Al Khaleej stuns Al Hilal with 3-2 victory, ending 57-match unbeaten run    Turki Al-Sheikh crowned "Most Influential Personality in the Last Decade" at MENA Effie Awards 2024    Saudi Arabia arrests 19,696 illegals in a week    SFDA move to impose travel ban on workers of food outlets in the event of food poisoning    GACA: 1029 complaints recorded against airlines, with least complaints in Riyadh and Buraidah airports during October    CMA plans to allow former expatriates in Saudi and other Gulf states to invest in TASI    11 killed, 23 injured in Israeli airstrike on Beirut    Trump picks billionaire Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary    WHO: Mpox remains an international public health emergency    2 Pakistanis arrested for promoting methamphetamine    Move to ban on establishing zoos in residential neighborhoods    Moody's upgrades Saudi Arabia's credit rating to Aa3 with stable outlook    Al Okhdood halts Al Shabab's winning streak with a 1-1 draw in Saudi Pro League    Mahrez leads Al Ahli to victory over Al Fayha in Saudi Pro League    Saudi musical marvels takes center stage in Tokyo's iconic opera hall    Saudi Arabia and Japan to collaborate on training Saudi students in Manga comics Saudi Minister of Culture discusses cultural collaboration during Tokyo visit    Al Khaleej qualifies for Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final    Katy Perry v Katie Perry: Singer wins right to use name in Australia    Sitting too much linked to heart disease –– even if you work out    Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig wins Miss Universe 2024    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Faheem Al Hamid
Is Taliban changing, or not changing? This is the big question
So far, the strategy that experts have read through the statements of the Taliban movement's leaders is that it wants to change the image that the Taliban has been painted over the past decades that it is a terrorist movement. And this appears to be (...)

19 - 08 - 2021
Where are the human rights defenders in the time of COVID-19?
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages across borders, continents and races, forcing nearly a third of the world's population into quarantine, lockdown and social distancing, Saudi Arabia has raised the bar on human rights by caring for all in the country — (...)

20 - 04 - 2020
King's wisdom and Crown Prince's support will make OIC summit a grand success: Sudais
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman's experience and wisdom will make the 14th Islamic summit a success with the support of Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, who spares no effort to strengthen Islamic (...)

28 - 05 - 2019
Saudi Ivanka's dad ready to go to US to meet Trump daughter
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Salim Al-Anzi, a Saudi citizen who named his newborn baby daughter Ivanka, said he was willing to travel to Washington to meet President Donald Trump's daughter. "I am quite willing to travel to the US with my daughter to (...)

23 - 05 - 2017
Saudi Arabia is key to regional stability: Kelly
Okaz/Saudi Gazette Jeddah — The reason US President Donald Trump has chosen Saudi Arabia as the first country to visit as president is because of the long-drawn ties between the two countries and in view of the Kingdom's regional and global stature, (...)

16 - 05 - 2017
Many pacts to be signed during King's 31-day Asian tour next week
JEDDAH - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman will embark on a five-nation Asian tour next week. Several landmark pacts are expected to be signed during the 31-day long historic and unprecedented royal visit to East Asia. Leading a strong (...)

23 - 02 - 2017
Prince Muhammad to explain Vision 2030 to G20 leaders
Hangzhou, China — Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, will explain Saudi Vision 2030 at the G20 Summit at the Chinese city of Hangzhou here on Sunday. Prince Muhammad arrived in China on Saturday (...)

04 - 09 - 2016
Iranian plot to sabotage Saudi-India ties foiled
Okaz/Saudi Gazette A SWIFT and tactical move by India has put paid to the Iranian trickery of sowing distrust in the strong and time-tested relations between Riyadh and New Delhi. A recent Iranian and Hezbollah-backed Lebanese Al-Alam news channel (...)

03 - 09 - 2016
Muhammad's talks in China to focus on bilateral ties
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In response to invitations from Pakistan, China and Japan, Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, second deputy premier and minister of defense, left on Sunday for the three nation tour. After a stopover in Pakistan, (...)

29 - 08 - 2016
No Saudis in Indian jails: Ambassador
JEDDAH — Saudi Ambassador to India Saud Al-Sati has categorically denied Indian media reports that two Saudis were killed in prison violence in the far east of the country early Saturday. "No Saudi has been killed in any prison," he told Saudi (...)

31 - 07 - 2016
An endless cycle of suffering
Okaz/Saudi Gazette The issue of transportation is a sensitive subject among Saudi women for many reasons. Many have lost their friends or colleagues to fatal road accidents, a reflection of the high number of fatalities that take place on the (...)

14 - 05 - 2016
Obama arriving today
JEDDAH – US President Barack Obama will arrive in Riyadh on Wednesday on an official visit to the Kingdom. He will hold wide ranging talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. Obama will also attend the US-Gulf Cooperation Council (...)

20 - 04 - 2016
The total depletion of groundwater is just a matter of time
IS it necessary to stop growing fodder, wheat and barley? We are in desperate need of designing an agricultural policy that strikes a balance between water needs and the increase in agricultural activities. Water and food security should be a (...)

12 - 02 - 2016
Mauritius backs Kingdom's tough action against Iran
JEDDAH — The Kingdom's decision to sever ties with Iran following attacks on its diplomatic missions in Tehran and other cities is a sovereign act aimed at preserving its security and stability, Vice-Prime Minister of Mauritius Showkutally Soodhun (...)

10 - 02 - 2016
Temporary ban on enrollment of Saudis in Jeddah int'l schools
Jeddah Education Administration has temporarily banned enrollment of Saudi students in international schools in the city. The decision was taken after some international schools enrolled Saudi students without first obtaining the necessary (...)

22 - 05 - 2012
Al-Qaeda hiding Saudi diplomat in Gulf of Aden
Qaeda militants are hiding the abducted Saudi diplomat in the Gulf of Aden, security and tribal sources in Yemen said Friday. Following increasing tribal pressures and intensification of the search operations by Yemeni security authorities, the (...)

19 - 05 - 2012
Army continues envoy's search
Yemeni minister Okaz/Saudi Gazette SANA'A – Maj. Gen. Muhammad Nasser Ahmad, Yemeni Minister of Defense, said here Friday that the Yemeni army was continuing its search for the kidnapped Saudi diplomat, Abdullah Al-Khalidi. He stressed that (...)

28 - 04 - 2012
Hafiz 2 and 3 to be launched soon: Fakieh
& Abdul Aziz Ghazawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The second and third stages of the Hafiz unemployment aid program will be launched soon, said Dr. Adil Fakieh, Minister of Labor. “Hafiz helps job seekers until they find a job. Job seekers (...)

19 - 03 - 2012
Yemeni President: King rescued Yemen from collapse
Yemeni President Abdo Rabbu Mansour Hadi has paid tribute to the efforts and wisdom of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, for having prevented further disintegration, conflicts and infighting in Yemen. In his first interview with a (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
30-day Jeddah Shopping Festival launched
Hayya Jeddah Shopping Festival being launched at the Red Sea Mall in Jeddah Wednesday. (Right) A Saudi man performs during the inauguration ceremony. — SPA photo Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Hayya Jeddah Shopping Festival was officially (...)

20 - 01 - 2012
King and Malaysian Premier meet in Riyadh
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and the Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamed Najib Bin Abdul Razak are scheduled to discuss in Riyadh today (Saturday) a range of political issues focusing on strengthening Islamic solidarity. The two (...)

16 - 01 - 2010
IMF loan a cure – Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari says that while cash-strapped Pakistan is still averse to resorting to IMF aid, the country must consider the IMF option as a cure for its ailing economy. Zardari is to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks with King (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
Pakistan wants trade not aid, says Zardari
Having frequently visited Islamabad for the last 15 years, I was taken aback on arriving in the city on Oct. 30 for an interview with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, by how much Pakistan's capital city has changed this time around. To my (...)

02 - 11 - 2008
A far cry from modern life, but ‘it's still home'
In a remote village nestled in the Laith region, 180 km southwest of Jeddah on the Red Sea, stand gloomy tiny wooden huts on a land where about a few families make up the small community. Situated on the valley area where flash flood can cause an (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Prosecutors train for new labor courts
Labor prosecutors will receive their first training session on Saturday to develop professional values and legal skills for labor disputes to be heard at the recently-inaugurated labor commissions. The Deputy Minister of Labor for Workers' Affairs (...)

17 - 10 - 2008
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