Haia nabs two for drunk driving
RIYADH – Officers of the Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) in Riyadh arrested two drunk men from their vehicle in a public street, according to the...
View ArticleRestaurant worker molests disabled girl
DAMMAM — An Asian male working for a fast food restaurant was arrested after he allegedly tried to sexually molest a disabled girl at the restaurant’s toilet. The...
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City of charitable work in Madinah
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Charity work and volunteering has burgeoned in the Kingdom in recent years, especially among the young population. The flash floods that hit...
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YIC celebrates 25 years of success
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The 25th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the Yanbu Industrial College (YIC) was held at the King Fahad Center in Yanbu with a...
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Indian International School Riyadh’s elected members
Indian International School Riyadh’s elected members pose for a group photo with Indian Embassy representative, chief election commissioner and representative of Saudi Ministry of Education....
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MANUU seeks to make Urdu world's leading language
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An interactive session based on distance education was held with Maulana Azad National Urdu University's (MANUU) vice chancellor and professor Mohd Miyan...
View ArticleImmune to criticism
Muhammad Al-Hassani Okaz It seems that with the passage of time some government and non-government agencies have become immune to criticism. They are no longer affected by constructive or...
View ArticleCaravans for classrooms?
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh The Ministry of Education is now trying to come up with an alternative solution to the shortage of school buildings. The ministry will start a new project by building caravans...
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Makkah residents complain about illegal rubbish dumping
Ibrahim Khudair Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – A number of Makkah residents have expressed worry about the accumulation of waste and used materials such as wood and boxes in different...
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Shabby rest rooms deter picnickers in Makkah
Nasser Al-Qithami Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – Several picnickers in Makkah’s public parks expressed astonishment at the conditions of the city’s public rest rooms, which...
View ArticleMinistry intensifies fight against dengue fever
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs executed a number of environmental health projects this year to support efforts to tackle dengue fever. The...
View ArticleElectronic links to beef up Zakat collection drive
Abdulrahman Al-Mesbahi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Department of Zakat and Income Tax (DZIT) will be electronically linked to various government bodies. The general manager of the DZIT in...
View ArticleTraders lose SR300m after goods get stuck at Jeddah port
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Over 500 traders working in the clothes and textiles trade incurred losses estimated at SR300 million over the past three months after 500 containers of goods at...
View ArticleKFSH director rebuts morphine claim
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — An American doctor has accused the management of King Faisal Specialist Hospital (KFSH) of negligence and mismanagement alleging that it allowed nurses in the...
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Illegals force residents of Jeddah area to relocate
Hussein Hazzazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many residents of Al-Rabwah neighborhood of north Jeddah have relocated due to the large number of illegal expatriate workers living in...
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Young Saudi woman makes waves in catering industry
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A young Saudi woman is making waves in the restaurant industry with a business that makes SR200,000 a month. Nourah has a degree in Islamic studies but her...
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US envoy mesmerized by captivating Asir scenery
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Prince Faisal Bin Khalid, Emir of Asir, received at his office in Abha on Sunday Anne Casper, the US consul general in Jeddah. She was accompanied by the...
View ArticleLabor Ministry ‘not protecting whistle-blowers’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Several Saudi private employees have complained that they have been sacked for whistle-blowing on corruption and malpractices taking place in their offices and...
View ArticleAdieu to world’s largest bicycle
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Jeddawis will soon bid farewell to the Bicycle Roundabout which is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the...
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Al-Najdi new president of PWC
Aymen Zaheer RIYADH — Faiz Al-Najdi, a Pakistani professional engineer, a writer and a social worker, has been elected as the President of Pakistan Writers Club (PWC)...
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