JEDDAH — An elementary school was evacuated after a short circuit was reported at the school in Al-Hamdaneya neighborhood in north Jeddah. Two teams from the Civil Defense arrived at the location and disconnected the electricity. The Civil Defense said there was no danger to the school but as a precautionary measure the school was evacuated.
Elementary school evacuated
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Tomato prices up again
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — The prices of tomatoes are increasing again without any intervention by supervisory authorities, said consumers. They claimed the price of a big box was now SR140.
Some consumers said the prices of tomatoes have reached a dangerous level a
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Border Guards foil drug smuggling
ABHA — Border Guards at Al-Misyal center, on the border with Yemen, arrested a smuggler trying to smuggle 21 kilograms of hashish into the country. According to a Border Guards report, a group of people were spotted crossing the border. When the guards asked them to stop, they opened fire. All members of the gang managed to escape except one
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Firefighters contain factory fire
JEDDAH — Civil Defense teams contained a fire that started in several diesel tanks in a private factory in northeast Jeddah. Firefighters battled for several hours to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining structures. No one was injured and the Civil Defense is investigating the cause of the fire.
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Al Faisal students make B’desh community proud
Faruk Ahmed
RIYADH — Al-Faisal University is one of the first private and non-profit university in Saudi Arabia, which was founded by the King Faisal Foundation in 2002. Al-Faisal University is offering world-class undergraduate and graduate programs to male and female students in the Kingdom with four
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Cronut comes to Jeddah
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — When the cronut was first concocted in New York earlier this year by a baker from Soho it created a buzz of excitement among chefs and diners alike. Now the first cronut to arrive in Jeddah is being served at the Rosewood Corniche to the surpri
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IFF Haj volunteers’ services lauded
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The selfless services rendered by the India Fraternity Forum (IFF) volunteers for this year’s Haj have won accolades from several dignitaries who spoke at a function held at the Indian Consulate premises on Friday evening.
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“Hifzur Rehman Seoharvi Academy” honors new Muslims
New Muslims pose for a group photo with office bearers of the “Hifzur Rehman Seoharvi Academy” and guests at the felicitation ceremony held last week at a local restaurant in Jeddah. — SG photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette
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News outlets conclude 3-day confab
RIYADH — More than 70 news agencies and media outlets from around the world concluded their deliberations in Riyadh Wednesday with a host of recommendations to keep pace with modern developments.
Saudi Arabia hosted the three-day Fourth News Agencies World Congress, under the theme «Reformation of a News Agency in the 21
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Oman National Day celebrated in Jeddah
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Oman’s Consulate General in Jeddah hosted a function to mark the 43rd anniversary of the country’s National Day here on Tuesday. Consuls general of several countries as well as many prominent Saudi personalities and
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Railway workers end strike after assurances
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A labor dispute over unpaid wages involving around 400 laborers and engineers working on the Haramain train project in Jeddah was resolved on Tuesday, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported.
The employees claimed they had not been paid for three
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Italian aircraft carrier at Jeddah port in ‘daring’ campaign
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Members of the press, students and citizens and expatriates were welcomed on board the aircraft carrier Cavour, the newest flagship of the Italian Navy, which arrived in Jeddah Islamic Port on Monday and will stay until Friday. The 30th Italian Nav
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Jeddah businessman awarded top New Zealand honor
Abdul Rahman M. Baig Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The government of New Zealand made prominent Jeddah-based businessman Sheikh Abdul Raouf Abu Zinadah, honorary consul of New Zealand, an honorary member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, at a ceremony held at the Park Hyatt Hotel on Tuesday night.
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Ministry preps plan for crackdown on violating businesses
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has designed a comprehensive plan to target businesses that have the largest number of residency violators, a ministry official has said.
The ministry is focusing now on those workers who do not comply with pertinent regulations and do n
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More Saher cameras coming in Makkah
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The head of the traffic department in Makkah said during a field inspection that his department would install in the upcoming months more than 60 new Saher cameras at street intersections in the city.
Col. Salman Al-Jumaie said his department is running a cam
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Why are we violators of law?
Rashid Al-Fawzan
Al-Riyadh
A REPORT published recently showed that over 2 million traffic tickets were issued in a Saudi city in one year alone. The most common violation committed was the failure to wear seat belts.
I am sure if the law was strictly enforced, then there would be millions upon millions o
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Parents on edge over uncertainty at PISJ-ES
Mahmood Hasan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Politics is taking its toll on the students of Pakistan International School Jeddah-English Section (PISJ-ES). The school administration first sent out a message at around 11 a.m. Wednesday saying: “The school has been closed till further
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Mortar fire from Iraq hits Saudi territory
DAMMAM — Six mortar shells reportedly landed near the town of Al-Oja, 80 kilometers away from Hafr Al-Batin. The shells were said to have come from Iraqi territory. No one was injured as the shells fell on an unpopulated area. Saudi aircraft were seen flying over the site moments after the shells hit the ground. A Border Guards source said S
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City borrows SR9m to pay its cleaners
MAKKAH — Makkah Municipality had to borrow SR9 million from businessmen here in order to pay the delayed salaries of street cleaners and renew their residency permits. The municipality is expecting to get SR6 million more from different businessmen to end the problem, which has resulted in garbage accumulating on the city’s streets. Du
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Saudi inventor wins global acclaim
JEDDAH — A Saudi student studying neurosurgery in the Netherlands has won the top prize at an international invention contest held in Australia. Siham Abu Zahira invented a nanorobot to help reduce medical errors by 70 percent during open brain surgeries. Her invention can also be used to evaluate the brain and the effect of nerve cells. The
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