Saudi implores authorities not to deport expat wife

January 17, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A Saudi citizen has called on the authorities to issue a residency permit for his pregnant Indonesian wife instead of deporting her, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. Amro Muhammad Kurdi, 26, married the Indonesian woman, who did not have a residency permit, eight years ago. The co

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Most Saudis say premarital courses useful

January 17, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Over three-quarters of Saudis believe premarital prep courses are “vital” to ensuring the success of marriage, according to a survey conducted by the Social Rehabilitation and Awareness Association. Almost 15 percent of respondents believe attendance is “import

Victim of Haia attack demands probe results

January 17, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A young man who was attacked by the members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) wants to see the results of an investigation into the incident, Al-Hayat reported. Eleven days have passed since Abdullah Al-Harbi was beaten and nothing has b

Hardliners irked by young girls dancing at Buraidah festival

January 17, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of conservative citizens have expressed anger online over a dance performed by girls during the Buraidah Spring Festival, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. The video was played on the big screen for festival visitors and showed girls as young as 7 dancing to traditional musi

Utilities ‘violating drilling regulations’

January 17, 2015, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) committed 64.5 percent of drilling violations while the Saudi Water Company (SWC) committed 22.5 percent, according to a report by the municipality’s quality assurance watchdog. The reports showed that the municipality’s services p

Firefighters contain huge fire in Makkah

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — Civil Defense firefighters here put out a large fire that broke out in two fuel tanks and a diesel truck. The fire started from a number of fuel barrels inside a parking lot for trucks and quickly spread to the nearby tanks. Minutes later it spread to the diesel truck that was parked nearby, said spokesman Lt. Col. Naif Al

22 hurt in accidents due to bad weather

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   BAHA — Twenty-two people sustained moderate to severe injuries in different road accidents due to bad weather. Paramedics responded to 16 distress calls from people who were involved in different road accidents, said Red Crescent Authority spokesman Emad Al-Zahrani. Two of the injured were run over by speeding cars while some were

Truck runs over expat worker

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   RAFHA —  Eyewitnesses reported the fatal accident to police and provided them with a description of the fugitive. They said the driver was traveling at a high speed and could not control the vehicle and avoid the passerby. He will be referred to a court following a police investigation.

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Man arrested for blackmailing women

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — A Saudi was taken into police custody for blackmailing young women, according to Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. The man posted the photos of several young women on a social media account he created specifically for this purpose. The victims sent him their photos thinking they were sending them to

Motorist dies in horrific accident

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   NAJRAN — A motorist was killed in an accident on Saturday after he lost control and crashed into a streetlight on the side of the road. The crash was so strong that the rescuers had great difficulty extracting the driver, who got trapped inside the wreckage, said Najran Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ali Al-Shahrani. He was still

Drugs, liquor dealers arrested in Riyadh

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) caught 11 drug and liquor dealers last week. The Haia was tipped off about the illegal operations run by the dealers in various neighborhoods in the city, said spokesman Turki Al-Shelayel. The Haia members set up ambushes for the suspects a

Judge accused of stealing public land

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A committee is currently investigating complaints from a number of citizens in one of the Makkah governorates that a judge has encroached on empty government land, Al-Watan daily reported on Sunday.  Sources did not identify

Bangladeshi delegation to discuss expat issues with labor minister

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Bangladeshi Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Khandker Mosharraf Hossain arrived in Riyadh on Sunday heading a seven-member delegation.  He will hold a bilateral meeting with Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih in Riyadh on Monday.

New overpass opens

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Jeddah Mayor Hani Aburas on Sunday inaugurated the King Fahd (Sitteen) Road overpass across Hera Street and Prince Sultan Bin Salman Street. The 2.4-kilometer bridge is one of the longest to be built in Jeddah. — Okaz photo

Alwaleed receives letter from Queen of Denmark

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Ole Frijis-Madsen, Denmark’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia. They discussed a number of social, economic and investment issues. Frijis-Madsen handed Prince Alwaleed a letter from Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.  — Courtesy photo

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Disrespect for food

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Leaves of bread carelessly thrown on a sidewalk in the Nuzlah neighborhood of south Jeddah. — Courtesy Makkah

New chamber committee to represent beauty salons

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance has warned mosque imams against using books and opinions of three Muslim Brotherhood figures, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.  The ministry told imams not to use tex

Mayor reveals ambitious plan for Corniche

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Hussain Hazazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Mayor of Jeddah Hani Aburas has announced a budget of SR1.27 billion for the development of the coastal area.  Jeddah Municipality plans to enhance the coastal area of the city and turn it into

Police officer arrested for recording woman’s execution in Makkah

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — Police announced they have arrested a police officer who allegedly recorded the execution of a Burmese woman here last Monday, the local daily Makkah reported.  The woman

73 quakes west of Umluj in one week

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) recorded a total of 73 Red Sea earthquakes since last Monday. The director of the SGS’ National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Hani Zahran, said the earthquakes happened