Jeddah’s Hope Center brightened up with colors from Jotun
JEDDAH — The Hope Center for Exceptional Needs, Saudi Arabia’s first and only multilingual center for disabled children, recently had its premises painted by...
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‘Speak out against domestic violence’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Sarah (no real name) trembles with fear when she hears her husband enter the house. She has been a victim of domestic abuse since...
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Breaking rules!
These illegal residents in Makkah eke out a living selling cigarettes near the Jamarat Complex in Mina. Sale of tobacco is strictly banned in most parts of the holy city....
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Working in fashion isn’t all about glamor — Fred Butler
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Multifaceted designer Fred Butler creates accessories, works with stylists to use them as props for fashion and music...
View ArticleWomen sports in private schools
Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah ACCORDING to a report by the Saudi Press Agency recently, the Ministry of Education has allowed girls in private schools to practice sports...
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Patients complain about chaotic conditions at Makkah hospital
Ahmad Alluqmani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A chaotic state of affairs prevails on the premises of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makkah, patients and visitors to the hospital say. Visitors...
View ArticleBlack Magic: What can police do?
Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz FIGURES released by Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti, spokesman for the Eastern Province, confirm that the number of reports on black magic and sorcery...
View ArticleDiplomats laud offer of concessions
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Diplomats from a number of labor-exporting countries have commended a series of waivers and concessions announced by the Saudi ministries of interior...
View ArticleFamily blames scholars for Saudi’s Iraq plight
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The brother of a Saudi prisoner in Iraq attacked a number of scholars and accused them of encouraging his brother to travel to Iraq to join the...
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Crown Prince Salman receives Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili
Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, receives Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, the newly appointed Air Force Commander, in Jeddah on Saturday. He was accompanied by Chief...
View ArticleSaudi execute for murdering relative
ARAR — A Saudi convicted of killing a relative was executed in the northern city of Arar, the Interior Ministry announced. Awad Rawili stabbed to death Jazaa Rawili during an...
View ArticleMissing expat’s body found in water well
AL-WAJH — Civil Defense teams pulled out the body of a Nepalese worker from a water well south of Al-Wajh. The Civil Defense acted on information from a citizen of a bad smell coming from the...
View ArticleOfficer injured in waste dump blast
MAJARDAH — A member of the Special Forces was injured during a security campaign to apprehend infiltrators and illegal residents. The campaign was under way at a waste dump in Majardah when a...
View ArticleShip catches fire off Yanbu; four hurt
YANBU — The Border Guard evacuated four people who were injured in a fire on board the Saudi ship “Asir”. The fire started in the ship’s engine room while the...
View ArticleNine Asians killed in head-on collision
RIYADH — Nine Asian workers were killed in a horrific accident on the old Dammam Road. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Saeed Al-Ghamdi said two cars carrying five passengers each collided head...
View ArticleHouse fire claims life in Awamiyah
QATIF — A house fire in Qatif’s Awamiyah neighborhood killed a young woman and injured two others. Eastern Province police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said Civil Defense and...
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Seeping sewage blocks entrance to hospital
JEDDAH — Sewage is seeping into the streets of Aziziah neighborhood in Jeddah, blocking entrance to the city’s Maternity and Children’s Hospital. A source at the hospital...
View ArticleMaintenance work blamed for Madinah water shortages
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The provincial governorate has acknowledged water shortages in the Madinah region and a rise in the price of water transported by tankers over the past few...
View Article15,000 ‘surrendered’ passports returned to Indian Embassy
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Indian Embassy said on Sunday it had received about 15,000 passports belonging to Indian nationals from the Saudi authorities. An embassy statement said most...
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Returning unskilled workers can benefit from UP state schemes: Minister Kidwai
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “India has always cared for its citizens; the NRIs living in Saudi Arabia do not have to worry, if and when they...
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