Iranian girl in Riyadh for cancer treatment
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – In line with the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Maryam Ahmad Baraweh, an Iranian girl who is suffering from intestinal cancer,...
View ArticleYouth saves sister from torture by stepbrothers
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A man said his sister suffered from domestic violence for four years at the hands of her stepbrothers. The woman had been beaten up and burned several times...
View ArticleBisha man ‘dies from swine flu’
Saudi Gazette report BISHA – A citizen from the southern city of Bisha has died of swine flu after returning home from Makkah following an Umrah trip during the just-concluded month of...
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Marriage contracts and divorce documents in the Kingdom's courts
The Ministry of Justice said the total number of marriage contracts signed last year reached 160,371 compared to 34,490 divorce, Khula and nullification (Fask) of marriage contracts. Daily 96 divorce,...
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Thousands visit Riyadh's Masmak Palace Museum during Eid holidays
More than 33,000 people visited the historic Masmak Palace Museum in Riyadh during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays. — SPA
View ArticleAll governments accept quota cuts: Al-Hajjar
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – The Haj minister has said all countries have been informed of the 20 percent cut in their pilgrim quotas and have gracefully accepted the move, local daily...
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Pak expats celebrate I-Day with zeal
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Pakistani expatriates in Saudi Arabia celebrated their country’s Independence Day on Wednesday with zeal and fervor. Simple ceremonies were held in...
View Article1,233 HIV cases discovered last year
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A total of 1,233 new HIV cases were discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2012, business daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported Wednesday. Director of the Ministry of...
View Article341,000 businesses run by foreigners fail to hire Saudis
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — An official source at the Labor Ministry has claimed there are more than 341,000 small businesses exclusively run by foreigners, Al-Madinah daily reported on...
View ArticleHousemaids and citizens’ rights
Mansour Al-Khudairi Al-Watan A topic that had preoccupied many Saudis over the past few months has been that of housemaids. It has become almost impossible to obtain a housemaid with the hold on...
View ArticleMOL considers hiring domestic workers from 15 countries
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor (MOL) is considering recruiting housemaids from Sierra Leone and Vietnam after a temporary halt to the recruitment of labor from Ethiopia,...
View ArticleMental patient's body found
ABHA —A 33-year-old man was found dead in Mahayel Asir governorate. Asir police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Shathan said preliminary investigations indicated that the...
View ArticleHighway blocked as gas truck overturns
TAIF — A truck carrying more than 150 nitrogen cylinders overturned on Riyadh-Makkah Expressway. Highway patrol and Civil Defense teams attended the accident, which had...
View ArticleIllegal foreigners attack policemen
TAIF — Two illegal residents attacked a security officer when he asked them for identifications. Lt. Col. Turki Ai, spokesman for Taif police, said two Arab expatriates...
View ArticleWidow drowns in septic tank
BAHA — A 45-year-old widow died when she fell into a septic tank in Al-Mandaq governorate in Al-Baha province. Deputy spokesman of Al-Baha Civil Defense Lt. Col. Abdullah...
View ArticleFire breaks out in Taif cemetery
TAIF – A fire broke out at Al-Hada Cemetery in Taif as the cemetery's keeper burned trash, Civil Defense spokesman Col. Nasser Al-Shareef said. The keeper called the...
View ArticleMan trying to smuggle housemaid arrested
AL-ARTAWIYA – Police in Al-Artawiya town arrested a man who tried to smuggle a housemaid to Riyadh without her sponsor’s knowledge after she agreed to pay him...
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MERS-coronavirus effects on Haj season in Riyadh meet discussion
Saeed Al Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The second International Conference for Mass Gathering Medicine is to be organized by the Ministry of Health in Riyadh...
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Muslims should reach out to people of other faiths, asserts convert
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “‘When Allah wishes well for someone, He grants him understanding of the religion.’ I...
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Mime act captivates all during Eid event
Babar Ali & Razaur Rahman Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Pakistan Embassy here was the venue for an evening of Eid celebration last week. The event...
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