Muqrin calls for promoting dialogue
RIYADH – On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Premier Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz inaugurated the...
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200 jobs offered at Dar Al-Hekma fair
Munawarunnisa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Over 200 jobs were offered by about 40 national and international companies participating in the two-day 9th Career Fair...
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Coronavirus: What if it stays for too long?
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz IT is clear now that the Health Ministry has started to deal with the issue of coronavirus with a manner that is more serious, comprehensive and...
View ArticleUmrah pilgrims are free from coronavirus: Qadi
Hamza Mohammad Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Umrah pilgrims are being protected by a system of integrated preventive health protection measures against Middle East...
View ArticleEP Municipality ordered to allot citizen a land plot
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Administrative Court here ordered the Eastern Province Municipality to adhere to the royal order and allot a 900 sq. meter residential...
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Taped up license plates to fool Saher
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The head of Madinah traffic police said he would be happy for Saher to lose money if it meant drivers obeyed the speed limit,...
View ArticleKingdom ranks 40 in world misery index
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Kingdom ranked 40th in 2013 world misery index which includes 90 countries, Al-Hayat daily reported. The index is published by...
View ArticleForced marriages against Islam: Scholars
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – Forced marriages are entirely against Islamic teachings, scholars told Makkah daily on Tuesday. The scholars said the United Nations has...
View ArticleGas truck overturns, 65 cylinders explode
YANBU — A gas truck carrying 750 cooking cylinders overturned Thursday morning on the ring road in Yanbu, causing at least 65 cylinders to explode, according to Madinah Civil Defense...
View ArticleTawafa groups may be able to hire expats
MAKKAH — A workshop organized by the Ministry of Haj Thursday recommended that Tawafa establishments should hire expatriate workers who are interested in working during the Haj season and in...
View ArticleSmart police cars to patrol the streets
RIYADH — The Public Security Department will soon deploy camera-mounted smart security vehicles that are directly linked with the operation room. Photos and videos transmitted by the cameras...
View ArticleGulf’s best-paid expat execs work in KSA
RIYADH — The Kingdom pays the highest salaries to expatriate executive officers compared with other Gulf countries, according to a study conducted on four regional employment companies by the...
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Westphal arrives to take over as new US ambassador
RIYADH — Dr. Joseph W. Westphal has arrived as the new US Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to a press release. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Westphal was the...
View ArticleIqama transfer without sponsor’s consent
TAIF — Expatriate workers will soon be able to change their sponsorship without their current employer’s approval and work for another employer in the Kingdom, Al-Madinah daily...
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Beauty of Message show highlights Islamic art
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette Calligraphy has arguably become the most venerated form of Islamic art because of the Arabic script. In the calligraphers’ works we can see beautiful...
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Pottery: A traditional trade that must be preserved
Saudi Gazette report The southern region of Najran has a rich tradition in handicrafts. It is here where a small segment of Saudi society is engaged in various crafts, inherited from their ancestors,...
View ArticleFacebook users suffer mental deterioration
Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Ammar Al-Jazirah A psychologist once said that if Facebook were a religion, it would be the third largest religion in terms of the number of followers. We, as humans, cannot live...
View ArticlePE classes for girls a major sin: Hardline scholar
Badriya Al-Bishir Al-Hayat For the first time a group of Shoura Council members has opposed a scholar and told him that the Council does not care about his opinions regarding physical education classes...
View ArticleShould we try to scare people into returning to Allah?
Dr. Dania Al-Ghalib Al-Madina I have always wondered why many religious people use scare tactics when they practice dawah activities and call on disobedient people to repent. Why do these...
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