Dar Al-Hekma expo a women’s tribute to the late King’s vision

May 27, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Dar Al-Hekma University hosted its 10th visual communication design exhibition that paid tribute to the late King Abdullah’s vision for women’s education in Saudi Arabia. The exhibition, which finished on Monday, was held under the patronage of Pr

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SABIC to build new mental health hospital

May 27, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — The Minister of Health on Tuesday signed a contract with SABIC to open a new mental health and addiction hospital in Riyadh, Al-Hayat reported. SABIC Chairman Prince Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Thunayyan said the hospital project costs SR300 million. He said: &ldqu

Arar residents complain of water shortage

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   ARAR — Residents in Arar have been up in arms over continuous water shortages and have filed complaints to the governor of the northern region. The residents said a number of districts in the city are experiencing the problem and that the price of water tanks has shot up as a result of the shortage. The head of the water department in the ci

Qassim delegation heads to Qatif

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   QATIF — A delegation of residents from the Qassim region recently extended their condolences to the families of people who died in the terrorist bombing of a mosque in the town of Al-Qudayh in Qatif last Friday. The delegation visited the town on behalf of Governor of the Qassim Region Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud and the residents

15th Scientific Forum on Haj inaugurated

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   MADINAH — A two-day event on Haj organized by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Hajj, Umrah and Visit Research at Umm Al-Qura University opened on Wednesday evening at Taibah University in Madinah. The event—titled 15th Scientific Forum on Hajj, Umrah and Visit Research—was inaugurated by Governor of Madinah Pri

Dealer arrested

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   ARAR — A bus driver was arrested for dealing in drugs using his minibus in Arar. The 43-yea-old was arrested after police received a tipoff from members of the public. Police arrested him after monitoring his activities. The man has admitted to dealing in drugs and has a previous conviction of the same. He was taken into police custody for f

24,000 job opportunities during Haj

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — The General Union of Cars in Makkah has announced job openings for this year’s Haj. Marwan Zabidi, secretary general of the union, said more than 24,000 job opportunities are available. “The monthly salary could reach SR3,000 in addition to other benefits. Government employees are more than welcome to apply for these job

212 drifters detained

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   MADINAH — Over 200 joyriders were arrested in Madinah since the beginning of the year, said Gen. Muhammad Ajlan, head of Madinah’s Traffic Department. “The Traffic Department will put an end to drifters and secure the streets of the holy city,” he said, adding that in preparation for Ramadan the Traffic Department has met w

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SFDA bans poultry meat import from 13 US regions and Bhutan

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has temporarily banned the import of poultry meat, eggs, their products and equipment from five more regions in the United States because of the spread of severe bird flu disease there. The regions are: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. These five regions were added to

Women should not look at football players’ thighs!

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Ruqaya Al-Huwairni Al Jazeera   I cannot describe how embarrassed and annoyed I was after listening to a fatwa issued by a local mosque imam. Some people had asked him about the permissibility of women watching football matches on TV. He responded by saying that when women watch football on TV, they only watch because th

Let’s try early work hours this Ramadan

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Fahd Jolaid Al Jazeera   If the authorities approve a decision to make government offices in Ramadan open from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., as reported in Makkah daily, the changes will make life easier for employees and service seekers alike. This Ramadan is going to be in the middle of summer and temperatures are expected

Do not engage in battles on Twitter

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Khalid Al-Sulaiman Okaz   On social media websites, users are able to impersonate anyone they wish and pretend to belong to certain groups, countries or even tribes. This is because there is no way of verifying the information that one posts about oneself on the Internet. Once such information has been pos

Burmese community still an enigma

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Naseer Al-Maghamsi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   Most people acknowledge the existence of the Burmese but few know about their lives in the Kingdom, where they came from and what exactly happened in their home country that forced them to leave. There are an estimated 500,000 Burmese in the Kingdom who can be divide

Wives of military officers

May 28, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi gazette report   Military men play an important role in maintaining and protecting the security of the homeland. These loyal men who have dedicated themselves and their time to safeguarding their country are making great sacrifices, which are a source of pride for them and their families. Al-Riyadh daily met with the wive

Prison, fines for 10 violators who transported infiltrators

May 29, 2015, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The Passports Department issued 10 administrative decisions approved by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior against ten citizens and expatriates whose violations varied between transporting infiltrators and providing them shelter, cover-up and assistance and employing them. The fines ranged between SR175,0

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Woman, boy dead and three others injured in Al-Nuzlah fire

May 29, 2015, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — A woman and a boy died and another woman and two boys suffered from smoke inhalation in a fire that broke out Thursday night in Al-Nuzlah district in southern Jeddah. Spokesman of the Civil Defense in Makkah region Col. Said Bin Sarhan said three firefighting and three rescue teams battled the fire. When the Civil Defense teams arrived at th

Electrical short causes building fire

May 29, 2015, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — A fire broke out in a building in the East Baghdadiyah neighborhood of Jeddah around 10:15 on Thursday night. Several Civil Defense fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the scene and the fire was brought under control by 11:20 p.m. There were no injuries.  Eyewitnesses said an electrical short in an air conditioning uni

Twenty specializations for new scholarship students in atomic energy

May 29, 2015, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy has disclosed that there are 20 specializations that can be studied by scholarship students within the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Foreign Scholarships. This comes within the sphere of the agreement signed on Wednesday between the City and the Ministry of Education for prov

SR80 million for setting up two model villages for orphans in Jeddah and Makkah

May 29, 2015, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The Director General of the Ministry of Social Affairs branch in Makkah region Abdullah Ahmed Al Tawi said the ministry has approved the setting up of two model villages for orphans in Jeddah and Makkah. An amount of SR80 million has been allocated. Al Tawi said the ministry has approved the disbursement of SR3000 to each family sheltering o

No increase in tuition without approval of ministry

May 29, 2015, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Batterji Medical College Subhi Batterji confirmed that the SR5,000 increase in tuition fees that was announced by the college recently has been referred to the Ministry of Education for approval. The college attributed the increase in fees to improving services provided to students and development the col