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Articles of the author Ahmad Al Rabai
Al-Rabiah directs to honor ‘iftar surgeon' of Arar
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ARAR — Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has instructed Abdullah Al-Azmi, director of the Health Department in the Northern Border Region, to honor a surgeon after his photo of breaking fast while carrying out a surgical (...)

18 - 05 - 2020
A Dip Check for Readiness
During the Coronavirus harsh battle, the great Saudi air defense heroes defeated recent Hothian ballistic missiles successfully targeting civilians in two Saudi cities. In fact, since 2017, all Huthian attacks have been turned down by the Saudi (...)

13 - 04 - 2020
One million flowers trashed after Makkah floral festival
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A video being widely circulated on social media over the past two days showing tractors trashing millions of flowers following the first ever flower festival organized in the holy city sparked public anger. The (...)

31 - 03 - 2019
Foreign Minister Meets with His French Counterpart
Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, met here today with France's Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian. During the meeting, they reviewed the Saudi-French relations and opportunities of developing them. They also (...)

09 - 04 - 2018
Foreign Minister Meets with His UK Counterpart
Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met here today with UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and discussed the latest (...)

26 - 01 - 2018
How much is your salary?
Employees spend most of their time in the work environment. Therefore, the work environment, as well as the salary they get, heavily affects their productivity, skills and motivation to work. Keeping in mind that the schoolteacher is one of the main (...)

17 - 06 - 2017
Four-wheel drive is lifeline for residents of Makkah district
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A year has gone by and the contractor has not completed the asphalting of roads in the fourth district in the Crown Prince housing scheme in Makkah. The residents were optimistic that asphalting of the roads would be a (...)

22 - 05 - 2017
Non-Saudi applicants cause ruckus at career fair
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A career fair organized by the University of Business and Technology (UBT) ended at Jeddah Hilton Hotel on Wednesday. The fair attracted many non-Saudis even though it was mainly meant for for Saudi job seekers. Ibrahim (...)

23 - 04 - 2017
Husband sues ministry as wife dies in Najran road accident
NAJRAN – A Saudi has brought a lawsuit against the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture following a road accident that killed his wife and injured his son. Salih Al-Khozaim, the husband, said his son was driving his car on King Abdullah (...)

22 - 02 - 2017
Why are some Saudis against cinemas and women driving?
MY wife and I studied and worked abroad. My wife has three driving licenses from three different countries. My children say she is a better driver than me. Why do so some conservative Saudis not want women to drive? Why is it that only Saudis are (...)

17 - 02 - 2017
Al-Hirazat needs basic necessities
JEDDAH — The people of Al-Hirazat District have been demanding basic necessities from the municipality but allegedly are being ignored. Jeddah Municipality employee Abdulmajeed Al-Batati said the municipality held its second meeting with the general (...)

06 - 12 - 2016
Hospital holds patient's body until payment made
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A hospital has kept the deceased body of a woman for more than two weeks due to non-payment of the hospital fees by the family. The Jeddah Health Affairs spokesman Abdullah Al-Ghamdi said the family of the deceased (...)

06 - 11 - 2016
We need a commission to create jobs for Saudi men and women
Minister of Labor and Social Development Dr. Mufrej Al-Haqbani said the Taqat program for Saudization will restructure the Saudi labor market and create more jobs for Saudis and help businesses replace expatriate workers with Saudis. The program (...)

03 - 09 - 2016
Filipino driver who killed four people should be executed
I AM not exaggerating when I say I have not slept well over the last few days. The reason behind this is the news about a Filipino driver named Rigo who killed four people around eight years ago. Every time I try to sleep, I remember this story and (...)

02 - 09 - 2016
Your salary has been delayed? So what?
SOME companies delay the payment of salaries for seven months, which means that their employees have to find some way to manage without money for that period of time. Can you believe that? What is worse is that some people do not consider such (...)

26 - 08 - 2016
Extend visitor visas for those from war-torn countries
WE all know that the Passport Department has regulations and certain rules for visitors coming from Arab and Islamic countries who have relatives, whether Saudi or expatriate, in the Kingdom. We also know that visitors must comply with regulations (...)

12 - 08 - 2016
Institute set up in Baha to train beekeepers
BAHA — The Beekeepers Cooperative Association has set up an institute in Al-Baha to train future beekeepers, according to the association's executive president Ahmad Al-Ghamdi. "The international institute is under the Technical and Vocational (...)

07 - 08 - 2016
Quest for Olympic glory
Sawas watched his country fall apart, his Olympic dream collapsed too. The last national champion before the fighting began, he knew that supporting the anti-government side in the five-year-old civil war would prevent him from being selected for (...)

05 - 08 - 2016
Women driving? Not until roads are safe and traffic laws are enforced
I do not exaggerate when I say that the issue of Saudi women driving is widely discussed. It is a sensitive matter because it involves women. We continue to hear foreign voices discussing this issue, although it does not concern them. I worked (...)

30 - 07 - 2016
Saudis spend SR200 billion in Eid so far
JEDDAH — Saudi household spending in Eid has increased 200 percent this year compared with the previous year, according to economic experts. It is expected that the families have spent so far SR200 billion on travel, entertainment, shopping, (...)

09 - 07 - 2016
Civil Defense emergency plan for Ramadan ready
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, has approved a contingency plan prepared by Civil Defense to deal with any emergency in Makkah and Madinah during Ramadan, said a top official. Lt. (...)

31 - 05 - 2016
30 days for recruitment of Indonesian domestic workers
Kinani and Abdulrahman Al-Misbahi JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has announced that the recruitment of Indonesian domestic workers takes a maximum of one month after the issuance of the visa. This was announced after the (...)

22 - 05 - 2016
Saudi youth and the abuse of prescription drugs
IT is sad that our media sometimes fails to shed light on disastrous practices that occur in our society. One of these practices is the abuse of prescription medications, such as Lyrica. Lyrica is a medication that is available in all pharmacies in (...)

20 - 05 - 2016
Binladin starts paying employees' salaries
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Saudi Binladin Group started paying the delayed salaries to thousands of its employees after they were fired because of budget constraints, said company spokesman Yaseen Al-Attas. "A royal decree was announced last (...)

11 - 05 - 2016
Let's set up a Commission of Patience
In the science of management, everything grows and develop, and this is even the case with human needs. That is why this science always keeps up with changes and meets human needs. This means that if there is a need to set up a department to take (...)

30 - 04 - 2016
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