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Articles of the author Abdullah Al Qahtani
Steps needed to ensure safety of motorists on Uqbat Dhalae
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA – Uqbat Dhalae, a dangerous mountainous road that links the southern Asir and Jazan regions, has witnessed a large number of accidents claiming the lives of hundreds of citizens and residents over the past years. People have (...)

03 - 05 - 2017
Monkey business
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TROOPS of baboons greet visitors to tourist resorts in the southern Asir region. It may be enchanting to see children play with these animals by providing them with fruits and other edible items, but parents are extremely worried (...)

03 - 09 - 2016
Uqbat Dhalae requires safe roads
ABHA — It is frightening to drive through the unpaved narrow road, a length of 76 kilometers, of Uqbat Dhalae as it witnesses tragic accidents quite often. Okaz/Saudi Gazette visited Uqbat Dhalae and met with a number of citizens in nearby villages (...)

24 - 08 - 2016
Pilot operation of tourist bus in Abha
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Council of Tourism Development here has begun the pilot operation of the tourist bus as part of the activities of Abha Festival. Currently, two tourist buses are being operated on a pilot buses. The event has attracted (...)

10 - 07 - 2016
Nazaha forces contractor to rebuild bridge
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Anti-Corruption National Commission (Nazaha) ordered a contractor to rebuild the bridge on Abha-Al-Namas Road after several violations were recorded. Nazaha spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Ajlan said the commission recorded a (...)

31 - 05 - 2016
Al-Wisam residents in Asir threaten to sue mayoralty
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — Residents of Muwadhafeen (employees) district in Al-Wisam Plan in the southern Asir region have threatened to sue the Asir Mayoralty and Saudi Electricity Company for narrowing the gateway to the district, making their (...)

11 - 05 - 2016
Mothers of Saudi martyrs speak out
ABHA – Mothers and wives of martyrs who have lost their children and husbands to terrorist attacks said they were relieved after the death penalty carried out by Saudi authorities against convicted terrorists. They said they believed in Islamic (...)

07 - 01 - 2016
Degrees of 43 officials under scrutiny
Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — The university degrees of some 43 senior government officials are being verified after the government departments refused to accept them without the attestation of the Ministry of Education. According to an informed source (...)

11 - 11 - 2015
Parents of Saudis jailed in Lebanon demand release
Parents of a number of Saudis who have been languishing in Lebanese prisons for the past six years in the Nahr Al-Bared refugee camp base are calling on authorities to intervene and secure the release of their sons. Okaz/Saudi Gazette spoke to the (...)

25 - 05 - 2012
Abdullah's efforts save three from the sword
Three men were spared the sword and a 15-year old rivalry between two families was resolved following mediation efforts of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. Prince Faisal Bin Khaled, Emir of Asir region, met the two squabbling (...)

07 - 05 - 2012
SR2m reward announced for escaped prisoner in Abha
A reward of SR2 million is being offered for information leading to the location or arrest of a prisoner who has escaped from the General Prison in Abha. According to authorities, Ali Bin Muhammad Aal Naseem Al-Qahtani, 25, was detained for murder. (...)

14 - 03 - 2012
Don't cross the red line: Prince Faisal
Demagoguery and sit-ins are the red lines we will not allow anyone to cross, warned Prince Faisal Bin Khaled, Emir of Asir region, during his inspection of the Girls' College at King Khaled University, Friday. Some female students of the college (...)

11 - 03 - 2012
‘Ban on Internet and smartphones caused female students stampede'
Asiri Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA – The stampede and property damage at King Khaled University in Abha on Wednesday was caused by the university refusing to allow female students to use the Internet and their smartphones inside the building, (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
400 officials have not reported for duty since being promoted
The Ministry of Civil Service has found that 400 government officials have not shown up for work ever since they were promoted four years ago. An informed source told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that the officials were transferred to other regions, but they (...)

19 - 02 - 2012
15,000 apply for 200 jobs in Abhauniversity
Over 15,674 jobseekers have applied for a mere 200 vacancies at King Khaled University in Abha, a university official has said. Saad Bin Abdullah Al-Shahrani, Director General of Administrative and Financial Affairs at the university, said the (...)

13 - 01 - 2012
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