Hiring of women in the Haia
Khalaf Al-Harbi Okaz AN official spokesman for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) told Al-Riyadh newspaper in a statement on Tuesday...
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Japan wants to see KSA ties develop further, says envoy
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Japanese ambassador has expressed a desire to continue developing bilateral relations between his country and the Kingdom at a Japan...
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Surgery can cure 18% epilepsy patients, says Swiss researcher
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The surgical treatment of medically intractable epilepsy was the main focus of the second day of the Brain Forum being held at the Laylaty...
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Accident brings highway to standstill
JEDDAH — An accident involving several trucks near the Isfan exit on the Jeddah-Madinah highway brought traffic in the area to a standstill Thursday morning. Some of the...
View ArticleWater in gasoline, many cars break down
SABYA — Dozens of citizens have complained to local authorities after they discovered a well-known gas station was mixing gasoline with water. They said their vehicles...
View ArticleSaher ‘fails to cut down road fatalities’
RIYADH — Saher cameras have not reduced road fatalities in the Kingdom because the system focuses on capturing speeding drivers and those who run red lights, the director...
View ArticleMayor opens four new parks
JEDDAH — Mayor of Jeddah Dr. Hani Aburas has opened four new public parks in different neighborhoods here, according to Jeddah Municipality spokesman Sami Nawar. All...
View ArticleAl-Amro appointed new Civil Defense chief
RIYADH — Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Naif issued a decision on Thursday appointing Maj. Gen. Suleiman Bin Abdullah Al-Amro as the new director general of the Civil...
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Academics warn against adverse impact of e-games on children
Abdurahman Baras Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A number of Saudi academics and researchers warned against the adverse impact of electronic games on the physical, mental and...
View ArticleLike Saher, impose a fine to prevent divorce
Talal Al-Qashqari Al-Madinah I have the firm conviction that there should be preventive and non-conventional solutions to address the rising number of divorce cases in...
View ArticleWho is monitoring school canteens?
Yahya Al-Sultan Al-Watan Breakfast is an important meal that provides sufficient energy for both physical and intellectual activities. Students need food that provides...
View ArticleWill our dream of owning a house come true?
Ahmad Al-Sulami Okaz/Saudi Gazette Housing is something that worries at least 60 percent of male and female Saudis. It also worries many heads of families who pay large...
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Al-Shubah neighborhood in Makkah
Ahmad Al-Husaini Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – Long neglected by security bodies, Al-Shubah neighborhood has become a ghetto, a safe haven for criminals and drug addicts....
View Article70 Saudi nurses face the sack
AHSA — Seventy Saudi nurses working for the Maternity and Children’s Hospital in Al-Ahsa have been threatened with dismissal from work if they continue to oppose a new decision that...
View Article3,000 hospital cleaners down tools
MAKKAH — More than 3,000 cleaners working for King Abdulaziz Hospial, Ibn Sina Hospital and a number of primary health centers in Makkah have gone on strike again. According to Deputy...
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Drug haul at border checkpoint
HAFR AL-BATIN — Customs officers at Al-Ruqee border point in Hafr Al-Batin governorate have foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.4 million narcotic pills into the Kingdom. The pills were carefully...
View ArticleLet every neighborhood have its own website
Abdullah Munawar Al-Jamili Al-Madinah It would be a beautiful dream if every district of the city had its own website, special Internet forum and pages on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other...
View ArticleThe war for water
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh Future wars will be fought over water. There are already indications that water wars may soon erupt among the Nile Basin countries. Former Israeli prime minister, who is now...
View ArticleNo exemption for Saudi-born expats
JEDDAH — A senior passport official denied media reports that Saudi-born expatriates will not face arrest for violating the country’s residency and labor regulations, according to...
View ArticleHow will houses be distributed to deserving citizens?
Rashid Bin Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh The Ministry of Housing has so far kept quiet about the mechanism of distributing houses to deserving citizens. This mechanism has long been overdue and citizens...
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