Saudi FM calls Indian, Pakistani counterparts to discuss developments    Al Hilal thrash Gwangju to reach AFC Champions League Elite semi-finals    Saudi Arabia cracks down on fraudulent Hajj campaigns, urges pilgrims to use official channels    Nammos Amala Resort to open soon with Saudi-Greek designs    Saudi Arabia completes 674 Vision 2030 initiatives, achieves 93% of KPIs as ninth-year milestone marked    Literature Commission inaugurates Saudi Pavilion at Muscat Book Fair    Saudi Minister of Culture holds talks with his Costa Rican counterpart in Jeddah    Alkhorayef praises advancements in Al-Kharj food industries sector    MHRSD: 80% of recruitment offices are non-compliant with regulations    At least 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza    Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack    Trump claims meeting with China after Beijing denies any trade negotiations    GACA chief chairs 16th meeting of the Steering Committee on aviation's strategy    Saudi Theater Commission launches its Work and Learn Project in UK    The season has begun — and one comment shook us all    Jennifer Lopez dazzles in Jeddah with a Formula 1 performance    Saudi Arabia open to expanded 64-team World Cup in 2034, says sports minister    Average life expectancy in Saudi Arabia rises to78.8 years    Film Commission launches 'Cinema' initiative to enhance content    Famed Philippine film star Nora Aunor dies at 71    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Veteran Bollywood actor Manoj Kumar dies at 87    Bollywood actress vindicated over boyfriend's death after media hounding    Grand Mufti rules against posting prayers and preaching in mosques on social media    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 Nawaf Afit Okaz
Arab female doctor asked to pay SR1.6m for medical error
A female Arab doctor has been ordered to pay SR1,675,000 to a father after she made grave medical errors during the delivery of his son. The order was made by the Shariah Health Commission, which looks into medical cases of private hospitals and (...)

15 - 03 - 2012
Engineers' group to investigate poorly done govt projects
Crown Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, has directed the Saudi Engineers Commission to investigate the improper implementation of a number of government projects. The commission is seeking to sign a memorandum of (...)

14 - 03 - 2012
10% of Saudi electricity via solar energy in 2020
The Kingdom intends to use solar energy to generate 10 percent of its electricity needs by the year 2020, a total of five megawatts of power. It also hopes its solar industry will help it become the biggest exporter of electricity in the (...)

09 - 01 - 2012
Consumer protection: Story retold
For decades, the Saudi Consumer Protection Society remained something unheard of when it came to its original job description: Protecting consumers from rogue traders. But now, things seem to have changed. The Consumer Protection Society (CPS) is (...)

23 - 10 - 2008
House helpers: Shoura plans new bylaw
The Shoura Council is preparing a new bylaw for house helpers in the Kingdom taking into consideration their economic and humane conditions. The bylaw would organize the vocation of house helpers, and protects their interests, said Saud Al-Shammari, (...)

22 - 09 - 2008
Central firm soon to recruit expats
A central umbrella company for recruitment of expatriates in Riyadh will be announced within a month, a senior official said. Similar companies will be established in Jeddah and Dammam as well, said Waleed Al-Suwaidan, chairman of the Recruitment (...)

20 - 09 - 2008
60,000 labor cases yearly
The number of labor cases has risen to about 60,000 yearly, a ministry official said, calling for setting up appeals courts in Jeddah and Dammam to reduce mounting pressure on the Riyadh appeals court, the only one in the Kingdom for labor (...)

20 - 09 - 2008
Hospitals turn away infant accident victim
and-a-half-year-old Saudi girl suffering from neck and spine injuries following a traffic accident in which her elder sister died, is awaiting treatment after being turned away by hospitals in Riyadh due to a lack of staff and facilities equipped to (...)

20 - 09 - 2008
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