A public transport company needed
Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh We have a national air carrier, which is the Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), but when we look for a viable national land transport service we do not find anything. I do not...
View ArticleA Saudi on the Red Planet
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz Saudi citizen Abdullah Al-Zahrani plans to migrate with no intention to return. He is not going to the US, Europe or any other country that provides citizens with whatever they...
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Obesity patient’s relatives claim Health Ministry falsified report
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Relatives of Majed Al-Dousary who died last week of obesity has claimed that the Ministry of Health has manipulated facts, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported...
View ArticleLightning strikes young shepherd
ABHA — A young shepherd died on the spot while his brother sustained severe injuries after they were struck by lightning in Asir, according Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Muhammad...
View ArticleSnake bites 9-year-old girl
BADAR Al-JANOUB — A nine-year-old girl has been admitted to Najran Maternity and Children’s Hospital after she was bitten by a snake. The girl, who lives with her poor family inside...
View ArticleSR25b spent on holy sites in 16 years
RIYADH — Over the past 16 years, the government has spent a total of SR25 billion on developing the holy sites, Dr. Habib Zain Al-Abideen, undersecretary in the Ministry of Municipal and...
View ArticleMaid held after threat to end life
YANBU — A housekeeper was moved to the deportation center after she allegedly threatened her employer that she would commit suicide if not allowed to return home. Madinah Police acting...
View Article21,000 liquor bottles seized
JEDDAH – Al-Bat’ha border post foiled an attempt to smuggle in over 21,000 liquor bottles stashed inside cartons full of garlic, said acting director of customs Eid Al-Eneizi. The...
View ArticleDrug test urged for truck drivers
RIYADH — The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s transport committee has called upon pertinent authorities to require all truck drivers to undergo drug test and medical...
View ArticleIIROSA to honor accredited envoys
RIYADH — The International Islamic Relief Organization — Saudi Arabia (IIROSA) will honor diplomats accredited to Saudi Arabia at a ceremony here on Wednesday. Accredited diplomats...
View ArticleBrother sets an example of altruism
Maghram Asiri Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAHAYEL ASIR – A young man has set an example of brotherhood and altruism when he gave his own home to the wife and children of his late brother and rented an...
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Aramco praises products of Nafisa Shams Academy
JEDDAH — Nafisa Shams Academy for Arts and Crafts, one of Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ) initiatives, hosted a high-level delegation from Saudi Aramco, and praised the high level achieved by the...
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Our defense is invincible, in safe hands: Pak envoy
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Pakistan Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan said that the Pakistani nation should be happy that its defense now is invincible and is in safe hands. The Pakistani envoy was...
View ArticleInvestors reluctant to build homes in Jeddah: Top realtor
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Rents of real estate units in Jeddah have gone up due to the refusal of developers to invest in this sector, according to the city’s top realtor....
View ArticleSpecial committee to settle disputes between sponsors, domestic workers
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Labor Ministry is in the process of establishing a special committee to settle disputes between domestic workers and their Saudi sponsors, Al-Hayat newspaper...
View ArticlePolice break up university female student protest
Saudi Gazette report BURAIDAH — Police were called on Sunday to deal with a gathering of female students who were protesting against being told to take government jobs that did not match...
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First batch of 450 Malaysian pilgrims arrives in Madinah
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Datuk Syed Omar Syed Mohamad Al-Saggaf, Consul General Mohd Khalid Abbasi Abdul Razak, deputy head of the Malaysian Haj...
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369 Pak pilgrims arrive in Jeddah
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The first group of 369 Pakistani pilgrims arrived at the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) here on Monday on a Shaheen...
View ArticleKingdom leads growth in Arabic digital content
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Around 97 percent of Internet users in the Kingdom prefer to use Arabic for web browsing on digital and social media platforms, making the Kingdom the focal...
View ArticleNeed to increase stipends
Abdullah Munawar Al-Jimaili Al-Madinah At a workshop in Riyadh a few years back, someone suggested to cancel the monthly government stipend to male and female university students. Against this, it was...
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