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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleRains 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...
View ArticleCats & 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...
View ArticleIs 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,...
View ArticleCrackdown 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...
View ArticleSaudi 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...
View ArticleHaj 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,...
View ArticleResidents 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...
View ArticleMy 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleDo 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...
View ArticleAssassinating 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...
View ArticleYoung 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,...
View ArticleMotorist 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...
View ArticleManhunt 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...
View ArticleFatal 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...
View ArticleBootleggers 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...
View ArticleGovt 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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