Villager in his 80s hangs himself
JAZAN — A man in his 80s committed suicide by hanging himself in his house in a village in Samtah governorate. A neighbor said the victim did not have any children and lived with a relative...
View ArticleCross-dresser caught at Prophet's Mosque
MADINAH — Security officers in Madinah detained an Arab expatriate for entering the female section in the Prophet’s Mosque. A female security personnel at the mosque became...
View ArticleEmbassy makes final push to get Indian illegals out
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — With the deadline for illegal foreign workers to correct their residency status or leave the country gracefully coming close, the Indian embassy has issued a...
View ArticlePolice to investigate girl with burns
TURAIF — Police are investigating circumstances surrounding a child who was brought to a hospital in Turaif with burns covering most of her body. Northern Border police spokesman Brig. Bandar...
View Article3 killed, 11 injured in road accidents
ABQAIQ — Three people were killed in a head-on collision on Al-Eqair road in Abqaiq. Police and Civil Defense teams attended to the accident, removed the bodies from the wreck and transported...
View ArticleDrug smuggling attempts foiled
RIYADH – Border Guard patrol units foiled two major drug smuggling attempts early Friday, the Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday quoting a spokesman for the force. He said two Iraqi...
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Spending three days in Madinah
Abdulazizi Al-Meairfi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Visitors flocked to Madinah following the Royal Decree that announced a three-day weekend — Thursday, Friday and...
View ArticleHarmful side effects of loud, blaring music
Dr. Walid A. Fitaihi JEDDAH — The human body and each of its cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems have a certain resonance and they function optimally within a specific range...
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Percentage of Pakistanis traveling back home declines
Saman Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia hosts the largest Pakistani community in the world. According to a report published by the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment, a...
View ArticleThree months are not enough
Saleh Al-Karim Al-Madinah The punishments to be applied on illegal foreigners and employers harboring them after the three-month amnesty that will end on July 3 are extremely harsh. Companies and...
View ArticleAs Ramadan closes in, cost of hiring housemaids jumps
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — With Ramadan around the corner, the unofficial fees for the sponsorship transfer of housemaids have reached astronomical figures, Al-Riyadh daily reported. The...
View ArticleCalls mount for easing of ‘mahram’ curbs
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many women living in the Kingdom who spoke to Saudi Gazette said they felt traveling laws should be flexible enough to take account of...
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Keralite community leaders brainstorm on pressing expat issues
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A seminar and panel discussion on the status of expatriate workers held at Jeddah Golden Tulip Hotel Friday evening have turned into a brainstorming...
View ArticleWork permit fee: Contractors likely to get compensation
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A committee comprising representatives of a number of government departments is studying a mechanism for compensating government contractors for the annual...
View ArticleLicensure tests for Filipino professionals in October
JEDDAH — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in the Philippines has given the green signal to hold special licensure examinations for six professions in Saudi Arabia and two other...
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Foul play suspected in fuel truck fire
JEDDAH — Civil Defense officials have opened an investigation after three fuel trucks at Al-Jawharah neighborhood caught fire Saturday morning. A piece of cloth was found inside each truck....
View ArticleDomestic helper sent to jail for forging ID
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An Asian domestic helper has been sentenced by Jeddah Administrative Court to one year in prison and a fine of SR1,000 for forging her...
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Pakistan Job fair
More than 50 companies took part in a job fair at Pakistan International School in Aziziyah, Jeddah, on Friday. Consul General Aftab Khokher said this was the third job fair organized by his mission...
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Car falls into valley
A Toyota sedan careened off Al-Soudah Road and fell into a valley after the driver lost control of the vehicle, killing one of the passengers and injuring three others, outside Abha on Saturday. Civil...
View ArticleProbe sought into Saudi who weaved kidnap story
Saudi Gazette report ARAR — The Saudi embassy in Lebanon has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to open an investigation into a Saudi citizen who had spun a kidnapping tale to get the...
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