Citizens must respect law first: Experts
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Officials and experts have said expatriate residents will not respect the country's laws and regulations as long as citizens do not abide by them. The recently...
View ArticleSaudi woman starts project to aid children with ADHD
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A Saudi woman has launched a project to assist children suffering from simple cases of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Al-Hayat daily reported....
View ArticleAccident claims life of another schoolteacher
Saudi Gazette report HAIL — A schoolteacher who commuted 90 kilometers daily between her home and workplace lost her life in a traffic accident on Thursday, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. After...
View Article600 water meters stolen
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — More than 600 water meters were stolen from homes in south Makkah in the past few months, Al-Madinah daily reported. Citizens have complained to the police and...
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Dawmat Al-Jandal excavation to expand
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiques has signed a scientific cooperation agreement with the University of Napoli, Italy, and the French National Center...
View ArticleSix injured in street brawl
QURAYYAT — A brawl between two groups of youths in the Al-Faysalyah neighborhood of this northern city left six people injured. The fight began as an argument between the two groups and then...
View ArticleVictim of ATM crash pardons son
ABHA — Abdu Mera’ei has pardoned his son who caused an accident injuring him while he was inside an ATM cubicle. Social networking sites had claimed that Meraei’s son had...
View ArticleTalismans land expat in jail
HAFR AL-BATIN — Security police have detained an Arab resident carrying talismans at a security point. Eastern Province police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti said security officers grew...
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Liquor dens destroyed
SABYA — Police search and investigation teams have discovered three dens used for brewing liquor. The dens were inside dense bushes. Officers removed the bushes after destroying the liquor...
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Road accidents claim seven lives
DAWADMI — Seven people were killed in road accidents across the country on Saturday. A resident woman was killed and her husband seriously injured when their car collided with another at a...
View ArticleBan beggars from mosques, imams told
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Mosque imams have been ordered to ban beggars from mosques, according to new instructions from the Makkah Emir’s Office. Al-Hayat newspaper reported on...
View ArticleDrop seen in cross-border smuggling
Nader Al-Enezi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TABUK — The head of the Border Guards unit in Tabuk has said there has been a remarkable drop in smuggling and human trafficking activities across the...
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Rao asks Indian community to build on ‘strategic partnership’
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao has said it was the sincere cooperation and tireless efforts by community volunteers that helped his embassy make envious...
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Pedestrians denied right of way
Motorists often park on sidewalks, causing immense hardship to pedestrians. The picture shows cars on the sidewalk of a main road near a public park, which is frequented by women and...
View ArticleIs it the fault of contractor or municipality director?
Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz THE director of a city municipality blamed one of the water authority’s contractors for the rainwater that flooded the streets of a city. The director, who was...
View ArticleCitizens question arbitrary asphalting of roads
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Citizens are complaining about arbitrary asphalting of streets in Jeddah where some streets are being asphalted for no known reason while others are completely...
View ArticleContractors refute claim by Saudi Council of Engineers
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The chairman of the national committee for contracting challenged the Saudi Council of Engineers to bring him 100 Saudi engineers, claiming he would be ready to...
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Advertisements from the Gulf leaving people ‘hungry’
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – With 87 percent of advertising money spent on print, Saudi Arabia is lagging far behind in digital advertising, according to the recently established Jeddah...
View ArticleShooter on the run in Madinah
MADINAH — Police are searching for a man who shot a Pakistani worker in the stomach while the latter was working in a construction site, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. The victim, who is...
View ArticleTeen arrested for car vandalism, robbery
QALWAH — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested for setting five cars on fire, car theft and vandalizing several vehicles, said Al-Baha Police spokesman Lt. Col. Saad Tarad. The boy is said to...
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