Channel: Saudi Gazette - Kingdom
Who stole orphans’ rights?
Aliya Al-Shalhoub Al-Riyadh MANY local newspapers and social media recently displayed photos of 25 orphans from the Insan Charity Organization who looked unhappy because...
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Additional facilities and exemptions to correct violations of residency and...
All establishments, individuals and foreign workers must hasten to correct violations of residency and labor laws, benefiting from these additional facilities and exemptions before the end of the...
View ArticleExpat jailed for blackmailing woman
RIYADH — The District Court in Riyadh has sentenced a Yemeni resident to five years in prison and 500 lashes for blackmailing a woman. The woman had notified police that the Yemeni was...
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Sudanese resident assaulted in Asir
ABHA — A Sudanese man was assaulted and robbed by two men on Tuesday. The attackers forced their victim to ride in their vehicle, took him to a nearby valley and stole his wallet and mobile...
View ArticleMachine gun fire kills elderly citizen
DAWADMI — A citizen in his 60s died after a gunman fired seven bullets at him from a machine gun following a dispute. Riyadh police spokesman Col. Naser Al-Qahtan said the victim was at an...
View ArticleMunicipal team comes under fire
HOFUF — Representatives of Al-Ahsa municipality came under heavy gunfire when they were removing encroachments in Hofuf. The team was fired at and their vehicle was set on fire. Eastern...
View ArticleIraqi minister approves pardons for jailed Saudis
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Iraqi Justice Minister Hassan Al-Shammary has approved pardons for Saudis arrested but not sentenced in Iraq on terrorism charges, Al-Sharq daily quoted a lawyer...
View Article30% drop in injuries from road accidents in Jeddah
Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Injuries from traffic accidents declined by 30 percent in Jeddah in 1433AH (2012) compared to the previous years, said the director of Health Affairs in...
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BMC hosts graduation ceremony for its first batch
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Under the patronage and presence of Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, governor of Jeddah, Batterjee Medical College (BMC) held a...
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Participants of Saudi Aramco fire safety campaign honored
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudi Aramco honored representatives of government agencies and other companies’ staff and volunteers who...
View ArticleTourism college graduation Saturday
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Management here will hold a graduation ceremony for its third batch of 165 students on Saturday. Makkah Emir Prince...
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Dar Al-Hekma exhibit explores art, history and culture
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The interrelation between art, history, culture and material design were explored at an exhibit held at Dar Al-Hekma College Tuesday and Wednesday....
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KSA OAV elections conclude, canvassing of ballots continue
RIYADH — Elections for overseas absentee voters (OAV) concluded successfully at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah, and the...
View ArticleWater supply boost to Madinah in two weeks
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The supply of water to Madinah from the Yanbu desalination plant will be boosted by 70,000 cubic meters daily within the next two weeks, said the minister of...
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EP Emir to launch major healthcare projects today
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Emir of Eastern Province Prince Saud Bin Naif will inaugurate a host of health projects worth SR1 billion in Hafr Al-Batin and the...
View ArticleWoman takes off clothes aboard flight
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — An Ethiopian housemaid took off her clothes on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight to Addis Ababa on Tuesday. The pilot was about to land in the Ethiopian...
View ArticlePanic grips passengers after sandstorm hits Saudia flight
RIYADH — Passengers on a Saudi Arabian Airlines from Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport to Rafha panicked after the plane encountered a heavy sandstorm as it was about to...
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Italian Ambassador visits Saudi Gazette
Italian Ambassador Mario Boffo (C) meets with Saudi Gazette Deputy Editor-in-Chief Somayya Jabarti during a tour of the newspaper’s office in Jeddah on Wednesday. Boffo was on his first...
View ArticleChildren in limbo after father cons mother and flees
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Three children are living in limbo after their expatriate father deceived their Saudi mother, took all her money and fled to Indonesia 15 years ago. The mother...
View Article‘Loan and land’ program may bring prices down
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A number of realtors and experts expect real estate prices to begin dropping when the Ministry of Housing starts to implement plans that aim to secure a house...
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