JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Crown Prince Abdullah will launch this Sunday a number of projects worth SR30 billion in Makkah, including expansion of the Haram Mosque’s courtyard, development of Ajyad
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Crown Prince Abdullah visited the house of the late Muhammad Alawi Al-Malki in Makkah’s Rusaifa district on Sunday night and expressed his deep condolences over the death
RIYADH/JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — The number of foreigners recruited to work in the Kingdom has dropped by more than 50 percent last month compared to the same period last year, according to figures
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Saudi fugitive Naif Lafi Al-Mutairi, who is wanted by police on several assault charges, is now trying to become reconciled with his family after the death yesterday of his
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — The girls’ dormitory at King Abdul Aziz University is far from second home for its students who are complaining of discrimination, maltreatment and favoritism. At
RIYADH, 2 November 2004 — Three people have been arrested since the beginning of Ramadan in the ongoing clampdown on Al-Qaeda sympathizers in the Kingdom. Saudi Arabian Television reported yesterday
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Official word for female employees’ dress code in health facilities has not reached several medical establishments despite formal announcements in October and the current
RIYADH, 2 November 2004 — In order to overcome the problem of missing Hajis, authorities are planning to issue pilgrims with magnetic cards that will trace their movements by satellite within the two
RIYADH — A prominent Saudi academician has called for an exclusive television channel with special Internet chat rooms to ensure broader participation of Saudi youth in the national dialogue initiated
DAMMAM, 2 November 2004 — For many married couples, Ramadan inflames minor domestic frictions into full-scale disputes. The litany of woes was exemplified in a series of conversations with a cross-section
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Beggary is an act of desperation, ignorance and injustice. A beggar, woman or man, either resorts to begging as a last option, or as the only option, or as the easiest option.
MADINAH, 2 November 2004 — Al-Salam Street, one of the main roads in Madinah, is notorious for the number of fatal accidents it causes every year. The accidents increase during Ramadan because
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Road accidents in the Western province have gone up by 20 percent during Ramadan, Brig. Saad Al-Ghamdi of Jeddah Traffic Department told Arab News. He said accident figures
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — Turkey, whose bilateral trade with Saudi Arabia has crossed the $200 million mark, is leading a delegation of 100 businessmen to showcase its products and services for two
MADINAH, 2 November 2004 — A local doctor prescribed medicine for a man suffering from colon problems. The patient took the prescription to a pharmacy and gave it to the pharmacist. At the same time,
KHAMIS MUSHAYAT, 2 November 2004 — A drug dealer jumped into an abandoned well in a desperate bid to escape being caught by anti-narcotics squad, Okaz newspaper reported. The man remained in the well
JEDDAH, 2 November 2004 — With Eid only 11 days away, Seraj Sind, Saudi clothes designer, prepared the final design for the national dress that Muhammad Abdu, Saudi singer, will wear during Eid celebration,
HAIL, 2 November 2004 — Two Saudi youngsters were faced with an uphill task after they bought a goat in Hail. When the time came to collect the goat, the animal ran away to a nearby mountain called
MAKKAH, 2 November 2004 — Tens of coffins are taken inside the holy mosque in Makkah routinely for funeral prayers but the death of Pakistani pilgrim Sirdad Ghulam, 65, was quite different. Sirdad
