Pre-iftar accidents claim several lives
ABHA — A two-car collision in Ballahmar center just before the iftar time resulted in the death of two adults and a child. The child's parents were taken to hospital in...
View ArticleHustler detained for deceit
JEDDAH — The police here Monday detained a Pakistani resident for deceiving a fellow compatriot by telling him that he has connections in the right places and that he...
View ArticleSaudi detained for impersonating police
MAKKAH — The police here have detained a Saudi for allegedly collecting money from several drivers by impersonating a police officer. The Saudi would allegedly stop cars...
View ArticleMW&DO hosts Iftar party for members
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Muslim Welfare & Development Organization (MW&DO) hosted an Iftar party at Mehran...
View ArticleTC VOICE inducts new set of officers
JEDDAH — Toastmaster Club VOICE (993464) elected its new set of officers for 2013-2014 at a recent ceremony themed around “Be Heard & Set Your...
View ArticlePakistani-American poet lauded by Urdu poetry lovers
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Aalami Urdu Markaz, Jeddah’s President Athar Nafis Abbasi held a Suhoor reception for...
View Article‘Reap bounty of awards for good deeds’
JEDDAH — Khak-e-Taiba Trust (KTT), a Jeddah-based community welfare and service organization, hosted an Iftar party at a local hotel here. A large number of community...
View ArticleCreate and Inspire 2013
JEDDAH — In line with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives’ (ALJCI) aim to support art in the Gulf and Middle East region, ALJCI supported the Crossway...
View ArticleCivil Defense: Guard against kitchen mishaps
RIYADH — The Civil Defense Directorate has advised the general public to be especially careful when preparing meals inside the kitchen during Ramadan. Citizens and residents were...
View ArticleOne dies as vehicle falls off steep cliff
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — A man died after the vehicle he was driving swerved off the road down a steep cliff of Raidah Hill, said Asir Civil Defense...
View ArticleAl Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana employs 25 young Saudi grads
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana-Makkah, one of the key Rotana franchises and the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa,...
View ArticleAlwaleed receives French ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received Bertrand Besancenot, French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Tuesday. Besancenot’s...
View ArticleNo decline in drug peddling and infiltration
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Spokesman of the General Directorate for the Border Guards, Brig. Mohammad Al-Ghamdi said that cases of drug smuggling...
View ArticleSaudi gets 5 years for stealing cars
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Riyadh General Court has sentenced a Saudi citizen to five years in prison and 300 lashes for stealing cars and...
View ArticleMany Syrian doctors aiding Assad expelled
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH/RAFHA — The Ministry of Health has closed down the practices of a number of Syrian doctors working in the Kingdom after they were...
View ArticleSpecial education requires more teeth
Afnan Linjawi Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A mother with a child suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability in reading and writing, said her 16-year-old daughter...
View ArticlePhysiotherapy ends the plight of obesity patient
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — An immobile and morbidly obese patient entered hospital on a stretcher, and came out of it walking on his own two feet....
View ArticleTaraweeh prayers in the Prophet's Mosque
A view of the Prophet’s Channel studio in Madinah. The channel transmits Isha and Taraweeh prayers from the Prophet’s Mosque live. — SPA
View ArticleOutrage over TV prank on little girl
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi TV show has caused outrage among critics and Twitter users after it played a prank on a little girl that apparently...
View ArticleInsurance against unemployment
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh THE Shoura Council has finally approved a system of insurance against unemployment. The council has to be commended for this move because it has...
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