Category Archives: Other Cities
Jubail school reelects chairman
Mohammed Taher Mohiuddin has been re-elected chairman of the managing committee of the International Indian School- Jubail for the second term. All the members of the managing committee, including Budda Raju, Ateeq-ur-Rahman, Nasiruddin Ansari, Nishad Abdul Khader, Zakir Hussain and
Saudi women build careers in construction industry
Rising numbers of Saudi businesswomen have started entering the male-dominated construction industry, according to recent data. More than 36 percent of all local businesswomen work as contractors in the field, with women-owned companies making up 4.3 percent of private sector
Jazan floods claim 3 lives
Civil Defense teams in Jazan fished out a body of a flood victim from Wadi Bin Abdullah near the southern border bringing the total number of fatalities to three, all of them children. The other two children had died by
400 villages cut off by floods
JAZAN — The recent rains and floods in Jazan have cut electricity and communications from more than 400 border villages and hamlets in the region. Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Yahya Bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani said three people were rescued and 13
Asir seeks investors for souvenir shops
Tourism experts and economists have urged investors to place their money in souvenir shops in Asir because they could make returns of between 30 and 100 percent. Muhammad Al-Ammra, director of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) in
Many Saudi women becoming sole breadwinners
Many assume that women who are obliged to financially support their families are either divorcees, widows or single. Yet many married women are increasingly forced to fend for their families simply because their spouses do not provide for them, either
Saudi businesswomen call for level-playing field
Saudi businesswomen here have called on government to level the regulatory playing field with men so that they can grow their enterprises. Foaz Al-Eid, a businesswoman, said the greatest challenge they face concerns their rights, in comparison to the scope
Aged man’s 17-year-old wife hangs herself
A 17-year-old Yemeni girl committed suicide in Asir region owing to an abusive relationship with her aged Saudi husband, Al-Riyadh daily reported. The victim, Ghadir, was brought to Asir Hospital in critical condition early on Wednesday morning where the medical
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