Expats banned from vegetable market
YANBU — Authorities have directed Saudis who own stalls at the fruit and vegetables market in Yanbu not to employ expatriate workers from February next year. Violators will risk having their...
View ArticleAwamiya rioter gets 15 years in prison
QATIF — A Saudi court sentenced a young man to 15 years, including a 5-year suspended sentence, in prison for taking part in riots at Al-Awamiya town in Qatif governorate last year. He was...
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Highway bridge partially collapses
DAMMAM — A flyover on the Dammam-Riyadh Highway partially collapsed Thursday night, according to Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Ali Al-Qahtani. No injuries were reported....
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Al-Qurashi’S love for snakes
Saudi Gazette report TAIF – The idea of keeping snakes as pets came to Abdullah Al-Qurashi 16 years ago. He used to watch TV shows on snakes and their interactions with humans and how to...
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Medical mistakes compensation should be increased to cover psychological damage
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Kingdom pays the lowest compensation among the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to victims of medical malpractice, a lawyer said, quoting a recent...
View ArticleGovt engineers inefficient, unmotivated
Ibrahim Aal Majri Al-Sharq It has been nearly 25 years since any changes have been made in the engineering sector, while other sectors like medical, judicial, and educational have undergone many...
View ArticleSaudi women are fettered by the chains of guardianship
Mohammed Al-Ossaimi Okaz I cannot believe that a Saudi female cardiac consultant, a PhD holder in nanotechnology or a researcher in at international center can be prevented from traveling just because...
View ArticleThe importance of family planning
Dr. Haya Abdulaziz Al-Manee’ Al-Riyadh To begin with, I want to make it absolutely clear that I am writing about family planning and not about birth control which is an entirely different...
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Taking care of the elderly
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A majority of the elderly people need constant care as they encounter various social and psychological problems with aging. Providing them with adequate medical...
View ArticleWarning against fake recruitment offices
MADINAH — Officials and investors in the recruitment sector have cautioned citizens against falling victim to fake recruitment offices that claim to facilitate the recruitment of foreign...
View ArticleSR50b needed to meet annual power demand
JEDDAH — A number of energy experts said Saudi Electricity Company needs to invest around SR50 billion to meet growing demand for power in the Kingdom. Mohammad Al-Anqari, economist and...
View ArticleSecurity guards for all schools from next year
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Education has adopted a huge project that will see security guards being deployed outside all schools in the Kingdom. The project will cover around 30,000 boys and...
View ArticleMOL not to monitor streets for illegals
RIYADH — Ministry of Labor spokesman Hattab Al-Enezi said tracking illegals soliciting work in the streets is not the responsibility of the ministry. He said cracking down on such violators...
View ArticleDoctors: Citrus fruits help fight seasonal flu
JEDDAH — Doctors say consuming ample amounts of citrus fruits can help combat seasonal influenza that spreads in the Kingdom during the winter. Dr. Tarek Jamal, ENT professor at King...
View ArticleKSA could export solar power by 2015
Muhannad Sharawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Several renewable energy experts in the Kingdom have said the country could start exporting solar energy by 2015. They said the Kingdom, which...
View ArticleAbuses rife at Madinah orphanage
Khalid Al-Jabri Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has observed at least six violations in a Madinah orphanage housing boys. The head of the HRC’s...
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Experts call for steps to regulate private tutors
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Education experts have affirmed the need for licensing private tutors to ensure students are not being exploited, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported. Private...
View ArticleThink twice before taking out loans
Hussein Abu Rashid Al-Madinah Consumer loans increased 24.4 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to SR247 billion in the same period in 2012 to reach SR307 billion. ...
View ArticleExpatriate on trial for forging medical degree
Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Yemeni national is facing trial for forging a medical degree that he used to work in a local hospital. He was also accused of having illegal...
View ArticleTravel ban slapped on docs in girl’s death
Ahmad Al-Sulami Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Health Affairs Directorate has banned doctors accused of causing the death of a young girl named Ghala at a private hospital from traveling...
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