Teenager takes own life at mosque
MAKKAH — A 14-year-old expatriate teenager from Afghanistan committed suicide inside the bathroom of a mosque here, according to Lt. Col. Zaki Al-Ruhaili, acting spokesman for Makkah police....
View ArticleTainted cement destroyed, two plants shut down
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Municipal inspectors destroyed about five tons of tainted cement and a large quantity of cement blocks and bricks ready for sale during a raid on two sites in...
View ArticleExpats dupe businesses posing as govt officials
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Dozens of expatriates have been arrested in Jeddah after they extorted money from businesses posing as officials from Jeddah Municipality and the National Water...
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Darbawiyah: Young Saudis develop a fad dangerous downright
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Young Saudis are coming up with new fads and absorb them into their way of living possibly in violation of social and ethical values. During the last few years, a...
View ArticleSaudi women married to foreigners call for welfare organization
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of Saudi women married to foreign men have called for a welfare society under the government's sponsorship to look after them and their families....
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Young man dies after truck, car collide on Afif-Qassim Highway
A truck carrying camels collided head-on with a car on Afif-Qassim Highway, killing the young car driver on the spot and slightly injuring the truck driver. The accident occurred when the truck driver...
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New project seeks to end food wastage at feasts
Ibrahim Khudair Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A new project seeking to prevent food wastage at weddings and social events has been created and implemented by a group of men from Makkah. The...
View ArticleWorker rights top complaints to HRC
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has said the majority of complaints it receives relate to employment and worker rights. Citing examples of some important cases...
View ArticleJustice Ministry takes steps to stop forgery of documents
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – The Ministry of Justice has detected several cases of forged powers of attorney by notaries public. These included cases uncovered in Jeddah in the backdrop of...
View ArticleIs the Ministry of Education ready for new school year?
Abdul Mohsen Hilal Okaz Our new academic year will start next week. Are the Ministry of Education, its departments and its schools ready for this? I read up on news from the ministry to see how ready...
View Article300 hashtags targeted KSA in one month, says official
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Over 300 Twitter hashtags targeting the Kingdom and its people have been registered in just one month by the Sakina program combating extremist and terrorist...
View ArticleRiyadh Police break up fight at a court
RIYADH — Riyadh Police officers stationed at Riyadh Court had to shoot in the air to disperse a group of people who got in a brawl after leaving the court. Eyewitnesses said two of the...
View ArticleSR560m for a new hospital in Makkah
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Health has allocated SR560 million to build a 300-bed public hospital in Makkah’s Sharayeh neighborhood. An area of 250,000 sq. meters has been allocated...
View ArticleNurse with bogus diploma dismissed
BURAIDAH —The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties has terminated the employment of a Filipina nurse who worked for Buraidah Maternity and Children’s Hospital for more than seven...
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Eastern Province witnesses 35% increase in sale of sunglasss
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Optical shops in the Eastern Province are currently witnessing brisk sales of branded sunglasses due to soaring temperatures. Most...
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Pakistani community calls for Ambassador Khan's extension
Babar Ali and Faisal Alvi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Pak Professional Forum and Jamiatul Ahle Hadees jointly hosted an Eid Milan Party here Friday. About 800 members of the Pakistani community,...
View ArticleIndian consular team visiting Najran and Jazan on Aug. 31
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Indian consular teams will visit Najran and Jazan on Aug. 31 (Saturday) to provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport services not...
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Bilateral issues figure in Prince Saud’s meeting with Pakistan’s ambassador
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Several bilateral issues came up for discussion during Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal’s meeting here on Monday with Muhammad Naeem Khan,...
View ArticleDecomposed corpse of old man discovered at funeral home
Abdullah Al-Thibyani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – Workers in charge of washing bodies before they are buried were surprised when they noticed signs of decomposition on the corpse of a...
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Fire breaks out at Jabal Omar project
A fire broke out Monday at a construction site inside the area of the Jabal Omar project near the Grand Mosque, according to Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Tarrad Al-Otaibi. Five...
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