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 (...)
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RIYADH — The National Human Rights Society reported the rate of personal status cases has increased by 30 percent this year.
NHRS Head Muflih Al-Qahtani said the increase shows that the Saudi society has become more aware of their (...)
RIYADH — The Shoura Council criticized the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) for deactivating the free call service from the mobile application WhatsApp.
Shoura member Abdullah Al-Fifi said on Tuesday during the Council (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is set to launch 30th Al-Janadriyah Festival on Wednesday.
A source from the festival's organizing committee said Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, minister of the National Guard and head of the (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Shoura Council interrogated more than 20 of its members after a report to the General Auditing Bureau was leaked to the press.
A source said the members have pleaded innocence.
"Shoura Council Secretary General (...)
The security spokesman of Ministry of Internal Captain Mansor AL turkey announced yesterday that the security missions to fight drugs in the kingdom led to arresting 503 persons for being involved in drug dealing crimes worth around 1.7 trillion (...)
The number of Shoura Council members is expected to be increased from the present 150 to 180 in its next session, according sources.
The number of female advisers too is expected to increase from six to 11, the sources said.
The current six (...)
The Shoura Council will discuss Sunday the social impact of family relations, especially the issue of children sired by Saudi fathers to non-Saudi mothers outside the country.
Chairman of the Council's Social, Family and Youth Affairs Committee Dr. (...)
The Shoura Council is scheduled to discuss on Sunday a number of draft regulations affecting real estate financing, control of financing companies, leasing, and mortgaging of notarized real property.
Dr. Osama Abou Ghararah, Chairman of the (...)
Shoura Council approved a proposal to reduce fees of foreign recruitment and residency in its session on Sunday. The members agreed on slashing recruitment fee to SR500 and residency (or Iqama) fee to SR200. The proposal will be referred to the (...)