MADINAH — Civil Defense firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out at a foodstuffs warehouse in Madinah Tuesday. Civil Defense spokesman Col. Khalid Bin Mubarak Al-Jehani said the Civil Defense operations room received a report about the fire at a huge warehouse. “We dispatched eight firefighting teams and three rescue teams. We m
Fire breaks out at foodstuff warehouse
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Reckless driver runs over woman
QUNFUDAH — A 30-year-old woman was run over and killed by a reckless driver. The young driver was apparently speeding when he lost control of the car, causing it to run over the woman. Qunfudah Health Affairs spokesman Ibrahim Al-Mutahami said Qunfudah General Hospital received the victim’s body at 1:30 a.m.
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Falling hospital gate kills guard
MADINAH — Strong winds caused the main gate of Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Hospital to topple over Civil Defense officer Fahd Al-Mahmadi, instantly killing him. Al-Mahmadi was standing guard in front of the gate along with two other officers on the night of his death. The automatic gate, which was made of heavy steel, was closing after a c
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Expat executed for smuggling heroin
DAMMAM — Sefour Rahman Qulajan, a Pakistani expatriate who was sentenced to death by the General Court for smuggling large amounts of heroin into the Kingdom, was executed Tuesday. The verdict was approved by the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Judicial Council. According to a royal decree, Qulajan was executed in Dammam, the Interior Minis
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University vehicle found in well
DAWADMI — Al-Dawadmi Civil Defense recovered a vehicle belonging to Shaqra University from a well here. The vehicle, which had Shaqra University’s logo on it, was missing its license plates, engine and other gear. A rope was tied around its bumper, which indicated that it was dragged into the well. Civil Defense divers searched for bod
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Essay competition to be conducted on Indian freedom fighter
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — An essay competition on the life and achievements of the legendary Indian freedom fighter and Congress party leader late Mohammad Abdulrahman Sahib will be conducted for students of Indian schools here. The subject of the essay is &l
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Pearl Initiative, Effat University hold forum for working women in the GCC
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A survey by the Pearl Initiative revealed that women still face discrimination in international and regional organizations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Pearl Initiative is an organization established in cooperation with the United
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Community pays homage to PTI leader Ahsan Rasheed
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Members of the subcontinent community paid tributes to social worker and Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) founding member and Punjab former president Ahsan Rasheed, who passed away on Tuesday after a protracted illness. He was a top leader and close aid of Imran K
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ROSA marks 6th annual day with cultural shows
RIYADH — The Riyadh Odisha Socio-Cultural Association (ROSA) celebrated its sixth grand annual day here Friday to promote the culture, art and ethos of Odisha. The expatriates from the eastern state of India, Odisha, residing here organized the program, which comprised speeches, prizes, felicitations, raffle draw and cult
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IIROSA opens forum on 'humanitarian action in a troubled world'
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The secretary-general of the International Islamic Relief Organization, Saudi Arabia (IIROSA), has said the humanitarian work is confronted with a multitude of challenges due to wars, conflicts and perpetual political and economic crises. D
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Ikea Saudi Arabia launches Soft Toys drive for disabled children’s education
Ayman Hassan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — For every soft toy sold through November and December, Ikea Saudi Arabia will donate SR2 to children’s education through the Disabled Children’s Association (DCA). The Soft Toys for Education campaign aims to provide first-rat
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Pakistani militant sentenced to prison
RIYADH – The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced on Wednesday a Pakistani to two and a half years in prison for involvement in militant activities, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The court said a period of eight months the man had already spent in detention under the cybercrime law would be deducted from his prison te
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No detention for runaway Pak workers, says Khokher
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi government has accepted a proposal presented by the Pakistan Consulate to process cases of workers listed as huroob (runaway) by the Passport Department for final exit without sending them to deportation centers. This was disclose
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Saudi youth participates in Japanese Language Speech Contest in Riyadh
RIYADH — The Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Information, held the 7th Japanese Language Speech Contest in Saudi Arabia at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence here Saturday. Six participants from all over Saudi Arabia gave their speeches in Japanese language on “Japanese Lang
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Need for legislation to organize broadcasting in Arab region underlined
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The absence of a body to issue licenses and monitor broadcasting content has resulted in the launch of hundreds of channels in the Arab region that lack credibility and accuracy and therefore posed a threat to public safety, noted experts
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Waste management industry ‘worth SR45b’
Saudi Gazette report
JUBAIL — Investing in recycling and processing neglected waste in the Kingdom could be worth up to SR45 billion annually, industry experts have told Al-Watan daily.
They said the volume of hazardous waste is damaging the environment throughout the K
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Imam University offers Arabic distance program for non-native learners
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University recently signed a cooperation agreement to run a distance learning Arabic language program with the help of its Arabic language institute, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Rector Sulaiman Aba
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Rain evokes memories of brave Pakistani
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A weekend of heavy rains has brought not only the memory of the lives of 123 residents who were swept away during the devastating floods of November 2009, but also Farman Ali Khan, the Pakistani martial arts champion who drowned after rescuin
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Smart IDs for all Saudi women by 2019
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — According to Civil Affairs spokesman Mohammad Al-Jasser, all Saudi women will be entitled to have the new electronic and smart national ID card with biometric fingerprint technology by 2019, Makkah daily reported.“Since the decision to grant women a n
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How many hours do our officials work?
Muhammad Al-Amoudi Al-Madinah THE other day I read a report that said thousands of government officials only work two hours every day and the remaining hours are wasted on things unrelated to their duties. This makes one wonder if the money they earn from their jobs is halal (permissible) or haram (impermissible).
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