BISHA — A car caught fire after it hit a truck from behind on the Bisha-Alalaya Expressway on Sunday evening. The car driver sustained moderate injuries and was treated on the site by Red Crescent paramedics who responded to the accident report swiftly. Civil Defense firefighters contained the fire it before it could reach the truck.
Car catches fire after hitting truck
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Expat being probed after murder threat
QURAYYAT — An expatriate is under investigation after allegedly threatening to kill an accountant if the latter exposed his money embezzlement to their employer, according to Al-Jouf Police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaishir. The expatriate attacked the accountant and threatened him with a knife if he reported the SR16,000 missing from the company’s
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One dead in car-truck collision
A young man was burned to death Sunday morning after he hit a truck on the Almekhwah-Qalwah Expressway. The victim lost control of the car and swerved off the highway, crashing into a parked truck. The car immediately caught fire while the man was stuck inside the wreckage. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The truck driver was also injured and transported to a
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6 injured in fuel tanker explosion
Six people were injured when a fuel tanker exploded Sunday at a gas station in a neighborhood in the Sharurah Governorate. Najran Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ali Al-Shahrani said the fire broke out in the tanker and spread to an adjacent apartment. A bus and another vehicle were completely burned. Firefighters arrived shortly to the scene and contained the fire after evacu
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FEED opens its doors for NRI students
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Foundation for Economic and Educational Development (FEED) a Hyderabad based NGO has opened its doors for NRI students of Kingdom. Addressing a press conference here recently, HIE Trustee Khalil Ahmed said: “We are providing training for psychological devel
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Differently–abled students catch the eye in Indian school’s fancy dress competition
Saudi Gazette Report RIYADH — The International Indian Public School Riyadh, a community school under the patronage of Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao has been conducting various co scholastic programs in the school in addition to the academic activities. The Fancy Dress competition has been one of the most
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Ghana Consulate honors Saudi officials and businesspeople
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The consul general of Ghana awarded six Saudis who have contributed to the success of the consulate’s activities over the years. Winners of the Awards of Recognition were Mohammed Ahmed Tayyeb, director-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Makkah region b
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The Tree for Generations activity kicks off in Jeddah
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “The Tree for Generations” activity took place under the aegis of the Jeddah Municipality and in cooperation with Al-Nabta Al Ola, non-profit organization dedicated to design and produce environmental awareness educational programs, on Friday. Sawsan Alim
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Over 450 students attend BMC workshop on specialties
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Several distinguished faculty members and doctors from various hospitals, medical cities and universities in the Kingdom participated in a recent workshop entitled "The Truth about Specialties. The workshop was organized by Batterjee Medical College for Science and Technology
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Al-Jazeera office faces closure
RIYADH — The Al-Jazeera office in the Kingdom is to be closed down soon, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Monday.
A local source at the channel said the decision to close down the Qatari satellite channel provider would be implemented within the next few days.
The official said all the Saudi writers have been prevented from worki
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Saudis spend SR6b a year on energy drinks
JEDDAH — Investors and workers in the food sector at the Council of Saudi Chambers estimated that Saudis spend a whopping SR6 billion on energy drinks, which were banned by the Council of Ministers earlier this month.
Investors said the Cabinet’s decision is the correct one as its objective is to safeguard the health of society, Al-Y
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Car drifter gets 10 years, 1,000 lashes
Adnan Al-Shabrawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The General Court here has sentenced a young man to 10 years in prison, 1,000 lashes and a lifetime driving ban for a series of car drifting offenses.
The 23-year-old man, known as ‘The King of Nazeem Neighborhood”, appeared many times on YouTu
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Services to motorists with unpaid fines may be stopped
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Interior Ministry may consider stopping its services for citizens and expatriates who have unpaid traffic fines against them, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Monday.
It said violating expatriates would be banned from traveling while their iqamas will not be issued or renewed and
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Weak female turnout at EP chamber elections
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Only 68 out of the 777 registered and eligible women have so far cast their votes in the elections for the 17th board of the Eastern Province's Chamber of Commerce and Industry that started on Sunday, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
Muna Al-Baaoud and Fawziyah Al-Kari are the only
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Committee for women fashion designers demanded
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Representatives of a group of 35 Saudi fashion designers showed up at a JCCI press conference here on Sunday to demand the creation of a committee where they can exchange experience, help ease difficulties and start new projects in this sector.
Omaymah Azzouz, managing director
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Rules of labor contracts
Khaled Khalawi
Makkah daily
Most people are unaware of the major features of labor contracts signed between employers and employees. Proper understanding of the provisions of the contract is useful for both parties to protect their interests in the best possible manner. There are two types of labor contracts: those for a specified period
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MOL: Half a million huroob cases reported last year
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A total of 525,301 expatriate workers out of 7,243,000 escaped from their workplaces and employers in 2013, according to statistics issued by the Ministry of Labor. The ministry based the statistics on information provided by labor offices all over Kingdom, Al-Watan daily reported.
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Private firms offer fake jobs to the disabled
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A number of private companies have initiated what they called "home employment" for the disabled to get around the decision of the Labor Ministry making it imperative for the private sector to find jobs for the disabled in their offices in the fields of administration, marketing and
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Two Saudis jailed for anti-national activities
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh awarded jail terms to two Saudis on a handful of charges, including inciting protests and mocking the rulers and scholars on Twitter. Justice Ministry spokesman Fahd Al-Bakran said that one of them was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a
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Prominent businesswoman drives her car in Al-Khobar
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — A Saudi businesswoman reportedly drove her car on the streets of Al-Khobar on Sunday for four minutes, a day after International Women’s Day. According to Al-Hayat newspaper on Monday, Aisha Al-Manie was accompanied by her husband, who filmed her and uploaded the clip o
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