King orders bank to write off SR2.5b in loan defaults
JEDDAH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has exempted 141,000 defaulters from the Saudi Credit and Savings Bank from payment of 24 installments of their combined debt of SR2.5...
View ArticleProtection law born without a name
Abdo Khal Okaz After many long and painful years, the Himaya (protection) law against all forms of abuse was finally approved. The law consists of 15 articles explaining in detail the meaning of abuse,...
View ArticleThe expat principal and expulsion of Saudi teachers
Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz A German woman who is the principal of an international private school had on Tuesday sacked seven Saudi women teachers under the pretext that their services were no longer...
View ArticleMOL studying transportation proposal
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor (MOL) is currently studying a proposal to provide transportation for women working in factories, Al-Eqtisadiah Arabic daily reported. The...
View ArticleWorking women worried as crackdown on drivers looms
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of Saudi working women and female students said they are worried the inevitable inspection campaigns following the end of the grace period for illegal...
View ArticleShort-circuit causes house fire
DHAMAD – A fire broke out when an electric wire shorted out inside a small house in Dhamad governorate. No one was injured in the fire as Civil Defense evacuated all family members before it...
View ArticleNurses detained for forging registration
MADINAH — Eight Filipino nurses have been referred to Madinah police after they were found to have forged their professional registration licenses from the Philippines, according to Madinah...
View Article4-year-old dies after falling into manhole
RANIYA — A four-year-old died Friday after she fell in a manhole while she was playing near her house, according to Raniya Civil Defense director Lt. Col. Muhammad Al-Sharif. Divers were...
View ArticleNurse stabs colleague
BURAIDAH — A Saudi nurse stabbed her colleague in front of Al-Qassim Maternity and Children’s Hospital during an argument, according to Al-Qassim Health Affairs Directorate...
View ArticleTwo judges face probe over tweets
DAMMAM — Two judges in Riyadh and Jeddah are under investigation after they violated rules regarding participating in social media websites, Alsharq daily reported Saturday. The judges...
View ArticleSCTA issues 42 tour guide licenses
MAKKAH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has issued 42 tour guide licenses to Saudis, said Abdullah Al-Siwat, SCTA’s Makkah branch executive director. Anyone...
View ArticleSR150 million paid to Takaful schools
RIYADH — Minister of Education Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah has issued directives to deposit SR150 million in the accounts of 15,408 schools covered by the services of Takaful Charitable...
View ArticleEducation in our country regressing
Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh THE level of education in the Kingdom has either regressed or is on its way. This is not just a personal opinion but a documented fact. Al-Riyadh newspaper published on Aug....
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Ghazal is most popular genre of Urdu Poetry, asserts Dr. Tabish Mehdi
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “Ghazal is still the most popular genre of Urdu poetry that attracts most of the poets. Its sonority and ability to express different...
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‘Suleiman Sait Cultural Center set to study Indian Minority issues’
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A center to carry out studies and researches about the issues facing Indian minorities and to arrive at some concrete solutions will be established in...
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Madinah sans palm trees loses its glitter
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — Madinah has lost its once beautiful glitter, due to the transformation of large tracts of farms into residential lands, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. Once a...
View ArticleEducation in our country regressing
Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh THE level of education in the Kingdom has either regressed or is on its way. This is not just a personal opinion but a documented fact. Al-Riyadh newspaper published on Aug....
View ArticleForeign manpower and usurped rights
Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz WHAT tempts or encourages companies and establishments in this country to recruit foreign manpower is the ignorance of these foreigners of their rights guaranteed by the system...
View ArticleCharity told to evacuate property at short notice
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Sixty-five underprivileged families, including divorcees, elderly men and women, widows and their children, have to evacuate their houses in Makkah by next week...
View ArticlePoverty ‘forced’ Sharourah man to kill wife and kids
Saudi Gazette report NAJRAN — The man who killed his wife and four children last week told investigators that he took his family members’ lives because he wanted them to go to...
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