QURAYYAT — Al-Qurayyat traffic department revealed the identity of a reckless driver who was driving in reverse for a long distance, placing his life and the lives of others on the street in danger. The driver showed his clip on YouTube, and it was widely circulated. The traffic department managed to identify the car and spotted the driver on the street.
Police arrest reckless driver
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New mechanism for Saudi street vendors
JEDDAH — Jeddah Municipality announced a new mechanism that will organize Saudi street vendors according to regulations and criteria that will transform it from a negative to a positive phenomenon. The new mechanism will provide Saudis with the chance to earn money legally, by selling their products in suitable locations in a civilized and healthy manner.
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Rotten food seized in Jeddah
JEDDAH — Jeddah Municipality on Sunday seized 12 tons of rotten food products and more than 70,000 expired bottles of juice in a warehouse in Al-Jamea district, south of Jeddah. Teams from the municipality spotted a truck carrying more than 500 boxes of rotten juice with no expiry date on them. The driver led the municipality to a warehouse south of Jedda
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250,000 illegals deported so far
RIYADH — According to recent figures released by the Ministry of Interior to Okaz newspaper, more than 250,000 illegal expatriates have been deported since the start of the security campaign against illegals. The same statistics revealed that the Interior Ministry blocked the attempt of more than 38,000 people to sneak into the country during the same per
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Man posing as security officer nabbed
MAKKAH — A citizen in his late 50s has been caught red-handed while posing as a policeman. The man had been going around robbing expatriates of their possessions, said police. He even allegedly fooled residency violators into believing that he would not deport them if they paid him a lot of money. During investigations, he confessed to using fake ID and d
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Murder mystery unraveled
JEDDAH — Police investigators have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found on a downtown street last week. Fingerprints were lifted off the scene and the corpse examined by a forensic doctor, said Jeddah Police spokesman First Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq. A team of investigators was formed to gather information. It turned out
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Three held for assaulting woman
MAKKAH – Three Burmese have been arrested by police after they allegedly broke into an apartment, assaulted a Pakistani woman and stole her valuables, according to police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdul Mohsin Al-Maiman. The woman provided police with the thieves’ description and explained how they tied her up and stole her gold bracelet, cell phone, and l
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Jazan Border Guard loses arm in a tragic accident
A Jazan Border Guard lost his right arm following a tragic accident while on duty near Badfa Mountain. He was taken to King Fahd Hospital in Jazan where doctors had to operate on him because he lost too much blood during the accident. It is not clear how the accident happened. — Okaz photo
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Couple killed, 9 others injured in a road accident
Two members of a Pakistani family were killed and nine others injured when their vehicle overturned Sunday on the Riyadh/Dammam Expressway. The survivors were rushed to the hospital after some of them, including children, suffered serious injuries. They remain in a critical condition. Eyewitnesses said the driver dozed off while behind the wheel and lost control. Authorities ha
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Students' public speaking event at Al-Tarbiyya
JEDDAH — A public speaking event in English on the life of Prophet Mohammed (peace be upon him) has been organized at at Al-Tarbiyya Al Namouthajiyah Rayan's Sheik Al Khodair Hall on Thursday, December 26 at 9:00 a.m.
Eight graders, with the help of their head teacher Elham Zaghmout and under the guidance of INTELP Supervisor Helen Honczar
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Indonesian Consulate General commemorates Mother’s Day
Indonesian Consulate pays tribute to mothers on Mother's Day, a formal national occasion in Indonesia, is regularly commemorated in public offices nationwide as well as in Indonesian Diplomatic Premises all over the world. – Courtesy Photo JEDDAH — Indonesian Consulate General here commemorated Mother’s Day on Monday a
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Indian Engineers Forum sheds light on useful engineering tools
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Indian Engineers Forum (IEF), Jeddah chapter, organized an official seminar, comprising three lectures, at a local restaurant here on December 19. The quarterly event witnessed Engr. Mohammed Fazil Ali's, lecturer at King Abdul Aziz University, lecture on "Clou
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Desperate parents seek education for special needs children
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — A group of Pakistani parents, who have special needs children, recently met with the Deputy Head of the Mission at the Pakistan Embassy Khayyam Akbar to open a section at Pakistani schools dedicated only to such children. Asma Tariq,who led the eight-parents delegation, said about 80
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Teachers foot anemic student’s medical bill
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — A student counselor, two teachers, and the principal of a local school set a great example of care when they bore the medical expenses of an expatriate student suffering from sickle cell anemia. The teachers, who work for King Khalid High School, noticed that the s
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Cigalah academy to train local talent
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Cigalah Group Consumer Division has launched its own sales and marketing academy to train local staff in the areas of sales, marketing and merchandizing. The academy offers training in multiple areas including English, computer skills, and multiple sales and marketing compe
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Sony awards winners of third Creative Challenge
Mohammed Alshoaiby Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Modern Electronics and Sony announced the winners of their third creative challenge, focused on digital photography, following a 60-day submission period and more than 700 entries. Three photos were selected from hundreds of submissions from amateurs and profe
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KFSH to produce in-house nuclear diagnostics technology
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center has succeeded in producing radiopharmaceutical-grade generators covering about 80 percent of nuclear medicine needs used in the diagnosis of many chronic and tertiary diseases. The move will make such products available locally.
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Alwaleed receives letters from Greek PM
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives Joannis Christofilis, Greek ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Monday. The two discussed a number of local and regional issues and the global economic climate. The ambassador also handed over two letters to Prince Alwaleed; from Antonis C. Samaras, Greek prime minister and from Dimitris Avram
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TTC receives international excellence award in Oxford
RIYADH — Dr. Michael Klees, Dean and Director of the Technical Trainers College (TTC) in Riyadh, recently received the prestigious “Best College” award on behalf of TTC in the historic Oxford Town Hall in the United Kingdom. With this award, the TTC receives international recognition as one of the best institutes of higher learning in the Arab
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Gas cylinders are ticking time bombs
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Cooking gas cylinders have caused accidents in homes that have resulted in many deaths and injuries and are considered to be ticking time bombs.
Many houses have more than one gas cylinders that they keep for emergency situations without taking necessary precautionary measures t
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