2,000 inmates in Jeddah transferred to new cells
Muhammad Hadhadh Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Jeddah Governorate Prison has moved 2,000 inmates from 30-year-old cells to new cells that were built in line...
View ArticleOmani injured in Makkah cylinder blast
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — An Omani national sustained severe burns in a gas cylinder explosion in Makkah Tuesday morning. The incident occurred in the...
View ArticleRCCI to work on weekends to cope with expats' rush
RIYADH — The main office of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) will work on Thursdays and Fridays to cope with the rush of foreigners who need attestation...
View ArticleFeminizing stores that sell women’s fashion has a price
Abdulrazaq Baleelah Al-Madinah TRADERS in women clothes and accessories are unanimous that ensuring their shops are staffed by women only by July 10 will raise prices by...
View ArticleMan uses wife’s name to steal cars
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Undercover agents in Riyadh arrested a Saudi man who was allegedly involved in stealing and selling 24 vehicles using...
View ArticleOfficial: One-fifth of firms fail to meet Nitaqat quotas
RIYADH — Twenty percent of private sector companies in Saudi Arabia are not meeting quotas for the employment of nationals, despite a program aimed at boosting...
View ArticleIndian envoy offers services of volunteers to ministries
RIYADH — Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao met Deputy Minister for Interior Dr. Ahmed Al-Saleh here on Tuesday and discussed issues pertaining to the welfare of the Indian...
View ArticleFor the love of music
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette Disturb The Balance Disturb The Balance (DTB) is a local alternative rock/metal band that was formed in 2008 in Saudi Arabia. It was originally discovered by lead vocalist,...
View ArticleSaudi students bring home scientific honors
Saudi students brought home eight awards from the Intel ISEF 2013 that took place in Phoenix, Arizona, recently. The winners were ninth to 12th graders who earned the right to compete at the...
View ArticlePrince Alwaleed receives Nick Baird
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Nick Baird, Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI). They discussed historic...
View ArticleCampaign launched on social media to put pressure on real estate sharks
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Some social networking sites activists decided to launch a campaign they dubbed “No to purchasing real estate” in an attempt to exercise...
View ArticleSmall-time firms brave odds to lure clients, lenders say
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of Saudi investors who have large-scale businesses that offer loans say their small-time counterparts are giving them tough competition in attracting...
View ArticleSuspect in Indonesian housewife’s murder held
Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police have arrested a Pakistani man in connection with the murder of an Indonesian woman in Jeddah’s Al-Nahda district. The police...
View ArticleOnce bitten, twice shy
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Um Essam is a Saudi woman from the south of the Kingdom. She was married when she was very young and soon became pregnant. After two years she had a son and when...
View ArticleSaudi Aramco engineers enrich knowledge at filtration forum
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — A recent first-of-its-kind event has sought to enrich the technical knowledge of Saudi Aramco engineers and help them exchange experiences with...
View ArticleItalian envoy lauds KSA for promoting interfaith dialogue
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The new Italian Ambassador to the Kingdom praised the role the Kingdom plays in international relations, especially in the fields of dialogue and...
View ArticleFalse complaints distract Nazaha
Khaled Al-Suleiman Okaz The deputy chairman of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha), Abdullah Al-Abdul Qadir, recently described Saudi people as part of an ever-complaining society. He said...
View ArticleRacism in Saudi society
Qaiser Mutawie Al-Madinah A recent match between Al-Hilal club of Riyadh and Al-Ittihad of Jeddah caused a lot of controversy and friction in society. The cause of this controversy was the racist...
View Article450 Indians fingerprinted in one day
JEDDAH — Some 450 Indians were fingerprinted on Tuesday, a day reserved for them at the Deportation Center (Tarheel) in Jeddah. Fingerprinting is the final procedure for the exit of illegal...
View ArticleHajjar says Haj Ministry completed e-govt system
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Haj has completed its e-government system, called Yusr, allowing visitors to complete certain transactions online. Yusr will restructure...
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