Saher provocation in disguise
Ali Al-Anzi Al-Jazirah The various methods of guise the Saher system is adopting along highways to monitor over-speeding vehicles are signs of a fault in the system that has to be corrected very...
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400 girls forced to find a new school
A gir holds a file that carries a memo from a private school’s management in Jeddah asking students to leave the school following instructions from the landlord to vacate the building....
View ArticleExpat teachers concerned over MOE qualification test
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Thousands of expatriate female teachers who are largely here on dependent visas are anxiously awaiting guidelines for the proposed Ministry of...
View ArticleExpatriates held for car thefts
MAKKAH — Makkah police have apprehended two young expatriates for their alleged involvement in several car thefts. Acting spokesman of Makkah Police, Lt. Col. Zaki...
View ArticleEnvoy hopes Pak pilgrims would follow Saudi rules
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Saudi government’s decision to reduce each country’s quota of Haj pilgrims by 20 percent due to the...
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Thai pilgrims get warm welcome
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The first batch of 1,056 Thai pilgrims arrived in Jeddah on Saturday. Thai Consul General Chalee Sakolvari and other...
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Roadshow to help drive tourists to Sri Lanka
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Sri Lanka Ambassador Krishna Moorti promoted his country as an ideal destination for tourism and investment at the first Sri...
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Al-Sudan Mountain area in Makkah endures 50 years of neglect
Abdullah Al-Thibani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Residents in and around Makkah’s Al-Sudan Mountain claimed that they have been suffering from a lack...
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Young preacher lauds Australia’s strength to embrace all faiths
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “We never knew that Islam was such a peaceful religion and Muslims are embracive and inclusive.”...
View ArticleEP Municipality: Not responsible for monitoring prices
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Eastern Province Municipality has said it is not responsible for monitoring the prices of consumer products, adding that this is the...
View Article34 erring healthcare facilities, 11 drug stores closed in two months
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has ordered the closure of 34 healthcare facilities and 11 drug stores during the last...
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Blackout in Jazan and Najran
Iftikhar Bahfain and Qayed Aal Ja’rah Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN/NAJRAN — Power supply was disrupted in many parts of Jazan after high voltage...
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Hashish seized, smuggler killed
Border Guards personnel in the Eastern Province thwarted an attempt to smuggle half a ton of hashish. A spokesman said in Dammam that a suspicious boat was spotted in the Arabian...
View Article76 pieces of evidence against ‘human wolf’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Seventy-six pieces of evidence have been presented against a Saudi man dubbed the 'human wolf' who allegedly kidnapped and raped several...
View ArticleAlternative justice for juveniles soon
Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The ministries of justice and social affairs will soon apply alternative sentences on juveniles convicted of...
View ArticleWhen will we be fair to women and children?
Eitidal Etaiwi Okaz LOCAL media is replete with stories about women being abused by people closest to them. The blood bonds and the teachings of Islam make it imperative...
View ArticleCall to set up special courts for drug cases
Hussein Hazzazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The medical director of Al-Amal Hospital in Jeddah has demanded special courts to try drug-related cases. Dr....
View ArticleElderly woman commits suicide
HAIL — A woman in her 50s took her own life in Al-Dabyah district of Hail. She was found hanging by the neck in the bathroom of her house and her body was removed and...
View ArticleTeachers injured in accident
MAKKAH — Seven female teachers on their way to school were injured when their vehicle swerved off the road and overturned. Security bodies and the Red Crescent were...
View ArticleExpat falls in sewage tank, dies
DAMMAM — A Nepalese worker died when he fell into an uncovered sewage tank in Seihat. Spokesman for the Eastern Province Civil Defense Lt. Col. Ammar Maghrabi said two...
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