RIYADH Paying unemployment benefits to job-seeking Saudis would be counterproductive and open the possibility for fraud, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi Al-Gosaibi said during a closed-door Shoura Council
JEDDAH The Health Affairs Department in the Qassim Region has introduced a complete program for early detection of breast cancer. The program, staffed by women oncologists, pathologists and radiologists,
JEDDAH People in Saudi Arabia are not yet familiar with the three-curved-arrow logo that indicates that a plastic or paper container can be recycled, a recent poll by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce
JEDDAH The Jeddah Municipal Council is scheduled to hold an urgent meeting with the mayor today to discuss the Beautiful Creatures Zoo, which was closed by the civic authorities on Saturday without
NAJRAN Juvenile court judge Ahmad Al-Shahrany sentenced 17-year-old schoolboy Ahmad Al-Mukhlis to 150 lashes and three months in jail. The teenager was accused of assaulting a police officer and
ABHA A security source in Khamis Mushayt in the southwestern Asir Region said scuffles broke out yesterday between officials and squatters who encroached on public property. No serious injuries were
JEDDAH The Consuls General of 13 Asian nations inaugurated the first Asian film festival here on Saturday night. This is one of the best ways to promote a cultural dialogue among various communities,
JEDDAH, 11 February 2008 The repatriation of Filipinos stranded in Jeddah has began, but only for those who have agreed to pass through the legal process, the Philippine Consulate General said