Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Ticket fares for the high-speed Haramain Railway have been carefully considered according to in-depth studies and analysis by specialists and will be suitable for all, Al-Eqtisadiah business daily reported quoting Transport Minister Abdullah Al-Muqbel.
Train ticket prices to be ‘suitable for all’
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Consumers angry as Najran vegetable market shut down
Saudi Gazette report
NAJRAN — Local residents have reacted angrily after the municipality shut down the vegetable market in Al-Faisaliyah District, Al-Jazirah reported. Ahmad Hasan said the municipality shut down the market at the beginning of Ramadan.
He said: “R
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7 coronavirus cases in Riyadh, Hofouf reported
RIYADH – Seven confirmed coronavirus cases were registered last week (June 14-20) in Riyadh and Hofouf, the Ministry of Health said in its weekly statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The ministry said 911 coronavirus samples were tested in the ministry’s laboratories during the same period. The rapid response team for
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Your job and your scholarship
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz AFTER a period characterized by fog and ambiguity, the Ministry of Education announced the continuation of its scholarship program in its third stage that will now be governed by a different mechanism aimed at achieving the ministry’s new policy of tying scholarships to the demands of the jo
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Ineligible disability aid applicants discovered
Adnan Al-Shabrawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs has discovered a number of ineligible clients receiving the ministry’s social insurance for the disabled.
Deputy Minister of Social Affairs Abdullah Al-Muaigil said after connecting the ministry&rsqu
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Shoura votes down proposed unity law
Faris Al-Qahtani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Shoura Council members ruled against a proposal to implement a new legal system to protect national unity, saying it was unnecessary.
Shoura Council member Fayez Al-Shihry said 74 members voted against the proposal and
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Indian consulate, school mark yoga day
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Stressing the fact that yoga is a way of life and in no way is connected to a religion, the Consulate General of India and the Indian International School Jeddah joined hands to mark Sunday as the International Yoga Day. Explaining that yog
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Riyadh constructors flout outdoor work ban
Joshua Hoey Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Construction work continued through the heat of the day at work sites across Riyadh, despite the recent ban by the Ministry of Labor on outdoor work between noon and 3 p.m. Laborers at a number of work and construction sites acr
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Fasting Makkans stand in long queues to buy ‘ful’ for iftar
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Fasting Makkah residents stand in long queues in front of shops selling ful (fava beans) in different districts of the holy city. They are eager to purchase ful (pronounced fu:l), which they consider to be a major dish for iftar (breaking o
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A holistic exercise for body and mind
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — In a bid to foster India’s “best cultural export” yoga, a two-day workshop sought to explain that the ancient Indian practice transcends religion and soothes hectic lifestyles. Many experts lined up to explain that yoga is a science and phi
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Indian Embassy marks yoga day with lecture and demonstration
RIYADH — The Indian Embassy, to mark the first International Day of Yoga on Sunday, organized a lecture-cum-demonstration on yoga for diplomats, executives, Indian community members and the officials of the mission at its auditorium. More than 250 guests attended the event. Charge d’ Affaires Hemant Kotalwar highlighted
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Eaterie shut down over food poisoning
SAMTAH, Jazan — The municipality temporarily shut down a eaterie on Sunday and seized 5,000 meals’ worth of food after 25 people suffered food poisoning after eating there. Samtah Municipality head Safar Al-Shihrani said the municipality shut down the restaurant for five days but the owner was not complying with the loc
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Expats caught running illegal catering business
JAZAN — The municipality seized 124 kg of spoilt meat and poultry, 168 incorrectly stored pastries and 37 one-liter bottles of juice from a group of expatriates who were storing and cooking the products illegally.
The goods were at one of the expat’s homes and were going to be sold to consumers or shops. Jazan Municipal
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Qassim campaign nets 4,094 illegals
BURAIDAH — The police arrested 4,094 illegal expatriates during its correction campaign last month.
Qassim Police spokesman Capt. Badr Al-Suhaibani said the campaign was organized in cooperation with the labor office and covered several areas in Qassim, mainly Buraidah.
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Six years in prison for embezzlement
RIYADH — A bank employee was sentenced to six years in prison for plotting and executing money embezzlement crimes.
National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Ajlan said the man was in a high position at one of the National Commercial Bank’s branches in Riyadh.
He worked with f
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Patient threatens to commit suicide
BAHA — A 35-year-old man threatened to commit suicide and jump from the sixth floor of King Fahd Hospital because he was not receiving satisfactory treatment. Baha Police spokesman Col. Tirad Saad said the police received a call from an inmate at King Fahd Hospital saying the treatment he was receiving at the hospital was not
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Garbage piles up on the streets of Tabuk
Saudi Gazette report
TABUK — Residents here have complained to the municipality over its negligence in collecting garbage, which has accumulated on the streets over the past week, making the smell and sight unbearable, Al-Watan Arabic daily reported.
Resident Khalid Al-Bidair said Al-Muro
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The unnerving cars on our streets
Abdo Khal Okaz THE car noise, the traffic congestion and the narrow streets being blocked by the protracting development projects are playing on our nerves. The large number of cars and the subsequent traffic jams have made us wary and hesitant to go anywhere in Jeddah even for short distances.
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Man caught in an abaya
Shahd Alhamdan
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Police detained two men in the historical Balad area during the ongoing Ramadanana Kida festival because one of them was wearing an abaya (long flowing cloak worn by women).
The festival this year is limited to families and single men are not a
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Clip of health official kicking old woman out under probe
Jaber Madkhali
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
NAJRAN — The Ministry of Health is investigating the video of an elderly woman being kicked out of Najran Health Affairs’ director general’s office after a clip of the incident was posted on social media.
Responding to news of the inves
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