MOL: Workers can quit over wage delay
MAKKAH — Companies and businesses should not delay workers’ salaries and should pay them a month’s salary when they leave for their annual vacation,...
View ArticleHaram Library gets royal approval
MAKKAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has given approval to set up a library at a suitable location near the Grand Mosque in Makkah, the Saudi Press...
View ArticleSaudi school honors street cleaners
Tariq Ibrahim Al-Watan According to a report published by Al-Watan Arabic daily recently, Al-Faisal Secondary School in Khamis Mushayt has set an exemplary example of...
View Article‘I am against sectarianism’
Muhammad Al-Harbi Okaz I was extremely surprised when I read tweets and comments on social networking sites by some cultural and media figures. These comments, which have...
View ArticleHaia goes after cybercriminals
Sattam Al-Thuqail Al-Eqtisadiah There has been an interesting development in the activities of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) with...
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Arab Teachers’ Day
Saudi Gazette report There are no studies being carried out or specialist centers that seek to improve the teaching profession and skills of teachers in Saudi Arabia....
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‘Misyar’ marriage... for the cowardly
Saudi Gazette report THE Misyar marriage is a type of marriage in which a woman waives many of the rights she would otherwise get in a regular marriage contract. Misyar...
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Sports fans or fanatics
SCHOOLS adopt sports for the overall development of the student. That’s why sports are a part of the curriculum that imbibes in student the spirit of competition and fair...
View ArticlePolice bust women’s robbery gang
MAKKAH — Four women were apprehended in Makkah for allegedly committing several robberies, according to Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The women from an unidentified African...
View ArticleHuman rights team visits prison
NAJRAN — A team from the Human Rights Commission (HRC) visited Najran Prison Thursday after a YouTube video showed that several inmates were served cooked chicken heads as lunch. In a press...
View ArticleCrackdown on eateries intensified
JEDDAH — The local municipality has embarked on an intensive campaign to crack down on restaurants and groceries that fail to comply with hygiene standards. A source told Al-Hayat daily that...
View ArticleKingdom needs 20,000 lawyers: SLC
RIYADH — The Kingdom needs at least 20,000 male and female lawyers to provide services for public agencies and private businesses, said Dr. Majed Groub, head of the Saudi Law Center (SLC)....
View Article100% Saudization targeted
HAIL — Accountants, patient liaison officers, receptionists, public relations officers and drivers at private hospitals and polyclinics should be Saudi, said Dr. Osama Al-Abdulkarim, head of...
View ArticleCampaign to promote national values
RIYADH — Emir of Riyadh Prince Khalid Bin Bandar will open a national campaign titled “Our Country is Our Responsibility” on Sunday. Held at King Fahd Cultural Center, the...
View ArticleSaudi double standards and contradictions
Lubna Al-Khamis Al-Jazirah According to statistics, the number of Saudi women who apply for a driving license from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar increases every year. Some newspaper reports...
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Walkways — an exercising option
Saudi Gazette report Many have been left wondering whether the right conditions to go out walking around the block will be available, in order for people to exercise their option of staying fit. There...
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The high price of khula
Saudi Gazette report Freedom has a price, and in the event of khula (divorce initiated by the wife) that price becomes very high as the woman has to compensate her husband by paying him money and bear...
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For expat women, the abaya is a real blessing in disguise
The majority of expatriate women in the Kingdom undergo an adjustment period as far as wearing the full body shroud, locally known as the abaya, is concerned. Out of respect for the customs,...
View ArticleTwo brothers in miraculous escape
JAZAN – Two brothers, 14 and 24, had a miraculous escape when they were shot multiple times in different parts of their bodies. Doctors at Sabya General Hospital operated on them immediately...
View ArticleMan injured as police flatten car tires
JEDDAH — A man was injured during a police chase and taken to hospital, said Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The man and his two friends refused to pull over for the police...
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