A catering company for schools
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh Through my personal experience in schools and through what I hear today, the meal the student has at school nowadays is his major one for the whole day. In the past, the...
View ArticleBureaucratic obesity killed Majed
Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz Majed Al-Dousary, who died of obesity, had in his hands a royal order to be sent for treatment abroad. The order was not implemented because there are officials in the Health...
View ArticleSubstandard facilities at autism center criticized
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of parents have criticized the Ministry of Education’s Jeddah autism center for not having enough female teachers and nannies. They told...
View ArticleMedical mistake suspected in deaths at Dammam Maternity
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Nabeel Al-Khater’s joy on being blessed with his first baby boy turned into tragedy when his 32-year-old wife died at the Maternity and...
View ArticleNewborn abandoned inside mosque
TABUK – A newborn boy was found inside a mosque in Tabuk by a worker. The incident was reported to the police and the Red Crescent. The baby was taken to hospital for a...
View ArticleHousekeeper in illicit affair jailed
MADINAH — An Ethiopian housekeeper was sentenced to five months in prison and 95 lashes of the whip after authorities caught her inside a sheep barn with two illegal...
View ArticleDrunk man stabs Haia member
RIYADH — A drunk man stabbed a member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), according to the Haia's Riyadh branch spokesman...
View ArticleHousekeeper mixes detergent in baby milk
BURAIDAH — Police in Al-Qassim arrested a housekeeper for allegedly mixing detergent in baby formula and feeding it to her employer’s child, according to...
View Article2 school students killed in crossfire
JAZAN – Two high school students were shot dead while they were riding a motorcycle at Abu Areesh governorate. The circumstances of the accident are still shrouded and...
View ArticlePrivate aircraft crashes in Hail
HAIL — A BE-32 aircraft owned by a Saudi crashed in northern Hail, according to General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) spokesman Khalid Al-Khaibari. The pilot called...
View ArticleFamily of four killed in Taif pile-up
TAIF — Four members of a family died on the spot while 16 others sustained various degrees of injuries in a three-car pile-up in southern Taif on Friday. Red Crescent...
View ArticlePassport police to merge with Public Security
MADINAH — Minister of Interior Prince Mohammad Bin Naif has issued directives to merge of the patrol units of the Passport Department with the Public Security Department,...
View ArticleGive your brain a mental workout
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Intelligence is a broad concept and it is difficult to pinpoint a certain number or a single criterion to measure it. Rather,...
View ArticleTime to win over others with 'soft power,' says Pakistan Ambassador
Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — "Virsa-e-Pakistan," organized by Sajida Chaudhry under the banner of "Needs &...
View ArticleProcrastinating sponsors cause of crowding at detention centers
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs has blamed irresponsible sponsors for the crowding of the detention centers at anti-beggary offices, which...
View ArticleNo change in citizenship law: Civil Affairs
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Civil Affairs Department has neither confirmed nor denied reports saying the authorities have canceled the requirement that...
View ArticleNo expats in women’s tailor shops: MOL
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – All women’s tailor shops will be run by Saudi women as the Ministry of Labor (MOL) has halted recruitment of expatriate...
View ArticleProtect rights of domestic workers, Arab states told
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — An international expert on domestic workers has urged Arab states to raise their graph in protecting rights of domestic workers by...
View ArticleHaj season 1434 begins
Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao and Consul General Faiz Ahmad Kidwai welcome pilgrims in Madinah. Air India flight AI-5631 landed at Prince Muhammad International Airport at 9.30...
View ArticleEmployees decry ‘unfair’ GOSI salary records
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of Saudi and expatriate employees in the private sector, who are registered in the General Organization for Social Insurance...
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