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March 18, 2019

Shoura to discuss adding new article to Child Protection Law

By Khaled Al-MoreehOkaz/Saudi GazetteABHA — The Shoura Council will discuss next week a raft of key legislations, including incorporating a new article in the Child Protection Law and amendment of Article 24 of the same law.The new article was proposed by the committee for social, family and youth affairs. The amendment was recommended by Dr. Nora Al-Musaed, Dr. Mouda Al-Khalaf and Dr. Faisal Al-Fadel.The Council will discuss reports about the ...

March 18, 2019

26% Saudis engaged in domestic trade activities

RIYADH — The number of Saudi women employed in domestic business activities increased by 4 percent in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the second quarter of the year, the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat) announced on Monday.According to the domestic trade survey, published by GaStat, the number of employees in the domestic trade sector reached 1.69 million by the end of 2018, of which 1.25 million are non-Saudis, ...

March 18, 2019

2,258 Saudi graduates offered on-job training

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The Human Resources Development Fund (HADAF) offered Tamheer on-the-job training opportunity for as many as 2,258 Saudi graduates.The three—to six-month-long on-the-job training will be carried for five job specializations: Marketing specialist, human resources specialist, administrative assistant, accountant and customer service representative.There will be 532 training opportunities for marketing specialist, 541 for HR specialists, 425 for administrative assistant,, 405 for accountant and 355 training opportunities for customer ...

March 18, 2019

New Pak envoy presents credentials to King

By Syed Mussarat KhalilSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — Custodian of two Holy Mosques King Salman received the credentials of the newly appointed Pakistan Ambassador Raja Ali Ejaz at a ceremony held at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.Welcoming the ambassador to the Kingdom, the King wished him success and hoped that he would play a leading role in further enhance the relations between the Kingdom and Pakistan. He also conveyed his best wishes to ...

March 18, 2019

17 candidates pull out of Jeddah chamber race

By Abdul Rahman Al-MisbahiOkaz/Saudi GazetteJEDDAH — Seventeen out of 109 candidates who had filed nominations to run in the elections to the 22nd board of directors of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) have pulled out of the race, according to Yahya Azzan, chairman of the election committee.The elections are scheduled to take place on March 24.Azzan said a total of 92 candidates remained in the race for ...

March 18, 2019

8 teams compete in inter-university translation contest

RIYADH — With the support of Prince Sultan University, the Translation and Authoring Center (TAC) organized the 6th inter-university translation competition. Vice Rector of Women’s College Dr. Reemah Al-Yahya, representatives of the participant universities and a large number of guests interested in translation were present.Riyad Bank sponsored the competition for the fourth time.Eight universities competed in two tracks of the contest — oral and written translation.The participating teams were from ...

March 18, 2019

KSrelief hosts GCC aid donors to Yemen

RIYADH — The Gulf Cooperation Council’s Office for Relief and Humanitarian Coordination to Yemen recently held its 30th session at the Riyadh headquarters of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief). Assistant Supervisor General of Operations and Programs for KSrelief Ahmed Al-Baiz chaired the meeting, which discussed the progress of relief operations in Yemen and the aid that has been provided by donor agencies since the last session.The group ...

March 18, 2019

White weapons freely available in local markets, web stores

Saudi Gazette reportDAMMAM – A wide range of small arms and white weapons are freely available on web stores and in many commercial shops across the Kingdom. They are even sold on roadsides in a growing trend that security experts and citizens describe as deeply disturbing.They called on the concerned authorities to intervene and put strict controls on the sale of all sorts of weapons. Vendors selling weapons without obtaining ...

March 18, 2019

Water supply cut to Madinah households over unpaid bills

By Sami Al-MaghamsiOkaz/Saudi GazetteMADINAH — The local branch of the Ministry of Water in Madinah confirmed removing a number of water meters from several buildings depriving their occupants of supply because water bills were not paid.Most of the people who became victims of the move said that they had already objected to the hefty water bills and the matter was under investigation. Tenants who live in buildings where water service ...

March 18, 2019

1,300 court cases filed against rent defaulters

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — As many as 1,300 cases have been registered against defaulters of rent payment since executive courts began hearing such cases.According to records from the Ministry of Justice, quoted by Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper, the Makkah region topped with 681 cases against rent defaulters. It was followed by Riyadh with 300 cases, Eastern Province with 127 cases and Jazan with 65 cases.The total number of cases received in Al-Qassim ...

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