Saudi students in Australia not affected by bush fires
CANBERRA – The Kingdom’s charge d’affaires has said Saudi students in Australia are fine and have not been affected by the wave of bush fires that...
View ArticleJeddah shopping fest to kick off Monday
JEDDAH – Jeddah Governor Prince Mishal Bin Majed, who is also chairman of the local Tourism Development Council, is scheduled to open on Monday the Jeddah Shopping...
View Article8,000 suspected cancer cases screened
Majed Al-Seghairi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — The Saudi Cancer Society in Madinah has conducted cancer detection tests on 8,000 suspected cancer cases. The...
View ArticleLeaking sewage threatens homes
Ibrahim Shehab Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Residents of Al-Adl neighborhood in south Jeddah are complaining about sewage leakages that threaten the foundation of...
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New Islamic website launched
RIYADH — A website that will give readers access to a series of articles written by Islamic scholars from the Indian subcontinent was launched at a function in Riyadh...
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Poultry farms causing skin problems: Claim
Abdullah Saif Okaz/Saudi Gazette BISHA – People of a Bisha village claim they have been suffering from skin rashes and scabies because of poultry farms that have surrounded their...
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Saudi activist: Gaza situation appalling
Radina Faris Okaz/Saudi Gazette GAZA – A Saudi woman accompanying a campaign comprising citizens from Arab and European countries arrived in Gaza on Tuesday. Maha Al-Fahd, an...
View ArticleOver 13 months without pay, expat workers on the brink
Muhammad Al-Badawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM – Over 80 workers in Al-Khobar claim they have not received their salaries for over 13 months. The workers, of whom 50 are expatriates,...
View ArticleSaudia is long dead and buried
Mohammed Al-Shibani Al-Bilad newspaper ONE of our most expressive proverbs says, “It is prohibited to hit the dead.” May Allah forgive all the writers and...
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Overflowing garbage bins raise quite a stink
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Municipal cleaners are neglecting their duties and spend their working hours collecting recyclable waste, like cans and cables, to supplement their...
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Walkway shut 24 hours after opening
Abdul Mohsin Al-Sabti Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Palestine Road walkway was closed on Thursday by the company that implemented the project 24 hours after Minister of...
View ArticleTwo killed in highway accident
ABHA — Two people were killed after their car overturned on Mahayel Asir Highway. Civil Defense rescuers removed the bodies from the mangled wreckage of the car. Meanwhile, an Arab expatriate...
View ArticleHuge fire near Abruq Al-Rughama
JEDDAH — Jeddah Civil Defense firefighters extinguished a huge fire that broke out Thursday near Abruq Al-Rughama historic area. The fire started in a pile of garbage and used tires that were...
View ArticleExpat threatens suicide to get visa
TAIF — In an attempt to draw public attention and exercise pressure on his sponsor to grant him an exit-re-entry visa, an Arab expatriate in Taif on Wednesday climbed a tall pole in a street...
View Article15 illegals dressed like women arrested
QUNFUDAH — Police officers in Qunfudah arrested 15 illegal workers dressed like women after officers stopped a Lexus car they were riding in. The Saudi man driving the car was also arrested...
View ArticleInvestor arrested for defrauding partners
MAKKAH — Police were successful in apprehending a Saudi investor for evading repayment of money he collected from other investors. He had collected more than SR600 million promising to invest...
View ArticleSnowfall traps Tabuk family in mountain
TABUK — A family was trapped in Al-Laus mountain in Tabuk after their car got stuck in snow. Tabuk Civil Defense rescuers responded immediately to the call and were able to find the...
View ArticleMother wants rebellious son to stay behind bars
JEDDAH – A mother pleaded for Jeddah Criminal Court to keep her disobedient son behind bars for fear that he would kill her if released. The son is accused of violently attacking his mother....
View ArticleKin of stranded Nepali workers kidnap Saudi recruitment agent
Saudi Gazette report HAIL — A Saudi national who works in a labor recruitment office was kidnapped and held for a week in the Nepalese capital of Katmandu. The kidnappers demanded...
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Riyadh forum aims to consolidate aspirations of Arab businessmen
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal will open the Arab Private Sector Forum at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Riyadh on Saturday....
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