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Articles of the author Zeiad M Alsufiani
Health Ministry: More clinics needed for visually impaired
The Ministry of Health has been urged to train more medical professionals and set up more clinics to help the visually impaired in the Kingdom. Mohammed Tawfeeq Bellow, Secretary General of the Ebsar Foundation, said that there is a shortage of (...)

17 - 04 - 2012
Ebsar clinical visual care program opens today
Ebsar Foundation will launch a five-day program entitled “Clinical care for visual impairment” at the Crown Plaza Hotel here, Saturday. The program targets ophthalmologists and specialists working in optics and care of visually impaired persons and (...)

31 - 03 - 2012
Experts to discuss electricity safety measures
The Ministry of Water and Electricity will hold its second electrical safety experts symposium, from Mar. 27-28 at Sheraton Hotel, Riyadh. The two-day symposium to be attended by safety experts from around the country and abroad will highlight the (...)

27 - 03 - 2012
Ebsar seeks better life for visually impaired
A survey on the life of some 35 visually impaired Saudi males and females who have passed the course entitled “Blind Professional Employee”, conducted by the Ebsar Foundation, stressed that people with disabilities should be provided with (...)

27 - 03 - 2012
Program helps Saudi youth become self-reliant
Some 33 participants completed the 16th course entitled “Start your small project” under the “Irada” program at the National Entrepreneurship Institute, here recently. The participants will be entitled to get loans from the Saudi Credit and Savings (...)

24 - 03 - 2012
Traffic week seeks to reduce accidents
Various activities of the 28th Gulf Traffic Week were launched here recently by Prince Misha'l Bin Majed Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Jeddah Province, under the theme, “Together to Reduce Traffic Accidents”. Ahmed Bin Jalalah, Deputy Chairman of the (...)

18 - 03 - 2012
CBA Career Day to provide 300 job opportunities
The Undersecretary of the Makkah Governorate Abdul Aziz Al-Khudairy will inaugurate the 7th Career Day at the College of Business Administration (CBA) here on Monday. The two-day event will provide students with information about more than 300 job (...)

17 - 03 - 2012
Military institute opens for admissions
The Makkah Technical Council has opened the registration process for the Military Vocational Institute in Jeddah, which started on Saturday and closes on April 8, said Faisal Bin Abdullah Al-Maliki, the institute's Managing Director. Al-Maliki said (...)

12 - 03 - 2012
Qunfudah governor opens technical expo
the-year programs showcasing products and innovations from trainees of the Secondary Industrial Institute as well as projects of industrial departments, was inaugurated by Fada Bin Bayyan Al-Baqami, Governor of Qunfudah, here recently. Dr. Rashid (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
Combating domestic violence
A campaign initiated by the Hemayah Association, Jeddah in collaboration with the Avon company to support women in combatting domestic violence will be launched from 6:00 - 8:30 P.M. at Il Villaggio restaurant, here Saturday. The campaign will (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
Shades of Sudan
Esayi will inaugurate a solo exhibition by well-known Sudanese artist Omar Sobair Wednesday night at Jeddah Atelier. Titled Al-Qurashi, the exhibition will last for 12 days. Al-Qurashi is a symbolic place in Sudan with its multiple cultures, (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
Saudi artist takes part in Paris art expo for Syria
A Saudi artist took part in a special exhibition at the Espace Galerie Europia in Paris for the Syrian people “who are struggling for freedom,” said the gallery owner Nada. Ola Hejazi represented Saudi Arabia in the exhibition, which saw works from (...)

10 - 03 - 2012
1,000 seedlings to be planted in Jeddah for 35th Tree Week
The Secondary Industrial Institute has launched here the 35th Tree Week under the slogan “IGRISHA”. Faisal Bin Aqeel Kadasah, Director of the Institute, told the 500 strong audience that the occasion promotes a positive culture towards the (...)

09 - 03 - 2012
Makkah Technical Council hosts Gulf vocational meeting
The Makkah Technical Council has organized the 16th meeting of the Gulf Authority of Vocational Skills which will host a number of delegates from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to discuss improving the skills of workers. Delegates are from (...)

05 - 03 - 2012
Society urged to support orphans in line with Islamic teachings
Dr. Sami Badawood, director general of Jeddah Health Affairs, has called on all individuals and classes of society to support orphans, according to Islamic cooperation principles, and as per the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). He (...)

03 - 03 - 2012
Jeddah to host major surgery conference
King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland will host the third surgery conference here from March 5 to 7. The event is being held under the patronage of Dr. Qasim Bin Othman Al-Qasabi, Executive (...)

02 - 03 - 2012
Electrical safety symposium in Riyadh next month
The second symposium for electrical safety experts titled “Application of Safety Measures in General Buildings – Urgent Need” is to take place at the Sheraton Riyadh on March 27-28. The conference is sponsored by the Ministry of Water and (...)

02 - 03 - 2012
Mayoralty signs agreement with charity to help victims of domestic abuse
Mesfat district, Mansour Makeen, has concluded a cooperation agreement with the Hemaya Association to provide rehabilitation programs, training and outreach to domestic abuse victims in South Jeddah and provide them with economic, psychological and (...)

02 - 03 - 2012
NCB spearheads Saudization drive
The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has held recently a career day in Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam in which hundreds of young qualified Saudi job seekers were interviewed and passed the selection process, paving the way for the hiring of some 500 young (...)

26 - 02 - 2012
Scouts send a message to protect the environment
Some 300 trainees and scouts drawn from various schools are taking part in a Jeddah Governorate sponsored campaign for cleaning and protecting the environment. The campaign which took off in the presence of Dr. Rashid Bin Mohammed Al-Zahrani, (...)

25 - 02 - 2012
TVTC governor hails training programs
Ghafis, Governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), has hailed the progress of the TVTC training programs in the disciplines of electronics, sheet metal, electricity, welding, engines and vehicles. The governor, during his (...)

25 - 02 - 2012
Society hosts child abuse lectures
JEDDAH – Three weeks of lectures on preventing child abuse are currently being held by the Hemayah Society, according to Samira Al-Ghamdi, chairman of the organization's board of directors. The lectures are for teachers, mothers and businesswomen, (...)

23 - 02 - 2012
SR400,000 to train the blind for employment
A call has been made for the government and private sectors to help develop the skills of people with visual disabilities and understand their needs so they can work more professionally and competitively. Secretary General of Ebsar Foundation (...)

22 - 02 - 2012
Institute hosts meeting of managers
The First Industrial Institute in Jeddah hosted on Monday a two-day 14th meeting of managers of the secondary industrial, military, architectural and constructional institutes. It was sponsored by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (...)

22 - 02 - 2012
King thanks NCB for supporting Janadriya
King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, thanked the National Commercial Bank (NCB) recently for supporting the 27th Janadriya Festival in Riyadh. Abdullah Bahamdan, the chairman of the NCB's board of directors, said he also wanted to (...)

22 - 02 - 2012
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