Elementary school evacuated
JEDDAH — An elementary school was evacuated after a short circuit was reported at the school in Al-Hamdaneya neighborhood in north Jeddah. Two teams from the Civil...
View ArticleTomato prices up again
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The prices of tomatoes are increasing again without any intervention by supervisory authorities, said consumers. They claimed the price of...
View ArticleBorder Guards foil drug smuggling
ABHA — Border Guards at Al-Misyal center, on the border with Yemen, arrested a smuggler trying to smuggle 21 kilograms of hashish into the country. According to a Border...
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Firefighters contain factory fire
JEDDAH — Civil Defense teams contained a fire that started in several diesel tanks in a private factory in northeast Jeddah. Firefighters battled for several hours to...
View ArticleAl Faisal students make B’desh community proud
Faruk Ahmed RIYADH — Al-Faisal University is one of the first private and non-profit university in Saudi Arabia, which was founded by the King Faisal Foundation...
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Cronut comes to Jeddah
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — When the cronut was first concocted in New York earlier this year by a baker from Soho it created a buzz of excitement...
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IFF Haj volunteers’ services lauded
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The selfless services rendered by the India Fraternity Forum (IFF) volunteers for this year’s Haj have won accolades from...
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“Hifzur Rehman Seoharvi Academy” honors new Muslims
New Muslims pose for a group photo with office bearers of the “Hifzur Rehman Seoharvi Academy” and guests at the felicitation ceremony held last week at a local...
View ArticleNews outlets conclude 3-day confab
RIYADH — More than 70 news agencies and media outlets from around the world concluded their deliberations in Riyadh Wednesday with a host of recommendations to keep pace...
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Oman National Day celebrated in Jeddah
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Oman’s Consulate General in Jeddah hosted a function to mark the 43rd anniversary of the country’s National Day...
View ArticleRailway workers end strike after assurances
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A labor dispute over unpaid wages involving around 400 laborers and engineers working on the Haramain train project in Jeddah was resolved...
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Italian aircraft carrier at Jeddah port in ‘daring’ campaign
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Members of the press, students and citizens and expatriates were welcomed on board the aircraft carrier Cavour, the newest...
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Jeddah businessman awarded top New Zealand honor
Abdul Rahman M. Baig Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The government of New Zealand made prominent Jeddah-based businessman Sheikh Abdul Raouf Abu Zinadah, honorary...
View ArticleMinistry preps plan for crackdown on violating businesses
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has designed a comprehensive plan to target businesses that have the largest number of residency violators,...
View ArticleMore Saher cameras coming in Makkah
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The head of the traffic department in Makkah said during a field inspection that his department would install in the upcoming...
View ArticleWhy are we violators of law?
Rashid Al-Fawzan Al-Riyadh A REPORT published recently showed that over 2 million traffic tickets were issued in a Saudi city in one year alone. The most common violation...
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Parents on edge over uncertainty at PISJ-ES
Mahmood Hasan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Politics is taking its toll on the students of Pakistan International School Jeddah-English Section (PISJ-ES). The school...
View ArticleMortar fire from Iraq hits Saudi territory
DAMMAM — Six mortar shells reportedly landed near the town of Al-Oja, 80 kilometers away from Hafr Al-Batin. The shells were said to have come from Iraqi territory. No...
View ArticleCity borrows SR9m to pay its cleaners
MAKKAH — Makkah Municipality had to borrow SR9 million from businessmen here in order to pay the delayed salaries of street cleaners and renew their residency permits....
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Saudi inventor wins global acclaim
JEDDAH — A Saudi student studying neurosurgery in the Netherlands has won the top prize at an international invention contest held in Australia. Siham Abu Zahira invented...
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