Expat levy: Contractors can claim compensation
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Contracting carrying out public sector projects can ask government agencies to compensate them for additional expenses incurred...
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Tough way to home
A young boy helps his mother climb down a hill in Makkah on top of which their house is perched. It is a cumbersome task for residents of the mountainous districts of the holy city...
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Nigerian Consul General at Saudi Gazette
Nigerian Consul General Ahmed Umar and an accompanying delegation met with Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief Khaled Almaeena at the newspaper’s office in Jeddah on Sunday....
View ArticleHospital taken to task for holding corpses
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has discovered that some corpses have been lying in the Tathleeh General...
View ArticleInsensitive sponsors to blame for low-income expats breaking law
Saudi Gazette report ARAR — Many foreigners came to work in Saudi Arabia looking for a better income so that they could provide for their families and help them...
View ArticleTime to drive a hard bargain
Ihsan Buhulaiga Al-Yaum FOLLOWING a crackdown launched by the passport and labor authorities against violating foreigners, a grace period of three months was given to...
View ArticleWoman attempts suicide as father rejects suitors
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A disabled woman has attempted suicide more than once because her father kept rejecting anyone who comes asking for her hand in...
View ArticleThree die, 2 hurt in road accident
AL-MAJARDAH — Three died while two girls, three and six, sustained moderate injuries when the car they were riding in overturned on a highway, according to Ahmad Asiri...
View ArticleCar slams into fire hydrant
YANBU — A car crashed into a fire hydrant on Prince Miqrin Bin Abdul Aziz Street after the driver lost control. A pool of water flooded the street as the accident was not...
View ArticleTwo lost in the desert located
AL-MUWAI’EH — A young man in his twenties and an eight-year-old boy were found in Al-Shariyah desert north of Al-Muwai’eh Governorate after their car...
View ArticleMan dies of a bullet through the heart
MADINAH – A man in his thirties whose father claimed was suffering from psychological problems, was found dead inside his home. Officers found the man lying on his...
View ArticleHousemaid found dead
BISHA — An Ethiopian housemaid was found dead inside a deserted house with her body hanging from the ceiling. The slightly decomposed corpse indicated that she had died a...
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Shakeel’s illustrious thespian journey
Mahmood Hasan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The meeting kicked off on the wrong foot. Instead of the host welcoming the guest, it was the guest who ushered in the hosts at a local hotel....
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‘First Work’ supports and encourages young intellects
ALJCI recently signs a partnership agreement with the Jeddah Literary Cultural Club to encourage young intellectuals to publish their first works through the ALJCI First Work Initiative....
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Al-Badar Memorial Welfare Association honors Katiya
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Al-Badar Memorial Welfare Association-Jeddah chapter held a dinner reception in honor of Abdul Ghaffar Katiya, director,...
View ArticleShops told to give change in coins
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry will make it compulsory on shops, pharmacies, groceries and other traders effective Saturday (Aug. 17)...
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Mobile apps disconnecting, not connecting couples
Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Receiving random messages on mobile phones and messaging applications — NumberBook, WhatsApp and BBM and other dating applications...
View ArticleTwo ‘fake’ police officers arrested
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Riyadh Police arrested two men for robbing an expatriate of his money. They posed as police officers. The victim, a Bangladeshi blacksmith,...
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Tunisia seeks Saudi investments
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Tunisia is interested in seeking more Saudi investments, interim Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said here on Sunday. The current economic reforms...
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An Indian family returns home after 17-year ordeal
Biju Kunhappan, Riyadh Area Operations Manager of Al Abeer Medical Group, delivers airline tickets to Muhammad Kutty at a recent function at Al Abeer Medical Center in Batha, Riyadh. —...
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