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Articles of the author Diana Marwan Al Jassem
Jeddah Ghair largely boosts local tourism
Saudi businesswomen have commented on the success of the Jeddah Summer Festival (Jeddah Ghair) in promoting domestic tourism. The festival with a series of exhibitions as well as entertainment and cultural events has attracted a large number of (...)

13 - 08 - 2009
Tribes resort to old rules, force couples to divorce
Several cases of incompatible marriage have come to light of late, where relatives of either of the two parties have questioned the solemn ceremony binding the two families together. All of a sudden, several tribes appear to have awakened to the (...)

07 - 04 - 2009
Safra Academy offers free safe driving course
Safra Defensive Driving Academy will provide free driving course to 20,000 young Saudis and expatriates. An agreement in this regard was signed here on Monday by Council for Social Responsibility affiliated with Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and (...)

18 - 11 - 2008
Campaign against diabetes
The Health Affairs Management in Jeddah is to launch a campaign against diabetes at Al-Serafi mega mall on Tuesday under the theme “ Diabetes should not end the life of any children.” Officials and doctors from Jeddah Health Affairs Management and (...)

18 - 11 - 2008
Jeddah port to handle more cargo
A new cargo terminal is being built at the Jeddah Islamic Port to increase its capacity to accommodate two million containers from the present 1.5 million, said Minister of Transport Dr. Jubarrah Al-Soraisri here Sunday. He was addressing a press (...)

17 - 11 - 2008
In search of a quick buck
License or no license; they are out to earn a quick buck by any means. Several expatriate workers – both legal and illegal – have started gathering in Makkah and other holy sites to give their specialist assistance to the expected three million (...)

16 - 11 - 2008
Information points set up in holy sites
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has assigned staffed information points around mosques in holy sites and other areas during the Haj season to provide pilgrims with essential information. Muhammad Ameen Bin Khatri, Director of the Ministry of Islamic (...)

15 - 11 - 2008
Aramco honors 40 Saudi volunteers
Saudi Aramco and Ministry of Social Affairs have honored 40 volunteers who had participated in several social programs to support people with special needs. Ali Al-Henaki, Director of Social Affairs in Makkah, and Nabil Bashn, Director of Aramco (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
New medical center comes up in Jeddah Pilgrims' City
A new health center has come up in the Pilgrims' City (Madinat Al-Hujjaj) adjacent to King Abdul Aziz Airport here. Dr. Sami Badawood, Director of Jeddah Health Affairs Department inaugurated the center on Wednesday in the presence of Dr. Khalid (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Fleeing maid injures herself
An Indonesian maid in trying to escape her sponsor jumped from his fifth floor house in Al-Aziziyah District here on Wednesday. Acting on a report from the sponsor, Makkah Police reached the site immediately and moved the maid in her 30s to Al-Nour (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Symposium on commercial franchise
The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) is organizing a symposium on commercial franchise. The symposium on Nov. 16 will discuss the role of the franchise companies in developing the Saudi economics. The symposium, Saleh Ali Al-Turki, (...)

11 - 11 - 2008
New accord to develop business studies in KAAU
King Abdul Aziz University (KAAU) here is to sign an accord with Al-Khabeer Company for Investment and Development on Tuesday to launch the first investment fund to support future researches and projects of the university. The accord is aimed at (...)

11 - 11 - 2008
Campaign against fake products during Haj
Hemaya Universal, a consumer protection company that works in conjunction with Jeddah municipality to detect commercial fraud is all set to launch its campaign during the Haj season.Ministry of Commerce and Industry extends full cooperation to the (...)

10 - 11 - 2008
Mehad launches SR200m real estate project in Abhur
Mehad Al-Arabia Real Estate Developer and Marketing launched its first residential and land development project in North Abhur with a value of SR200 million. The project comprises 500 plots in different location in North Abhur, which is (...)

09 - 11 - 2008
Stories from the maternity ward
In the best of circumstances, having a baby is a life-changing experience, but here in the Kingdom, it seems like an especially distressing one in some cases. Almost all of us have heard hair-raising stories from women who have had babies here, and (...)

08 - 11 - 2008
Pickpockets prey on pilgrims
Makkah police arrested Wednesday a Nigerian thief in the central Al-Mabeda district of Makkah, as authorities clamp down on the increasing activities of pickpocket gangs seeking to exploit the numbers of unwary pilgrims arriving in the city. Major (...)

07 - 11 - 2008
Clinics for pre-marital tests at all govt hospitals
The Jeddah Health Affairs has begun a new program to establish special clinics for pre-marital tests in all maternity and government hospital. Dr. Khalid Al-Zahrani, Assistant Undersecretary for Preventive Medicine in the Ministry of Health, and (...)

05 - 11 - 2008
Al-Ajhori project investors ‘better off waiting'
A legal representative has asked a court in Jeddah to delay the selling of land, the proceeds of which were to be used to pay back investors who have been waiting for their money for 25 years. Foad Al-Ajhori, a Saudi businessman who took money from (...)

04 - 11 - 2008
Butcher stabs his neighbor to death
An African butcher stabbed his neighbor to death in Wadi Jalil District here on Saturday. “The victim used to threaten the butcher to have him deported from the country. He even called the Passports Department several times on the issue. The (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
Gunfire damages 4 vehicles before theft
A thief rattled four vehicles with a hail of bullets in a drive-by shooting in Al-Aziziyah and Al-Awali districts here on Friday afternoon, police said. Several bullets were fired at the vehicles' windshields and windows while they were parked (...)

01 - 11 - 2008
Expo encourages dialogue
Mutual understanding and peaceful co-existence can only be achieved through the process of dialogue, Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Saud Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Emir of Hail Region, has said. Inaugurating the 10th annual exhibition organized by the Ministry (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Symposium on health economics
A symposium to increase the investors' awareness about the health economics and management was launched at Studies and Research Center in King Fahd Hospital here on Sunday. The symposium, launched by Dr. Turki Al-Sharif, Assistant Director of (...)

28 - 10 - 2008
A multifaceted gem in old Jeddah
ABDUL Raoof Khalil Museum in old Jeddah is one of the main tourist sites in the city, attracting artists and culture enthusiasts from all over the Kingdom. The imposing complex, which bears details of wood, gypsum, and stone, covers an area of (...)

27 - 10 - 2008
Plan to open tourism sector for Saudi women
Saudi women will soon be able to work in the tourism sector. A new program organized by the Arab Tourism Organization in cooperation with the American University of Beirut, aims to develop human resources in the tourism and hotel sector in (...)

26 - 10 - 2008
Hail exhibition for propagation of Islam
The Ministry of Islamic Affairs is holding its annual exhibition in Hail, beginning on 27 October, to promote efforts in the propagation of Islam. The “Be Called” exhibition, as this year's edition is titled, will showcase the efforts of the (...)

24 - 10 - 2008
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