Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy has denied claims its personnel provoked Filipinos who have been camping for almost two weeks at the embassy grounds.
There have been repeated reports of scuffles between the campers and embassy staff throughout this week, but the mission said videos circu
Philippine Embassy rebuts claims it provoked campers
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Random, haphazard patchwork
Salem Sahab
Al-Madinah
A local newspaper recently quoted Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar as saying that the municipality canceled about 300 road digging permits granted to the Saudi Electricity Company because the contracting companies undertaking the digging work did not bother to cover up the ditches.
The end loser in this win-
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Racism in our stadiums
Abdullah Al-Jamili
Al-Madinah
During a recent soccer match between Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad football clubs in Riyadh, the Hilal fans chanted racist slogans against the players of Al-Ittihad of Jeddah. These hateful chants were clearly heard by millions of television viewers around the world.
This was slanderous behavio
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Status correction: Huge tent erected in EP
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor’s Eastern Province branch has mobilized all its resources to cope with the rush of unregulated foreigners who wish to correct their residency and work status by taking advantage of the royal reprieve.
Muhammad Al-Mana, director of the branch, said a w
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Fuel truck hits bridge, catches fire
JEDDAH — A diesel tank driver narrowly escaped death after losing control of his steering wheel and crashed into a bridge on Rabigh-Yanbu Highway, according to Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan. Firefighters responded to reports of the accident and immediately headed to the scene 15 kilometers away from Rabigh. Diesel leakage from th
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Two arrested for burning girl alive
AL-AHSA – Two young men were arrested in connection in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found behind a mall in Al-Ahsa, said Eastern Province police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti. The officers responded to a report from a citizen who discovered the body lying on the ground. When they arrived at the scene, they discovered t
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Professor attacked with a cleaver
TABUK — A Tabuk University professor was attacked Thursday afternoon by three men who struck him in the leg with a cleaver and fled the scene. Tabuk police spokesman Maj. Gen. Khalid Al-Ghaban said the 58-year-old Arab professor sustained cuts and contusions in the leg and was rushed to King Khalid Hospital. The three men caught the professor off guard wh
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Contract signed for new KKIA terminal
JEDDAH — Chairman of the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) Prince Fahd Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad, has signed a contract to develop a fifth terminal for King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh. The consortium that will implement the project include Turkish firm Taf and Kingdom-based Al-Arrab Company, which won the contract for designin
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Interior Ministry website hacked
RIYADH — An official source at the Ministry of Interior’s National Center for Electronic Security said numerous government websites in the Kingdom, including the ministry website, were hacked in cyber attacks from abroad during the past few days.The Interior Ministry website was hacked at 4.50 p.m. on Wednesday, causing it to cease operations
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Workers’ camp turned into flea market
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — A housing block for laborers in Makkah’s Al-Kaakiyah area was turned into a slum market selling new and used merchandise.
The building is densely populated and its yard has been used for trading all kinds of merchandise and goods in the absence of control and monitoring by
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320 graves desecrated in hunt for treasure
Abdullah Gharman
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
AL-NAMAS — A group of people in Asir province has dug up 320 old graves located in archeological sites in a search for buried treasure.
Some took engraved stones that they found inside several graves.
People living near the graves called on conc
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Women excel in production line jobs, says employer
Saudi women work in the packaging section of a perfume company. The type of job or its magnitude has become irrelevant to many women, as they seek a fixed income. — SG file photo Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Saudi women have succeeded in venturing into the business wo
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Housemaid stabs employer and daughter
AL-BAHA — A mother and her daughter barely escaped death after their Ethiopian housemaid attacked them with a knife, stabbing the mother in the shoulder. Al-Baha police spokesman Lt. Col. Saad Al-Ghamdi said the attack was reported by the father and police officers were dispatched to the scene. They arrested the housemaid, who turned out to be an
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Police investigates ‘abusive’ teacher
JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah are investigating a teacher who allegedly abused a boy and injured him all over his body. A medical report issued for the boy, identified as Ahmad Al-Ghamdi, stated that he needed six days’ leave in order for his injuries to heal. The victim said he was joking with his friend and aimed his shoes at him, but instead
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3 men injured in head-on collision
MAHAYEL ASIR — Three young men sustained severe injuries when their cars hit each other head-on near a dangerous curve on a mountainous road. Asir Health Affairs spokesman Saeed Al-Naqeer said victims suffered abdominal and head injuries and fractures. All injured men are being treated at Al-Namas Hospital. None of them are in critical condition.
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Ministry blocks nurse hire by quintuplets’ father
Abdullah Al-Suqair
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A father of quintuplets said the Ministry of Labor rejected his application for recruiting a nurse to help the mother take care of her five babies. He said he and his wife do not know what to do, as it is difficult for them to take care of five babies at the same
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Al-Rabeeah: Coronavirus situation stable, no restrictions on schools
Saudi Gazette report
AL-AHSA — Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said his ministry would not impose any restrictions on schools in light of a recent outbreak of coronavirus.
He said health experts throughout the world and the Kingdom have not recommended the imposition of any restrictions on s
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Regularize status or leave, Pak envoy tells compatriots
Pakistani Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan joins community leaders to cut the cake during a gathering held in Riyadh on Thursday to celebrate the election victory of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. — SG photo Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Pakistani Ambas
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6,000 surrendered passports with Pakistan consulate
Mahmood Hasan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Consulate General of Pakistan has received 6,000 surrendered passports from the Saudi authorities and has put up a list on its website. Addressing a press conference at his residence Thursday, Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khokher urged Pak
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Unemployed Saudi women
Abdullah Khayyat
Okaz
The need to meet life's demands has forced Saudi women, especially widows, spinsters and divorcees, to look for jobs. Married women also look for jobs to help their husbands meet daily expenses, a task that has been very exhausting.
Women have the right to be employed after spending long years of their
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