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Articles of the author Badr Al Qathami
Passengers lambast shoddy services at Taif's airport
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — A number of passengers have strongly criticized substandard services at the Taif airport in Saudi Arabia and said the airport's management had completely ignored them. "The airport is giving much attention to celebrating (...)

26 - 05 - 2019
Traders unhappy with services at Taif"s new livestock market
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — Livestock traders and grazers were unanimous in their view that the shifting of the city"s animal market to Al-Sayel Al-Sagheer did not bring with it any qualitative improvement in services. The animal market was earlier (...)

25 - 03 - 2019
28 فبراير تحصيل «المضافة» لمنشآت ال 40 مليونا
حددت هيئة الزكاة والدخل 28 فبراير 2018 موعدا نهائيا لتقديم الإقرارات الضريبية للمنشآت الاقتصادية التي تتجاوز توريداتها السنوية 40 مليون ريال، على أن تقدم تلك الإقرارات شهريا. وأكدت الهيئة أن موعد تقديم الإقرار الضريبي يحدد بحجم التوريدات السنوية (...)

07 - 09 - 2017
Health center in Taif lacks kids' vaccines
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF – Residents of Hawiya district in the summer resort city of Taif have complained that the primary healthcare centers in the area lacked children's vaccinations to protect them from various diseases. "For the last two months (...)

20 - 06 - 2017
Residents protest as waste piles up outside Taif university campus
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF – Residents are protesting the accumulation of garbage outside a campus belonging to Taif University facility. A nasty odor is spreading in the area and the place has become a breeding ground for disease-carrying mosquitoes. (...)

15 - 05 - 2017
Thieves disturb peace in Taif area
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — Thieves and other criminal elements are active in the Rihab area of northern Taif, disturbing the peaceful life of its residents. The lack of streetlights in the district provides a cover for the illegal activities of (...)

05 - 04 - 2017
أمير الرياض يعزي أسرة "الشهيد السبيعي"
قدم صاحب السمو الملكي الأمير فيصل بن بندر بن عبدالعزيز أمير منطقة الرياض مساء أمس (السبت) التعازي والمواساة لأسرة الشهيد النقيب محمد بن عيد السبيعي . وسأل سموه الله العلي القدير أن يتغمد الشهيد بواسع رحمته وأن يسكنه فسيح جناته وأن يلهم ذويه الصبر (...)

12 - 02 - 2017
Residents of Sail Al-Kabir demand basic services
TAIF – Residential districts of Sail Al-Kabir, a township in Makkah province and the main gateway for Haj and Umrah pilgrims coming from the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, lack basic utility services, including a water network, street lights (...)

04 - 12 - 2016
Digital integration to transform region's business future
THE Global Manufacturing and Industrialization Summit (GMIS) and PwC, the global consulting firm, recently released a report on Industry 4.0, known as the fourth industrial revolution, that sheds new light on the enterprise landscape in the Middle (...)

30 - 11 - 2016
Mental hospital faces blame for gruesome Taif murder
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — The family of the man who decapitated his parents are blaming Shihar Mental Hospital for the horrific incident. Abdullah Al-Shihry, the murderer's uncle, said his nephew was a patient at Shihar Mental Health Hospital. "The (...)

26 - 10 - 2016
Decapitation of parents by son shocks Taif
TAIF — Authorities have arrested a young man for beheading his parents on Sunday in an incident that has shaken the nation. The gruesome incident took place in Taif city's Al-Suhaili neighborhood. The man, using a knife, had decapitated his parents (...)

25 - 10 - 2016
‘Erdogan Al-Otaibi' stirs social media criticism
TAIF — The popularity of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — who successfully crushed a coup attempt against him — seems to have crossed Turkish borders. Inspired by Erdogan, a Saudi father decided to change the name of his infant from Rayan (...)

20 - 07 - 2016
Citizens, scholars outraged by food wastage at feast
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — A video clip on the social media showing large quantities of food being thrown in the garbage after a wedding feast has triggered outrage in Saudi society, with Council of Senior Scholars issuing a strong warning against (...)

14 - 07 - 2016
The menace of illegal migration
ILLEGAL migration is one of Makkah's major problems. Many foreign pilgrims overstay their Haj and Umrah visas to become permanent residents. Makeshift buildings constructed by these foreigners have become disorganized residential districts. The (...)

02 - 07 - 2016
Saudi National Campaign to support Syrian brothers continues humanitarian aid in Lebanon 2 Amman
Samhan said that the distribution of school supplies is in accordance with the plan prepared in advance for this purpose, stressing its relief and humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian brothers which comes in compliance with (...)

28 - 01 - 2016
Saudi Campaign Launches Ramadan Project Titled "You Will be Rewarded Like him" 2 Amman
Samhan said that working is going on very hard in various campaign offices to complete the implementation of the program titled "You will be rewarded Like him", which is being implemented for the third year in a row, where the Campaign's office in (...)

28 - 06 - 2015
Saudi national campaign to support Syrian brothers dispatches convoy of aid to Syria 2 Amman
Samhan explained that the campaign, in the context of its commitment to support the Syrian brothers especially the displaced within Syria, has secured and entered these aid via the Jordanian border with Syria to be 18th convoy of aid that dispatched (...)

20 - 01 - 2015
Kuwait edges KSA to win cup
Muttaw'a goal handed Kuwait a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the FUCHS International Quartet Championship final at Amman International Stadium Saturday. In the third spot match, played earlier in the evening, Jordan beat Iraq 5-4 in a penalty (...)

17 - 07 - 2011
Ta'awon edges Ahli
Khomayes brace helped Al-Ta'awon beat visitor Al-Ahli 2-1 in a round-20 match of the Zain Saudi Professional League in Buraidah Friday. Host Al-Faisali downed Al-Qadisiyah by the same margin in Al-Majma'ah city also Friday. Brazilian midfielder (...)

19 - 03 - 2011
Al-Shibani to speak at TEDxArabia
Shibani is Saudi Arabia's very own locally produced entrepreneur who currently runs the popular Kai Fitness Centers, Dereak for Medical and Pharmaceutical Consultation and Zen IT, an information and technology solutions company. With an MBA from the (...)

30 - 11 - 2010
‘WE CAME, BUT WE DIDN'T FIND YOU'
Jouf, writes a note to the Director of the Labor Office in Al-Jouf after making a surprise visit, Monday, to the office and not finding the official at work. (Inset) “We came, but we didn't find you,” the Emir wrote at the top of a letterhead of the (...)

08 - 06 - 2010
SR3m bakery run by women planned in Yanbu
year-old businesswoman is all set to open the first women-only operated bakery. More than 150 Saudi women will work in the bakery worth SR3 million. It is expected to open in a year and will supply bread to schools. Alwiya Al-Munqil, the bakery (...)

29 - 04 - 2009
Citizens await hospital due to open in 2005
JANOUB - Residents of a town 130 km north of Najran have been waiting for the completion of a hospital which was set to open four years ago. Citizens of Badr Al-Janoub are still forced to drive over 200 km across mountain passes to other cities to (...)

23 - 02 - 2009
New canopies for pilgrims
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al-Faleh, Vice President for the Affairs of the Prophet's Mosque, described King Abdullah's visit as motivated by the Monarch's keenness to address the needs of Madina and complete the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque (...)

13 - 10 - 2008
Ethiopian held with large amount of cash
An Ethiopian was recently detained in Taif's Aziziah District with a suspiciously large amount of money in his possession. The illegal alien admitted to purchasing a forged Iqama (residency permit) for SR5,000 three years ago. The forged permit had, (...)

13 - 10 - 2008
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