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Ada Jafri: The first lady of Urdu poetry
Rohail A. Khan JEDDAH — Ada Jafri is without a doubt the first lady poet from the subcontinent who became internationally famous in the male-dominated world of Urdu poetry and...
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Saudi Arabia is a peninsula of stability in the region, says Pakistan Ambassador
Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Muhammad Naeem Khan, Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said that Saudi Arabia has emerged as a "peninsula of stability" in...
View ArticleSupreme Court repealed 18% of lower court rulings last year
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Supreme Court, the highest judicial body in the Kingdom, has repealed 18 percent of sentences issued by the lower courts last year, Al-Hayat newspaper...
View ArticleMonitoring of shops selling school supplies intensified
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A committee represented by the ministries of commerce and municipalities has taken a number of measures to intensify the monitoring of shops that sell fabric and...
View ArticleLabor Ministry closes down 43 shops
RIYADH — The inspection teams of the Ministry of Labor have closed down 43 shops for violating the feminization decision. The shops were selling lingerie. The 43 shops were faulted following...
View ArticleSaudi engineers leaving govt jobs
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — President of the Saudi Council of Engineers, Hamad Al-Shaqawi said 5,665 engineers working in government jobs have shown an interest in working for the private...
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12 foreign teams to join SCTA in excavation of historic sites
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Exploration teams from 12 countries are collaborating with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) in the excavation of 15 historic sites in...
View ArticleTreated sewage helps revive farms in Madinah villages
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — Farms in villages north of Madinah have been revived after years of drought, as treated sewage began seeping into the valleys. This has led to a surge in prices...
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KSA guest of honor at Beijing book fair
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Kingdom will be the guest of honor in the 20th international books exhibition in Beijing, which will start from Aug. 28. Minister of Higher...
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Residents plagued by exposed power cables
Ahmad Al-Afifi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A number of residents of Makkah’s Abu Shaddadin district criticized local authorities’ alleged negligence of exposed...
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Helicopters comb border areas
Abdullah Al-Hetailah and Abdullah Al-Qahtani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN/ABHA — The Ministry of Interior has ordered police helicopters to assist and support other security bodies in combating...
View ArticleAmerican murder suspect converts to Islam in prison
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — An American expatriate accused of murdering his Sri Lankan wife has converted to Islam while in prison pending trial, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Wednesday. The...
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Funeral prayers for Prince Musaed
Funeral prayers for Prince Musaed Bin Abdulaziz being held at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on Wednesday. After the prayer, Second Deputy Premier Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz received...
View ArticleMafia gangs trafficking humans
Nasser Al-Yahyawi Okaz I asked a Yemeni expatriate how he had managed to come into the Kingdom without a visa? He replied that the matter was very simple. He said all he required to do was to inform a...
View ArticleThe weight of the school bag
Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh A spokesman for the Ministry of Education recently stated that the weight of a school bag should not exceed 10-15 percent of the weight of the student. He said the ministry...
View ArticleJazan hospital official sacked, doctors fined
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — An assistant director at a government hospital in Jazan has been sacked from his post and fined 10 days’ wages for misusing his authority and...
View ArticleFour tons of rotten meat destroyed
JEDDAH — More than 166 slaughtered goats were confiscated while more than four tons of rotten meat were destroyed during the month of Ramadan, a Jeddah Municipality report...
View ArticleUnidentified body found in Najran
NAJRAN — The Civil Defense in Najran recovered the body of a man from a lake formed by rainwater. Civil Defense officers received reports of a body floating on the lake....
View ArticleLivestock thieves busted in Qunfudah
QUNFUDAH — Police in Qunfudah arrested nine people accused of stealing livestock in the area. Police began investigating after receiving a complaint from the livestock owner. The...
View ArticleEgyptian expat robbed in street
TABUK — Police in Tabuk are currently investigating the case of an Egyptian expatriate who was robbed in the middle of the street. According to the victim, he was driving...
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