Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has called on the Makkah Passport Department to stop mistreating expatriates.
In its detailed report, the NSHR’s Makkah branch criticized the department for failing to implement the Ministry of Interior’s i
Stop ill-treating expats, NSHR tells Makkah Passport Dept.
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King Faisal Prize winners to be announced Monday
Saeed Al-Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) winners for the year 1434 Hijra (2013) will be announced Monday.
The announcement will be made during a ceremony honoring the members of the prize selection panel.
The ceremony will be
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Expat duping compatriots arrested
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Police arrested a Yemeni expatriate who used to con his fellow countrymen by giving them the impression that he could offer them work visas in return for cash paid to him in advance following an undercover operation.
The con man would disappear with the money
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Vendors of rotten food cannot be taken to court
Mohammad Al-Enezi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — Current regulations do not allow vendors of spoiled or rotten foods to be taken to court and administered justice.
Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs spokesman Hamad Al-Omar said current regulations do not include such a provision.
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Madinah girl’s killer sentenced to death
Musleh Al-Harbi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — A court in Madinah has sentenced a Saudi citizen to death for murdering a child and holding her sister hostage.
The girls’ father was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his complicity in the affair.
The case goes back to 12 years ago wh
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Indian expats celebrate Republic Day with fervor
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Indian community in the Kingdom celebrated the country’s 64th Republic Day with joy, enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. Special functions were held at the country’s diplomatic missions and community schools across the Kingdom with large numbers of students and pare
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Syrian officials were expelled over blast plot, says ex-aide
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – A former Syrian official has said Saudi Arabia expelled three Syrian diplomats from the country in October 2012 because of a botched plot to blow up certain installations in the holy city of Makkah at the peak of last year’s Haj.
Emad Moeen Al-Haraki, who was a military off
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‘My ties with Bin Laden started in Jeddah’
Muhammad Al-Ahmadi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Saudi businessman Dr. Adel Batterjee, whose name was removed from the list of the UN Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee recently, said he had known Osama Bin Laden from the time he lived in Jeddah.“My relations with him were very good, and
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Indian school principals upbeat on new initiative
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A brainstorming session dubbed “Principals Meet: Scenario analysis” gave principals and top academics of the Jeddah-based international Indian schools a rare opportunity to share their views, concerns and visions with regard to promoting academic standard of tens of thousands of Indian students.
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India Fest concludes with great gusto
Khaled Almaeena, Editor-in-Chief Saudi Gazette (left), gives a memento to Alungal Mohammed, chairman and managing director of Al Abeer Medical Group and chief sponsor of India Festival (right), as Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai (center) looks on. Sana Abdul Salam and Syeda Amtul
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Egypt marks revolution’s anniversary
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “The 25th January Revolution is and will always be a great landmark of a major and historical change in Egypt brought about by the Egyptian people,” said Egypt’s Consul General Adel El-Alfy during the reception to mark the second anniversary on Friday. The revolution brought a
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Many fire tragedies blamed on faulty electrical goods
Saudi Gazette report
TABUK — Fake electrical goods such as power strips and electric kettles, which can be found everywhere in Saudi malls, are being blamed for many fire accidents.
Consumers buy them to save money while businesses sell them to make money in complete disregard for the warnings periodically is
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A call to curb corruption
Jibreen Al-Jibreen
Al-Watan newspaper
As a reaction to criticism leveled against them, a number of ministries and government departments have, instead of correcting their mistakes, dedicated their efforts to deflecting such criticism.
Many of them have gone from being government bodies that are supposed to serve citizens and
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Willful hit-and-run shocks Madinah
MADINAH — A premeditated hit-and-run in Al-Qiblatain neighborhood has shaken Madinah residents. A 19-year-old male deliberately ran over a 31-year-old man after a heated dispute, causing his death. Witnesses said the victim was standing in front of a shop, when the offender turned his car around and ran him over. Al-Faisaliyah police station received an alert on
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16 restaurants in Obhur shut down
JEDDAH — Teams of the Obhur branch municipality closed down 16 restaurants within their jurisdiction for various offenses. The inspection teams found that workers did not abide by the regulations that require them to wear gloves, facemasks and head covering. Foodstuffs were stored inappropriately and some of it was of dubious origin. Cleanliness was lacking, and
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Human trafficker killed in accident
BISHA — A trafficker of illegal foreigners was killed and 21 passengers were injured when their vehicle overturned on Bisha-Tathleet road. All occupants of the vehicle were of African origin, with 10 women among them. Traffic police, Civil Defense and Red Crescent teams attended the scene, and transferred the injured to King Abdullah Hospital.
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Driver rescued from burning truck
JEDDAH — A truck driver was taken to Ibn Sina Hospital in Hadda in serious condition. The truck overturned on the old Jeddah-Makkah Road and caught on fire after one of its tires burst. The truck was carrying wooden logs that scattered all over the road. Civil Defense teams controlled the fire and removed the driver from the burning truck.
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Woman shoots ex-husband
TABUK — A woman shot and killed her ex-husband in her home in Damj, Tabuk. A security source said the incident occurred because of a family dispute. The woman was detained and will be referred to the Bureau of Investigations and Public Prosecution.
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Student found dead inside KAU campus
JEDDAH — A 19-year-old student was found dead in his car inside King Abdulaziz University (KAU) campus. He had entered the university and told the security guards that he has a lecture to attend in the computer department. He then parked his car in the parking lot, where he was found dead. A Jeddah police spokesman said preliminary medical reports suggest that th
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18 years on, father refuses to give up search for abducted son
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Though the incident happened more than 18 years ago in Dammam, the Eastern Province police are still continuing investigations into the case of the baby boy who was kidnapped from the city’s Maternity and Children’s Hospital, a local daily reported.
Police spokesman Lt.
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