Kingdom
Court documents intact after arson
A source in the Ministry of Justice said documents and files stored in the Qatif court have not been destroyed by the fire that was started inside the court late Saturday. Nor did the incident deter personnel from resuming work the following morning.
Jeddah judge rebukes Hai’a staffer for use of force against youth
At a hearing on Sunday at the Administrative Court in Jeddah, a judge asked a Hai’a member to prove to him that his organization is permitted by law to use force and violence against individuals who resist arrest.
Ministry orders compensation for sacked women cashiers
The Labor Ministry has ordered an outlet in a shopping center in Makkah to pay female cashiers full compensation for the time they had been denied employment because of their gender.
Al-Rabiah’s tweets get consumer attention
More government officials are joining Twitter realizing its potential to interact with people.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
“Thank you for choosing Saudia.” This is the routine farewell a crew member on board the Saudia aircraft announces to the passengers just before landing.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Three beggars who shot and wounded a police officer in Riyadh recently have been referred to the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution (BIP).
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
One of the active Filipino organizations in Jeddah extend assistance to needy Filipinos not only in Saudi Arabia but also in the Philippines. Recently, officers and members of ASTIG group in Jeddah who spent their vacation in the Philippines donated school supplies to students in Bulacan north of Manila.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
If you have ever wondered how it feels to live, breathe and live the Armani life, this is your answer.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
More than a thousand Filipino nurses from 50 different public and private hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia participated in the first nursing convention held at Holiday Inn Hotel in Dhahran on July 6.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has started imposing fines of up to SR5000 on hotels and furnished apartments for photocopying ID documents of guests, press reports said Monday.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The National Society for Retirees has signed an agreement to launch a housing program, according to which housing units will be constructed for male and female retirees, who are members of the society, at suitable prices that are lower than the market price.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
An Asian housemaid has been accused of killing a three-year-old child in Al-Nasriya neighbourhood of the northern city of Arar.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Two people were killed and 17 others were injured in Yabu when a bus carrying cleaning workers collided with a private car.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense receives Tony Blair.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Plainclothes officers in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Riyadh police were able to arrest 13 members of gang, all of them youths aged below 20 years.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
A committee consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Saudi Credit and Saving Bank, and the National Entrepreneurship Institute in Riyadh announced earlier this week that financial loans to help starting up businesses that sell lingerie or cosmetics will be restricted to women applicants only, and that loans for this purpose by men will be declined.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Three Saudi women students from Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah participated in the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), known as Rio+20, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last month.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Municipal inspectors Monday seized more than 400 kilograms of rotten dates and dried fruit from various stores near the Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution (BIP) has started monitoring measures taken to deal with minor incidents of rioting by detainees in Al-Hayer Prison in Riyadh. The BIP listed the damages caused by the rioters and investigated the causes for the rioting, an official source at the BIP said.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
A Pakistani worker died and another fainted inside the water tank of a hotel under construction near the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah after they inhaled carbon monoxide gas emitted by suction pump.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The passport police raided several houses in Al-Rawdah and Al-Marwah districts of Jeddah after they received information about people with unknown identity and runaway housemaids living in the area.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
Dammam police and municipality officials distributed 44 notices to building owners asking them to report to the municipality office for failing to properly maintain their properties.
Tuesday, 17 - July 2012
The Health Affairs in Jeddah closed a clinic offering cosmetic laser treatment in Al-Safa district Sunday. The clinic was operating without permit from the Ministry of Health.
