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Articles of the author RESIDENTS of Al
Al-Sulaybiya: Land where the finest grapes are grown
Sulaybiya, which produces the finest quality of gapes in Saudi Arabia, hope that the fruits of their labor will contribute toward the development of the local economy. The region supplies more than 20,000 tons of different varieties of grapes all (...)

22 - 10 - 2016
DANGEROUS NONCOMPLIANCE
Rabwah district in north Jeddah are terrified by the unshielded main power generator in their neighborhood and have lodged a complaint with the authorities. The generator, which should have safety protection, has been left open with electricity (...)

23 - 08 - 2016
Yemeni executed in Abha for murder
Zoua'ni was executed here Tuesday for killing Khalid Saafan, also Yemeni, the Interior Ministry said. Al-Zoua'ni was convicted of killing Saafan by beating him on his head with a heavy stick. The ministry stressed that it is keen on preserving (...)

18 - 05 - 2012
Tihama lures winter tourists
Baha normally living in cold weather now are heading toward the warm weather of Tihama to enjoy the warm weather there. By driving a mere 20 minutes to get there, the weather weary residents of Al-Baha would find a moderate climate and the beauty (...)

14 - 01 - 2012
Sand artists astonish visitors
Ahsa celebrated Eid in a new and creative way. The mayoralty of Al-Ahsa in the Eastern Province organized a Sand Art Carnival for its people on the last day of Eid at Al-Aqeer beach. More than 7,000 visitors flocked to the beach to celebrate Eid and (...)

13 - 11 - 2011
Jeddah district breeding ground for rodents and mosquitoes: Residents
Rabwa District 3 say their neighborhood has become a breeding ground for disease-carrying rodents and insects because a large piece of undeveloped land in the area is being used as a garbage dump. They claimed to have told the city authorities (...)

30 - 10 - 2011
Makkah residents lament reckless young drivers
Shari'i district of Makkah say they are growing ever fearful of taking to their cars due to the prevalence of reckless teenage drivers cutting red lights and abusing all traffic rules at junctions. Abdul Rahman Al-Subaihi blamed the traffic police (...)

12 - 06 - 2011
Disease-ridden water threatens Al-Naseem residents
Naseem District in east Jeddah have complained that stagnant pools of water have become breeding grounds for disease and are a major threat to their health. They claimed they have approached the mayoralty to pump out the water but nothing has been (...)

28 - 02 - 2011
Drinking water contaminated with hazardous medical waste
Farsha Center, an affiliate of Sourat Obaida Governorate, have found a large quantity of medical waste dumped near Al-Farsha Valley, which is the only source of drinking water in the region. Saeed Bin Abdullah Al-Nageer, spokesman of the (...)

08 - 02 - 2011
Al-Solaimaniya floods as sewer works unfinished
Solaimaniya District of east Jeddah have voiced renewed complaints after a seven-year hold up in sewer and drainage works led to rainwater flooding the area last week. The Mayor's Office says that the works are being conducted by an international (...)

01 - 02 - 2011
People document flood disaster with cellphones
Khair and other districts of Jeddah affected by the heavy rains and floods have documented the horrific scenes with their mobile telephones. They recorded the start of the floods that smashed the walls of their homes and swept away their cars right (...)

01 - 02 - 2011
Houses flooded because mayoralty ignored warnings, say residents
Amir Fawaz district, southeast of the city, have accused the mayoralty of ignoring their demands to open old flood canals in the area, which last week resulted in 10 houses being flooded after the heavy rain. They said that the flood canals are (...)

06 - 01 - 2011
‘Demolition of our houses is illegal'
Harazat District in eastern Jeddah have appealed to the Jeddah Mayoralty to stop the ‘illegal' demolition of their houses. They have also called on the mayoralty to form a committee to check the title deeds of their houses, so that they can be paid (...)

25 - 12 - 2010
Water leaks in Jeddah district raise threat of disease outbreak
Nakheel District, east of the Al-Haramain Highway, complained Monday of large amounts of water moving toward their neighborhood, apparently from a broken water pipe. They say the stagnant pools of water raise the threat of an outbreak of (...)

21 - 09 - 2010
Jeddah districts suffer 10-hour power outage
Rabwa 5 and Al-Rabae districts in north Jeddah had to endure a 10-hour electricity blackout from Sunday night to Monday morning, resulting in many having to make alternative arrangements to break their fast and for air-conditioned (...)

24 - 08 - 2010
Power outage affects 9,000 citizens in Bisha Governorate
'Atf villages, 20 km north of Bisha Governorate, remained without electricity for eight hours on Tuesday, from 2 P.M. until 10 P.M., at a time when temperatures soared to 40 degrees centigrade. The power outage forced residents to stay outside (...)

28 - 05 - 2010
Power outage affects 9,000 citizens in Bisha Governorate
'Atf villages, 20 km north of Bisha Governorate, remained without electricity for eight hours on Tuesday, from 2 P.M. until 10 P.M., at a time when temperatures soared to 40 degrees centigrade. The power outage forced residents to stay outside (...)

27 - 05 - 2010
Residents empty water tanks from roofs
Sahefa District are getting rid of tanks and barrels of water on their roofs because they fear its weight might cause their buildings to collapse. Some residents said that they have already seen cracks in the walls of their buildings. Resident (...)

03 - 05 - 2010
Jeddah's Ajwad District drowns in stagnant water
Ajwad District in the east of the city fear an outbreak of water-borne deadly diseases as the issue of groundwater leaking into their houses has gone unattended even after several complaints were lodged with the authorities. The leaked water has now (...)

11 - 04 - 2010
‘Dengue Lake' strikes fear into the hearts of residents
Sanabel district in the south of Jeddah are complaining about a large lake of stagnant water from which they fear mosquito-borne diseases are being spread to their homes. The lake, located in the north of the district, is estimated to contain more (...)

21 - 01 - 2010
Residents protest permit for polluting machine
Buhayrat District here, including staff and patients of the nearby Hira General Hospital, are up in arms over the decision to renew the permit for a giant construction machine that is causing dust to spume into homes and the hospital. The giant (...)

13 - 01 - 2010
Burning waste angers residents of Al-Ajwad
Ajwad District, east of Jeddah, have complained that their air is being polluted from the burning of plastic and medical waste at a dump in the area. The dump is located close to Jeddah Mayoralty's general administration of cleaning in the (...)

11 - 01 - 2010
Lawsuit against mayoralty planned
Khair and Al-Nakheel districts are planning to take the mayoralty to court for allegedly allowing building of houses on natural flood courses in the area. They have also demanded that the mayoralty take action against officials responsible for (...)

14 - 12 - 2009
Al-Jamia residents complain bitterly about mayoralty
Jamia District have urged the Jeddah Mayoralty to pump out stagnant flood water from various parts of the district. Also, the residents have complained about the accumulation of waste in the alleys covered with rainwater and overflowing septic (...)

06 - 12 - 2009
Residents angered at denial of access to historic well
Shumaisi district of Makkah have complained to the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) after a local farm owner incorporated a well of historical significance into the confines of his land and closed the road leading up to it. The (...)

20 - 05 - 2009
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