JAZAN — A citizen in his 80s was arrested for allegedly shooting two young men in their 20s in Al-Kadmi village of Sabya governorate, a local newspaper reported. The injured men were rushed to Sabya General Hospital and are reported to be in stable condition. Investigations are under way to determine the motive behind the shooting.
Elderly detained for shooting young men
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Body found under tree in Makkah
MAKKAH — Police retrieved a body found under a tree in Al-Aziziyah neighborhood, a local newspaper reported. A private security guard at Al-Noor Hospital noticed a man, believed to be in his 30s, lying under the tree and tried to wake him up. When he realized the man was dead, he immediately called the police. Spokesman for Makkah police Lt. Col. Abdulmuhsin Al-M
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Wiretap leads to arrest of murder suspect
TAIF — Police here used a wiretap to monitor the mobile phone number of a suspected murderer accused of shooting an overstayer and fleeing the scene. After monitoring his cell phone, they were able to pinpoint his location and the man was arrested within a short period of time.
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Mobile phone thieves nabbed
JEDDAH — Police arrested three people who are suspected of stealing five boxes containing over 200 mobile phones from the back of a pickup truck. The driver of the vehicle had stopped at a restaurant to eat and when he returned to the vehicle, the boxes were gone. He immediately informed police who began monitoring mobile phone shops in the city’s Bani Mali
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52 held in crackdown on drag races
RIYADH — Traffic police arrested dozens of people during the weekend as part of a crackdown on street racers. Official spokesman of Riyadh police Lt. Col. Hasan Al-Hasan said nine of the 52 arrested were using rental cars. He also said 43 spectators were detained of which 12 are underage. The official warned that police will seize any vehicle suspected of being u
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Printing press robbery foiled
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Police foiled a late night robbery attempt at a printing press in Al-Aziziyah neighborhood of Jeddah.
A police patrol observed a man acting suspiciously and began following him. Upon reaching a printing press on King Fahd Road, a waiting accomplice used a crowb
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Kindergarten study made mandatory for enrollment in elementary schools
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has required all new pupils complete two semesters at a kindergarten before enrolling in elementary school, according to Al-Hayat daily. All elementary schools have been instructed to enforce the new rule effective immediately.
According to the new procedures for enrollment in e
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IDB expert calls for steps to promote Islamic banking in pluralist societies
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A leading economist has emphasized the importance of embracing Islamic banking to confront challenges facing the global economy. M. Azmi Omar, Director General of Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) at the Islamic Development Bank, said the Islamic banking ind
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NSHR moves to protect rights of domestic workers
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has signed an agreement with several recruitment committees in the Kingdom to follow up with the cases of housemaids who have been deprived of their basic rights, said Mufleh Al-Qahtani, NSHR chairman.
Some foreign recruitment offices need information on the s
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Schoolchildren visit Book Fair
Schoolchildren visit the Riyadh International Book Fair on Saturday. As of Friday, more than one million people visited the fair, which opened on Tuesday. Organizers said about four million people have so far visited the book fair’s e-commerce portal making online purchases. — SPA
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Two Saudis sentenced to jail in treason trial
Ahmad Abdullah
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Riyadh District Court sentenced two Saudis in a treason trial to a total of 15 years in prison after they have been found guilty of forming an association to incite sedition and disrupt the country’s security.
The judge also
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Education Ministry vows to introduce PE in girls schools
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — In a report to the Shoura Council, the Ministry of Education said it believes in the importance of physical education (PE) for both male and female students.
It also said that it will introduce PE classes in girls’ schools. The classes will take into consideration social traditions
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Alwaleed receives Kenyan ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Mohamud Ali Saleh, Kenyan ambassador to Saudi Arabia. — Courtesy photo
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Mentally ill: High time for a saner solution
Many left to wander the streets, sleep in deserted houses Ibrahim Shehab Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many mentally disturbed people wander in the streets, eat from waste containers and sleep in abandoned ramshackle houses. Some of them beg for money or food on streets, even knocking on doors. A citize
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Death traps in Madinah
Abdulhadi Al-Suwayan
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — Local residents complain that abandoned wells in Madinah have become death traps for their children.
The latest victim was a 4-year-old child who died after falling into a well in the village of Al-Qesaiba, Al-Henakiah governorate.
Late last mo
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Remarried women keep new status a secret to cash in on social security
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A number of Saudi women who remarried have kept their marriage a secret from the concerned authorities so as to continue cashing in on the monthly financial assistance provided by the social security to single mothers.
By not registering their second marriage in the courts, the women ha
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Minority steals the show
Khalaf Al-Harbi
Okaz
The first day of the Riyadh International Book Fair witnessed an extraordinarily high number of visitors. Due to the large turnout, ATMs in the exhibition broke down, according to a report in Al-Hayat newspaper.
The report also said finding a parking spot became as difficult as finding the Arabian
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Pakistani engineer talks about his illustrious career in the Kingdom and his country
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “Saudi Arabia under the wise leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has developed in all fields. During the reign of the Saudi monarch Saudi Arabia in respect of education, engineering and medical facilities has touched new zenith.
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Miriam Silat: Masterpiece jewels
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Born in Brooklyn in Coney Island, Miriam Silat is a beautiful story of a young woman strung together with jems of success. “Both my parents were engineers, so following in their footsteps I became a civil engineer.” She began making jewelry as a
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Paving the way for mediation
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Besides being expensive and time consuming, litigating cases in courts puts unnecessary pressure on the judicial system. Cases remain in courts for years while people await a resolution of their conflicts. Keeping this in mind, through her establishment “Walker Consultan
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