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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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