Qunun, a trailblazer in the honey production industry renowned for its commitment to quality and authenticity, announces the introduction of an innovative cashback program aimed at enhancing the customer journey and fostering long-term relationships (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Haji & Mu'tamer's Gift Charitable Association received the first group of pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom to perform Haj and visit Madinah to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and pray at his (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A Saudi in his 40s has died when the roof of a shopping center in east Jeddah collapsed on him, according to the Civil Defense.
Spokesman of the Civil Defense Col. Saeed Sarhan said the man was shopping inside when the (...)
Attempts are being made to send Indonesian domestic workers to the Kingdom and other Gulf nations under various other job titles, such as nursing care workers, cleaners, and masseuses due to a decision by the Indonesian government to ban the export (...)
Mazroui, Assistant General Supervisor for Financial and Administrative Affairs, said that this convoy came within the great attention of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Yemeni people and his directives (...)
RIYADH — Sponsors will be fined and punished for failure to renew Muqeem or resident ID cards of their employees on time, according to the Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat).
The punishment will include the suspension of electronic services (...)
IN a previous article I had written that huge amounts have been wasted by Saudis on foreign tourism. A substantial share of this amount is spent by young Saudi men and women to attend musical events of Saudi singers and to visit cinema houses in (...)
FORMER British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli said: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." Surveys, especially electronic ones, can be misleading for the simple reason that no survey can cover the opinions of all Saudis (...)
YOU don't need big efforts to find out the wastage of water and electricity at our mosques across the country. Lights and air-conditioners are turned on several hours before and after the five-time prayers on the instructions of imams who give (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — A notorious joyrider died on Friday morning while pursuing his dangerous hobby in Riyadh.
His companion, who suffered serious injuries, has been admitted to a hospital.
A video clip of the terrible accident went viral on (...)
I GOT an opportunity to hear a Friday sermon at a New York mosque last month. It was attended by a large number of Muslim faithful belonging to different nationalities and colors. Many people were found sitting outside as the mosque was overflowed (...)
Mutairi (left), a young Saudi from Al-Salhiyah town in Qasim, has set a new example of love and loyalty to the kin by donating part of his liver to his 3-month old nephew suffering from cirrhosis since his birth. The liver transplant operation was (...)
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MAKKAH — The city of Makkah and the adjoining holy sites have been divided into five zones to keep all the areas clean during the Haj season.
Makkah Municipality has signed five contracts for this purpose.
Makkah Municipality (...)
Salouli, a security patrol officer, was killed on Wednesday by a young Yemeni man in the southern Bisha region, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The attacker was immediately arrested and identified as 20-year-old Omar Saeed Bahaisami, SPA said (...)
I read the other day a study about countries that apply Islamic principles in most of their daily lives. The study, conducted by Prof. Hussain Askari of George Washington University entitled "How Islamic are the Islamic Countries," showed that most (...)
THE number of people infected with invasive diseases worldwide is on the rise, with at least 1.2 million known cases and 135,000 deaths related to the invasive meningococcal disease alone.
"If left unchecked, the disease will have far-reaching (...)
The number of books published every year far outnumbers those used in schools all over the world. For every 20 books taught in schools, there are around 400,000 books published. This applies to several countries. If we look at the Kingdom, we find (...)
MEN are more violent and reckless than women; they violate laws more than women and that is why prisons are full of men. More men than women die every year and more use guns and drugs. The ratio of murders committed by men compared to women is 19 to (...)
I oppose those parents who do not let their children sit at their computers or laptops for hours surfing the Internet. I believe we should let our children spend a long time reading and learning new things online. They will learn new skills and (...)
WE must first commend the achievements of young Saudi women. However, we must also emphasize the fact that the current laws regulating women's work in the private sector have turned the work environment into a place that most young women try to (...)
SAUDI columnist Khalid Al-Wabil tweeted: "If we paid the largest public relations company in the world to distort our country's image, it would not be as successful as we have been."
Sheikh Muhammad Al-Ghazali said once, "You do not have to be an (...)
Al-Riyadh
I read recently that an Egyptian has to work 353 hours to save enough money to be able to buy an iPhone 6. In comparison, someone in Switzerland only has to work 21 hours. These statistics are according to a report issued by the (...)
HOW many people do you know who have been in situations which have turned their lives upside down? How many allowed their beards to grow and decided to be religious before changing their minds and returning to their former state? How many people (...)
Makkah
Every year ministers make some pre-budget promises through statements, that by and large, remain the same. And people like me — who do not have deep knowledge — think it is not the statement of the minister but from the ministry. This is the (...)
Hussein, Vice President of SPA Board of Directors delivered a speech in his own name and on behalf of its members during which he welcomed the President of SPA Board of Directors, Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi, expressing his appreciation to him for (...)
