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Articles of the author Ahmed Al Ansari
Shoe thrower in Yanbu faces trial
Okaz/Saudi Gazette YANBU — A Saudi man who threw shoes at a number of women who were sitting near a shopping mall in Yanbu, was apprehended and referred to the Public Prosecution prior to sending him to court. Eyewitnesses said before throwing (...)

11 - 12 - 2019
Documents expose Houthis' link to Daesh, Al-Qaeda
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Yemeni NGO has exposed the reality of the strong links between the Iran-backed Houthi militia and various terrorist organizations. Mohammed Al-Omda, chief of the Yemen Organization for Defending Rights and Democratic (...)

03 - 09 - 2019
9,000 copies of Qur'an pulled out of Grand Mosque daily for errors
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — About 9,000 copies of the Holy Qur'an are being pulled out of the Grand Mosque every day for errors in the text or incomplete pages, according to Khaled Al-Harithy, director of the department of books of the Presidency of (...)

03 - 08 - 2019
Saudi scholarship student who drowned in US buried in Makkah
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Qasim Addawi, the Saudi scholarship student in the US who drowned in the Niagara Falls was laid to rest on Friday at the Haram Martyrs Graveyard in Al-Sharaie to the east of the holy city. Large crowds of mourners (...)

20 - 07 - 2019
Five rescued from fire in their Makkah home
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire that broke out in a house on the top of Barna mountain in Al-Shawqiyyah District in the holy city. Major Naif Al-Sharif, spokesman of the Civil Defense, said all the five (...)

17 - 07 - 2019
Three killed in suspected Daesh attack on southern Libya
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI — Three people were killed on Thursday in a suspected hit-and-run attack by Daesh (the so-called IS) militants on a town in southern Libya, residents and a military official said, the second such attack within days. In the capital (...)

09 - 05 - 2019
New Jeddah neighborhood suffer from bad planning
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The residents of a newly developed district in east Jeddah say their neighborhood is expanding in a haphazard manner and accuse the municipality of bad planning. Though the Al-Waha district was built only six years ago, (...)

10 - 03 - 2019
Saudi villagers commemorate Egyptian doctor who served them 16 years
Okaz/Saudi Gazette BURAIDAH — Though two months have passed since the death of Dr. Hisham Al-Sayed Abdul Jaleel, the residents of Al-Shinanah, a village in Qassim province, still mourns him. The Egyptian doctor served them for 16 long years at the (...)

22 - 01 - 2019
Saudi industry for exhibitions and conferences woos global investors
Oraij, Chairman of World Luxury Group, a specialist in exhibitions and conferences industry, affirmed that the Royal Decree issued recently on the establishment of the General Organization for Exhibitions and Conferences in Saudi Arabia is a real (...)

16 - 01 - 2019
Limiting the years of employment for expats
Al-Madina THE situation of foreigners coming to work in the Gulf countries needs an in-depth study. They come and reside in the region physically but their hearts and minds always remain attached to their homeland. I feel pity and compassion for (...)

02 - 07 - 2017
East Jeddah area residents seek development projects
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Tayseer district, located east of Haramain Road in Jeddah, lacks municipal services, government schools and primary healthcare centers due to negligence of government departments, said its residents. They urged (...)

30 - 05 - 2017
Impose taxes to manage public consumption
VALUE-added tax (VAT) and selective sales tax (ST) aim to increase government revenue and improve consumer behavior. Both of these taxes are related to laws that will be applied in all Gulf countries. They will help diversify income, enhance non-oil (...)

19 - 05 - 2017
Fathers are one of the main reasons for divorce
Al Hayat MARRIED life is filled with ups and downs no matter how much the husband and wife love one another. Problems are bound to happen. However, parents should ensure that their children do not pay the price for these problems and are not (...)

28 - 04 - 2017
Harsh punishment for robbing bank trucks and ATMs
SEVERAL cash-in-transit trucks or bank trucks and ATMs have recently been robbed in broad daylight. These trucks travel unaccompanied without any security escorts and some ATMs are loaded with money without the presence of security officers and (...)

15 - 04 - 2017
Toward developing Saudi entertainment industry
Makkah FINALLY an entity for entertainment was formed. We were extremely happy when the General Authority for Entertainment was born in April 2016. Now on Saudis will not need to travel abroad to have entertainment and relaxation after tedious work (...)

29 - 03 - 2017
Decisive Storm has come to the help of Yemeni people, says Al-Aswadi
JEDDAH — While "Decisive Storm" is completing two years at midnight tonight since its launch by the Arab Coalition Countries to support Yemeni legitimacy, the Minister of Local Administration and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Relief in Yemen (...)

26 - 03 - 2017
Amitabh Bachchan rules
It is difficult to stand up for and defend women in a male-dominated society that does not condone mistakes, especially when it is about sex. I recently saw Amitabh Bachchan's movie "Pink". This great Indian actor has played the hero in a large (...)

24 - 03 - 2017
Images of underdevelopment!
Okaz IF ever one has to to visit a government department, necessitated by a case involving you or your family, don't be surprised or angry if you find yourself looking for a toilet, when the need arises, and not finding one. All the available (...)

20 - 02 - 2017
Saudi aid to conflict-stricken countries must be carefully monitored
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given $25 billion in aid and donations to many Islamic, Arab and developing countries, totaling 80 countries, over the past few years, according to reputed economic reports issued by well-known global organizations. (...)

11 - 02 - 2017
Saudis do not travel abroad just to watch movies
ONCE again, many members of the public have called for the opening of cinemas in the Kingdom. Personally speaking, I cannot help but wonder why this group of people are so persistent and insistent in their demands. They belong to the enlightened or (...)

11 - 02 - 2017
Awareness campaigns sought to prevent underage marriages
RIYADH – Marriage of minor girls is still continuing in the Kingdom despite a concerted campaign against such marriages through the social media. Fortunately, the number of such marriages has declined as a result of an increase in education and (...)

16 - 01 - 2017
Overhead power line irks Najran residents
NAJRAN – Residents of Balad district in central Najran are threatening to take legal action against the Saudi Electricity Company for installing high-voltage overhead power lines close to their homes without following safety guidelines and (...)

10 - 01 - 2017
SR150-SR300 fine for driving with child in one's lap
RIYADH — Anyone found driving a vehicle with a child in his lap will be fined SR150-SR300, spokesman of the traffic department Col. Tariq Al-Rubaiaan has reiterated. Driving with a child in your lap is a gross traffic violation, he said. "If the (...)

05 - 01 - 2017
15m Umrah pilgrims expected
MAKKAH — As many as 1,511 hotels in Makkah with a total of 219,350 rooms have completed preparations to receive up to 15 million pilgrims expected to arrive during the current Umrah season, which began in mid-November. The Umrah season will continue (...)

29 - 11 - 2016
Bridge closure cuts off 40 villages
MAKKAH – The closure of a damaged bridge in Jamoom after it was hit by a truck has affected motorists and residents of the governorate, who are now forced to take a detour through a floodpath to reach the city and its surrounding villages. Residents (...)

24 - 11 - 2016
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