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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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. (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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, (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
"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 (...)
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 (...)