she submitted to his wishes. The man had met the woman on a social networking website and after talking to h
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Apply for low-cost Haj from Monday
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Haj has announced that it will start receiving applications for the low-cost Haj scheme beginning Monday, Sept. 1, to allow pilgrims enough time to prepare for the journey. Deputy Haj Minister Husain Al-Sharif said applicants will be allowed to register in the scheme online until 50 percent of the capacity
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Police overpower man who attacked passersby
QURAYYAT — Police in Al-Qurayyat governorate overpowered a man believed to be in his 30s on Friday after he attacked travelers and threw stones at them. Police and Civil Defense patrols arrived at the scene after receiving a call about the incident. The man was overpowered after all attempts to calm hi
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Two thirds of children struggle to talk to fathers
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The supervisor of King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue said 64 percent of children ask their mothers to act as mediators to converse with their fathers.
Abdullateef Al-Shehri noted that such children find it difficult
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Parents grieve in silence as ‘disease of disobedience’ spreads
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A number of religious scholars and sociologists have said disobedience to parents is a serious social illness that has become widespread. They point out that disobedience to parents is among several deviant negative trends that have surfaced in recent yea
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Police locate elderly woman’s residence
Fouz Al-Ghamdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — New details emerged on a 92-year-old woman who was abandoned by unidentified people in the vicinity of the Civil Affairs Office in Jeddah more than a week ago. A
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What type of abaya do they wear?
Muhammad Al-Osaimi
Okaz
I do not know why there is so much debate about the types of abayas women wear.
Frankly speaking, I cannot tell the difference between a good abaya and an inappropriate one. In our society, traditions and norms require women and girls to wea
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Are we an unethical people?
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
Are we in this country, Saudis and expatriates, unethical? I asked this question to myself after observing many incidents of bad behavior. The answer to this question is, regretfully, yes.
Of course, I am not generalizing but there is a lot
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Global criticism of Kingdom’s human rights record ‘illogical’
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHOBAR — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) said it considers criticism from international organizations of the Kingdom’s human rights record as "Illogical and untrue".
The NSHR said that the criticism le
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Working mothers’ predicament on the day of school reopening
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — As the new school year starts Sunday, most mothers prefer to go to school and stay with their children, especially children who are attending school for the first time. This causes many working mothers to take a day or two off from work
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‘Mom charted my course to success’
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Ghada Al-Mutairi used to save her daily pocket money to purchase electronic devices in order to unravel their secrets and how they functioned. She had a natural love for science and was fascinated by scientific
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Plans to increase diesel usage in cars
RIYADH — Four government bodies are working together to increase the usage of diesel fuel in cars. The Ministry of Petroleum, Saudi Aramco, the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and the Saudi Program for Energy Efficiency are also setting up plans to reduce the number of o
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Businesses warned against pay cuts
JEDDAH — The department for inspection and work environment at the Ministry of Labor has warned businesses against misusing deductions from employees’ salaries. The department said work related deductions should be used for the benefit of the workers and not the business i
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