Tunisian minister meets Haj officials
MAKKAH — The chairman of the National Foundation for Guides of Pilgrims from Arab Countries Faisal Bin Muhammad Noah met with Tunisian Minister of Endowments Noureddine...
View ArticleSchools not to run drug tests on students
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Schoolchildren will not undergo any drug tests because they will cost the Anti-Drugs Directorate and the Ministry of Education too...
View ArticleSaudis told to avoid Lebanon
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has warned its citizens against travel to Lebanon, the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday.“The Foreign...
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Pak mission starts appointment system for delivery of MRPs
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Pakistan’s Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khokher has said the consulate has started an appointment system for the...
View ArticleMOH top in e-government readiness
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — For the second time in a row, the Ministry of Health portal was ranked first in Saudi e-government readiness. Minister of...
View ArticlePower outages unbearable, say Bahra neighborhood residents
Fahd Al-Metairi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Frequent power disruptions have become a constant worry for residents living in Bahra’s Najd neighborhood....
View ArticleEgyptian diplomat, officials discuss prisoners’ plight
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Egyptian Consul General Adel El-Alfy met with top prison officials to discuss issues concerning Egyptians in Saudi prisons...
View Article20 factories shuttered for violating environment laws
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The director of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) branch in Makkah province said over 20 factories were closed last week...
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Saudi revealed through rap
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Time is of the essence in Saudi Arabia. Hip Hop, RnB and Rap are heavily infused in the music culture locally. Hip Hop reached the...
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Kingdom’s philanthropist makes ‘emotional connection’ with Palestinian,...
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — We hear the stories on the news and we see the heartrending images of the Syrian refugee crisis escalating every day but we...
View ArticleWoman attempts suicide after losing battle to marry fiancé
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — A woman in Abha tried to commit suicide after a court ruled that she could not marry a man because he was not in her social class,...
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Original IDs compulsory for exit procedures at Tarheel
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Saudi Passport authorities have made original identification documents mandatory for completing exit procedures of illegal...
View Article‘What about our kids?’
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — The decision by the Council of Ministers to grant non-Saudi mothers of Saudi citizens permanent residency status in the Kingdom...
View ArticleSaudi women at stadiums?
Abdo Khal Okaz DO you remember what happened during the London Olympics, when many people protested against two Saudi female athletes participating in the Games? Did you see how...
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SABIC participates in seventh Souk Okaz
Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Supervisory Committee of Souk Okaz, and Prince Saud Bin Abdullah Bin Thenayan, Chairman of the Royal Commission...
View ArticleUNRWA representative hails IIROSA’s work
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) has commended the role of Islamic International Relief Organization-Saudi...
View ArticleBlood donation drive at Jeddah Marriott
JEDDAH — As part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) Jeddah’s Marriott Hotel organized a two-day blood donation campaign in cooperation with King Faisal Specialist Hospital...
View ArticleSchool locks up girls for not paying fees
TAIF — A private school principal allegedly locked up several young female students in a classroom all day long because their parents had not paid their tuition fees. The parents criticized...
View ArticleYoung man sentenced to community service
MAKKAH – A young man has been sentenced to three-month community service for having illicit affairs with a number of girls, according to Makkah police spokesman Lt. Co. Abdul Mohsin...
View ArticleAirport cameras help police catch thief
JEDDAH — Police have succeeded in catching a man who allegedly stole SR3,000 a Jordanian pilgrim inside King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, thanks to the airport’s CCTV...
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