RIYADH — A Saudi woman and her driver were killed and five of her relatives injured in a car accident on the Riyadh-Al-Saleel highway. Teams from the Civil Defense and Saudi Red Crescent arrived at the location. The injured were rushed to Al-Saleel General Hospital for treatment while the two bodies were transferred to the hospital morgue. Preliminary inv
Saudi woman, driver killed in car crash
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Youth accused of sexual harassment
MAKKAH — Police arrested a man in his 20s accused of sexual harassment and targeting young girls. Police received complaints about the suspicious activities of the man. He was caught trying to lure a five-year-old girl. Police moved in and arrested him and he is now being questioned by the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution.
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Computers, cash stolen from school
MAKKAH — Police in Makkah are currently investigating a theft inside a girls’ school in Al-Abtah Street. According to the police, thieves broke into the school and stole more than 20 computers and SR20,000 in cash. Teams from the forensic department arrived at the location to collect evidence.
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Truck driver caught smuggling qat
QUNFUDAH — Police in Qunfudah busted a Pakistani truck driver who attempted to smuggle 240 bundles of the qat, a narcotic leaf, into the Kingdom. A police source said officers at a checkpoint grew suspicious of the truck driver. When police started searching the truck, they found the qat hidden underneath the truck. The driver was arrested and held for qu
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Stolen truck found abandoned
JEDDAH — An Egyptian expatriate living in Bahra found his pickup truck nine hours after he reported it stolen on the highway between Jeddah and Makkah. The victim said he found his car missing early Tuesday morning when he walked out of his house. He reported the car stolen to police only to find it nine hours later abandoned in a location not far away fr
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Jeddah youth festival launch today
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Municipality Youth Festival 2013 is due to be launched Friday and is expected to attract over hundreds of thousands of young people. Jeddah Mayor Hani Aburas said the festival, which will continue until Jan. 28, will target over 500,000 youths, including Saudi nationals and expatriates, in Jeddah through numerous activities and program
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PISES holds Annual Inter-House English Debates 2012-13
RIYADH — Realizing the significance of the wholesome learning, Pakistan International School-English Section (PISES) always gives due importance to the co-curricular activities in its academic calendar. The annual English debates is unique in the list of co-curricular activities that PISES offers for educational and professional grooming o
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Ligurian f lavors triumph at the Italian Food Festival
Italian Consul General Simone Petroni (right) speaks at the launch of the Italian Food Festival as Rosewood Sales Manager Kamal Othman (centre) and Rosewood Director of Sales Mohamed Karara (left) look on. — SG photo by Roberta Fedele Roberta Fedele and Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette
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Students unable to access exam results online
MADINAH — Many intermediate and secondary school students complained that they were not able to access their exam results on line, according to a local daily.
The Ministry of Education has setup the “Noor” website that publishes all exams results.
Some ministry officials had told the media that there
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Festival showcases vibrant colors of India
Muhammad Ahmad Tayyab, director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Makkah province, lights a candle with Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai while inaugurating the India Festival 2013 at the International Indian School in Jeddah on Wednesday. — SG photo Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette
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Garbage accumulating in Jeddah districts
JEDDAH — Residents of some Jeddah neighborhoods say the pyramids of accumulated garbage and the resulting smells are causing them great hardships.
Waste is obstructing entry and exit to their homes in the complete absence of cleaning workers. Rodents and insects are multiplying and present an environmental hazard.
Traders of
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Hafiz beneficiaries warned against use of illegal apps
Haifa Al-Zahrani
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Human Resources Development Fund has warned beneficiaries of the Hafiz unemployment assistance program against using illegal applications to update their personal data at the fund.
Sultan Al-Saree, spokesman for the fund, said using ille
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Pak writer bids goodbye to Kingdom after 35 years
Syed Bashir Ahmed with members of the Pakistan Writers Club. — Courtesy photo
RIYADH — A former president of the Pakistan Writers Club (PWC) in Riyadh decided to hang his hat and bid goodbye to Saudi Arabia after living and working in the Kingdom for about 35 years.
The PWC hosted a farewell dinner reception for Syed Bashir Ahm
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Hotels in Madinah report high occupancy
MADINAH – Hotels and other accommodation in the vicinity of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah have witnessed high occupancy rates since the beginning of the first semester school vacation.
Many Saudi nationals, expatriates and citizens of the GCC countries prefer Madinah as a destination to spend the vacation in a spiritual atmosphere.
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Hotline for child abuse complaints in 2 months
Nawaf Afet
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The National Family Safety Program (NFSP) will set up a hotline to receive complaints about child abuse within two months, according to its top official.
Dr. Maha Al-Muneef, executive director, said the 24-hour hotline will be supervised by s
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Border guards rescue two Saudis trapped in Empty Quarter desert
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Border guards rescued two Saudi men who were trapped for four days in the Empty Quarter desert after their pickup truck got stuck in the sand. After receiving a desperate call for help from the two men, the Border Guard control room managed to trace their exact lo
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Initiative launched to help small businesses
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Small businesses were given the chance to test their success in the market thanks to an initiative that opened at Jeddah’s Mall of Arabia on Wednesday.
Twenty small business owners were interviewed and given training before they display
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Beheading of a murderous maid
Khaled Al-Sulaiman
Okaz newspaper
Did the Saudi judiciary have to honor the Sri Lankan housemaid instead of beheading her for mercilessly murdering an innocent and helpless infant who was left in her care?
Do governments and human rights organizations in the West believe that housemaids have a God-given
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Shoura: From women’s membership to election
Shteiwi Al-Ghaithi
Okaz newspaper
The participation of women in the Shoura Council can be considered an addition to the women’s efforts aimed at making them equal to men in the management of the nation’s affairs.
The appointment of a number of women in the council was a crown to long years o
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Drivers denounce ban on tinted bus windows
Saudi Gazette report
TAIF – Several companies that run buses for both schoolchildren and female teachers are in a crunch after the recent decision by the Traffic Department to ban tinted windows in school buses has forced many teachers to take alternative means of transportation and as a result lowered their
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