Five army cadets die in car crash
HAFR AL-BATIN — Six citizens were killed when then their cars collided in a tragic accident on Al-Asyah-Qubbah Road. Five young men were in one of the cars, returning home from Qassim where...
View ArticleExpat shot dead during police chase
MADINAH — An African national was killed after police officers opened fire at a vehicle fleeing a police checkpoint. Madinah police spokesman Col. Fahad Al-Ghannam said officers at a police...
View ArticleCultural appropriation?
Haifa Al-Hababi Al-Watan Ibtesam Lutfi’s return has received extensive media coverage. For those who do not know, Ibtesam is a blind Saudi singer. Her real name is Khairya Qorban Abdul Hadi....
View ArticleDrug trafficker executed in Makkah
RIYADH — A Pakistani man convicted of drugs smuggling was executed in Makkah on Friday, the Interior Ministry said. Mohammed Zayer Khan Qol was arrested as he was "smuggling a large...
View Article25,000 cases of fund abuse in 2012
RIYADH – The Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution (BIP) investigated 24,687 cases involving abuse of public funds last year, a rise of 47 percent compared to the previous year. Riyadh led...
View ArticleRecruitment firms issued 90,000 visas
JEDDAH — Minister of Labor Adel Fakieh said the number of labor visas granted to licensed recruitment offices has reached 89,775. Of these, 25,998 are for domestic workers. In a tweet on his...
View ArticleKSA first globally for diabetic children
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of diabetes among children in the world, according to the International Federation for Diabetes’ new publication. The...
View ArticleBaby milk prices hitting the poor hard
JEDDAH — Many families are complaining about the frequent disruption in the supply of some brands of infant milk as well as rising prices. The citizens attributed the changes in prices to the...
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Accident halts traffic on highway
Two people were seriously injured Saturday in a crash involving their vehicles on the Mahayil Asir-Abha Highway. Ambulances and Civil Defense rescuers rushed to the scene and took the injured to...
View ArticleCitizen found dead inside home
BISHA — Al-Thenayah police found the body of a citizen who was in his 50s inside his home. Police acted on a call from a neighbor who said the citizen had not come out of his house for a long...
View ArticleTeenager detained for car theft
HAFR AL-BATIN — Police patrols have detained a teenager for stealing a car. A citizen notified police that his car was stolen and the officers were able to spot the vehicle. The boy was...
View ArticleFather runs over 9-year-old girl
TAIF — A nine-year-old child died when her father accidentally ran over her in the Al-Zouran area, south Taif. The city’s police spokesman Maj. Ali Al-Malki said the father was...
View ArticlePatrol car hits young motorist
AL-BAHA — A highway patrol officer injured a young man after he hit his car, said Al-Baha Traffic Department spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al-Zahrani. The victim, 23, had left the...
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Riyadh police bust burglary gang
Some of the stolen items recovered from the burglars. – Okaz photo RIYADH — Police have detained a gang of seven for allegedly committing 60 burglaries in Riyadh and...
View ArticleHRC moves to protect abused girl
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has intervened to protect an 11-year-old girl who was allegedly abused physically and verbally by her stepmother. The...
View ArticleKidwai to meet Indian volunteers
JEDDAH – Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmad Kidwai will meet volunteers and community members on the consulate premises at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday to brief them on the forthcoming the Pravasi...
View ArticleWoman lawyer gets license to practice
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A woman lawyer’s dream came true when she was granted a license to practice law, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. Jihan Qurban, a law graduate from...
View ArticleEuropean countries willing to ‘adopt’ young Saudi inventor
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Two European countries have offered citizenship to a Saudi inventor to develop her invention of a medical diagnostic hand watch, Alsharq newspaper reported. Ghadah...
View ArticleNegligence at workplace
Salim Sahab Al-Madinah One can write books on how some employees neglect their duties and always find ways to leave the workplace early without completing the mandatory number of hours. They always...
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Mother honored at son’s business launch
Saudi Gazette report KHAMIS MUSHAYT — A businessman was praised for insisting his 70-year-old mother cut the ribbon at the launch of a new branch of his marble and ceramic business, Al-Watan...
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