RIYADH – Officers of the Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) in Riyadh arrested two drunk men from their vehicle in a public street, according to the Haia’s Olaya branch spokesman Muhammad Al-Sharimi. The Haia members had asked the drunk men to pull over but they refused and tried to flee. The officers had no choi
Haia nabs two for drunk driving
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Restaurant worker molests disabled girl
DAMMAM — An Asian male working for a fast food restaurant was arrested after he allegedly tried to sexually molest a disabled girl at the restaurant’s toilet. The 19-year-old girl had wheeled her way into the restaurant with a friend to grab some food and then went to the rest room. The worker, who was closely watching her, allegedly used a s
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City of charitable work in Madinah
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Charity work and volunteering has burgeoned in the Kingdom in recent years, especially among the young population. The flash floods that hit Jeddah in 2009 and again in 2011 served as a strong and painful wake-up call to active volunteers and charitable assoc
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YIC celebrates 25 years of success
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The 25th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Yanbu Industrial College (YIC) was held at the King Fahad Center in Yanbu with a grand ceremony and gala dinner for its students, staff, and key figures of the corporate sector in the city.
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Indian International School Riyadh’s elected members
Indian International School Riyadh’s elected members pose for a group photo with Indian Embassy representative, chief election commissioner and representative of Saudi Ministry of Education. From left: Roji M. Mathew, Ibrahim Rahmatullah, P.Omer Niaz, S.H.A. Hyder Ali, Dr. Dilshad Ahmed, Dr. Shafi Ahmed Sattar, Mohammed Naseeruddin, Avinash Tiwari, Dr. S.M. Shaukat Parved. &m
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MANUU seeks to make Urdu world's leading language
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An interactive session based on distance education was held with Maulana Azad National Urdu University's (MANUU) vice chancellor and professor Mohd Miyan and former vice chancellor A.M. Pathan at Trident Saturday. Many Urdu lovers and scholars
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Immune to criticism
Muhammad Al-Hassani
Okaz
It seems that with the passage of time some government and non-government agencies have become immune to criticism.
They are no longer affected by constructive or non-constructive criticism and do not seem to be bothered by the fact that they have become the talk of the town due to the poor ser
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Caravans for classrooms?
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
The Ministry of Education is now trying to come up with an alternative solution to the shortage of school buildings. The ministry will start a new project by building caravans to serve as classrooms.
This project came as a result of not building enough schools to keep pace with the population
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Makkah residents complain about illegal rubbish dumping
Ibrahim Khudair Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – A number of Makkah residents have expressed worry about the accumulation of waste and used materials such as wood and boxes in different neighborhoods, especially in empty public land. Such activities have caused traffic congestion and made it difficult for r
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Shabby rest rooms deter picnickers in Makkah
Nasser Al-Qithami Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – Several picnickers in Makkah’s public parks expressed astonishment at the conditions of the city’s public rest rooms, which generally lack cleanliness and are in a state of disrepair. Picnickers complained about a general
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Ministry intensifies fight against dengue fever
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs executed a number of environmental health projects this year to support efforts to tackle dengue fever.
The ministry’s teams focused on identifying areas of mosquito infestations and formulating necessary plans to combat the
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Electronic links to beef up Zakat collection drive
Abdulrahman Al-Mesbahi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Department of Zakat and Income Tax (DZIT) will be electronically linked to various government bodies.
The general manager of the DZIT in Jeddah Ahmad Al-Taifi said the department will be linked to the ministries of interior, labor, municipa
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Traders lose SR300m after goods get stuck at Jeddah port
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Over 500 traders working in the clothes and textiles trade incurred losses estimated at SR300 million over the past three months after 500 containers of goods at Jeddah Islamic Port were not cleared quickly.
The traders claimed bureaucracy and the absence of a clear mechanism to
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KFSH director rebuts morphine claim
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — An American doctor has accused the management of King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) of negligence and mismanagement alleging that it allowed nurses in the hospital to sell morphine illegally.
Dr. Holly Arafat claimed that she had submitted more than 20 compla
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Illegals force residents of Jeddah area to relocate
Hussein Hazzazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many residents of Al-Rabwah neighborhood of north Jeddah have relocated due to the large number of illegal expatriate workers living in the area. These residents are apprehensive of these workers. They are also complaining of the
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Young Saudi woman makes waves in catering industry
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A young Saudi woman is making waves in the restaurant industry with a business that makes SR200,000 a month. Nourah has a degree in Islamic studies but her hobby is cooking. She said she can cook all different Arabic and inte
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US envoy mesmerized by captivating Asir scenery
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Prince Faisal Bin Khalid, Emir of Asir, received at his office in Abha on Sunday Anne Casper, the US consul general in Jeddah. She was accompanied by the cultural attaché of the consulate Ali Abdul Jalil Al-Ghadban. Prince Faisal wished
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Labor Ministry ‘not protecting whistle-blowers’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Several Saudi private employees have complained that they have been sacked for whistle-blowing on corruption and malpractices taking place in their offices and have not been adequately protected by the Ministry of Labor.
They said the ministry failed to give them immunity from re
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Adieu to world’s largest bicycle
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Jeddawis will soon bid farewell to the Bicycle Roundabout which is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest bicycle in the world.
The bicycle has been standing at the roundabout for the past 30
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Al-Najdi new president of PWC
Aymen Zaheer RIYADH — Faiz Al-Najdi, a Pakistani professional engineer, a writer and a social worker, has been elected as the President of Pakistan Writers Club (PWC) — Riyadh. He was elected unopposed and unanimously by the members of PWC. This is Al-Najdi’
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