Just one day, please
Muhammad Al-Fal Okaz News of the possible change in weekend from Thursday-Friday to Friday-Saturday has taken the nation by storm. Everybody is talking about this issue whether on social networking...
View ArticleLow attendance at JCCI meetings blasted
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A member of the exhibition committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry criticized the lack of participants at their regular meetings. The...
View ArticleNurses demand protection from psychiatric patients
YANBU — Fourteen female nurses at Al-Ossaili health center in Yanbu have presented a petition to their director after they were threatened by an armed intruder in broad daylight. In the memo,...
View ArticleSearch for missing Civil Defense officer off
JEDDAH — Bad weather in Taif governorate prevented security aircraft from completing their search for a Civil Defense sergeant who went missing last Friday. Umair Al-Shahrani was traveling...
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Company’s culture and customer care define Giordano’s success in Saudi Arabia
Roberta Fedele Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With 85 stores in 16 cities across the Kingdom and plans to reach 100 stores within 2015, Giordano Middle East (FZE) clothing company has unexpectedly...
View ArticlePrisoner escapes in Riyadh
RIYADH — A prisoner escaped while he was at a mental health clinic in Riyadh. Riyadh Prison Directorate acting spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al-Harbi said the prisoner was convicted earlier of...
View ArticleAsian dies in Jeddah street
JEDDAH — An Asian man in his 40s dropped dead near Jeddah Passports Department while he was waiting in the line. Eyewitnesses said the man looked really ill and tired and suddenly left the...
View ArticleMother of twin run over by car drifter
ABU AREESH — A mother of twins was run over by a car drifter while she was trying to cross a street near a traffic light with her young brother. The young driver was carrying out some stunts...
View ArticleUncle kills nephew by mistake
AL-DARB — An uncle killed his nephew by mistake while he was hunting birds in a Jazan valley. The uncle was arrested while his nephew’s body was taken to the morgue....
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Jahangir Badar visits Jeddah
Tasawwer Hussain Choudhary (sitting second right), leading member of Pakistan Peoples Community in Jeddah, organized a welcome dinner in honor of Pakistan People’s Party’s...
View ArticleBihar Foundation celebrates ‘Bihar Divas’
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Bihar Foundation Saudi Arabia under the patronage of Chief Minister Nitesh Kumar, celebrated “Bihar Divas...
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QSC presents awards to Qur’an exam winners
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani DAMMAM — The prize distribution ceremony of the Qur’an Study Circle (QSC) Dammam Chapter was inaugurated by Dr. Shaikh Mohamed Al Akkaz, a prominent...
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Forum aimed at enhancing reading habit opens
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah reading forum for children organized by Kadi & Ramadi (K&R), a publishing house that specializes in producing...
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Saudi physician earns top honors
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — Saudi Arabian dermatologist Dr. Saad Al-Sogair was recently named as Dermatologist of the Year by the World Organization of Aesthetic Medicine....
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Overseas Malaysians cast their votes
JEDDAH — Sixty-three registered Malaysian voters living in the western region of the Kingdom cast their votes for the 13th General Election (GE 13) at the Malaysian Consulate in Jeddah...
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Swedish ambassador visits Saudi Gazette
The ambassador of Sweden, Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, and Mrs. Anna Jardfelt, the director of the Swedish institute for International Affairs, visited the offices of Saudi Gazette Monday afternoon and met...
View ArticleSaudization drive upsets small business owners
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A number of small business owners have expressed concerns over the Ministry of Labor’s decision requiring them to hire Saudis. Owners of small cafes...
View ArticleWomen inside the Grand Mosque
Dr. Hatoon Al-Fassi Al-Riyadh How far can women go when speaking about certain topics in Islam without feeling that they have crossed the limits? Undoubtedly, this question will receive a lot of...
View ArticleThree divorced wives and the fourth on the way
Mansour Al-Tubaiqi Okaz I could not believe some of the stories my friend, who is a marriage dispute counselor in Jeddah, was telling me. Some of them were very painful. Many marriages had ended up in...
View ArticleShoura approves improvement of railway services
RIYADH — The Shoura Council Monday approved improvement of the railway services in the Kingdom and recommended that the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) should extend railway services to...
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