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Articles of the author FATIMA MUHAMMAD
Public Prosecution gets more teeth: Lawyers
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Lawyers on social media overwhelmingly praised the royal order to rename the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) as Public Prosecution and bring it directly under the King. "This is a very crucial shift in the (...)

19 - 06 - 2017
Muqrin University modifies curricula, admission norms
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — Prince Muqrin University in Madinah has modified curriculum and admission norms to be on a par with international universities. In addition, the university has also modified its organizational framework. This was announced by (...)

18 - 06 - 2017
Implementing UN SDGs ‘is universal'
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Deputy secretary-general at the United Nations Amina Mohammed told Saudi Gazette Monday that there will be no priority to any country in implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). All countries will be involved (...)

13 - 06 - 2017
1,250 people get free eye checkups at mosques
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — Nafa Charity Society, in cooperation with Al-Saggaf Hospital and King Abdulaziz University, organized free eye checkups at a number of mosques in Jeddah in Ramadan. During the first 10 days of the holy month, the campaign (...)

11 - 06 - 2017
30% private schools may close down
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Up to 30 percent of all private and international schools in the Kingdom are expected to close down as the Ministry of Education is forcing the schools to register in its Tadaruj system. All private and international schools (...)

11 - 06 - 2017
TVTC deals with about 60 violations in 5 months
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) has dealt with about 60 violations during the past five months, Faisal Kadasa, general manager of the corporation in Makkah region, has said. The violations, he said, (...)

06 - 06 - 2017
‘Unemployment basis for every evil in our societies', says Kamel
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — The majority of markets in the Muslim countries deal in fraud and exaggerated prices, said Saleh Kamel, the chairman of Dallah Al-Baraka Group, adding that they hope to present the real concept of Islamic finance. He called on (...)

05 - 06 - 2017
Tarahum to pay SR15m to get 200 prisoners released
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Tarahum has contributed to get 10 prisoners released as part of a campaign that started this Ramadan. The campaign which is a collective cooperation between different parties aims at releasing 200 prisoners by the end of this (...)

31 - 05 - 2017
Youth should promote peace, says former Indonesian president
Saudi Gazette PEOPLE who kill others just because they believe in different values are "criminals," said Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, former Indonesian president. He noted that Muslims, particularly the young generation, should be firm about linking (...)

26 - 05 - 2017
All businesses in Kingdom with annual revenues from SR375,000 covered by VAT
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The General Authority for Zakat and Tax announced Sunday that the implementation of 5% VAT starting January 2018 will have no exceptions. Misfir Dahim, the head of legal team for non-direct tax at the Authority, said all (...)

22 - 05 - 2017
Plan to locally manufacture 16,000 items for Armed Forces by 2020
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia plans to locally produce 16,000 items used by the armed forces orces by 2020, according to Maj. Gen. Atiya Al-Maliki, general manager of the General Department for Local Manufacturing at the armed (...)

18 - 05 - 2017
IDB development assistance valued at $12.2 billion
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — The countries benefiting the most from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) financing are Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkmenistan, IDB president Bandar Hajjar disclosed Monday at a press conference to announce IDB's (...)

16 - 05 - 2017
No foreign dentists to be hired: Ministry
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development in collaboration with the Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced its decision to stop hiring foreign dentists to provide job opportunities for Saudis. The decision was announced (...)

10 - 05 - 2017
58% of Effat graduates land jobs
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — The president of Effat University has said 58 percent of the university's graduates are employed in various jobs in the Kingdom or abroad. Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail was speaking at a graduation ceremony at the university on (...)

07 - 05 - 2017
Violations in telecom sector down: Ministry
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has claimed that the number of violations in the telecommunication sector have gone down as against last year. During the last three months, only 120 violations have been documented (...)

02 - 05 - 2017
Car rentals ask for time to apply Saudization
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — Owners of car rental offices have called on the Ministry of Labor and Social Development to give them sufficient time to prepare for implementing the decision to Saudize the sector. The ministry on Thursday announced that all (...)

30 - 04 - 2017
Burkina Faso seeks Saudi investment in agriculture, livestock and mining
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — A delegation from Burkina Faso led by Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba visited Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Tuesday in an attempt to encourage Saudi businessmen to explore investment opportunities in the (...)

27 - 04 - 2017
Exempt old hospitals from new rules: JCCI
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The health services committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has urged the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs to exempt health establishments set up 11 years ago from implementing new regulations. (...)

25 - 04 - 2017
200 family counseling centers with 21,000 staff in three years
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development is planning to increase the number of family consultancy offices and social protection units to 200 over the next three years, the ministry said in a statement. These centers, which (...)

20 - 04 - 2017
Unpaid workers fear deportation
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A group of unpaid workers fears deportation without getting their salaries and end of service benefits which ranges between SR50,000 and SR100,000. They fear that if they remain illegal in the Kingdom they will be arrested and (...)

19 - 04 - 2017
CITC to have a Parental Control System
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC) announced that it has controlled 900,000 links and blocked 68 percent of them. About 92 percent of the blocked links had porn contents. At least 1,300 links that (...)

18 - 04 - 2017
Labor Ministry appoints first female adviser to minister
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In keeping with the move to employ women in senior positions, the Ministry of Labor and Social Development has appointed a new female adviser to the minister. Speaking to Saudi Gazette, the new adviser Latifa Abuniyan, who is (...)

13 - 04 - 2017
Now health insurance covers all private sector employees
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) has announced the start of the final phase of implementing unified health insurance which became effective from April 10 (Monday). This phase includes all companies which have (...)

12 - 04 - 2017
Housewives turn agony aunts on social media
SAUDI GAZETTE JEDDAH — Some young Saudi women have benefited from social media by creating their own pages to serve different purposes. Among them are those who have created accounts on Instagram not to show off their talents or sell products but to (...)

12 - 04 - 2017
12 initiatives to increase women employment
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The remote employment and work from home program will help increase female representation in the workforce to 28 percent by 2020 through 12 initiatives, according to Amal Shaqir, consultant of the special programs agency in (...)

11 - 04 - 2017
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