Saudi Arabia finances 800-bed King Salman Hospital costing $135 million in Zambia    Maximum fine of SR100000 for intentionally blocking or obstructing public road    Saudi Arabia arrests 23,194 illegal residents in a week    Lulu opens its first store in Makkah    Kremlin denies plans for Ukrainian peace talks    UN official warns of freezing deaths among Gaza children    Germany to open first anti-Muslim racism reporting center    Al-Hamddan's heroics send Saudi Arabia into Gulf Cup semi-finals    Saudi Arabia strongly condemns burning of Gaza hospital by Israeli forces    Saudi-Turkish Military Committee discusses ways to enhance defense cooperation    Kuwait advances to semi-finals after thrilling draw with Qatar    Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race    Lulu Retail expands in Saudi Arabia with two new stores    Saudi Arabia to host Gulf Cup 27 in Riyadh in 2026    Celebrated Indian author MT Vasudevan Nair dies at 91    RCU launches women's football development project    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Muhammed Talib Ahmad Okaz
Al-Jizaweedid not write letter denying guilt: NSHR
The National Society for Human Rights has denied recent reports that Ahmed Al-Jizawee, the Egyptian lawyer accused of smuggling narcotics into the Kingdom, wrote a letter to the Egyptian media in which he denied admitting to smuggling the narcotics (...)

01 - 06 - 2012
Australian camels may soon find their way into Kingdom
The Ministry of Agriculture has entered into negotiations with its Australian counterpart over importing Australian camels into the Kingdom according to specific standards and conditions, said Dr. Khalid Al-Fuhaid, assistant undersecretary for (...)

24 - 04 - 2012
Talks on for release of Saudi diplomat
Negotiations are continuing here to secure the release of Abdullah Al-Khalidi, the Saudi diplomat, who was abducted recently in Aden. It has also been confirmed that Al-Khalidi is in good health, according to Sheikh Sultan Al-Bakiri, Chairman of (...)

01 - 04 - 2012
Embassy in US to enroll non-scholarship students
IRIYANI FLORIDA: The Saudi Cultural Attaché in the US has begun the process of enrolling the more than 6,000 Saudis studying in America at their own expense on the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Scholarships Abroad Program. The move follows (...)

27 - 02 - 2011
Over 3,000 cases pending with NSHR in Jizan Region
Bahkali, supervisor of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) in Jizan Region, has disclosed that there are more than 3,000 cases pending with the human rights watchdog. Attempts are on to find an early resolution of all the pending cases, he (...)

16 - 02 - 2011
4 licenses, 20 registrations issued under new online law
Hout of the Ministry of Culture and Information has said that four licenses have so far been issued for Internet news websites while 20 sites including forums and personal blogs have been registered free of charge under new online publishing (...)

26 - 01 - 2011
Officials investigated for distributing‘ grave and Jinazah' leaflets in Al-Kamil
Ghamdi, who is in charge of a committee for development and social affairs in Makkah Region, told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that officials in the Development Committee in Al-Kamil Governorate have been investigated for distributing leaflets during Eid (...)

21 - 09 - 2010
Makkah Hai'a head rumored to face dismissal over interview
Ghamdi, head of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Hai'a) in Makkah, was rumored to have been dismissed Tuesday following his controversial interview, published by Saudi Gazette last Friday, in which he spoke frankly (...)

16 - 12 - 2009
Only 1260 books translated since Kingdom's foundation
Banyan, Chairman of the Saudi Board of the Scientific Society for Languages and Translation, has revealed that only 1,260 books were translated from the day of the inception of the Kingdom in 1930 to 2005. Addressing a workshop in Riyadh earlier (...)

12 - 06 - 2009
No land for hundreds of girls' schools
The Girls' Education Department Undersecretary for School Buildings Abdulrahman Al-Ahmad has said that the construction of around 400 girls' schools has been delayed due to a lack of available land. The schools, planned for six educational regions, (...)

14 - 04 - 2009
Domestic tourism sees 15% increase
Domestic tourism in the summer of 2008 witnessed a 15 percent increase on the previous year, official figures reveal. Statistics from the Information and Tourist Research Center (ITRC) at the Commission of Tourism and Antiquities show that 11 (...)

25 - 02 - 2009
Database to help skilled retirees become advisors
A plan to build a database of highly qualified and skilled retirees is in the works, according to Dr, Abdurrahman Al-Ansari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Retirees. He said the association would supply all (...)

18 - 04 - 2008
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