Road accident deaths drop by 50% in Saudi Arabia    SR 3.95 million fines for 3 employees of a company and 6-month jail for one for violating Capital Market Law    Qassim emir launches 52 health projects costing a total of SR456 million    BD and INS partner to elevate standards of infusion care in MENAT    Dubai Design Week launches its 10th edition, celebrating creativity and innovation    GASTAT: Passengers of public transport bus and train soar 176% and 33% respectively in 2023    Fakeeh Care Group reports 9M-2024 net profit of SR195.3 million, up 49% y-o-y driven by solid revenue growth and robust profitability    Italy's 'Libra' to arrive in Albania with just eight migrants on board    South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest    French families sue TikTok over harmful content that allegedly led to suicides    Harris tells supporters 'never give up' and urges peaceful transfer of power    HRT does not impact life expectancy — UK health body    Liam Payne's body to be flown back to the UK    Suspect arrested for banking fraud totaling SR493 million as Nazaha pursues corruption charges    Arab leaders and heads of state congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump    Neymar suffers muscle tear, out for 4-6 weeks    Crown Prince hails Saudi medical team that performed world's first fully robotic heart transplant    Al Nassr secures 5-1 victory over Al Ain to edge closer to knockout stage    Al Ahli extends perfect start with 5-1 victory over Al Shorta    Mitrovic's hat-trick leads Al Hilal to 3-0 victory over Esteghlal    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    Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims    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 Khalid Al Muawad
Pioneering creative Saudi youth and cutting-edge technology in tourism
Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant cultural shift in parallel with the economic diversification of the Kingdom. Digital transformation is paving the way for creative innovation and new job creation in key sectors such as technology and tourism (...)

30 - 09 - 2021
Syrian doctor dies of coronavirus in EP
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Eastern Province registered last Monday the death of one of its health cadres, also marking the first expatriate doctor to have died in the region. The death of the Syrian doctor Muhammad Muslih Qatranji, 57, who was (...)

06 - 06 - 2020
Expat terminated for dismissing 30 Saudis
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor branch in the Eastern Province has reinstated 30 Saudis in their jobs following their dismissal by an expatriate, who took advantage of his post in the human resources management. His decision (...)

06 - 07 - 2019
Awamiyah project implemented by locals, says Saud Bin Naif
Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM – Emir of Eastern Province Prince Saud Bin Naif described Al-Awamiyah in the Qatif governorate as a beacon of knowledge and ideas, saying that the city has engineers, writers, doctors, intellectuals, inventors and people (...)

06 - 02 - 2019
Traffic consultative assembly
WHY does it sometimes seem hard for traffic wardens to satisfactorily meet the requirements of wider society? Traffic wardens are perhaps the only government body people deal with on a daily basis. As a result, evaluating its performance on the (...)

17 - 06 - 2017
GCC's oil: Setting the record straight
Minister of Energy, Industry & Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia THE historic economic reforms and transformation in GCC countries currently underway could be interpreted erroneously and lead to unintended messages, including the idea that our (...)

08 - 06 - 2017
A selfie with the Kaaba
THE holy sanctuary in Makkah isn't a place for worship and spirituality anymore for some visitors. They rather go around the place looking for the best spot and angle to snap selfies. The Holy Kaaba has lost its true worth to such people in the age (...)

27 - 03 - 2017
Respect
A man once witnessed a strange scene at an American airport. He saw a businessman shouting at a porter and insulting him. The porter did not say anything and waited until the businessman got his boarding card and headed to the airplane. The man (...)

18 - 03 - 2017
Is entertainment only for the wealthy?
Tickets for entertainment events and activities in the Kingdom are expensive and most families cannot afford them. Most recreational events target wealthy people, dismissing those who are poor. Saudi singers who usually perform abroad are now (...)

04 - 03 - 2017
Breaking bad habits is easy
One of the worst habits is self-pity. I would like to help you get rid of this negative feeling. Kindly follow these steps. Firstly, always remember that you are a positive person who refuses to budge or surrender and raise the white flag. If you (...)

07 - 01 - 2017
Where are the traffic police in Riyadh?
Ten years ago, Riyadh Traffic Department invited me and some of my colleagues at Al-Jazirah newspaper to its headquarters at the behest of King Salman who was then Governor of Riyadh. We were taken on a tour and briefed on the electronic operations (...)

15 - 10 - 2016
People of Ahad Rafidah want proactive role for city council
ABHA — The people of Ahad Rafidah in the southern Asir province voiced complaints against the municipal council, accusing it of neglecting their problems. Saad Sayyaf said it has been nine months since the beginning of the third phase of the (...)

03 - 10 - 2016
Why do our universities prefer to hire non-Saudis?
SIX Saudi universities rejected the job applications of 200 Saudis who hold PhD degrees in different majors while the same universities announced 851 job openings for non-Saudis. This news appeared in Al-Watan daily. Despite the fact that we have (...)

29 - 07 - 2016
Flexibility, Oh Ministry of Housing
OVER the past several years, the Housing Ministry worked to issue and approve a number of programs and agencies in order to come with appropriate solutions to the housing shortage. These solutions were meant to contribute to regulating the real (...)

20 - 07 - 2016
Tasattur is a cancer spreading through our economy
THE volume of the shadow economy in the Kingdom grew from SR364 billion in 2008 to SR549 billion in 2014, accounting for one fifth of the Kingdom's Gross National Product (GNP) according to World Bank reports. Every year, according to the Makkah (...)

17 - 06 - 2016
Saudi taxis should be in the Guinness Book of World Records!
In 2014, the ministries of transportation, labor and interior and the Human Resources Development Fund launched a program to Saudize the taxicab sector. In 2015, the Ministry of Transportation announced that it would issue regulations in 2016 (...)

11 - 06 - 2016
SCTH to develop four heritage sites in the south for tourism
and Mughrim Asiri Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage is renovating four villages with historical importance. Mohammad Al-Omrah, head of the commission in Asir province, said the commission launched a (...)

06 - 06 - 2016
Businessman's kidnappers arrested in Egypt, says son
DAMMAM — Egyptian authorities claimed on Friday that they had arrested members of a gang that kidnapped a Saudi businessman who was held hostage by the group for 10 days, the businessman's family said. Hasan Al-Sanad, who owns a company in Egypt, (...)

22 - 05 - 2016
Young Saudi women shine producing commercials
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A new wave of Saudi women directors is emerging in the Saudi media industry. Fai Al-Hussain said she is a student at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University's Media and Public Relations College. "I had the great fortune (...)

17 - 05 - 2016
Why are some people so self-critical?
A video showing a Saudi man named Maeed punishing little children with a cane has gone viral on social media. In the video, the children were crying out loud and begging Maeed not to cane them. Certainly, the act itself was horrendous and (...)

13 - 05 - 2016
Sheikh Ayoub's euphonic recitation will be remembered
MADINAH — The memory of Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Ayoub, former imam of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah who died on Saturday, remains in the hearts of the people of Madinah in particular and the Saudi people as a whole. Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Ayoub was (...)

18 - 04 - 2016
A graduate shows his gratitude to his mother
DHAHRAN — A student's gesture at his graduation ceremony signified the importance of mother and her exalted position in Islam. During the 46th graduation ceremony of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) a student ran to her mother (...)

10 - 04 - 2016
Haj inspectors go fully electronic
MADINAH — The Directorate of Haj will issue iPads, instead of pen and paper, to its inspectors to record violations. Director of Haj in Madinah Mohammad Al-Bijawi said the directorate has become 100 percent electronic. "We no longer use paper to (...)

11 - 02 - 2016
Le Serviteur des Deux Saintes Mosquées inaugure cinq projets de l'extension de la Mosquée Al Haram (3 et fin)
Faisal bin Abdulaziz, conseiller du Serviteur des Deux Saintes Mosquées et gouverneur de la région de la Mecque, Son Altesse Royale le Prince Abdul Ilah bin Abdulaziz Al Saoud, conseiller du Serviteur des Deux Saintes Mosquées, leurs altesses les (...)

27 - 01 - 2016
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Chinese President Inaugurate Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company Project (YASREF) 2 Riyadh
Faleh, Director of the Board of Saudi Aramco, described the event of opening the project as historical and unique as it would add a new edifice to the partnership between the Kingdom and China. He recalled that the project attracted the region's (...)

20 - 01 - 2016
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