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Articles of the author Faris Al Qahtani
Government departments procrastinate on Cabinet directives, says Nazaha
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Several government departments have ignored the directives of higher authorities including Cabinet decisions while others implemented them partially, according to a recent report published by the National Anti-Corruption (...)

24 - 06 - 2017
Nazaha wants more teeth
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has stated that lack of an executive bylaws, limited powers and inordinate delay in issuing verdicts on corruption cases were obstructing its mission and called for (...)

14 - 06 - 2017
Shoura demands curbs on corruption
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Shoura Council has demanded the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) study corruption in the private sector and its effects on the public sector. At a session chaired by the council's president Abdullah (...)

08 - 06 - 2017
Women's role in Haia urged
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Tamimi, a member of the Shoura Council, has criticized the performance of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) and said it was applying extreme views while trying to (...)

31 - 05 - 2017
Shoura rejects sports colleges for girls
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – The Shoura Council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to establish sports colleges for girls in the Kingdom. The proposal required at least 76 votes to get passed with a majority but got only 73 votes. The proposal was (...)

26 - 04 - 2017
Shoura Council to discuss flaws in public works system today
RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Tuesday will discuss a proposal to formulate an integrated system for public works and implementing basic infrastructure projects. The proposal was presented by former member Juran Al-Qahtani with a view to end the (...)

21 - 03 - 2017
Shoura also rejects proposal to put fees on expat remittances
RIYADH — Following the announcement of the Finance Ministry, the Shoura Council has also rejected a proposal to impose fees on expat remittances, saying it will not serve the national economy. With a vote of about 73 percent, the Council refused to (...)

26 - 01 - 2017
Shoura to study fees on expat remittances
RIYADH — The Shoura Council will next week study a proposal by one of its members to impose fees on financial remittances by expatriates. The proposal, made by Hussam Al-Anqari, former chief of the General Auditing Bureau (GAB), and approved by the (...)

19 - 01 - 2017
King's Shoura address to shed light on domestic, foreign policies
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will open on Wednesday (Dec. 14) the 7th session of the 150-member Shoura Council which will continue for four years. The Council's speaker Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Asheikh said the (...)

23 - 11 - 2016
Sudanese Siamese twins surgically separated
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — King Abdullah Specialized Hospital announced the success of the surgical separation of a Sudanese Siamese twins. The head of the Surgical and Medical Team for Siamese Twins Separation Operations Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabiah (...)

31 - 10 - 2016
5% annual allowance to retirees proposal clears Shoura panel
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Dr. Fahd Al-Anazi, chairman of the special committee at the Shoura Council, said his panel has sent its reply long time ago to the general committee of the consultative body regarding a proposal to provide a five percent (...)

28 - 09 - 2016
No one with dubious background allowed in Haj: Maj. Gen. Yahya
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — No one with suspicious backgrounds will be allowed to enter the Kingdom during the annual Haj pilgrimage, according to the country's top immigration official. "Saudi diplomatic and consular missions abroad conduct (...)

01 - 09 - 2016
Allow foreign recruitment offices to invest in KSA: Shoura member
RIYADH — A Shoura Council member has suggested allowing foreign domestic workers' recruitment offices to conduct business in the Kingdom. Shoura Council member, Saud Al-Subaie, said the Kingdom should give the opportunity for foreign domestic (...)

15 - 08 - 2016
New Nitaqat to end expats' dominance
RIYADH — The balanced (Mawzoon) Nitaqat system, which comes into effect on Dec. 11, 2016, will put an end to the dominance of expatriate workers in critical jobs and bring down the unemployment rate, said Deputy Labor and Social Development Minister (...)

29 - 06 - 2016
Age limit for scholarships relaxed
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education will relax the upper age limit for scholarship applicants who are accepted by renowned international universities. The ministry has set upper age limits for students seeking scholarships for Master's and PhD (...)

23 - 06 - 2016
Hadaf under fire at the Shoura Council
Okaz / Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Shoura Council has strongly criticized the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf) and said since its establishment about 16 years ago, the rate of unemployment had gone up from 8 percent to 11 percent. Hadaf on (...)

11 - 05 - 2016
Women's right to drive back in debate
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Two Shoura Council members reopened discussion on women driving in the Kingdom. Shoura member Haya Al-Minai said she is proposing to amend Article 36 in the Traffic Law to state that driving is an equal right for men and (...)

19 - 04 - 2016
Al-Haqbani admits failure in Saudization in some sectors
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Minister of Labor Mofrej Al-Haqbani admitted on Tuesday that the ministry has failed to implement Saudization in some sectors. He attributed this mainly to the lack of coordination and non-involvement of some agencies. He (...)

16 - 03 - 2016
500 contracts inked to make plane parts
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Defense has signed over 500 contracts with national companies to manufacture airplane parts. Assistant Defense Minister Mohammad Al-Ayish said the ministry held the armed forces exhibition to empower (...)

23 - 02 - 2016
Haqbani to face Shoura members on Tuesday
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Labor Minister Mufrej Al-Haqbani will discuss his ministry's policies with Shoura Council members on Tuesday and listen to their comments and observations. Haqbani said the remarks and recommendations to be made by the (...)

25 - 01 - 2016
Salary delay? Expats free to transfer sponsorship
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Expatriates have the right to transfer sponsorships if their sponsors delay their salaries for more than three months, according to Minister of Labor Mufrij Al-Haqbani. He said the ministry has received a number of (...)

17 - 01 - 2016
Recruitment market faces fresh challenges
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor held a second meeting on Tuesday to discuss problems and challenges in the recruitment of domestic workers. Deputy Minister of Labor Ahmad Al-Humaidan said the changes the recruitment market has gone through over past (...)

14 - 01 - 2016
Municipal elections: 600 nominees out of final list
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — About 600 male and female candidates for the third municipal elections have been removed from the final list of contenders, according to chairman of the executive committee of the elections Judaie Al-Qahtani. "The (...)

08 - 12 - 2015
Recruitment offices sue Ministry of Labor
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Administrative Court will next month consider a lawsuit filed by owners of several recruitment offices against the Labor Ministry asking it to rescind its decisions No. 3207 and 3208 which make it obligatory on them (...)

13 - 10 - 2015
Expats to get new IDs when renewing Iqamas
Okaz / Saudi Gazette RITADH — The new identity cards to be issued for expatriates starting Oct. 15 will not be compulsory for those whose current Iqamas (residence permits) have not yet expired, according to the director general of the Passports (...)

12 - 10 - 2015
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