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Articles of the author Al Watan
Absenteeism in school
IN the United Kingdom, parents can get in trouble if their children absent themselves from school and in some cases can pay hefty fines. Schools and educational authorities do not accept excuses such as health condition, family problem or any other (...)

18 - 02 - 2019
Dr. Fashionista
What do we expect from a generation that is receiving their education from a fashionista on social media, even if she holds a PhD? What are the messages that the students receive when one of their teachers publishes something inappropriate on social (...)

30 - 01 - 2019
On girls escaping to the unknown
I AM closely following these days the divergent opinions in our society about girls escaping from their homes with each group sticking to their own points of view. One of these groups put the blame squarely on the media and purported instigators, (...)

20 - 01 - 2019
Bribery is worst form of corruption
FORMER president of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) Mohammed Al-Sharief has written in his book titled "Nazaha in Confronting Corruption" that the main element of corruption noticed by the commission was bribery. He described (...)

26 - 12 - 2016
King Salman with his first camera 60 years ago
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman condoled the death of photographer Safouh Izzat Abdulqader Naamani, who died in Jeddah on December 30 2015. He became a Saudi Citizen in 1960s. Naamani taught King Salman photography some 60 years ago. (...)

11 - 01 - 2016
Khalid in three TV shows for next Ramadan
Saudi actor Khalid Sami fans will enjoy seeing him in three TV series this Ramadan. “People's Talk”, a comedy show which will be run on Saudi TV Channel I, “Hashtag”, another comedy which focuses on important social issues and “Youth” which deals (...)

07 - 05 - 2012
Amal Boushosha in Syrian TV series
Algerian actress Amal Boushosha will feature in the Syrian TV series “Time of Al-Bargouth” expected to be aired during Ramadan in the role of the wife of Wadah, son of the district chief. The star-studded series focuses on the era towards the end of (...)

07 - 05 - 2012
Protracted process forces expat to drop medical error case
Bakri never thought that filing a medical error case before the Shariah Medical Commission would be this difficult or could take so long. Neither did he think that the lengthy procedures would force him to drop his case against the hospital that (...)

06 - 03 - 2012
Protracted process forces expat to drop medical error case
Bakri never thought that filing a medical error case before the Shariah Medical Commission would be this difficult or could take so long. Neither did he think that the lengthy procedures would force him to drop his case against the hospital that (...)

06 - 03 - 2012
Life behind bars
The world behind bars is a different world. The general image of a prison is one of stretches of dark, humid cells; the jailer, a cruel man brandishing a heavy staff, is corrupt and extorts money from prisoners in exchange for favors. This image is (...)

02 - 05 - 2011
Contractor owns responsibility for bridge accident in EP
KHOBAR/DAMMAM: The contractor of the Dammam Bridge Project said he and his company would bear the responsibility for collapse of a bridge Wednesday. Abdul Rahman Al-Dirbas said at a press conference Thursday that his firm, Al-Dirbas Contracting (...)

04 - 10 - 2010
Faris Trading & Contracting shines again
Faris Trading and Contracting team sustained its pace to bag its back-to-back Team of the Week Award by posting 45 points in the 6th week of the ICBL Family Bowling League at the Jeddah Lanes Bowling Center. The league is organized by the Filipino (...)

24 - 03 - 2009
Kingdom implements new health tactics
The Jeddah Mayoralty is currently applying new measures that would ensure the application of hygiene regulations by local restaurants, Al-Watan Arabic daily reported here in Jeddah Friday. Previously restaurant owners paid fines for not abiding to (...)

24 - 05 - 2008
بريد القراء
إلى الجهات المعنية ** الصديق: مفلح قثال الرويلي سكاكا الجوف. رسالتك سأحيلها إلى الجهات المعنية للاطلاع، يا هلا. لا علاقة لنا ** الصديق: علي حسين سوادي نجران. اكتب للزملاء في الصفحة الرياضية مباشرة.. نحن هنا لا علاقة لنا بالأندية الرياضية.. (...)

11 - 11 - 2002
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