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Rao and Fakieh discuss welfare of Indian expats
RIYADH — Indian Ambasador Hamid Ali Rao Monday called on Minister of Labor Adel Fakieh and discussed the welfare of the Indian community in Saudi Arabia in the context of the Nitaqat...
View Article1,400 final renal failure patients in Kingdom
Nawaf Aafet Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Prince Salman Center for Kidneys said there are 14,000 final renal patients in the Kingdom who are dependent on renal technology. The center...
View ArticleSaudi businessmen felicitate Indian Pele Habib
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Former Olympian and Arjuna awardee, Mohammed Habib, an Indian football legend of the 70s, was felicitated by top businessmen at the Al-Fouzan &...
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Consulate urges Filipinos to vote
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An official from the Philippine Consulate here has urged all Filipinos residing in Jeddah and nearby areas to exercise their right to vote in the...
View ArticleConference to discuss excellence in education
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment held a preparatory meeting Monday at Dammam University, Monday to gear up for the...
View ArticleTB cases can be treated free at MoH facilities
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Residents in Kingdom can now receive free diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis at any Ministry of Health facility....
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Third Al-Ghad Forum for youth starts May 5
Mohammed Al-Shoaiby Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Princess Nouf Bint Faisal Bin Turki Monday announced the launch of the third Al-Ghad Forum for the Kingdom’s youth, under the banner...
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Tabuk Emir launches projects worth SR2.242b
Prince Fahd Bin Sultan, Emir of Tabuk region, Monday launched several new development projects worth SR2.242 billion during his visit to Al-Wajh governorate. The projects are in the fields of...
View ArticleSaudi media and their credibility
Khaldoun Al-Saeedan Al-Riyadh THE immediate accusations against Saudis by some in the American media following the Boston explosions are not the first and will not be the...
View ArticleLack of a strong will
Mohammed Bin Sulaiman Al-Ihaidib Okaz THERE are many “scandalous” situations that have been concealed but were uncovered by the recent combined...
View ArticleNSHR: Drive against illegals needs more consideration
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has said a recent extensive campaign against expatriate workers who violate the residency law should have...
View ArticleOfficer wounded in gun attack
ABHA — A police officer was injured when he came under fire from an unidentified gunman. The police officer was accompanying a committee that was studying the possibility of building a...
View ArticleBootlegger killed in police shooting
ABHA — An Ethiopian national was shot and killed during an exchange of fire with the police. Abha police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Shathan said while police were combing Al-Murabaa...
View ArticleHousemaid stabs three-year-old
BURAIDAH — An Ethiopian housemaid has allegedly stabbed her sponsor’s three-year-old child in the hands, fracturing one hand, and causing injuries to the other. Qassim police...
View ArticleAsian worker commits suicide
MAKKAH — An Asian expatriate has committed suicide in Makkah’s Al-Taneem neighborhood. Makkah police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdulmuhsen Al-Maiman said the victim was in his 40s and came...
View ArticleExpat dies ‘due to lack of respirator’
JEDDAH — An expatriate died Sunday night in King Fahd Hospital’s emergency unit because a respirator was not available to help save his life. The Red Crescent transported an Asian...
View ArticlePolice called to subdue ‘aggressive’ man
MAKKAH — Police in Makkah were called to control a man who was in an unstable state and carrying a sword and a knife. Makkah police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdulmuhsen Al-Maiman said officers...
View ArticleDrug addict ‘kills son’
Abdullah Al-Yahya Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — A drug addict father has allegedly beaten his four-year-old child to death. A relative said the father came into the house in a furious state and...
View ArticleBoy admitted into ICU after 'medical mistake'
Nadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette ABHA – A five-year-old child has been admitted to Asir Central Hospital’s ICU on Sunday due to an alleged medical error. The child’s father,...
View ArticlePair arrested for stealing SR1.85m from private firm
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Police arrested two men who allegedly siphoned off SR1.85 million from the account of a private firm by using forged documents. First Lt. Nawaf...
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