Omniah Al-Khidairy
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has withdrawn all easyvision daily umere contact lens products because the sizes were labeled incorrectly.
A source from the authority said users of the products were requested to di
Size errors: Contact lens brand withdrawn
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Batterjee Medical aims to become varsity
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Batterjee Medical College for Science and Technology has announced a SR500 million plan to become a university and accommodate more students. Sobhi Batterjee, chairman of the board of trustees, announced at a ceremony for the co
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Women leaders inspire schoolgirls
Shahd Alhamdan
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Women’s leadership in Saudi society was the theme of the day at a Jeddah school event recently.
The event at Children’s Garden School, titled “Yes, She will Lead”, was the brainchild of one of the teac
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Municipality shuts, punishes thousands of restaurants
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The municipality in Jeddah has closed down a total of 2,745 restaurants and cafeterias and documented violations in over 9,200 other locations during a four-month campaign that covered 16,000 businesses serving food around the city.
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Woman ‘forces daughter to spend the night in car’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A girl at a private school showed up to class in her pajamas because she was forced to spend the night in her father’s car, Al-Watan reported.
A school source said when the girl showed up at school the teacher asked her why she was no
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Divorce this woman!
Mishal Al-Sudairy Okaz A FRIEND of mine told me a story that I found difficult to believe. I usually do not trust him because he often tells lies. However, I decided to listen to him until he finished. He said the cousin of his friend stood in front of a judge in a court and told him that he wanted to di
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Oldest Madinah building demolished
Khaled Al-Jabri Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Crowds of people gathered on Monday evening to witness the demolition of what is believed to be the oldest building in the holy city that was housing the Shariah Sciences School. The old building of the famous school
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Jeddah’s water woes continue unabated
Ibrahim Shihab
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Citizens of Jeddah complained about ongoing water shortages in some neighborhoods and demanded the issue be resolved.
Aidh Abdullah, a citizen, said several neighborhoods in Jeddah have had no water for 42 days.
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Yemenis held in deportation centers too can ‘correct status’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Yemenis held at the Al-Shumaisy detention center awaiting deportation can also benefit from a royal order granting residency to illegal immigrants from Yemen, according to the director general of the Department of Passports (Jawazat) in Makkah Province.
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Bicycle Bridge to open end of the month
JEDDAH — The bridge that is being constructed over the intersection between King Fahd Street and Al-Rowdah Street in Jeddah, close to the Cycle Roundabout, will open at the end of this month, said Jeddah Mayor Hani Mohammed Abu Ras. He added that the bridge that is being constructed on the intersection between Prince Majid Street a
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Saudia trains new regional directors
JEDDAH — The new directors of Saudi Arabian Airlines’ offices abroad recently underwent rigorous training on law, finance, sales, service and crisis management. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of Saudia, handed participants certificates and asked to be real ambassadors for their country and ensure customers are a
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Jeddah water crisis ending
JEDDAH — The Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corporation and the National Water Company have announced that the water crisis in a number of neighborhoods in Jeddah is now ending with the completion of maintenance work at the Al-Shoaiba Desalination Plant. 1.9 million cubic meters of desalinated water will be pumped daily into Jeddah
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Illegal Yemenis allowed to correct their residential statuses
RIYADH — The process for Yemeni nationals to correct their residential status in the Kingdom will be firstly limited to those held in deportation centers among those not wanted for crimes. Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Al-Yahya, director general of the Directorate General of Passports, said people wishing to correct their residential status n
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Dar Al-Hekma honors entrepreneurs
JEDDAH — Dar Al-Hekma University held a gala event on Tuesday for 111 of its former students who started their own businesses. The event was held with the support of Minister of Economy and Planning Adel Fakeih. “I take this opportunity to call on all female education institutions to combine their efforts through cooperation
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Jubail needs women friendly gyms
Saudi Gazette More and more women in Jubail are joining gyms to get healthy despite a lack of sports facilities in the city, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported. As a result, many women are calling for more women-friendly gyms, lower gym membership fees and improved female-frie
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What will foreign investors bring to the Saudi stock market?
Rashed Muhammad Al-Fawzan
Foreign investors will soon be allowed to enter the Saudi stock market. Many wonder what those investors will bring. Perhaps the first thing we should realize is that foreign investors will face difficulties; things will not be easy for them as
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The increasing number of expats is a worry for Saudi society
Abdulaziz Al-Muhammad Al-Thakeer
Al-Riyadh Newspaper
Immigrants or expatriate workers can be a burden on the countries they migrate to because they need and consume more services. As a result, the citizens of those countries end up sharing these services wit
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We must all be on high alert to protect the Kingdom
Humood Abu Talib
Okaz Newspaper
The Kingdom’s military and security spokesmen have outshone others in the way they transmit information transparently and objectively. They have proven that they respect their viewers, readers and listeners, and convey i
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Despite decreases in commodities worldwide, prices in Kingdom remain inflated
Saudi Gazette report Despite the drop in oil prices globally this year and last year, many observers have noticed the prices of important and basic commodities in the Kingdom remain inflated. Though the price of 13 basic commodities—such as wheat, American rice, coffee,
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Najran University suspends classes until next semester
NAJRAN — Najran University announced that it has suspended classes in all its colleges and faculties in the main campus and the university’s branches in the governorates of Sharourah and Yadmah until the next semester. The university added final exam schedules will be announced at a later date.
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