KTT president needs your prayers
JEDDAH — President Khak-e-Taiba Trust (KTT) Jeddah Aijaz Ahmed Khan has been admitted to the Suleiman Fakieh Hospital Wednesday following acute chest pain, according to...
View ArticleSaudis gorge on hyenas as they face extinction
Saudi Gazette report TAIF — The thought of hunting and eating hyena might send shivers down the spine of some, but not Saudis. Considered a unique and...
View ArticleAdopted to be killed
Suad Al-Shamrani Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — No one had expected the life of a young orphan to end so tragically when a 33-year-old Saudi decided to adopt him....
View ArticleSaudi bonds with India highlighted in ‘Haj Umrah: Makkayum Malayalipperumayum’
Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai (second right) presents the book “Haj Umrah: Makkayum Malayalipperumayum” written by Hassan Cheruppa (center) to Chairman and...
View ArticleLow turnout at Indian school elections
The newly elected management committee members of the International Indian School-Jeddah with officials. (L-R) Ahmed Najeeb Hashmi, Mohammed Mahboob Ali, Mohammed Raziq, Mohammed Hyder Ali...
View Article‘Safe Driving, Life Saving’ campaign winners honored
JEDDAH — BMG Foundation, a Saudi non-governmental organization, has announced the top three winners of its latest competition, a part of its ongoing “Safe...
View ArticleNo to extension of grace period
Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh THE grace period granted by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to foreigners violating the work and residency system to rectify...
View ArticleDo not take law into your hands
Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz SECURITY forces recently arrested a group of citizens who set up road blocks illegally and demanded motorists show their driving licenses and car...
View ArticleAnother feat for Saudi women professionals
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Aisha Ja’fari successfully obtained an aircraft dispatcher license, becoming the first Saudi woman to pass the...
View Article1m Saudis undergo pre-marital screening
Saeed Al-Khotani and Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Over 1 million Saudis in the Kingdom have undergone pre-marital screening, a procedure intended to...
View Article2,000 register at Indian job fair in Jeddah
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Over 50 companies and about 2,000 Indian workers, seeking to rectify their status by finding another employer, participated in a...
View ArticleTechnical fault at Shuaibah being fixed
RIYADH – The Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) said one of the major Shuaibah pumping lines has been stopped so emergency technical repairs can be made. The stoppage, which comes...
View ArticleCivil Defense warns wedding halls
ABHA – The Civil Defense Directorate has warned all wedding halls against using decorations made of inflammable materials. In a statement, the directorate listed the major threats of such...
View Article200,000 visit Taif park in first week
TAIF – One week after its opening, King Abdullah Park of Taif has received 200,000 visitors who have come to enjoy the many facilities the 150,000-square meter facility offers to families....
View Article18 injured in Yanbu accident
YANBU – Eighteen people, including six women and five children from the same family, were injured when two vehicles collided at a Yanbu intersection that did not have a stoplight. The two...
View Article5,000 people hired to serve pilgrims
MADINAH – The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques’ Affairs has hired 5,000 men and women to provide Umrah pilgrims and visitors to the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah with...
View ArticleIndian Embassy to have stall at RCCI job fair
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Indian Embassy will participate in a five-day "Job Status Correction Fair" being organized by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce at the Riyadh...
View ArticleTravelers irked by absence of traffic officers at entry points
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – Several citizens have complained that they have been unable to have their paperwork processed by traffic sections at entry points in the Eastern Province after...
View ArticleCon man dupes old man out of SR18,000
Abdullah Al Yahya Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — Asir police are looking for a man who is accused of deceiving an elderly man out of his ATM card and stealing SR18,000 from his bank account. The...
View ArticleProbe blames ministry for fatal bus crash
Ali Bin Gharsan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – The final investigations conducted by a special security committee revealed several shortcomings in the safety measures and maintenance of a bus...
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