Unfair consumption of water
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh MINISTER of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen had reportedly said that the amount of water that we used for agriculture over the past 15...
View ArticleOver 7,000 Saudis still stranded abroad
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — There are 1,968 Saudi families stranded in 31 Arab and foreign countries, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Wednesday quoting the chairman of...
View ArticleWhy ‘first-option’ marriages are unIslamic
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi courts last year only handled one dispute involving the so-called first-option marriage where a man has the final say in whether he...
View ArticleNew penalties for residency law violations get wide welcome
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Many businessmen, government officials and security personnel have welcomed directives issued by Minister of Interior Prince...
View ArticleExtreme temperatures havoc electricity supplies
With the advent of summer, extreme temperatures have started wreaking havoc on electricity supplies in many parts of the Kingdom. In this picture, two electricians are seen...
View ArticleThe rich fail to pay Zakat, scholars claim
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — If rich Saudi citizens had paid their Zakat (alms) regularly, there would not be a single poor family in the Kingdom, according to...
View ArticleCoronavirus causes long lasting psychological ailment: Specialist
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The absence of accurate data about coronavirus has resulted in increased spread of rumors, which in turn has caused a...
View ArticleSpeech contest at Indian Consulate today
JEDDAH — Khake-Taiba Trust Jeddah will host an elocution competition for school students at the Indian Consulate premises on Friday. Several schools in the city will...
View ArticleInternational schools can raise fees
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education has permitted international schools in the Kingdom to raise their fees by at least SR1,000 for each student starting from the next...
View ArticleMore Saudi women join hotel sector
RIYADH — More and more Saudi women are joining the hotel sector to work as accountants, receptionists, room service attendants and wedding planners, Nasser Al-Tayyar,...
View ArticleTwo violating carpentries busted
MADINAH — The branch municipality of the Prophet’s Mosque has caught two carpentries that were manufacturing trollies for the use of peddlers selling fruit and...
View ArticleHaia to grill two members over violations
RIYADH — Chairman of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Alsheikh has ordered quick investigations into...
View ArticleMERS scare creates chaos at hospital
JEDDAH — Chaos prevailed at Jeddah’s King Fahd Hospital on Wednesday with patients staying away from the hospital’s emergency ward following a MERS...
View ArticleMinistry denies plan to fine wife-beaters
JEDDAH — The Social Affairs Ministry on Thursday denied reports that it would punish abusive husbands and said this is the concern of the judiciary. “There is...
View ArticleThe growing prominence of Saudi women
Shaimaa Al-Mazroui Al-Sharq Saudi Arabia often comes in for severe criticism whenever the topic of women’s rights is discussed. Much of the criticism is raised...
View ArticleThe gloomy future of the Saudi economy
Abdulaziz Al-Dekhayel Al-Sharq Officials in the Kingdom believe we are witnessing a golden economic era which many people envy. When I view this golden era from the...
View ArticleE-reading gives more freedom, less censorship
Saudi Gazette report TECHNOLOGICAL changes have brought about immense changes in the reading styles and habits of people. Electronic books or e-books give readers more freedom in...
View ArticleWomen-only theater carving a cultural niche
Saudi Gazette report THE term ‘women’s theater’ at first glance seems to explain what it stands for — the fact that there are only...
View ArticleTeach children safe surfing habits: Experts
Saudi Gazette report FAMILIES are fighting a moral battle with technology, specifically social networking sites, because of sexually-explicit content that their children...
View ArticleNo passport for Saudi women without IDs
JEDDAH — Saudi women who do not have national identity cards will no longer issued with new passports, the Directorate General of Passports announced. It also said their passports will not be...
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