Major armed attacks against security men
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Technology to send fraudulent pilgrim firms into oblivion
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj will soon launch an electronic gate that will eliminate fake Haj service providers and decide the fees to be paid by the domestic pilgrims on the basis of the services
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Social Affairs redefines role; heavy emphasis on e-services
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Social Affairs announced it will shift from its role as a service provider to a more developmental role according to its strategic development plan, Al-Sharq daily reported.
Minister of Social Affairs Majed Al-Qasabi said the m
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Women playwrights upset over gender discrimination
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — Members of Madinah Women Writers Association expressed frustration after they were excluded from participating at the King Fahd Park Theatrical Competition because they are women, Al-Watan daily reported.
Madinah Women Writ
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Asir summer festival attracts vendors from across border
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Cultural festivals have attracted Omani and Emirati street sellers to Asir for decades. With sweets and perfumes proving to be a big hit among Saudis, the street vendors say the festivals provide them
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Missile hits house, kills teenager
NAJRAN — An 18-year-old boy died after being hit by a missile launched from Yemen early Sunday morning. Spokesman for Najran Civil Defense Lt. Gen. Ali Al-Shahrani said the Civil Defense received a report at 4 a.m. about a missile hitting a house in Najran, killing Abdullah Al-Mansour, who was sleeping inside. Despite the house being surroun
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700 watermelons seized from illegal vendors
JUBAIL — Municipal inspectors seized more than 700 watermelons and other fruit and vegetables from 10 vehicles operated illegally by street vendors. Head of Jubail Municipality Naif Al-Duwaish said the produce was confiscated as part of an unannounced crackdown on illegal vendors. He added that the inspection campaign does not only target op
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School janitor found dead
QURAYYAT — A school janitor was found dead in a lake at a middle school in Al Qurayyat, local education authorities reported. The 40-year-old janitor worked at Hassan Bin Thabit Middle School. He lived in a residence on the school grounds with his wife, who was the first to discover her husband's body and report it to the Civil Defense. Acco
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2 infiltrators held on Kuwait border
DAMMAM — Border guards arrested two infiltrators as they tried to illegally leave the Kingdom across the Kuwaiti border. Spokesman for the Border Guard in the Eastern Province Capt. Omar Al-Aklabi said guards arrested the two infiltrators near Al-Khafji Governorate as they tried to cross the border on foot. Guards searched the pair, but foun
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Three arrested for illegal fishing
DAMMAM — Border guards arrested three men caught fishing in a prohibited area and rescued a fourth man floating in the sea, during operations in the Arabian Gulf. Spokesman for the Eastern Province Border Guards Capt. Omar Al-Aklabi said the three men were fishing near the shore, an area in which fishing is banned. Border guards also rescued
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Over 400,000 illegal Yemenis correct status
RIYADH — The number of Yemeni national who have rectified their residency status in the Kingdom reached 407,516 by 1 p.m. Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported quoting the Passport Department.
All illegal Yemeni residents who had arrived in the Kingdom before April 9, 2015, are eligible to apply for status correction u
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International schools ‘violating rules’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A number of international schools in the Kingdom have been accused of violating rules and regulations of the Education Ministry, Makkah daily reported quoting an official source.
The source, who did not want to be identified, said the schoo
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Life-threatening feat
This cleaning worker was spotted clinging dangerously to a waste collecting vehicle speeding through one of the streets in Makkah. — Courtesy Makkah
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Labor, education ministries launch joint program to boost employment
Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The ministries of education and labor have jointly launched a program to boost education and provide job opportunities for the Saudi graduates in the private sector.
Titled Education and Employment, the program is aimed at tailoring th
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Meningitis vaccination must for all pilgrims, seasonal workers
Mohammed Badawood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia has said all pilgrims and seasonal workers coming to the Kingdom should take meningitis vaccination to obtain visas.
Dr. Abdulaziz Abdullah Bin Saeed, undersecretary at the Ministry of Health who is also
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Employers continue to flout mid-day work ban
Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor’s Makkah branch recorded 250 violations of regulations prohibiting outdoor work between noon and 3 p.m., and has penalized the companies involved. The branch’s director general, Abdullah
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30 Saudi students complete leadership training at Harvard
BOSTON – Thirty Saudi male and female students celebrated their successful completion of a leadership training program at Harvard University this summer.
The training program was set up by Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Foundation (MiSK) in cooperation with Harvard University in Boston. The foundation is chaired by Deputy Crown Pr
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Labor Ministry warns against unlicensed recruitment offices
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor has warned citizens and other clients against dealing with unlicensed recruitment offices and said they should approach offices registered with the ministry's Musanid website for recruitment of domestic workers, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Abdullah Al-Olayyan, director general of the ministr
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Man ‘manipulates’ ex-wife to win daughter's custody
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A mother has regained custody of her two-year-old daughter after her ex-husband manipulated and lied to her in order to earn custody of the child, Al-Watan daily reported.
The mother of the little girl said when her husband divorced her she
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‘Your job and your scholarship’ raises many questions
Yousuf Al-Mohaimeed Al-Jazirah THE Kingdom’s ministries and public institutions have suffered for many years from the absence of job descriptions and qualifications. Many government authorities now tailor jobs to fit the size of the employee and not the opposite, only increasing disguised unemploym
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