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Articles of the author Faisal Al Khammash
Promoting Saudi Arabia as land of human civilizations and cultures: Prince Badr
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Minister of Culture Prince Badr Bin Abdullah Bin Farhan has reaffirmed that his ministry will not allow extremist ideas to creep into the Kingdom's cultural sector and disrupt the nation's progress. He considered that the (...)

15 - 09 - 2019
Jeddah Zalmi, Bonny and Hyderabad Sharks prevail
By A.A. Merchant JEDDAH — Jeddah Zalmi, Bonny and Hyderabad Sharks triumphed with convincing wins over CH XI, Ace Travel and Malik XI, respectively, while Faisal (3 for 26 including a hat trick), Saeed (5 for 28), Saddam (64 not out), Yasir (64) and (...)

26 - 02 - 2019
الثقافة السعودية.. كيان وتطوير
بقيت الثقافة ملحقة بالعديد من القطاعات الأخرى، ففي بعض الدول يتم ربطها بالتعليم وأحيانا مع الشؤون الاجتماعية، وهناك من ربطها بالتراث والآثار، بسبب طبيعتها المتداخلة في أكثر من قطاع، ولكن مع التحول الإنساني للمجتمعات ودخولنا في عصر المعرفة، وتحول (...)

09 - 06 - 2018
زيارات ولي العهد.. حراك ثقافي نقل إرثنا وتراثنا
ثمة جانب مهم لزيارة ولي العهد الأمير محمد بن سلمان لعدة دول شقيقة وصديقة توازي في الأهمية الجوانب السياسية والاقتصادية، ألا وهي «القوة الناعمة» أو الروحية والفكرية ومبادئ الدول لإيصال آرائها وتوجهاتها للآخر بطابع إنساني واجتماعي. وتمثلت تلك السياسة (...)

28 - 04 - 2018
افتحوا باب التجارة أمام الموظفين
توقف كثير من السعوديين عند تشبث بعض أعضاء مجلس الشورى بقاعدة بقاء ما كان على ما كان، ولعل هذا المنطق هو الذي أدى لإسقاط التوصية التي تقدم بها بعض أعضاء مجلس الشورى بشأن دراسة إتاحة الفرصة للموظف الحكومي بممارسة العمل التجاري. ونحن لا نشك في حسن نية (...)

07 - 04 - 2018
Woman tour guide wins Tourism Trainer Award
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Sara Qassim, the first Saudi woman to become a tour guide in the Kingdom, has won the Tourism Trainer Award. Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, Qassim said she started her tourism career as a booking agent at a hotel in (...)

25 - 05 - 2017
Mobile phone users, smokers at gas stations to be fined
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Motorists found texting or talking on mobile phones or lighting a cigarette or throwing its butt while refueling tanks at gas stations will be fined, according to the Civil Defense in Madinah. It said motorists should (...)

16 - 05 - 2017
Makkah emir ensures justice for market assault victim
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The victim of the public assault thanked Makkah Emir Khaled Al-Faisal for ensuring justice for her. A video that showed a man physically assaulting a woman in one of the markets in Makkah caused an uproar on social media. (...)

17 - 04 - 2017
Sewage floods streets in Jeddah neighborhood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Residents of a Jeddah neighborhood have been complaining to the municipality about sewage water frequently flooding the streets, making movement impossible for them. Zakariah Ibrahim, who lives in Jameel Bin Muammar (...)

17 - 04 - 2017
Recent King's tour enhances Saudi-Asian partnerships
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 (...)

01 - 04 - 2017
Pakistan's ‘Angel of Mercy'
Abdul Sattar Edhi, the legendary philanthropist, the great humanitarian and social worker, passed away on July 8, 2016. He was 88. He is known in Pakistan as "angel of mercy" for his social work that also won him international acclaim. He donated (...)

23 - 03 - 2017
Pakistan's expats in Saudi Arabia
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy warm and friendly relations. The two countries have developed strong ties in various fields. Pakistan has an Embassy in Riyadh and a Consulate General in Jeddah. Pakistan Embassy was initially established in Jeddah, (...)

23 - 03 - 2017
New cultural authority and its mission
Recently, the Council of Ministers approved the organizational structure of the newly formed General Authority for Culture. It is the realization of a decades-long dream of intellectuals, men of letters and academics in the country. The Cabinet (...)

15 - 03 - 2017
Thieves have a field day in Arafat, Muzdalifah post-Haj
MAKKAH — As soon as the Haj is over, the pilgrims return to their respective homes and the concerned government departments go back to their main offices in Makkah, Jeddah and other places, the thieves start stealing public properties in the holy (...)

28 - 02 - 2017
Makkah public parks suffer from neglect, official apathy
MAKKAH – Makkah residents have abandoned several public parks finding them dirty and unclean and their recreational facilities and public utilities damaged. They blamed the municipality for not taking care of parks properly after the government (...)

22 - 02 - 2017
Action demanded as street lights kept on for a month
MAKKAH – Residents of Rayan, which comes under Jamoom governorate, have accused the municipality of wasting electricity as it switched on the street lights in the township day and night for a month. "This has also damaged some street lights," said (...)

08 - 02 - 2017
An unseemly scene in Old City
JEDDAH – Bab Sharief, which is part of Jeddah's historic region and one of the eight gateways to the old city, still remains a disorganized and polluted residential neighborhood. Bab Sharief is a symbol of contradictions despite its historical (...)

23 - 01 - 2017
Sewage at Miqat Mosque near Makkah pollutes surroundings
MAKKAH – The Miqat Mosque in Jurana along the Makkah-Taif Highway is surrounded by sewage water, spreading bad smell, causing environment pollution and creating problems for thousands of pilgrims who pass by the mosque to pray and put on their (...)

18 - 01 - 2017
Tearful reunion of a mother with her infant daughter
JEDDAH — The joy of Nareman knew no bounds when she was reunited with her infant daughter who was retrieved from the custody of her abusive father. The mother could not hold her tears as she hugged her daughter Dareen, who is a Syrian (...)

15 - 01 - 2017
Stalled flyover project cuts off residents of Makkah district
MAKKAH – The construction of a flyover in Makkah has cut off Nawariya residents, who now have to travel four kilometers to get across and meet close relatives and friends who live just opposite on the other side. "We have been waiting for the work (...)

05 - 01 - 2017
Haramain train only 10 km of tracks away from completion
MAKKAH — Work on only 10 km of track has to be completed before the Haramain high-speed train will be ready for operation, according to the project's supervisor Bassam Ghulam. He said during a presentation at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and (...)

21 - 12 - 2016
Difference between what we preach and practice
TWO conflicting scenes in our society, especially in the education sector, has increased my amazement and sorrow. In the first scene we see big difference between what we preach and practice. Although we speak about the need to protect women's honor (...)

14 - 11 - 2016
30% of Mina tent floors covered with ceramic tiles
Okaz / Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The floors of the tents in Mina will be covered with ceramic tiles under a three-year project which began before the beginning of last year's Haj season. So far about 30 percent of the floors have been covered with (...)

09 - 11 - 2016
On Obama's comment that ‘basic order' has broken down in the Middle East
"IF, as reported, aid convoy attack was an airstrike, it could have only been Bashar Al-Assad regime or Russia," Gareth Bayley, the UK's special envoy for Syria, tweeted yesterday in response to the horrific bomb attack which killed more than 20 (...)

23 - 09 - 2016
Time for Japan to get more involved in the Middle East, says MP Taro Kono
Dubai, UAE - Anyone familiar with Japanese politics would know that MP Taro Kono never shies away from swimming against the tide, whenever needed. This Japanese Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member has famously opposed the government nuclear (...)

03 - 09 - 2016
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