Cut in Haj quota: Dozens of Makkah buildings are vacant
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Dozens of Makkah buildings which had been licensed for Haj accommodation remain unoccupied following the Ministry of Haj’s decision to reduce pilgrim...
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Saudis flee residential area due to its old age
Ahmed Al-Sulami Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A large number of Saudis living in one of the oldest residential districts in East Jeddah are leaving the area because they say it has aged and...
View ArticleReal estate prices skyrocket in Madinah
Samah Yasin Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — The prices of real estate in Madinah have soared beyond the reach of potential tenants, especially young men planning to get married. Families have...
View ArticleFemale doctor fined SR20,000 for negligence
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A female physician working at a government healthcare facility in Madinah has been fined SR20,000 for displaying negligence in following proper medical...
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Parents anxious over hike in school fees
Shahd Alhamdan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With the new academic year just round the corner, parents’ anxieties have grown folds after the Ministry of Education granted permission to...
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Back-to-school: Financial burden on several families
Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many Saudi families are now facing a tough time covering the back-to-school expenses after a long summer vacation, and the Ramadan and Eid break. Limited...
View ArticleNeed to discipline imams
Abdo Khal Okaz The fight that took place among devotees at Al-Firdous Mosque in Riyadh following the Friday sermon further confirms the fact that mosques are often unregulated. There are imams...
View ArticleSheep traders facing obstacles ahead of Haj
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Sheep traders who have started preparing for the Haj season to help cover demand both locally and for Haj sacrifices are facing a number of obstacles...
View ArticleSeven evacuated from Taif building
TAIF – Seven people had to be evacuated from a building after a group of children tossed a cigarette butt near the staircase that caught fire, according to Taif Civil...
View ArticleSeven escape from protection center
RIYADH — Seven teenagers escaped the Riyadh Social Protection Center last Thursday after detaching one of the windows that had not been securely fixed. The...
View ArticleMissing old man found in the desert
AL-ARTAWIYAH — Civil Defense teams were successful in locating a missing aged man in the desert area of Umm Al-Jamajem. The man’s brother had notified the Civil...
View ArticleYoung man killed due to excessive speeding
DAWADMI — A youth in his early 20s was killed when his speeding car rammed into an electric pole on the roadside. Police said as the speeding driver approached a curve on...
View ArticleMan confesses to murder
YANBU — A man accused of murdering a youth on the second day of Eid has confessed to his crime at Yanbu court. Security bodies were dispatched to a vehicle parked next to...
View ArticleMan kills wife and 4 children
NAJRAN — A Saudi allegedly murdered his wife and four children in Sharourah governorate, east of Najran. Sources said that the man was suffering from diminished mental...
View ArticleTwo detained for thefts
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah have arrested two Saudis in connection with a series of thefts of cash registers from pharmacies. A...
View ArticleAppeals court rejects medical error charge
Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The appeals court here has rejected an appeal from the father of an eight-year-old girl, who, he said, died due...
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ALJCI organizes a visit to Indonesia for orphan students
JEDDAH — In cooperation with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiative (ALJCI) organized a visit to Indonesia for 21 outstanding...
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Indian driver returns home after philanthropist pays blood money
Nirappat Vineesh Pappachan is being received by Dr. Jemshith Ahmed, Executive Director of Al-Abeer Group, at Al-Abeer Hospital Kizhisheri, Kerala Tuesday. Abdul Rasheed Alungal, Director of...
View ArticleHospital’s late response proves fatal
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A Saudi woman died as a result of medical errors committed about three months ago by a private hospital in Dammam, Al-Sharq reported. Haya...
View ArticleMakkah abattoirs to be strictly monitored
Fahd Al-Mana'ei Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Makkah Municipality has warned that it is against the law to slaughter animals without going through licensed...
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