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Articles of the author Husam Al Sheikh Okaz
Egyptian community calls for more phone receptionists at Consulate
Some members of the Egyptian community in the western region have said the lack of phone receptionists at the Egyptian Consulate General here is forcing them to travel to the Consulate themselves to conduct their business. Muhammad Mas'oud, an (...)

13 - 03 - 2012
Grand Mufti, Justice Minister laud King Abdullah's decision
Sheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom and Chairman of the Board of Senior Ulema, praised King Abdullah's decision to allow women become members of the Shoura Council and to nominate themselves for municipal elections by saying the step has “a lot of (...)

26 - 09 - 2011
Education serves as shield against destructive thought: Grand Mufti
Sheikh, Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, has re-emphasized the importance of education and its role in immunizing male and female students against destructive thought. During his meeting with Muhammad Sa'eed Abu Ras, Director General of Education in (...)

18 - 06 - 2011
Abdullah's judicial development project lauded
Issa, Minister of Justice, has lauded the judicial development project of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, describing it as a “turning point in the history of the judiciary”. Speaking to Okaz/Saudi Gazette, Al-Issa said that the (...)

23 - 02 - 2011
Grand Mufti authors advice to Friday sermonizers
Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom, has said in a new book entitled “Advice to Sermonizers” that Friday sermons should be used to “correct behavior and promote good morals in the best way possible” and not to “name and shame specific persons”. (...)

08 - 01 - 2011
SR338m spent on mosques and charity work in last five years
Sheikh Saleh Bin Abdul Aziz Aal Al-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, has said that a total of SR338.8 million of endowment money was spent on mosques construction and other charitable works during the last five-year plan. Aal Al-Sheikh, who is (...)

27 - 06 - 2010
Kafa to fight on despite lack of funds
Othaim, Chairman of the Kafa Society for Awareness of the Dangers of Tobacco and Narcotics, has said that its work to combat smoking and drug abuse is suffering from a shortage of funds and rising costs. “We will overcome it though,” Al-Othaim (...)

21 - 05 - 2010
Saudi judges study UK courts
Prince Bandar Bin Salman Al-Saud, Adviser to the King and Chairman of the Saudi Arbitration Team, and a group of three Saudi judges are conducting a tour of the work of the United Kingdom's Supreme Court in London. The delegation has been given (...)

03 - 03 - 2010
Al-Barrak's ‘death fatwa'
Sheikh Mubarak, a member of the Board of Senior Ulema, has said that it is not permissible to pronounce “takfeer” – accusing Muslims of unbelief – on those who permit “disputable issues” on which scholars are not unanimous. A judge from the Ministry (...)

27 - 02 - 2010
Ministry denies cover-up at Makkah correctional facility
A top official from the Ministry of Social Affairs has rejected accusations that the ministry had tried to cover up problems at a women's correctional facility here by transferring outspoken inmates to other institutions. Dr. Abdullah Al-Yusuf, (...)

31 - 01 - 2010
Board of Ulema member rebukes minor marriage
Mane', a member of the Board of Senior Ulema and an Advisor to the Royal Court, has said that Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh) marriage to Ayesha when she was nine years old cannot be used as justification for child marriage today due to the “different (...)

21 - 01 - 2010
People in flood-hit areas can pray at home: Aal Al-Sheikh
Sheikh Muhammad Bin Hasan Aal Al-Sheikh, member of the Board of Senior Ulama and the Ifta Standing Committee, said it is permissible for people in flood-hit areas to pray in their homes if they fear contracting diseases. “Whoever cannot go out to (...)

18 - 12 - 2009
Makkah Hai'a head rumored to face dismissal over interview
Ghamdi, head of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Hai'a) in Makkah, was rumored to have been dismissed Tuesday following his controversial interview, published by Saudi Gazette last Friday, in which he spoke frankly (...)

16 - 12 - 2009
Riyadh road deaths down by 50%
Road deaths in Riyadh fell by over 50 percent between 2004 and 2008, with an even greater drop registered in motor accident injuries, a traffic safety committee heard on Wednesday. The Higher Committee for Traffic Safety, chaired by Prince Sattam (...)

14 - 11 - 2009
Promote optimism, Aal Al-Sheikh tells preachers
Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, has said that preachers who give too much attention to politics and not enough to knowledge are harming themselves and those they call to Islam. Speaking at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah (...)

06 - 04 - 2009
Urgent GCC meet today
The Gulf Cooperation Council will hold an emergency meeting in Riyadh today to discuss Mideast peace efforts after Benjamin Netanyahu was asked to form Israel's next government, GCC officials said. A GCC source said the foreign ministers will also (...)

22 - 02 - 2009
Books on Haj rituals for pilgrims
Aqeel, Adviser to the Minister of Islamic Affairs and Supervisor of Haj Awareness Committee, said the ministry has made arrangements to provide three books and a cassette to every pilgrim. The books explain in a very simple way in 25 languages the (...)

01 - 12 - 2008
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