Children of executed Saudi arrive in Jeddah
Saudi Gazette report TAIF – The children of Mazin Al-Masawee, a Saudi prisoner who was executed nine months ago in Iraq even though an appeals court had ordered a stay on his death penalty,...
View ArticleA father pleads for financial aid
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Saden, almost two, has been suffering from head injuries sustained last Ramadan following a road accident on the Qurayyat-Al-Jouf Expressway. Her...
View ArticleSaudi accused of killing two Bahraini girls
Saudi Gazette report MANAMA — A Saudi citizen was accused of causing the death of two Bahraini girls and injuring a third when he ran into their car on Al-Saif bridge in Manama Thursday, the...
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Ebsar program helps 40 blind children learn shopping skills
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Ebsar Foundation for Rehabilitation of the Visually-Impaired has implemented a program to help 40 children with various visual impairments learn shopping...
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Ramadan with Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association Diabetes
JEDDAH — If you have diabetes, fasting changes your daily routine, including the meal and medication times in addition to the increased consumption of special traditional...
View ArticleJob fair at IISJ on Thursday
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Indian consulate is organizing a second job fair at the International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ), Boys Section in the city's Rehab District on Thursday,...
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Jubail’s top companies back job fair for Saudi graduates
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — Extending its support to the Saudization program, the Royal Commission for Jubail recently organized a job fair to...
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Major projects
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, inspects models of major projects being implemented in Jeddah. Earlier, the Emir opened the second edition of the Jeddah Projects Exhibition, Monday....
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Food prices go up 15% as Ramadan approaches
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — With only a few days left for the holy month of Ramadan, many food products have witnessed an increase of unto 15...
View ArticleEthiopian maid kills sponsor’s minor girl
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH – A 26-year-old Ethiopian maid confessed to killing her sponsor’s six-year-old daughter inside the family home by slitting her throat with a...
View ArticleExperts: Need to activate criminal information laws
Saudi Gazette report AL–KHOBAR — Technology has increased communications and interaction between people, who have become dependent on various gadgets in their daily life. Such...
View ArticleExperts claim e-govt services are faltering
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The government has spent large amounts of money to upgrade all its sectors and improve services provided to citizens including the...
View ArticleGive equal financial rights to women
Rashid Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh THE Shoura Council has approved the right of a woman to borrow money from the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF), the Saudi Credit...
View ArticleSponsorship system must change
Ibrahim Al Majri Al-Sharq WE will not be able to correct the Tasatur on foreigners or rectify their position in the iqama unless we correct the kafala (sponsorship)...
View ArticleTawteen expo: 100% increase noticed in Saudi job applicants
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The efforts being exerted by the Ministry of Labor to Saudize jobs in the Kingdom have resulted in an increase in the number of job applicants at the Tawteen...
View ArticleThousands held for illegal pickups
JEDDAH — The traffic police in Jeddah have registered 8,550 violations for illegally transporting passengers in private vehicles in the past six months. Traffic officers detained 5,167 Saudis...
View ArticleScrap shop shut for flouting rules
JEDDAH — Municipal inspectors closed down a scrap shop in Al-Jamiah neighborhood of Jeddah and asked the electricity company to disconnect power supply to the shop. This comes as part of a...
View ArticleFaculty members at Taibah axed
YANBU — Taibah University in Madinah has dismissed two faculty members for manipulating students’ test results. Many students had complained to the university, and investigations...
View ArticleRama’s condition improving
BURAIDAH — Rama, a five-year-old child who is receiving treatment at Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital after she was given chemotherapy as a result of an identity mix-up at a...
View ArticlePrison, lashes for car thieves
RIYADH — A criminal court in Riyadh sentenced two Saudis to four years in prison and a total of 400 lashes for car theft. Riyadh police had received a number of reports from residents that...
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