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Articles of the author Mohammad Al Oufi
Are awareness campaigns really effective?
THE awareness campaigns implemented by governmental agencies are unsuccessful in achieving their goals of raising awareness. Although these campaigns are sponsored by official agencies, it is possible to say that some of these awareness campaigns (...)

16 - 06 - 2017
Saihat Corniche waters turned black
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Labarotary results of some samples from Saihat Corniche in Qatif Governorate indicated that the water of the area is free of pollutants. General Presidency of Meteorology and Environmental Protection›s chief in the (...)

04 - 05 - 2017
Legal committee to investigate amputation of newborn's hand
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — The Health Affairs in Jazan forwarded the case of Mansour Makrashi, a newborn whose hand was amputated due to a medical error to the Medical Shariah Committee. Jazan Health Affairs spokesman Nabil Ghawi said a father of (...)

05 - 04 - 2017
Labor Ministry ‘apathetic' to worker safety
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has not instructed workers to refrain from working in extreme weather currently gripping the Kingdom. A source said the Ministry of Labor and Social Development has not reacted to the dusty (...)

22 - 03 - 2017
Foreign truck drivers make hay while Saudi counterparts suffer
DAMMAM — Business expert claim that foreign truck drivers are granted a 14-day transport visa to enter the Kingdom whereas Saudi truck drivers are not offered the same when they transport to other countries. Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and (...)

09 - 02 - 2017
Education Ministry reinstates 200 wrongly fired Saudis
Zahrani and Abdullah Al-Ghamdi RIYADH — A total of 200 Saudis have been reinstated in the Ministry of Education after an administrative mistake forced them to leave their jobs. A spokesman of the fired employees Hussain Al-Qahtani said the 200 (...)

22 - 12 - 2016
80 Jazan villages hit by drought
JAZAN — A total of 80 villages south of Abu Uraish have been reeling under drought for years and the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has not done anything to alleviate people's suffering, residents said. Saeed Abdullah said they have (...)

11 - 12 - 2016
Telecom Saudization: Saudi women's spouses not exempt
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development has said non-Saudi spouses of Saudi women are not exempted from the Saudization decision of the telecommunication sector. Khalid Abalkhail, spokesman for the ministry, said non-Saudi husbands of (...)

30 - 11 - 2016
Aramco postpones ceremony due to rain
DAMMAM — Saudi Aramco announced the postponement of the ceremony to launch King Abdulaziz Cultural Center and Aramco's new projects due to inclement weather conditions. A source said Saudi Aramco's ceremony to launch King Abdulaziz Cultural Center (...)

27 - 11 - 2016
Some public buildings found violating law on hoisting national flag
MAKKAH — The Control and Investigation Board ran an inspection campaign to ensure that the national flag is hoisted atop all government buildings. Inspectors noticed that some public directorates, organizations, schools and institutions were not (...)

20 - 11 - 2016
Women allowed to work in pharmacies
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — The Ministry of Health has given the green light for women to work in pharmacies and herbal medicine stores. A source said the ministry will start issuing licenses to women wishing to work in pharmacies, herbal medicine (...)

06 - 11 - 2016
Housing figures comes under severe scrutiny
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The real estate market was left stunned when the General Authority for Statistics issued a report in which it claimed that 63 percent of Saudis own homes. The report triggered an outcry from citizens in the Kingdom's (...)

23 - 10 - 2016
Saudi soldier slain two weeks before wedding
Just hours after a phone call discussing his wedding arrangements with his father, Saudi soldier Shaalan Al-Shamari, 25, was killed in clashes with Houthi militias near the Saudi-Yemen border – days before he ties the knot. With sounds of heavy (...)

22 - 10 - 2016
Jazan patients seek healthcare elsewhere
JAZAN — Due to a lack of sufficient healthcare facilities in Jazan, many patients are forced to travel to other provinces to get important medical care. Abdullah Al-Rifaie said he is 65 years old and he has been coming to the Jazan Medical (...)

06 - 10 - 2016
Jazan residents await renovation of hospital
JAZAN — Several residents here have expressed anger over what they claim is the Ministry of Health's negligence in renovating the Jazan Public Hospital after it was severely damaged in a blaze 10 months ago. One resident, Nasser Saeed, said the (...)

05 - 10 - 2016
Father accepts girl's death in shopping mall as fate
and Othman Al-Shallash Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — The father of a 5-year-old girl who fell to death from a fourth-floor shopping center said he will not demand an investigation into the incident and will accept his daughter's death as fate. Emad (...)

01 - 09 - 2016
5-yr-old girl has a deadly fall in Jazan shopping center
Kadomi, Sultan Al-Maymouni and Turki Al-Wadie JAZAN — A five-year-old girl died after falling off the third floor of a shopping center in Jazan. The Jazan Red Crescent responded to the scene after receiving reports of the fall. "The young girl was (...)

31 - 08 - 2016
No grace period for 2nd phase of telecom Saudization
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor and Social Development denied rumors that it will extend the grace period for implementing the second phase of the plan to replace all expat workers with Saudis in the telecom sector. A source said (...)

30 - 08 - 2016
6 suspects on the run as police official gunned down in Qatif
DAMMAM — Authorities have launched a manhunt for six suspected terrorists for gunning down an on-duty police official in Qatif region early on Tuesday. The six men are on the Interior Ministry list of 23 wanted men sought for terror activities. Five (...)

18 - 08 - 2016
Ministry criticizes recruitment firm for displaying housemaids
DAMMAM — A recruitment company displayed housemaids in a shopping center as part of product display on Saturday. Ministry of Labor and Social Development spokesman Khalid Abalkhail said the ministry condemns such a disgraceful act and will (...)

16 - 08 - 2016
Mayor of Tarout survives 17 bullets
DAMMAM — Mayor of Tarout survived 17 bullets shot by unknown assaulters here on Sunday and courageously drove himself to the hospital. Mayor of Tarout Island in Qatif Governorate Abdulhalim Al-Kaidar said he was on his way to visit a neighbor. "Four (...)

02 - 08 - 2016
‘Portal glitches causing delay in recruitment of housemaids'
DAMMAM — Recruitment offices blame technical glitches in the Ministry of Labor and Social Development's Musaned portal for inordinate delay in the recruitment of housemaids from Bangladesh. "Musaned has been facing several technical glitches. (...)

18 - 07 - 2016
Supermarkets won't close at 9 p.m.
DAMMAM — Many sectors have been exempted from the proposed regulation on the closure of shops by 9:00 p.m, according to a source at the Council of Saudi Chambers. Grocery stores and supermarkets will be allowed to remain open 24/7, the source (...)

18 - 07 - 2016
24 new housing projects to boost Asir tourism
ABHA — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) has approved 24 new projects in the tourism housing sector. Asir Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage head Mohammad Al-Umrah said hotels across the Kingdom, (...)

17 - 07 - 2016
Technical glitch hits housing applicants
JEDDAH — Applicants for housing loans said they were randomly rejected due to a technical glitch in the eskan website belonging to the Ministry of Housing. A source said the website experienced a technical glitch hindering the process. "Applicants (...)

30 - 06 - 2016
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