Lanes for pedestrians

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Youssef  Al-Mohaimeed Al-Jazirah   DURING the past two weeks in the north of Riyadh, I witnessed two tragic traffic accidents. The first one took place in the early morning. A bicycle rider was lying dead on the ground and was covered with a rug.

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Construction industry to tackle high numbers of illegal workers

January 18, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Abdulrahman Bin Hasan Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Most illegal expatriates work in the construction industry and there is a need for a campaign to rectify the situation, according to private sector experts.  The experts estimated that it is po

Ministry warns against Brotherhood books

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

Mother, two children drown in water pit

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A woman and her two children drowned in a water-filled pit at Madinah’s Al-Araj Valley, said Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan. The daughter, 5, fell into the pit and the mother jumped in to save her but got stuck. Her young son tried to rescue them

Woman survives manhole fall

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   ABHA — A woman almost died after she tripped into an uncovered manhole near a building under construction, authorities said. The woman was walking alone near the construction site when all of a sudden she fell in. Some passersby saw her and reported the accident to the Civil Defense. She was pul

Transportation of illegals: One held

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  QUNFUDAH — A man was apprehended for trying to smuggle 20 undocumented workers into Qunfudah Governorate, said head of the Secret Police Mutlaq Al-Otaibi. The undercover officers were patrolling some areas infamous for being frequented by smugglers and illegal workers when they spotted a vehicle. They im

Hashish smugglers busted in Jazan

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JAZAN — Police arrested five illegal workers who tried to smuggle a large quantity of hashish. Officers spotted some men at night near the mountains and closed in on them immediately into the country. They found the drugs in their possession. It turned out they were all illegal

General Auditing Bureau facing several obstacles

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH - The General Auditing Bureau (GAB) is complaining of a number of difficulties that are impeding its progress, Makkah reported on Sunday.  Sources said the bureau is facing obstacles in major areas including legal frameworks, human r

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TVTC cancels 48 training institutes’ licenses

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) has canceled the licenses of 48 private centers all over the Kingdom last year.  Fahd Al-Otaibi, TVTC's spokesman, said the rescinded licenses represented about 5 perce

Steps taken by Pakistan PM’s government will bring stability, strength

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, National Reforms and Development, opens the new enclosure of the Consulate General of Pakistan, Jeddah on Sunday. Ambassador of Pakistan Manzoor Ul Haque and Acting Consul General of Pakistan Asif Haneef Memon also seen in the picture. — SG photo by Syed Mussarrat Khalil 

Consulate on Wheels serves Thais in Taif

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Officials from the Royal Thai Consulate General here visited Taif between January 15 and 16 as part of the consulate’s consular services outreach program.   The consulate outreach mission, led by Consul General Thanis Na Songkhla extended consular services to hundreds of Thai worker

AMU alumni pay tribute to former vice chancellor

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni (AMUA) gathered to pay tribute to educationist, reformer, former vice chancellor of AMU Syed Hamid, who passed away recently.   Hamid’s contribution to the Muslim community were enormous, as he not only worked for the education of Muslims but als

Children’s edutainment theme park KidZania opens its doors in Jeddah

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — KidZania, one of the world’s fastest-growing family edutainment centers, located at Mall of Arabia has unveiled its latest location for children here, becoming the country’s first entertainment educational city by Fawaz

AMU alumni pay tribute to former vice chancellor

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni (AMUA) gathered to pay tribute to educationist, reformer, former vice chancellor of AMU Syed Hamid, who passed away recently.   Hamid’s contribution to the Muslim community were enormous, as he not only worked for the education of Muslims but als

Young driver in valley fall escape

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   ABHA – A young man almost got killed when he lost control of his car and slid down a valley. Civil Defense rescuers made it to the scene shortly after the accident was reported. They found the man and his vehicle 300 meters down the valley. They managed to get down and pull the

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ALJ welcomes fresh batch of management graduates

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Abdul Latif Jameel’s automotive retail network recently celebrated the graduation of students on its Management Training Program (MTP) that was carried out under the theme of “Future Leaders”.  MTP is an int

Parents of little dancers vow legal action over social media attacks

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    Saudi Gazette report  BURAIDAH — Parents of little girls who came under attack on social media for performing a dance at the Buraidah Spring Festival on Friday plan to sue those who posted critical comments about their daughters, Al-Hayat Arabic daily reported.

Indian consulate official to visit Madinah Friday

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — An official from the Consulate General of India is scheduled to be visit Madinah on Jan. 23 (Friday) to  provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport  services not being provided by the outsourced agencies) to Indian nationals.

Education company sets up 400 school clubs in 2014

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    Abdullah Al-Ghamdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH – The Tatweer Company for educational services formed around 400 public schools clubs in 2014 throughout the Kingdom.  The company followed Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King

Health Ministry’s warning

January 19, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madina    A few years ago I was in a food store in Madinah. The expatriate worker who was at the meat section had an accident with the electric meat chopper and cut his fingers really b