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How long will this continue?

  Hamood Abu Talib Okaz   THE trouble that took place last Friday near the deportation center on the Jeddah-Makkah Highway makes one wonder if authorities have adequately...

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Driving on two wheels!

   Young Saudis demonstrate a stunt known as “sidewall skiing” (driving on two wheels) outside the northern city of Hail. Performing stunts such as sidewall skiing...

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MOL blocks services to 138 big companies

  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – The Ministry of Labor (MOL)  has blocked its online system linking 138 big companies with more than 3,000 employees because of...

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Charred body found in unoccupied building

   BURAIDAH — Qassim Police began an investigation into a charred body that was found by the Civil Defense while fighting a fire in a room in a building under construction....

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Worker falls from 12-meter high scaffold

   MAKKAH — A worker at the Grand Mosque expansion project fell from a 12-meter high scaffold. On his way down, he apparently hit railings on the scaffold, reducing the...

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Highway police arrest liquor smuggler

   WADI DAWASIR — Highway patrol police arrested a Saudi who was smuggling liquor from Riyadh to Najran. The officers grew suspicious of a vehicle driven by a citizen in his...

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Canteen pie poisons 70 pupils in Al-Kharj

   AL-KHARJ — About 70 secondary school students were poisoned after allegedly eating rotten pie from the school canteen. Head of Al-Kharj Education Directorate Zaid...

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Fire destroys files at Bisha education office

   BISHA — A welding spark caused a fire at the examination section of the Education Directorate in Bisha during routine maintenance work. A number of files and documents...

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Speeding blamed for 2 road deaths

   Two young men were killed and three others injured in a traffic accident in Harth on Tuesday. Reports indicate excessive speed was the cause of the accident. The dead and injured...

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PEG organizes presentation on Savola

  Dr. Abdulraouf Mannaa with the members of the Executive Committee of PEG, from left, Hanif Sattar, Zafar Talpur, Dr. Javed Khan, Consul General Pakistan Aftab Khoker, Dr. A. R. Mannaa,...

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Japanese companies promote food products in Riyadh

   RIYADH — Food companies from Japan were given the opportunity to showcase their products to Saudi organizations at the Japanese ambassador’s residence...

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AMU alumni in Riyadh mark Sir Syed Day

   RIYADH — The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Riyadh Chapter, celebrated Sir Syed Day with serving Vice Chancellor of their Alma mater Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah...

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Couple, child arrested for pushing drugs

  Adnan Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Police detained a family for allegedly selling drugs. Officers had received information that a large shipment of...

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PAL starts non-stop flights to Riyadh, Dammam

  Saudi Gazette report  MANILA – Saudi Ambassador to the Philippines Abdullah Al-Hassan flagged off on Tuesday evening the first non-stop flight of the Philippine Airlines...

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12 million visitors hit Passport Dept's website

   RIYADH – More than 12.1 million people visited the website of the General Directorate of Passports (www.gdp.gov.sa) after its relaunch, according to spokesman Lt. Col....

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Ex-addict admits stealing mother’s jewelry to buy drugs

  Rayyan Abu Shoushah Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Ahmad, a young man in his 20s, had to steal his mother’s gold and jewelry to satisfy his craving for drugs. He...

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South Jeddah residents call for more public parks

  Adel Abdulrahman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Residents of south Jeddah neighborhoods want their local municipalities to designate more areas for public parks. Such parks provide...

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Central car workshops planned in neighborhoods

  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — The head of Jeddah's city council said there are plans to establish car workshops within neighborhoods, Al-Madinah newspaper...

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Sacked principal ad angers Jeddah Prep committee

  Amjad Parkar Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The interim committee of a community school in Jeddah has strongly refuted a newspaper advertisement claiming the principal it had...

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Disabled question age bar on aid

  Suad Al-Shamrani Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH — As the Kingdom marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, a number of disabled people in the...

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