Why has Saudia regressed?
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is the oldest airline in the Gulf region. It should therefore be one of the region’s leading airline companies but it has actually...
View ArticleA fabricated kidnapping
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz Do you remember the story of Saudi citizen Khaled Al-Qurashi? Well, I will remind you. He is the man with whom we sympathized when news circulated that he was kidnapped along the...
View ArticleAttempt to smuggle half a ton qat foiled
DHAHRAN AL-JANOUB – Border Guard officers here foiled an attempt to smuggle half a ton of qat into the Kingdom, according to spokesman Col. Abdullah Al-Hamrani. The smugglers were arrested...
View ArticleYoung man found dead in desert
BURAIDAH – Al-Qassim police found a young man dead in the desert after his car apparently broke down and he was unable to call for help. Al-Qassim police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Habdan said...
View ArticleTeenager shoots uncle by mistake
AL-AQEEQ – A 16-year-old boy killed his uncle after he shot him twice by mistake. Al-Baha police spokesman Lt. Col. Bandar Abdul Rahman said two bullets were fired from an automatic weapon....
View ArticleGenerator thieves caught red-handed
RIYADH – Four young men were arrested by Riyadh police for attempting to steal 13 electric generators from a deserted hospital site. A police unit on routine patrol noticed the...
View ArticleInfant survives three-story fall
JEDDAH — A 5-month-old baby survived a fall from the third floor after a small tree located in a neighbor’s balcony broke her fall. Civil Defense rescuers appeared on the scene...
View ArticleOld couple found hanged at home
FAIFA — An old man and his wife were found hanged inside their home. The man was still alive but in critical condition while his wife’s body was found hanging from the balcony. He...
View ArticleTwo executed for armed robbery
RIYADH — Two Yemenis convicted of forming an armed gang and robbery were executed in Riyadh on Thursday, the Interior Ministry announced. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the...
View Article7 saved after fall from Asir mountain pass
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Civil Defense has rescued seven members of the same family whose double-cab truck plunged to the ground from a steep mountain pass in Asir,...
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Marriage mediators in business
Manal Al-Harbi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Marriage mediators have mushroomed in the past decade to play cupid to prospective brides and grooms....
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‘Ambassadors of Love’ to benefit society
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Twenty five voluntary teams have participated in the Ramadan program “Ambassadors of Love,” which seeks to...
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United Football Club launches ‘Touchline’
From left: IISD Managing Committee Member Abdullah Manjeri, Al Dossary Hospital Director General Dr. Abdul Fatah Inayal, Indian Embassy Higher Board Member John Thomas, Saudi Tourism Council Member...
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Muallim for Muslims
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Muallim, a Muslim lifestyle magazine, was launched by chief guest and Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmad...
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Saudi handicraft bazaar all set to begin
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A traditional handicraft exhibition under the banner ‘The Originality of the Past and Genuineness of...
View ArticleHRC: Firms force laborers to work in midday heat
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has conducted field inspection campaigns to verify whether companies are abiding by the decision to cease work during midday,...
View ArticleExtension of amnesty eases tension, say Filipino expats
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Filipinos all over the Kingdom thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for granting an extension to the amnesty period to enable all...
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SCTA closes 218 tourism facilities
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) closed down 218 hospitality facilities across the Kingdom and slapped fines on several others...
View ArticleLucrative jobs await young Saudis in electrical sector
Abdul Raheem Hassan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — A group of electric appliance agents who market famous brands told Okaz that there are lucrative opportunities for Saudis who decide to learn...
View ArticleMan arrested for posting porn on Web
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA – A Yemeni man was arrested for his alleged involvement in making porn videos and posting them on social networking sites after luring teenagers into a...
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