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Articles of the author Muhammad Said Al Zahrani
State to bear expat fees for factory workers
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF – A decision has been issued according to which the state will bear the expatriate fees in industrial installations, holding industrial licenses, for a period of five years, informed sources told Okaz. In this connection, the (...)

20 - 09 - 2019
Private schools hike fees for second year in a row
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In reaction to a decision by the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) to raise the salaries of Saudi teachers in private schools to SR5600, the majority of the schools have resorted to increasing their (...)

05 - 06 - 2012
Schools cannot withhold student records
The Ministry of Education has reemphasized to private schools that the practice to withhold diplomas and records of students whose parents fail to pay tuition fees will not be tolerated. New guidelines have been released by the ministry calling (...)

23 - 05 - 2012
50 workers face probe over nude photos of Taif rehab inmates
Officials and 50 workers of the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Center in Taif are likely to be investigated after nude photos of some inmates were posted on several websites, according to sources. The photos show special care workers removing the (...)

04 - 05 - 2012
SAMA opens investigation into banks for violations
Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF/JEDDAH – The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) is investigating local banks for tampering with the terms of Saudis' personal loan contracts. Banks which debited accounts separate from those agreed on when the (...)

22 - 04 - 2012
Fight for cement turns violent in Taif
Angry citizens on Wednesday attacked cement trucks in Taif and took away bags of cement without paying. They also attacked a representative from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The event has put pressure on concerned authorities to find an (...)

03 - 02 - 2012
SCTA: Strict action against erring hotels
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has warned that it will impose hefty fines of up to SR10,000 and withdraw the licenses of hotels and furnished apartments violating pricing regulations during the spring season. A source also (...)

25 - 01 - 2012
Areej's mom to appeal sentence; NSHR satisfied
The mother of Areej, the nine-year-old girl who was tortured to death by her father and his second wife, has said she is not satisfied with a Jeddah court's verdict against the stepmother and has instructed her lawyers to appeal. The father was (...)

13 - 11 - 2008
Taif's A students get on-campus parking
Outstanding students of Taif University will be given complimentary on-campus parking permits, said Abdul Illah Ba-Naja, the university president. He was speaking during an orientation meeting with fresh students Thursday. The Deanship of Student (...)

18 - 10 - 2008
Violent fight at recreation park
Two groups were involved in a violent fight at a well-known recreation park on Al-Hada Road in Taif. Security personnel contained the fight after being called in by the park administration. The fight originally started in the park. But upon (...)

27 - 08 - 2008
Equal pay for teachers
Saudi female teachers are demanding the same pay and benefits as of their male colleagues. They allege that the difference in pay reaches up to SR4,800. The teachers have launched a campaign titled “Humanitarian campaign for justice for the rights (...)

12 - 08 - 2008
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