KFUPM wins laurels at Geneva exposition
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DHAHRAN – The King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) received 10 medals through its participation with 10 entries in the 41st International...
View ArticleTrade in maids rife as Ramadan nears
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The wages of housemaids have skyrocketed with the approach of the holy month of Ramadan. This is especially true of those with the “favored...
View ArticleThe ministry responded at last
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz The Ministry of Social Affairs must be thanked for its response to requests made by citizens to explain the circumstances surrounding the case of Faisal, a young orphan who was...
View ArticleWeekend switch a tough nut for many
First Thursday for govt offices in nearly 30 years About 20 percent of employees absent or late Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Thursday was a hard working day for...
View ArticleWho to befriend when in US?
Mazen Baleelah Al-Madinah The Saudi Embassy in Washington announced that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has pledged to pay a bond of $2 million to bail out Ziyad Tariq Abid, a...
View ArticleThe tragic soap opera continues
Mohammed Al-Bakar Al-Yaum ONCE again the tragic soap opera of orphans being killed by their sponsors is being re-run. The latest of these victims was Faisal, the orphan child who was killed by the head...
View ArticleTop class equipment used for cleaning Haram rugs
Khalid Al-Hemaidi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has established a specially-equipped laundry for cleaning rugs spread across vast areas of Masjid...
View Article3,000 youths volunteer to serve pilgrims in Ramadan
Ahmad Afifi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Some 3,000 young Saudis have volunteered to provide services to Umrah pilgrims and visitors to the Grand Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan. The...
View ArticleFilipino Toastmaster clubs encourage fellow OFWs to enhance skills
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Two active Filipino groups in Jeddah are helping compatriots enhance their leadership skills. The KAMFI and OPM Toastmasters Clubs are also inviting...
View ArticleResort owner reports burglary
QURAYYAT — A Saudi notified Al-Faysaliyah police station here that two of his resorts were broken into and the thieves had stolen the contents inside. Fingerprints and other evidence were...
View ArticleOven collapse kills young child
AL-ARTAWIYA — A child was killed when he was playing near an oven while his parents were asleep. The oven fell on the child. The parents took the child to hospital, but doctors said he must...
View ArticleEateries selling rotten food shut
BISHA — The Bisha municipality shut down a number of restaurants, canteens, food stores, a bakery and a central market for violation of hygiene conditions. The violations included selling...
View ArticleBaby rescued from burning house
MADINAH — Civil Defense rescue teams saved a baby from a burning house in the National Guard district. Madinah Civil Defense spokesman Capt. Abdulrahman Al-Sehaimi said the family tried to...
View ArticleFive killed in road accidents
TABUK — Three passengers were killed and six others injured when their van overturned near Al-Seairah city. The accident was caused by a burst tire as the driver was speeding. The injured...
View ArticleScuffle over money ends in murder
RIYADH — A dispute between two expatiates turned into a violent scuffle that ended in the murder of one of them. The victim was stabbed several times in his chest and died on the spot....
View ArticleTough measures sought to curb celebratory gunfire
Saudi Gazette report TURBAH — Many residents have complained about an increase in celebratory gunfire in the governorate, which claimed several innocent lives in the past. They...
View Article2,000 expats processed in Madinah each day
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — An average of 2,000 applications from expatriates who wish to correct their employment status are being processed daily at Madinah Labor Office, according its...
View ArticleYemeni arrested for blackmailing woman
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Yemeni youth was arrested by the Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) for blackmailing a woman in her 20s. The...
View ArticleAlgae bloom befouls Jeddah Corniche
Turki Al-Qahtani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Visitors to Jeddah’s Middle Corniche are complaining of widespread growth of algae and the limited number of toilets. The Corniche...
View ArticleFamilies struggle to raise SR2.4m blood money to save 3 young men
Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The lives of three Saudi young men hinge on the ability of their families to raise a total of SR2.4 million in blood money to save them...
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