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Articles of the author Fatima Al Dibais
Shoura votes down proposal to increase women in city councils
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — By just five votes, the Shoura Council on Tuesday rejected a draft proposal to increase the number of women members of the municipal councils to about 30 percent of the members appointed by the Minister of Municipal and (...)

10 - 07 - 2019
Labor courts issue rulings in absentia
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The labor courts, which were launched about two months ago, have issued rulings in absentia against a number of companies that failed to attend the hearings though they were electronically subpoenaed. A judicial source (...)

15 - 01 - 2019
Preacher denounced over sexist remarks
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — A Saudi preacher was severely criticized for saying "women would come home drunk" if they were allowed to drive. Calls were made on social media for his trial for undermining women's rights and making false allegations (...)

11 - 05 - 2017
Shoura intent on enabling women to drive
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — A number of Shoura Council members are making preparations to come up with a solid recommendation to enable women to drive, according to informed sources. The sources said the Council on Monday postponed the discussion on (...)

10 - 05 - 2017
Vandalism video causes uproar on social media
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Police arrested a number of suspects after a video showing a group of young men vandalizing a private lounge in Al-Ahsa governorate went viral on social media. Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Raqiti said (...)

24 - 04 - 2017
Domestic abuse victim dies of heart attack
DAMMAM — A victim of domestic abuse died of a heart attack this Sunday. Khadija had recounted to Okaz/Saudi Gazette a month ago the details of the suffering she went through while living with her abusive husband. Khadija became partially paralyzed a (...)

23 - 03 - 2017
Shoura set to review law on firing Saudis in pvt. sector
DAMMAM — The Shoura (Consultative) Council will review Article 77 of the Labor Law which states that employers in the private sector can terminate the contract of Saudi employees with compensation. Council spokesman Mohammad Al-Mihanna said a (...)

16 - 02 - 2017
Shoura to discuss issuing passports to women without guardian consent
DAMMAM — The Shoura Council will discuss amendments in the rules and regulations of travel documents with a view to enable women get their passports without the consent of their male guardians. Deputy Chairman of the council's security committee, (...)

02 - 02 - 2017
Saudi student sells shawarma to support family
DAMMAM — Murtada Al-Musaileem, a Saudi student in his third secondary school year, has set an example for the young Saudi men and women who are determined to achieve their ambitions without being distracted by their own personal or family (...)

11 - 01 - 2017
Year in prison and SR30,000 fine for advocating repeal of guardianship law
DAMMAM — The Penal Court here has sentenced a man for a year in prison and imposed a fine of SR30,000 for advocating repeal of the guardianship law in the Kingdom. A source said the court charged the man with violations against the information (...)

28 - 12 - 2016
Delayed court hearings violation of judicial duties
DAMMAM — The Supreme Judicial Council had announced it would hold judges responsible for any delayed court hearings. A source said the Supreme Judicial Council had announced that court hearings are not to be postponed if a judge was on vacation, on (...)

17 - 08 - 2016
3-month jail for parents disobeying court orders
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Justice has announced that there will be a penalty of three months in prison for anyone refusing to comply with the court's visitation, custody and dowry cases and their verdicts. Former executive judge Abdulaziz Al-Shabramy (...)

10 - 08 - 2016
23 official charged with corruption
DAMMAM — The Control and Investigation Board here is investigating over 23 cases of corruption in Al-Ahsa Municipality. A source said Dammam Penal Court is looking into the corruption cases which involve 16 suspects in total, three of them directors (...)

09 - 08 - 2016
Saudi woman can't travel with her father without hubby's nod
DAMMAM — Saudi women still need the permission of their husbands to travel even with their fathers. Senior Scholars Council member Sheikh Abdullah Al-Munai said that husband is the legal guardian of a woman. She is not allowed to go out or travel (...)

09 - 08 - 2016
Pokemon Go may cost you SR300 in fines
DAMMAM — Motorists found playing popular mobile game Pokemon Go while driving will be fined SR300, according to the Traffic Department. Playing Pokemon Go while driving is a gross traffic violation which will incur a fine of SR300, said Maj. Gen. (...)

21 - 07 - 2016
SR50,000 in financial aid likely for the newlyweds
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development is looking into supporting newlywed couples with up to SR50,000 in loans. A source said the Commission of Experts in the Council of Ministers has asked the ministry to conduct a comprehensive (...)

17 - 07 - 2016
Saudi officials in missions abroad asked to wear national dress
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Instructions have been issued to all officials representing the Kingdom abroad to wear the formal Saudi dress consisting of the thobe (garment), qutra, (head dress), iqal (head ribbon) and mishlah (traditional (...)

14 - 07 - 2016
When a cigarette butt costs SR100
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Throwing a cigarette butt on the street from your car window will cost you SR100 in fine, according to Director General of Traffic Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al-Zahrani. "The fine will also cover pedestrians," he (...)

20 - 06 - 2016
Non-Muslims allowed to visit four mosques
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Instructions have been issued to allow non-Muslims to visit four mosques in the Kingdom to get acquainted with the Islamic civilization, informed sources told Okaz/Saudi Gazette. Non-Muslim visitors must respect the (...)

30 - 05 - 2016
Enroll Saudi women in military service, say Shoura members
DAMMAM — A number of Shoura Council members and security specialists have called for enrolling women in military service. They said women should get military training to teach them the use of light weapons. Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Tamimi, deputy chairman (...)

18 - 05 - 2016
517 women get married with court help
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Ministry of Justice reported that a total of 517 women got married this year in various parts of the Kingdom with the help of judges. A source from the ministry said 501 of the women who approached the courts for help (...)

02 - 05 - 2016
Bank accounts of Hezbollah supporters to be frozen
DAMMAM — The financial investigation unit of the Interior Ministry will freeze the bank account of any citizen or expatriate suspected of belonging to the terror group Hezbollah or supporting or financing it, according to informed sources. The (...)

17 - 03 - 2016
Six-year jail for Haia staffer in bribery case
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Administrative Court sentenced a detective working for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) with six years in prison for accepting a bribe. A source said the penal directorate at (...)

24 - 02 - 2016
Bury me in Madinah: Wish of Saudi prisoner executed in Iraq
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH/DAMMAM — "Bury me in Madinah, take good care of my wife and pay my debts to a commercial bank and a debt of $800 to a prison mate." These were the last wishes of Abdullah Azzam Al-Qahtani, a Saudi prisoner, who was executed (...)

09 - 02 - 2016
Justice mulls action as libel suits proliferate
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Criminal courts in the Kingdom recorded a total of 1,091 defamation cases in 2015. A source from the Ministry of Justice said with the rise in defamation lawsuits following a case filed by the ministry to defend the (...)

08 - 02 - 2016
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