Saudi executed for murder
QUNFUDAH — A Saudi national was executed in the western coastal city of Qunfudah on Wednesday after he was convicted of murder, the Interior Ministry announced. Salem Bin...
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Janet Breslin-Smith: Touching the lives of Saudi women
Tala Al-Hejailan and Katherine L. Ho RIYADH — James B. Smith came to Saudi Arabia in 2009 and served for four years as the United States Ambassador with dignity and a sincere thirst for...
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Syrian expats face tough predicaments
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — It has become a familiar scene to find crowds of people situated outside the Syrian Embassy in Riyadh as early as sunrise, waiting for its doors to open...
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Telecom Mini MBA
The department of development and training at Saudi telecom (STC) recently held a training program dubbed Telecom Mini MBA in cooperation with the Intelligence Training & Consultancy...
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Indonesian pilgrims arrive
The first group of Indonesian pilgrims for the upcoming Haj arrives at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah Tuesday evening. Acting Consul General of...
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Girl loses tooth to metal piece in sandwich
TABUK — A seven-year-old girl lost a tooth after biting into a piece of metal found inside a sandwich her father had bought for her. The girl, Kadi, was enjoying the...
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An open day for children with cancer
RIYADH — The Saudi petrochemical giant SABIC organized an open day at Riyadh’s King Fahd National Center for Children’s Cancer and Research that...
View Article18 imams fired, banned over Friday sermons
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs last month dismissed a number of mosque imams in six cities after they delivered sermons that...
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IISJ to lease land for new buildings
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The newly elected managing committee of the International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) has stepped up efforts to accommodate more...
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Reham ‘won’t grieve her yesterdays’
Thaifah Othman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — Reham Al-Hakami, the 13-year-old victim of a botched blood transfusion at a Jazan hospital, has returned to school after more...
View ArticleConflicting views on faltering projects
Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz THERE are conflicting views on faltering government projects. Some Saudis believe that these projects are only figments of one’s...
View ArticleDo we have excess housing?
Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh I RECENTLY had a chat with Ghazi Al-Abbasi, the secretary general of the Saudi Council of Engineers, who has an unusual view of the...
View ArticleCCTV cameras in 33,000 schools
Nader Al-Enezi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TABUK — The director of schools safety and security in the Ministry of Education said CCTV cameras will be installed in some 33,000...
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40 special needs children in Makkah deprived of education opportunities
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — As many as 40 children suffering from Down syndrome in Makkah have been deprived of an opportunity for education after their...
View ArticlePower outage sparks panic in Taif school
TAIF — Authorities at an elementary school in Taif evacuated 122 students and teachers after an electrical failure. Teams from the Civil Defense attended the scene and...
View ArticleFlight attendant jailed for assault
HAIL — An appeals court has approved a court decision to sentence a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight attendant to four years in jail for attacking an Austrian colleague. The...
View ArticleCouples arrested over nursery scam
MAKKAH — Police in Makkah are currently investigating a couple who allegedly stole more than SR300,000 from their victims in a scam. The couple, a 50-year-old Saudi and...
View Article19,317 benefit from literacy programs
MAKKAH – Almost 20,000 men and women have benefited this year from illiteracy eradication programs offered in 135 centers for adult education, according to Makkah...
View Article4,993 cases against Saher before courts
RIYADH – Four thousand nine hundred and ninety-three complaints have been filed against Saher since the beginning of this year, according to a source in the commission in...
View Article52 Jouf mosques to receive facelift
AL-JOUF — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has allocated SR12 million for the restoration of 52 mosques in Al-Jouf region. The director general of the ministry's branch in...
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