Bakers flout bread weight standards
Saudi Gazette report AL-AHSA — Random visits to many bakeries in various parts of the Kingdom revealed that most of them do not comply with the bread weight standards despite constant...
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Illegal vendors plague Makkah neighborhoods
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Vendors selling fruit and vegetables of dubious origin have been gathering in Al-Nikasa and Al-Mansour Street neighborhoods of Makkah since the beginning of...
View ArticleFour arrested over warehouse burglary
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Police have taken into custody four Yemeni men who allegedly broke into an electronics warehouse in Al-Khumra district. They carried out their crime...
View ArticleHospital hires staff flouting regulations
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHARJ — A yet to be inaugurated hospital in Al-Kharj has hired three employees, a full eight months before the official announcement of the names of employed workers,...
View ArticleDriver trapped in cabin after dairy truck overturns
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Civil Defense teams in Al-Majaridah dealt with an accident where a trailer truck driver got trapped in the vehicle on the Al-Majaridah-Tharban road....
View ArticleCivil Defense contains Makkah shoe shop fire
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – A fire broke out in a 250 square meter shoe shop on the ground floor of a building in Makkah’s Aziziah district. Four various Civil Defense...
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OFWs urged to help stranded compatriots
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Several Filipino organizations in Jeddah are calling on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to continuously provide assistance to undocumented...
View ArticleAbused Asir woman ‘commits suicide'
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Sources close to a young woman who was found burned to death in her kitchen in Asir believe she committed suicide, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Sunday. Hanan...
View ArticleMore Saudis ‘buying’ followers on Twitter
Laura Bashraheel Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — In today’s social media world, followers equal power or, at least, indicate importance. Companies realized the potential of selling...
View ArticleSaudi Post registration must to apply for work visas: Labor Ministry
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has issued a ministerial decision stipulating that companies should have a registered address with Saudi Post in order to get visas for the...
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Madinah expects 13,000 'mutakifs'
Worshipers get ready to break the fast inside the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. More and more people are expected to retreat to the holy mosque for prayer and meditation as Ramadan enters its...
View ArticleWarehouse fire contained
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Civil Defense firefighters in Asir contained a fire that broke out inside a fodder warehouse on Sunday evening, according...
View Article3 burglars get prison terms, lashes
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The General Court has found three Saudis guilty of breaking into houses and stealing valuables. The first felon was...
View ArticleMan’s body found crammed below truck head
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah are investigating the body of a man that was found hanging from the top of a truck in southern Jeddah. A team...
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Saudi Gazette subscription lucky draw winners announced — Part 3
Saudi Gazette subscription’s lucky draw took place at Hera Mall in the presence of Businessman Amr Anani, Tal’at Alim, Director General of Hera International...
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Saudi Gazette subscription lucky draw winners announced — Part 2
Okaz recently threw an iftar party for orphans on cruise Al-Ahlam Tourist Anchorage. Among the guests who were part of the event were Sports commentator Waleed Al-Farraj, Secretary...
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Saudi Gazette subscription lucky draw winners announced — Part 1
Saudi Gazette subscription’s lucky draw winner, Ismat Amin Khoja from the Eastern Province, was recently announced at the Intercontinental Hotel. Guests who...
View ArticleForces ready for 2nd stage of Makkah security plan
Khalid Al-Homeidi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The special emergency forces in Makkah are ready for the second stage of the security plan, the leader of Makkah Special...
View ArticleWinners of Souk Okaz awards announced
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Emir of Makkah and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Souk Okaz Prince Khaled Al-Faisal Tuesday announced the names of the...
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Eid festivities
Work is under progress in one of the designated areas in Riyadh where festivities connected to Eid Al-Fitr will be held. Prince Khaled Bin Bandar, Emir of Riyadh, has approved...
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