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Articles of the author Mohammed Al Ghamdi
JASTA won't serve American interests, says Djibouti envoy
RIYADH — The head of foreign diplomatic corps in the Kingdom has stated that the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), passed by the US Congress recently overriding President Barack Obama's veto, would not serve American interests. "All (...)

04 - 10 - 2016
No impact of low oil prices on metro project in Riyadh
RIYADH — The steep fall drop in oil prices have no adverse effect on the implementation of the Riyadh metro which is progressing according to schedule, project manager Waleed Al-Akrash said adding that about 26 percent of the mega project have so (...)

27 - 01 - 2016
Shoura mulls ways to curb domestic violence
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Shoura Council will discuss on Tuesday a strategy on domestic violence with Social Affairs Minister Majed Al-Qasabi. Al-Qasabi will be the first minister to appear before the Shoura, which is in its sixth term, began (...)

28 - 12 - 2015
Blind Shoura member wants council for the disabled
RIYADH — Nasser Bin Ali Al-Mussa is the first blind member in the Saudi Shoura Council. He spoke to Okaz/Saudi Gazette as the sixth Shoura Council began the first session of its fourth year on Wednesday. Al-Mussa, who lost his eyesight before he (...)

24 - 12 - 2015
ATM machine found in a desert area in Al Khafji
Two days ago a troop of Criminal Search in Al Khafji found an ATM machine expected that it belongs to one of the local banks which had been stolen from Al Jabeel Province last week including 650 thousand riyal. The machine had been broken, the (...)

26 - 01 - 2011
Light dawns on girls' education
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, on Wednesday launched a SR20 billion girls' university project in Riyadh, the first exclusive state university for women in the Kingdom. The King named the university after Princess (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Inflation an obstacle in charity: WAMY chief
Growing rate of inflation is the major impediment for the activities of charity organizations, as the number of people with hunger has been on the rise, said Dr. Saleh S. Al-Wohaibi, Secretary General of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (...)

11 - 09 - 2008
Kingdom envoy in Lebanon recalled
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday recalled its ambassador to Lebanon following escalating of crisis in that country. Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal told a press conference here Tuesday that Saudi Ambassador Abdel Aziz M. Khojah has been recalled from (...)

14 - 05 - 2008
NMAC not a media watchdog - Madani
The National Media Archiving Center (NMAC) that opened in Riyadh on Tuesday would not act as a media watchdog said Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Madani. Located in Riyadh and fully digitized, the NMAC is now open for subscriptions (...)

08 - 05 - 2008
Study gives insight on terrorists' lives
Around 10 percent of the militants and convicted terrorists are not even religious people, according to an Interior Ministry study. The study also says that 35 percent of those serving various jail terms for acts of terrorism had traveled to (...)

01 - 05 - 2008
New prison system helps straighten out deviants
Discussion, education, and observation are the main elements of a counseling program that should rehabilitate those with extremist views, who can possibly become militants, lead a normal life, according to Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman for the Saudi (...)

01 - 05 - 2008
Americans amaze Saudi literati
A cultural evening hosting an American cultural delegation organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information was held at the Jeddah Literary Club in Al-Shati district on Sunday. The delegation consisted of poets, authors, novelists and writers (...)

22 - 04 - 2008
Saud: Syria must help end Lebanon deadlock
Faisal, Foreign Minister, on Saturday slammed Syria for obstructing Lebanese peace efforts and called on the Arab League to punish member states that don't honor the group's consensus decisions. “We hope... the (Arab) summit will come up with a (...)

30 - 03 - 2008
King to Deliver Policy Address Today
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, will outline Saudi policies on many important issues in his address to the Shoura Council Saturday. Chairman of the Shoura Council Dr. Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Humaid said the King's (...)

15 - 03 - 2008
Ibtikhar Awards top Inventors
Every effort will be made to build Saudi Arabia into a knowledge-based society, Dr. Abdullah Al-Obaid, Minister of Education said at the awards ceremony for The 1st Saudi Innovation Exhibition 2008 (Ibtikhar) that came to a close in Riyadh on (...)

14 - 03 - 2008
Rare Chance for Some but Dismay for Others
In a country where there are very few public libraries, the Riyadh International Book Fair offers a rare chance to buy books, said Hussam Al-Moqhiem, a computer science student at King Saud University (KSU). “In the absence of that borrow-lending (...)

08 - 03 - 2008
Censors Create Fracas at Fair
Book lovers thronged over the weekend to the 10-day Riyadh International Book Fair, belying the notion that the reading habit is on the wane among Saudis and despite a fracas Wednesday, the first full day of the fair, created by a suspected (...)

08 - 03 - 2008
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