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September 19, 2018

Saudi faculty: University defends position

Saudi Gazette reportABHA — King Khalid University in Abha has said it has 1,658 Saudi faculty members and more will be joining the university when they complete their post-doctoral studies abroad.The university in Abha faced public criticism after a number of Saudi applicants took to the press to express the discrimination they faced when they applied for job positions at the university claiming the university was not supporting Saudi applicants.A ...

September 19, 2018

The First Interview with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan

September 18, 2018

Mosque hit in Houthi attack in Asir

ABHA – A military projectile, fired by Houthi militias, hit a mosque in Dhahran Al-Janoub in the southern Asir region on Tuesday.Col. Muhammad Al-Asimi, spokesman of the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir region, said that the Civil Defense men received information about a military projectile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in a village in Dhahran Al-Janoub.There were damages reported in a mosque, as well as a citizen’s house and a ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan visiting the Prophet’s Mosque after arrival in Madinah on Tuesday. -- SPA

September 18, 2018

Imran Khan arrives in Jeddah after visiting Prophet’s Mosque

Saudi Gazette reportMADINAH – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Jeddah Tuesday evening after visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah.At King Abdulaziz International airport, he was received by Makkah Deputy Emir Prince Abdullah Bin Bandar, Minister of Media Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, Mayor of Jeddah Saleh Al-Turki, Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Saeed Al-Malki, and several other senior civil and military officials.Earlier, he visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah ...

Dr. Bandar Al-Aiban, president of Saudi Human Rights Commission, addressing the Beijing Forum on Human Rights on Tuesday. — SPA

September 18, 2018

Right to development is integral to Vision 2030: Al-Aiban

Saudi Gazette reportBEIJING – Dr. Bandar Al-Aiban, president of Saudi Human Rights Commission, said that the concept of the right to development was enshrined as an integral part of the programs and initiatives of Kingdom’s Vision 2030.Addressing the opening session of the Beijing Forum on Human Rights here on Tuesday, he said that Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince ...

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chairs the Council of Ministers at Al-Salam palace in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon. — SPA

September 18, 2018

Iran practicing ugliest form of terror

Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — The Council of Ministers on Tuesday denounced the blatant interference of Iran in the affairs of Arab countries and its support for terrorist militias, saying that Iran is practicing the ugliest form of terrorism.Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman chaired the weekly session of the Cabinet at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.Minister of Media Awwad Al-Awwad said that the Cabinet underlined the need for unity ...

September 18, 2018

Pakistan PM arrives in Madinah

Madinah Emir Prince Faisal Bin Salman receives Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah on Tuesday. Khan, on his first international visit since taking office last month, was accompanied by Finance Minister Asad Umar (not in photo) and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi (left). The Prime Minister will call on Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and hold a bilateral ...

This file photo taken on October 10, 2017, shows Rohingya refugees fleeing from Myanmar arrive at the Naf river in Whaikyang, Bangladesh border. In a final report released on Sept. 18, a UN probe says six members of Myanmar’s military including commander-in-chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and Vice Senior General Soe Win should be investigated for ‘genocide’ against the Rohingya after more than 700,000 from the Muslim minority were driven into Bangladesh since August last year. — AFP

September 18, 2018

Myanmar an issue of grave concern: Saudi Arabia

Saudi Gazette reportGeneva — Saudi Arabia is following with great concern the suffering of Rohingya people and other minorities in Myanmar which is one of the most important issues of grave concern.The level of brutality used by Myanmar’s military against the Rohingya minority is “hard to fathom”, a UN investigator said Tuesday, presenting a damning report calling for top generals to be prosecuted for genocide.Addressing the Human Rights Council during ...

Vice President of the National Power Academy’s Trustees’ Council and Deputy Chairman of Saudi Aramco for Energy Systems Eng. Abdul Karim Al-Ghamdi and other officials addressing a press conference in Dammam on Tuesday on the occasion of receiving fresh batch of students in the Academy. — Okaz photo by Sami Al-Ghamdi

September 18, 2018

National Power Academy to admit women

By Muhammad Al-AbdullahOkaz/Saudi GazetteDammam — The National Power Academy (NPA) will admit female students in coming years, according to Vice President of the Academy’s Trustees’ Council and Deputy Chairman of Saudi Aramco for Energy Systems Eng. Abdul Karim Al-Ghamdi.The Academy is working to introduce some specializations for women, he said.An agreement with a university is also in final stages to receive 200-300 female trainees to undergo intensive training in the ...

Prayer rugs at the Grand Mosque are cleaned regularly at a fully automated laundry through various phases.

September 18, 2018

Cleaning prayer rugs a multi-phase mission in Makkah

Saudi GazetteMAKKAH — A fully dedicated laundry at the Grand Mosque in Makkah cleans 560 prayer rugs daily during Ramadan and Haj seasons, according to Mohammed Al-Otaibi, supervisor of the facility.Speaking to Saudi Gazette, Al-Otaibi said the cleaning work at the laundry manned by 50 workers goes through five different phases to achieve good results.“The total number of carpets used during prayers inside the Grand Mosque now reached 40,000 and ...