Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A number of residency and work violators who missed the chance to correct their residency status have taken refuge in abandoned areas and public parks, Al-Riyadh daily reported.
The illegal residents, of various nationalities, claim their embassies have also neglected the
Violators still trying to head home after missing amnesty
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Woman commits suicide
RIYADH — Police found the body of an Ethiopian woman hanged inside a storage room in Riyadh. Responding to reports, police and forensic teams rushed to the location to collect evidence. Early investigation revealed that the woman used a rope to hang herself a day earlier. Police are still investigating the case.
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30 female students escape bus fire
ABHA — Thirty girls escaped a fire that broke out on a school bus taking them home from school. Civil Defense and police teams rushed to the location, evacuated the girls and controlled the fire. The bus driver said he noticed a fire on the back tire of the bus and managed to pull the vehicle to an isolated place. Civil Defense teams are sti
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Saudi murder suspect arrested
DAMMAM — Dammam police have arrested a Saudi man in his 20s accused of murdering a police officer. Police were quick to investigate the case, collect evidence and arrest the suspect less than 12 hours after the murder. According to early police investigations, the suspect had an earlier spat with the victim over an issue and he stabbed him t
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Teacher stabbed
JAZAN — A 33-year-old Saudi teacher suffered multiple stab wounds during a fight on a side road in Al-Reeth province north of Jazan. According to witnesses, the teacher engaged in a verbal fight with the driver of another car. The driver forced the teacher to the side of the road, beat him up and stabbed him. The teacher w
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17,000 bottles of liquor seized
Custom officials at Al-Bath’a entry point with the UAE have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 17,000 bottles of liquor hidden in a fruit truck. Custom officials discovered the boxes of liquor hidden in the center of the truck surrounded by boxes of fruits. The driver was arrested and the liquor seized.
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Egyptian driver escapes death
An Egyptian driver escaped certain death when his truck caught fire in the middle of the road. According to witnesses, the driver was not aware of the fire that started in the cargo. He was alerted by other drivers and immediately pulled over and escaped from the truck. Civil Defense arrived at the location and controlled the fire. Civil Defense is still investiga
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Family of four saved from fire
Badea Abu Al-Naja
Saudi Gazette
QUNFUDAH — A family of four were rescued from a fire that erupted in a three-story building in Qunfudah.
Makkah Province Civil Defense spokesman, Col. Saeed Sarhan, said the Civil Defense was notified of the fire in the second floor of a buildi
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Cluster Meet at IIS Riyadh
The XXIII Cluster Meet (Athletics) of girls was held by International Indian School Riyadh from December 14 to 16 which witnessed the participation of 13 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) affiliated schools. Girls of International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) participated under various athletic events under 14, 16, and 19 categories. IISJ bagged a t
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IFJ’s 2nd blood donation camp a success
Syed Abdallah Rizvi JUBAIL — Spurred by the huge success last year, India Forum Jubail (IFJ), a community service organization based here, conducted its second blood donation camp in coordination with Jubail General Hospital recently at the Petrokemya Beach Camp. The p
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Thais celebrate National Children’s Day
JEDDAH — The Royal Thai Consulate General in cooperation with the Thai community in the Western province organized the National Children’s Day at the consulate’s premises on Saturday. Approximately 300 children living in Jeddah and Makkah participated in this event. Acting Thai Consul General Muham
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Ministry to offer parents private school subsidies
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has completed a study into the possibility of providing Saudi parents with an annual subsidy of SR2,000 to enroll each of their children in private schools, according to a report in Al-Eqtisadiah business daily .
Sources told the new
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Alwaleed Foundation partners with UNHCR
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, Imran Riza, regional representative of the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Gulf, and his deputy Nabil Othman, hold talks in Riyadh, Sunday. The meeting focused on philanthropic projects, outreach, and the overall impact of the Alwaleed Foundation’s humanitarian ini
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SASO uncovers 1,000 faulty imported cars
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) last year uncovered a total of 1,025 imported cars that were not according to the Kingdom's standards and specifications, local daily Al-Riyadh said quoting a statement by the organization."SASO last year
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Largest number of Makkah encroachments removed
Ahmad Al-Husni Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Makkah municipality have removed three million square meters of encroachments in the Al-Husayniah area. The head of the technical department at the municipality, Fahad Hariri, said this was the largest area cleared o
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Greed will swallow MOE support
Khaled Al-Solaiman
Okaz
The Ministry of Education is considering providing Saudi parents with annual support of SR2,000 a head to enroll their sons and daughters in private schools, a recent report in Al-Eqtisadiah business daily said. The step aims to reduce pressure on the government schools.
I have no
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Building collapse kills machinery operator
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A building in Makkah’s Al-Nakkasah neighborhood that partially collapsed killed a machinery operator. Parts of the building, which was being demolished to make way for the second ring road development project, fell o
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Despite efforts, corruption persists
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
ACCORDING to a recent report in Al-Riyadh newspaper, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has discovered numerous violations and cases of corruption after reviewing the contracts of 400 government projects.
The investigations proved that there were corruption, negligence an
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Scarcity of govt schools irk residents of north Riyadh
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Residents of north Riyadh neighborhoods are complaining of an insufficient number of government schools for their wards, and asked the Ministry of Education to step in quickly to end their predicament.
Speaking to Al-Riyadh newspaper, the r
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720 emergency cases transferred to Jeddah pvt hospitals
Mohammad Dawood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The head of the emergency and crisis department at Jeddah Health Affairs said 720 cases were transferred from government to private hospitals last year.
Dr. Mohammad Bajbair said the health directorate would bear the tr
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