Soap Opera in KSA from Turkey

In Saudi Arabia, between three million to four million viewers watch the soap every evening, according to figures issued by Middle East Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

And for that the Ministry of Islamic Affair is alarmed over its popularity that the Mufti of Saudi Arabia called it "evil".

In a recent Saudigazette newspaper article, a saudi woman sold all her livestocks, so that she can have all the time to watch "Noor".

Read about the lady who sold all her livestocks so she can watch a soap opera..

21,900 Death in 5 Years

21 billion Saudi Riyals worth of material loses

He said the new traffic law, which was passed by the Council of Ministers last year, would help reduce road accidents in the country. During the last five years, traffic departments have registered more than 1.36 million accidents causing the deaths of 21,900 people and injuries to 122,600 others. Every minute at least 11 traffic violations take place in the Kingdom. Annual material losses from road accidents are estimated at SR21 billion.

A thought provoking issue - Saudi Women

In an article to day in ArabNews - Marrying a non-Saudi man - the lady author narrated the difficulties facing Saudi woman in trying to get married to a non-saudi man. And the difficulties that the husband would face in face of existing Saudi law;

The discrimination against these “lower lineage” nationals continues, as inheritance laws do not apply to Saudi women married to non-Saudi men and their non-Saudi children. Her husband and children do not inherit her, even though that is against Islamic laws. One of the government offices my friend had to visit in the process of obtaining the permit is the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution where she had to sign an affidavit to the effect that she is not forced into this marriage and that she is marrying this man on her own volition.

Marrying a non-Saudi man Maha Akeel | Arab News - for the full article, please click here.

Move to place Madain Saleh on world tourist map

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Another step to put KSA in the map of most visited place in the world.

The Al Ula oasis is a tourist attraction that matches the beauty and history of Madain Saleh, 22 kilometers to its north. Many different people had lived there, from the Neolithic man to the Nabataeans.

The area south of Jordan was a part of biblical geography. It was inhabited by the 'Ad tribe whose prophet was Hud, and later by the Thamud tribe whose prophet was Saleh (ninth generation from Noah).

• Move to place Madain Saleh on world tourist mapRIYADH – Prince Sultan Bin Salman, Secretary General of the Commission for Tourism and Antiquities has announced a move for UNESCO registration of Madain Saleh, the world famous Nabataean archeological site, as a historic architectural heritage site.

He said that the registration of Madain Saleh, a treasure trove of monumental rock carvings located in the northwestern part of the Kingdom, was an important step in the development of the nation’s tourism sector and that other archeological and heritage sites would be registered without delay.According to Prince Sultan, the Kingdom, which has already submitted requests to UNESCO to register three sites, will not restrict itself to archeological and heritage sites, but will also include important natural formations found in several regions of the Kingdom.

Saudi Gazette - Move to place Madain Saleh on world tourist map

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