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Can we say goodbye to diabetes?

  Abed Khazandar Al-Riyadh   Although I am not a diabetic, I was forced to live with the disease as my late wife was diagnosed with the illness. She suffered a lot as she had...

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How can we get rid of illegal expats once and for all?

  Saleh Ibrahim Al-Turigee Okaz   The recent riots by a number of illegal expatriates were not unexpected. They can happen in any country which has done nothing for many...

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Rains make a mockery of the Kingdom’s drainage projects

  Abdo Khal Okaz   With every rainy season, one of our cities becomes a victim of the rains giving rise to the same cries and complaints of the season before. Riyadh has been...

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Cats & rats are friends in Jeddah

  Misbah Matouq  Al-Nadi/Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH – In Jeddah, cats and rats are no longer enemies. They can be found side by side amid the heaps of...

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Is harassment a two-sided issue for which men and women are both accountable?

  Saudi Gazette report   Dammam — It is not fair to hold men only responsible for harassment, as some women dress and act in ways that encourage men to harass them,...

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Crackdown on taxi companies begins

JEDDAH — The Traffic Department on Thursday began a crackdown on taxi drivers who do not comply with residency regulations, according to its director Brig. Waslallah Al-Harbi. The campaign...

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Saudi woman, Syrian guilty of tasatur

JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court found a Saudi woman and a Syrian expatriate under her sponsorship guilty of tasatur (business coverup). The Syrian was summoned to the court...

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Haj Ministry website in 7 languages

MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj has upgraded its website (www.haj.gov.sa) to allow visitors to browse it in seven languages: Arabic, English, French, Indonesian, Turkish, Persian and Urdu,...

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Residents complain about SEC negligence

JEDDAH — Residents of a south Jeddah neighborhood filed a complaint with the authorities after several electricity boxes on a main were left open, posing a potential threat to the safety of...

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My dignity is more important than your love!

Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – Married couples are in a dilemma when faced with a situation where dignity confronts love. There are those who believe that dignity must win in the...

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The post amnesty scenario

Ameera Kashgary Okaz Last Sunday was not a usual day as far as the roads and streets in Jeddah, from north to south, were concerned. I had no doubt that there was something unusual going on. Jeddah is...

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The crackdown must go on!

Rashid Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh The crackdown campaign on illegal expatriates has been marred by a number of violent incidents captured on camera and circulated on social media websites on the...

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Do Saudis like foreigners?

Lubna Al-Khamis Al-Jazirah On my way from lunch at Dubai Internet City, I ran into a number of university students who were also on their lunch break. There were people from different cultures wearing...

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Assassinating Childhood

Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Despite continuous efforts by officials and responsible authorities to put an end to the scourge of begging, it is still continuing and growing day...

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Young man drowns in Baljurashi dam

AL-BAHA — A man in his 20s drowned in Wadi Al-Janabain dam in Baljurashi governorate. Spokesman for Al-Baha Civil Defense Lt. Col. Jamaan Al-Ghamdi said rescue teams pulled out the young man,...

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Motorist crashes into electric pole, dies

JAZAN — A man was killed when he lost control of his car and crashed into an electricity pole on Abu Areesh-Jazan Road on Friday. Witnesses said the man, who was in his 20s, was driving at...

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Manhunt in Makkah after Saudi stabbed

MAKKAH — Police have intensified the search for two Ethiopians who allegedly attacked a citizen on Umm Al-Qura Street. Tarek Ghassan said he was in a mobile phone store when an Ethiopian...

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Fatal crash

Two men lost their lives in a horrific car accident on Al-Wadi Road in Asir province on Friday. Spokesman for Asir Red Crescent Ahmad Aseeri said the two men died after being involved in a head-on...

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Bootleggers arrested in Jeddah

Special Forces police on Friday detained two expatriates for brewing and selling liquor in Al-Nuzhah neighborhood of Jeddah. After receiving a tip-off, police started monitoring the area. They were...

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Govt employees: When will we get medical insurance?

Muhammad Dawood and Adil Babkair Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A large number of government employees and their families need to have medical insurance, according to professor Reda Muhammad...

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