What will NACC do?
Dr. Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz I do not know what the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will do when it comes to know about the violations unearthed in the recent General Auditing Bureau (GAB)...
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Makkah Emir honors winners of international Qur’an Award
Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal poses for a group photo with young winners of the Sixth International Award for the Service of the Holy Qur’an in Jeddah, Tuesday evening. Muslim World...
View ArticleCar overturns after hitting stray camel
AL-KHURMA – A car overturned on Al-Khurma-Raniya Highway after the driver hit a stray camel shortly before Maghreb prayer. The driver was able to get out of the car before it caught fire. He...
View ArticleTwo killed in head-on crash
MAHAYEL ASIR – A Sudanese truck driver and his friend died when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a head-on collision with another truck driven by a Saudi man in Bareq...
View ArticleMan shot in leg by neighbor
QURAYYAT – A man in his 50s was shot in the leg by his neighbor over an argument that took place before Iftar (meal of breaking Ramadan fast). He was rushed to hospital while the neighbor was...
View ArticleRow over fare sends expat to hospital
TAIF – An expatriate worker was admitted to hospital after he was assaulted by two young men during an argument over a taxi fare. One of the assailants was the taxi driver who was taking the...
View ArticleYoung man takes own life
MAHAYEL ASIR – A man in his 20s took his own life by shooting himself near his family home in Majzoo’a town. Investigations revealed that he had been suffering from mental problems....
View ArticlePatrol police arrest 18 infiltrators
TAIF – Patrol officers arrested 18 Ethiopian nationals, one of them a woman, who were on their way to Jeddah along Taif-Jeddah Highway. They were riding in a sports utility vehicle. When...
View ArticleKing orders Iranian girl’s treatment at state expense
JEDDAH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the treatment of an Iranian girl who is suffering from duodenal cancer at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research...
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Pak diplomat calls for community network to carry out charity work
Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A Pakistani community leader hosted a grand Iftar reception for his compatriots at Esmak-Nafoura Restaurant in Riyadh Thursday. Deputy Head of the...
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Scholar cautions youth against indoctrination
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A visiting Indian scholar and journalist has said the Muslim youth need guidance to remain on the "correct path." Ubaidur...
View Article1,000 Saudis aided in Malaysia last year
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Around 1,000 Saudi victims of theft received financial aid from the Saudi embassy in Malaysia last year, the Saudi ambassador in Kuala Lumpur told Alsharq...
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7 tons of rotten food seized
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Public health supervision teams in Rijal Alma governorate seized large quantities of pastries, juices and rotten fish unfit for human consumption. Head...
View ArticleKACST in research deals to up energy efficiency
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), King Abdullah for Science and Technology (KAUST) and the University of California-Santa Barbara...
View ArticleSibling calls for speedy burial of child victim
Soad Al-Shamrani Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The brother of a five-year-old orphan who died earlier this month at the hands of the head of the family fostering him have called on authorities...
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Okaz board discusses vital projects
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – The Board of Directors of Okaz Organization for Press and Publication followed up the discussions on four vital projects in a meeting held at the...
View ArticleRecruitment offices ‘not responsible’
RIYADH — Waleed Al-Suwaidan, chairman of the Saudi-Philippine Business Council, said recruitment offices were not responsible for bringing female domestic workers with criminal backgrounds to...
View ArticleOver 200 Ethiopian maids detained in two months
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – The Center for Housemaids’ Affairs in Riyadh has hosted 200 Ethiopian maids over the past two months for refusing to work due to psychological...
View ArticleLegal experts: Domestic work needs regulation
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Domestic workers who complain about being overworked should submit proof or risk their cases being dropped, a Ministry of Labor official has stated after lawyers...
View ArticleBreaking the spirit of an employee
Muhammad Al-Ohaideb Okaz When you break the spirit of an employee, you are damaging his will. In this case, this employee will not be able to combat corruption even if he himself is not corrupt. The...
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