RIYADH: A record number of voters were reported on the first day of a two-day poll to elect 12 members of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (RCCI) board of directors yesterday.
RIYADH: Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary general of the General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (GCTA), has called on local travel and tourism organizations to offer employment to Saudi men and women alike, since the hospitality sector has been opened by the government for women employment. Prince Sultan made this call at the opening ceremony of the new ‘Novotel Riyadh Al-Anoud Hotel’ here Monday night.
RIYADH: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown yesterday called on Saudi Arabia and other GCC states to help stabilize the world economy by lending financial support. Brown made the call following talks with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah here last night.
RIYADH: The body of an Indian worker has been lying in the morgue of a local hospital for 59 days because his wife refused to give her consent for a local burial, which is a legal requirement in Saudi Arabia.
RIYADH: Babar Ali Malik, 33, from the Pakistani city of Lahore and Iffat Shaheen, 28, from Sargodha, had planned a grand wedding. However, their plans fell flat with Babar’s inability to travel to Pakistan from Riyadh at the eleventh hour because of some problems. But that did not deter the couple. They kept their date with destiny and married here Friday night. All they did was remove the frills and went ahead with what can be called an “e-nikah”
A group of dentists at the King Saud University (KSU) have studied the medicinal properties of the miswak (teeth cleaning sticks) commonly used in Arab and Asian countries, and have concluded that “the beneficial effects of miswak for oral hygiene and dental health of a person using miswak are equal to, if not greater than, those who use toothbrush and paste. The research identified 19 natural substances found in miswak that benefit dental health.
RIYADH: Two Filipino workers were arrested on suspicion of engaging in homosexual prostitution and 13 other Filipinos were detained on charges of liquor trading and consumption in two separate raids here on Saturday.
RIYADH: Child labor is becoming a problem in Saudi Arabia, where nearly 1.54 percent of the child population works, a study said. The study, first of its kind in the Kingdom, commissioned by King Abdul Aziz City for Science & Technology (KACST) and conducted by Dr. Mohammad Abdullah Al-Naji, put the Eastern Province on top of the list at 2.3 percent followed by Makkah, Madinah, Asir and Riyadh. Economic issues are the primary driving factors behind child labor, followed by other factors that include dropping out of school and domestic compulsions, the study said.
RIYADH: In yet another blow to the American terrorist surveillance program, the Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation (AHIF) has refiled a lawsuit in San Francisco federal court accusing the Bush administration of illegal wiretapping.
RIYADH: Marking another turning point in the history of consumer promotions in the retail sector, more than 200 cars of different makes are being given away to the lucky winners during Ramadan this year by leading supermarkets and business houses in the capital city. This is in addition to several other valuable prizes to be won in raffles, gifts given by fast food outlets to children and a range of game and fun items offered by recreational parks in Riyadh.