ABHA — A number of incumbent and former senior officials in Asir Municipality have been referred to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) for questioning after they allegedly approved a residential plot illegally, local daily Al-Watan reported. The decision to indict the officials was taken by a committee comprising repres
Asir Municipality officials face probe
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Mammootty performs Umrah
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – India’s mega film star Mammootty performed Umrah and visited the Prophet’s Mosque. He left Madinah on Wednesday evening for Dubai. Mammootty arrived in Jeddah on Tuesday afternoon and went to Makkah to perform Umrah. He was a
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Sick prisoners to be quarantined
JEDDAH — Director General of Prisons Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Al-Hamzi has said prisoners with contagious diseases will be quarantined in separate rooms to avoid other inmates getting infected. He told Okaz/Saudi Gazette on Tuesday that every prisoner would be medically checked on arrival to see if he or she has any contagious disease. &nbs
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Amal hospital nurses want head replaced
JEDDAH – Around 100 male nurses at the Al-Amal rehabilitation center in Jeddah want their head of nursing services to be replaced, accusing him of being arrogant in dealing with staff. They also accused him of harassing them. According to local press, about 40 of the nurses attempted to meet with Jeddah Health Affairs Director Dr. Sami Badaw
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Ministers told to open Twitter accounts
JEDDAH — A number of writers and journalists have called on ministers and senior government officials to open special accounts on the Twitter to enable citizens to communicate with them easily. So far, only three ministers have Twitter accounts. Khaled Al-Tuwaijry, chief of the Royal Court and private secretary to Custodian of the Two Holy M
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Five ministries go paperless
RIYADH — Five ministries and a government department have gone paperless starting Tuesday, according to local press. The ministries of labor, justice, economy and planning, social affairs and commerce and industry in addition to the Institute of Public Administration will document all matters concerning government employees electronically, b
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Aramco takes the lead in observing Earth Hour
Schoolchildren at Saudi Aramco exhibition involved in the painting competition depicting environment protection and energy conservation. Special tent called "1001 Inventions” that drew a huge crowd at the show. — Photos courtesy Saudi Aramco Saeed Haider Saudi Gazette
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OFWs given advice on cooperatives
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Overseas Filipino Workers Cooperative Council (OFWCC) under the auspices of the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah and in cooperation with the Philippine Overseas Labor Office and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration conducted
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Pedestrian flyover needed in Balad area
Muhsen Al-Hazmi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Shoppers and visitors of Al-Balad area have demanded a pedestrian flyover in the area to allow them to cross the street freely, without endangering their lives.
Such a flyover is needed in the area next to the Saudi Arabian Public Transpo
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KG students required to have separate passports
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education has required all kindergarten and first grade elementary students to have their own separate passports before they can register at schools.
Ministry of Education spokesman Mubarak Al-Esaimi told Al-Eqtisadyah daily
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Anesthesia in public service sectors
Qaisar Hamid Mutawie
Al-Madinah
WHEN a public service sector in any of the advanced countries commits a mistake or is accused of substandard performance, an investigation will immediately be conducted into the incident and the wrongdoers will be punished.
The head of the hierarchy in the concerned govern
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Jawazat officers to don traditional thobe
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Do not be surprised when you arrive at the airports in the Kingdom and find that Passports Department (Jawazat) officers at the counter are not in the ubiquitous green uniform.
As per the new dress code effective Sunday Jawazat officers will wear the traditional th
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Top Al-Qaeda ideologue gets death sentence
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Special Penal Court on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a top Al-Qaeda ideologue in the Kingdom. Fifteen others were given various prison terms between one year and 20 years and were barred from traveling abroad for equal periods.
Th
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Jeddah hosts ‘Lebanese Week’
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The “Lebanese Week” will be held at Jeddah Center for Forums and Events from April 5-8. Business meetings and workshops will take place on April 6 at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), it was announced at a press confe
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Saudi wants son-in-law who killed son beheaded
Adnan Al-Sahbrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi citizen said he has not been able to stop crying after his son-in-law killed his son over a family dispute. The murder, which took place in a small town in Al-Baha province called Qilwah, centered around the killer’s treat
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Anger as Makkah area goes dark for 24 hours
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — A Makkah residential area has remained without electricity for more than 24 hours, driving residents out of their houses to look for cool air elsewhere or use candles for lighting, Makkah daily reported on Wednesday.
The power cut in the Al-Mikwar residential
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Fresh MERS scare at Jeddah hospital
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — King Fahd hospital in Jeddah was a scene of chaos on Tuesday after seven of its medical staff were feared to have contracted Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, Al-Madinah reported Wednesday. An official source said three female n
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Special teams to welcome air travelers
RIYADH — There will be special teams from the Passports Department (Jawazat) to welcome departing and arriving passengers at international airports, director general of the department Maj. Gen. Solaiman Al-Yahya announced on Thursday. He said the welcoming teams will extend all kinds of services to the passengers and will assist those with s
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Gas leak explosion injures woman
TAIF — A housewife in the southern summer resort of Taif was injured when an explosion took place at her apartment. The Civil Defense said the explosion took place in the kitchen of the fourth floor apartment and was caused by cooking gas leak. The woman was rushed to a hospital where her condition was stated to be stable.
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Women’s entry in stadiums conditional
JEDDAH — A number of concerned sports organizations have agreed in a recent meeting to allow women to enter soccer stadiums from next season on condition that they would not be violating Shariah or cultural and social norms. The organizations specified five main conditions for the entry of women into the stadiums: women should come with fami
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