King Salman calls for rain-seeking prayer on Thursday    Lebanon, Israel agree to US-brokered deal to end conflict    Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire designed to be permanent, says Biden    Anger in Israel at 'irresponsible and hasty' ceasefire    Al Hilal advances to AFC Champions League knockout stage despite 1-1 draw with Al Sadd    Finance minister: All Vision 2030 projects have sustainable funding that won't affect public finances    Crown Prince announces medium-term debt strategy to diversify funding sources "A resilient economy capable of overcoming challenges reflects progress towards achieving Vision 2030 goals"    'No excuses' for Israel to not accept ceasefire deal, EU foreign policy chief says    Riyadh Season draws 8 million visitors in 6 weeks    Alkhorayef highlights role of National Initiative for Global Supply Chains in boosting Saudi economy    Saudi Arabia signs investment deals worth SR35bn with foreign firms to strengthen global supply chains    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    Do cigarettes belong in a museum?    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    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 Okaz DHULM
Kingdom updates investors list under GCC common market charter
Saudi Arabia is updating its list of all investors under the requirements of the recently agreed Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) common market charter. The GCC common market charter sets out the requirements needed to achieve monetary union to (...)

20 - 12 - 2009
Human Rights Society praises King's action on flood tragedy
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has welcomed the King's order to set up a fact-finding committee to investigate the cause of the tragic floods which devastated Jeddah last week. The floods killed over 100 people, left thousands without (...)

02 - 12 - 2009
Used car age limit increases imports
Effective June 9, the Customs Authority will enforce the regulation which fixes the ages of imported used cars to a maximum of five years for used cars, buses and trucks and ten years for heavy trucks. As the deadline nears, the demand for used (...)

09 - 05 - 2009
Mentally disturbed man shoots himself
An elderly man took the opportunity of a brief absence of his relatives to shoot himself with the weapon he habitually carried, police in Dhulm have said. The man, who is reportedly mentally disturbed and subject to the continual care of relatives, (...)

24 - 04 - 2009
Drunks threaten police patrols
Highway patrols on the Taif-Riyadh Road were threatened by two youths with knives who were in a state of inebriation after stopping their vehicle to perform a search on Thursday. Police stopped their jeep when they noticed that the pair appeared to (...)

21 - 03 - 2009
Two hours to catch qat smuggler, wife
Police have caught a qat smuggler and his wife on the Taif-Riyadh Highway after a two and-half-hour pursuit. Police gave chase to the vehicle after it failed to stop at a checkpoint for over two hours until the smugglers finally decided to give up (...)

21 - 03 - 2009
Donor offers to pay medical expenses for thief's mother
A philanthropist has offered to pay for all the medical expenses of the mother of a young thief on the condition he turns himself in to the authorities. Police in Al-Khorma are still investigating the case of a young man who broke into his (...)

14 - 03 - 2009
21 overstayers in one vehicle
Police on the Taif to Riyadh expressway detained a man for hiding and transporting 21 illegal overstayers in his vehicle. The driver was stopped at a checkpoint after his nervous behavior had aroused suspicions, and after a brief search police (...)

10 - 03 - 2009
Human Rights restores hacked website
The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has got its internet website back up and running following an attack by unknown hackers. The NSHR says the website now has added protection. “We have taken recourse to improve protection from hacking, (...)

28 - 02 - 2009
Kabsa strikes again
The number of victims falling ill to a single meal of chicken kabsa in Al-Kharma has risen to 15, all from the same family. All the previous victims of Tuesday's food poisoning, which brought on symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea, have been (...)

26 - 02 - 2009
Woman seeks help of rights body to get mom out of jail
year-old woman approached the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) in Jizan Tuesday seeking help in getting her mother out of the Jizan General Prison where she has been detained for the last eight months without being tried. “My mom is still (...)

21 - 01 - 2009
NSHR team asks prisoners to end their hunger strike
A National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) team on Tuesday visited prisoners on hunger strike since last Monday in Taif Prison. The prisoners, allegedly involved in financial scams, are protesting against what they considered a delay in handing (...)

21 - 01 - 2009
Foreign victims of domestic violence to get free treatment
All government hospitals will treat foreign victims of domestic violence free-of-charge as per a directive of King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The hospitals have been notified by the Ministry of Health to provide (...)

14 - 01 - 2009
Obaid next to appear before Shoura
Obaid, Minister of Education, is next in line to appear before the Shoura Council to explain the working of his ministry, Dr. Muhammed Al-Zulfa, a Shoura member said here on Monday. The minister will reply to questions from Shoura members as well (...)

23 - 12 - 2008
Businessman rewards wildlife conservation
A businessman in Dhulm has joined official conservation efforts by offering a SR10,000 reward for anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of hunters who killed several Arabian Oryx on the Taif to Riyadh highway recently. The National (...)

28 - 11 - 2008
15 days' prison for insulting municipality
A court in Dhulm has sentenced a man to 15 days' prison and 40 lashes for insulting the municipality in a case that has seen several postponements and transfers from court to court. The case went from a court in Al-Muweih to the Dhulm court after an (...)

20 - 11 - 2008
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