Why does Saudi society look down on women?
Hassan Al-Niami Okaz On a recent Saudia flight, an old man refused to allow a woman to sit next to him. He insisted that she be shifted to another seat away from him. The...
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Lyrica abuse increasingly common among students
Saudi Gazette report ABUSE of drugs, especially stimulants, increases toward the end of the academic year as students prepare for final examinations. While coffee and...
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Plastic surgery: A growing trend
Saudi Gazette report PLASTIC surgery procedures have become increasingly popular and accepted in the Kingdom. Many question the actual need for plastic surgery and...
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The history of Aghas in Madinah
Saudi Gazette report The history of Aghas — people dedicated to the service of the Two Holy Mosques — goes back hundreds of years. Although there are...
View ArticleDabb lizard poachers arrested
RIYADH — Prince Bandar Bin Saud, president of Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA), said several young men who killed a large number of dabb lizards and posted their photos on social media websites...
View ArticleConference to focus on bullying in schools
RIYADH — A national conference against school bullying will be launched Sunday in Riyadh. The two-day conference, which is organized in collaboration with the United Nations...
View ArticleSR800m for school safety programs
JEDDAH — Minister of Education Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has earmarked SR800 million for safety programs and equipment for the Kingdom’s schools. All schools will be supplied with...
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Makkah Emir receives Senegalese President
Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah receives Senegalese President Macky Sall at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah Thursday night. The Senegalese leader arrived in the Kingdom to...
View ArticleSaudis do not trust primary healthcare centers
Qenan Al-Ghamdi Makkah The government-run primary healthcare center in our neighborhood has been in the same location and in the same dilapidated building for the past 25 years. It seems that most...
View ArticleWhy are some government officials unfit for their posts?
Bakheet Al-Ghabash Makkah An Arab friend of mine told me about the sad experience he had when dealing with officials at a labor office in the Kingdom. He had had a dispute with his sponsor, which he...
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Is bottled water safe?
Saudi Gazette report The bottled water industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world. In Saudi Arabia, water is a particularly scarce commodity and while companies that purify, bottle...
View ArticleWhy is Saudi Arabia being targeted?
Rashid Muhammad Al-Fawzan Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabia is being targeted on all levels. Look at the large amount of drugs and alcohol worth billions of dollars that are being smuggled into the...
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Fish habitats face threat from dredging
Saudi Gazette report Fishermen have reported a drop in the amount of fish and shrimp caught this past season, a drop experts say was caused by human activity. Pollution, midwater trawling and...
View ArticleKSA bans Dutch contracting companies
JEDDAH — The Saudi government has decided to exclude Dutch contracting companies from implementing any current or future projects in the country following offensive remarks against Islam by a...
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A power play — Rift between residents of Umm Al-Hamam district and...
Saudi Gazette report Despite an official order from the Board of Grievances, residents of the Eastern Al-Salehia (Umm Al-Hamam) unplanned district are still waiting for their homes to be connected to...
View ArticleInfrared cameras to watch rare animals
AL-NAMAS – Teams from the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) have started installing infrared cameras in at least 25 locations in Al-Namas governorate to monitor the movement...
View ArticleHope for smokers seeking to quit
RIYADH — Smokers who want to kick the habit might have their treatment covered by medical insurance, according to Dr. Ali Al-Wadee, supervisor of the Anti-Smoking Program...
View ArticleRoads to new KAIA nearing completion
JEDDAH — The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that all roads and bridges leading to the new King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) will be...
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Narrow escape for young motorist
MAHAYIL ASIR – A young man escaped unscathed from a horrific road accident near here Friday. He was traveling at a high speed on a mountainous road when he lost control...
View Article3 years in jail, lashes for sexual harassment
JEDDAH — The appeals court here upheld the criminal court’s decision to sentence a Saudi man to three years in prison and 1,500 lashes of the whip for sexually...
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