Fuel truck accident forces road closure
HAIL — A fuel truck collided with another truck parked alongside Hail-Al-Jouf Road. Police, Red Crescent and Civil Defense personnel attended the site. The driver of the fuel truck...
View ArticleCitizen tries to set himself on fire
TAIF — Security bodies prevented a citizen from setting himself on fire. The man in his 40s had first set his car on fire, engulfing other nearby vehicles. He is...
View ArticleSix suffocate after gas leak from truck
BAHA — Six people suffered from suffocation due to a gas leak from a truck that was unloading cargo at a warehouse. Civil Defense spokesman Jamaan Al-Ghamdi said hazard...
View ArticleStudent stabs school principal in Abha
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — A 29-year-old principal here was stabbed in the arm by a student after he was disciplined for trying to drop out of school. The...
View ArticleDriver dies as car swerves off road
A man in his 30s was killed in a horrific accident in Jabal Shumrookh in Al-Qara governorate. The car swerved off the mountain road and the driver died instantly. A Red Crescent...
View ArticleRiyadh to host International Dates Council
RIYADH – Minister of Agriculture Fahd Balghunaim has announced the formation of the International Dates Council with Riyadh as its headquarters. Representatives of 15...
View ArticleAnqari signs SR3b contracts for education projects
RIYADH – Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al-Anqari signed on Tuesday contracts worth about SR3 billion to implement several educational projects in various regions of...
View ArticleKSA sending winter relief to Syrian refugees
RIYADH — Interior Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, who is also general supervisor of the Saudi National Campaign to Support the Brothers in Syria, has approved a number...
View ArticleDitches in street irk Al-Haramain residents
Adel Abdulrahman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Residents of Jeddah's Al-Haramain district residents are complaining of ditches in the main street passing through...
View ArticleIYWA hosts grand ‘Annual Day’ celebration
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Indian Youth Welfare Association (IYWA), a non-profit and non-political association, recently celebrated their...
View ArticlePakistani lawmakers seek to strengthen cooperation with Saudi Arabia
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — The Pakistani community here warmly welcomed a seven-member delegation of Pakistani lawmakers under the leadership of Sardar...
View ArticleAlumni asked to support AMU with three ‘Ts’
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) doesn’t produce only graduates, but complete “human beings,”...
View ArticlePublic seeks harsher penalties for extortionists
Saudi Gazette report TABUK — Groups of young men and women have called on the authorities to impose stricter penalties on Twitter and Facebook extortionists. Numerous...
View ArticleGirls school principal dies after tooth extraction
Saudi Gazette report ABHA —The Health Affairs in Asir is currently investigating the death of the principal of a girls school after her decayed tooth was...
View ArticlePatients are always right: Al-Rabeeah
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said on Tuesday it was important to respond to patients’ needs and demands...
View ArticleHigh jet ski fees anger visitors to Obhur
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Tourists have criticized rental prices for jet skis that can cost SR400 to SR600 an hour. The high prices have created tensions between...
View ArticleTeacher apologizes for breaking student’s arm
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A schoolteacher has apologized for breaking the arm of a student and assaulting another. However, the student's father, Ali...
View ArticlePrince Alwaleed appoints secretary-general
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal chairs a meeting of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation’s board of trustees in Riyadh. During the meeting, Abir Kaki (second from right) was...
View ArticleTeens tackle global issues at Model UN summit
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Dar Al-Hekma College in Jeddah recently hosted the fourth Model United Nations (MUN) Conference with the participation of more...
View ArticleCity sued for ‘using toxic gas’ to prevent rain in Jeddah
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Two international organizations are suing Jeddah Municipality for allegedly using poisonous gases to dissipate clouds, Al-Hayat newspaper reported....
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