BERLIN — Saudi Arabia's Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, who is currently on an official visit to Germany, met with the State Secretary at German Federal Interior Ministry Dr. Markus Kerber, at the latter's residence here on (...)
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RIYADH — Saudi Arabia and Iraq have a distinguished relationship and the strong bond is reflected in a number of projects being carried jointly by the two countries, said Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.
He specifically (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has released 250 foreign detainees, who were arrested for non-violent immigration and residency offenses, as part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) President Awwad Al-Awwad (...)
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RIYADH — Bandar Suleiman Al-Ayed, CEO of the Premium Residency Center (PRC), said that the center has so far received thousands of applications for Premium Residency and the applicants belong to 27 nationalities from 50 countries (...)
JEDDAH — Family, friends and former colleagues mourned the death of the former editor in chief of Saudi Gazette Dr. Muhammed Al Shoukany on Thursday.
Al Shoukany died here after a prolonged illness. He was 64, and leaves two sons and three (...)
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RIYADH — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Dr. Yusuf Al-Othaimeen has disclosed that the Islamic Summit, scheduled to be held in Makkah on Friday, is being convened at an important time the Muslim (...)
DAMMAM — Five terrorists are still on the run in Al-Qatif governorate, out of 32 wanted persons on two lists issued by the Ministry of Interior in 2011.
With the death of nine wanted terrorists, the number of remaining terrorists has come down. Of (...)
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RIYADH — Justice Minister Walid Bin Mohammed Al-Samaani has directed officials in his ministry to annul the marriage of a minor girl in Sarat Obaida in Asir province and to punish the mazoun, or marriage officiator, who allowed (...)
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THE menace of beggars has increased to the point that some them even threaten people who refuse to give them money with white weapons and violent body language. Their sphere of activity has spread so wide that we find them in most places (...)
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JEDDAH — According to the General Authority for Statistics, 700,000 people with hearing disabilities in the Kingdom lack services and support to integrate them into society.
Among their urgent needs is sign language interpreters (...)
I want to pay tribute to the way that Dr. Jasir Al-Harbash, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and the Supervisor of Cultural Attachés, interacted on the Twitter handle of Makkah newspaper in relation to an article I wrote on the new (...)
THE recent tour of Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman, starting with Malaysia, including Indonesia, Brunei, Japan and China and ending with Jordan, was significant. King Salman tour enhances political, economic and security amid a growing (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has denied accusations by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) that it had committed violations while appointing qualified personnel to ad hoc positions.
While (...)
YANBU – Youth wishing to work in the field of telecommunications and maintenance of mobile phones here face some problems that threaten to derail the country's efforts toward Saudiziation of this sector.
A number of people complained about the (...)
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RIYADH — The deadline for applying for jobs at the Ministry of Education (MOE) has been extended after a technical glitch in the online employment portal.
A source said Jadarah online employment portal experienced a technical (...)
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MAKKAH — A British pilgrim performed Haj 30 times and led a group of British pilgrims through the pilgrimage this Haj season.
Briton Mustapha Mohammad said he is the leader and guide of 200 pilgrims from Great Britain.
"I (...)
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MINA — A number of Saudi children have broken the monopoly of the old men and women on charity works. They have joined them to gain reward from Allah for serving His guests.
Two brothers, who are hardly 10 years of age, chose a (...)
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MINA — Every pilgrim has a different story to tell about his life and experiences. Miyawarkal Khwaja, an Afghan, says his 35 years experience in Kuwait helped him learn Arabic language and he uses that knowledge to guide stranded (...)
RIYADH — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation offered mobile repair workshops to university and college female students is proving to be a draw.
An accredited trainer for mobile repair Maryam Al-Subaie said the corporation is (...)
RIYADH — The Traffic Department has said that it will not be more lenient with senior citizens who commit traffic violations. Traffic Department spokesman Col. Tariq Al-Rubaiyan said the law does not state that citizens over 60 shall be treated (...)
POVERTY, terrorism, corruption and other negative practices rampant in Arab and Muslim countries can only be eradicated when we end illiteracy and ignorance. We need to change our culture and the way we think. If we want to build a strong nation (...)
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RIYADH — Residents of Rimah governorate, located northeast of Riyadh, are planning to take legal action against crusher plant owners for polluting the region and endangering the lives of 30,000 people by causing the spread of (...)
IN Western countries when people face a social problem, the first thing they do is search for the cause of the problem, thoroughly analyze it and then come up with solutions to ensure that the problem does not occur again. If the problem does happen (...)
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RIYADH — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) has announced that 19,084 young Saudi men and women are now ready to work in the field of mobile maintenance and sales. The announcement comes days before the first (...)
Fahid, the deputy of Minister of Education, the Private Education Commission and the Training and Electronic Education Company (Semanoor) signed a cooperation agreement to develop digital educational content via private schools all around the (...)