An incredible achievement
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh ACCORDING to a report published in Okaz newspaper on Dec. 4, Labor Minister Adel Fakieh said more than 250,000 Saudis have benefited from jobs left vacant by expatriates...
View ArticleCourt verdicts in favor of women ‘not being enforced’
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Court sentences issued in absentia should be reviewed and firmer penalties issued to those who repeatedly fail to attend court hearings, according to a sociology...
View Article200 girls boycott school after move to ‘unsuitable’ building
Saudi Gazette report QUNFUDA — Some 200 schoolgirls from a village in Qunfuda governorate boycotted classes last week after the local education directorate decided to transfer them to a...
View ArticleMinistry to provide info on mosques
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs is currently working on a database that will help its employees locate all registered mosques. The new system will also provide...
View Article20 Saudi women fill jobs left by expat engineers
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Majdah Al-Toukhi said the recent correction campaign has resulted in shortages of qualified engineers and she employed these women to replace expatriates. She...
View ArticleLabor office reviews unfair dismissal claim against KAMC
Ali Bin Gharsan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The labor office is reviewing an unfair dismissal case against the management of King Abdullah Medical City (KAMC). The case was submitted by an...
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Let’s be grateful
A group of high school students in Jeddah recently distributed free meals to street cleaners as part of a social program run by the Jeddah Education Directorate. The program aims to show appreciation...
View ArticlePolice search for bank thieves
JAZAN — Police are currently searching for a gang suspected of breaking into a bank to steal money. The suspects managed to enter the bank, but could not break the bulletproof windows to...
View ArticleSmuggling of weapons thwarted
JAZAN — Border Guards here foiled an attempt to smuggle in 14 machine guns and more than 600 bullets. Security personnel spotted some men trying to smuggle weapons and an exchange of fire...
View ArticleKidnapping attempt foiled
MADINAH — An Asian has been arrested for allegedly trying to kidnap a girl. The girl maintains that the expatriate stopped his car near her as she was walking on the street and tried to drag...
View Article12 expatriates embrace Islam
JAZAN — Twelve people from different nationalities embraced Islam in Sabia governorate, Jazan province Sunday night. The director of the Cooperative Office for Call, Guidance and Communities...
View ArticleSR388m water contracts signed
RIYADH — Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al-Hussayyen has signed a number of contracts for several water and sanitation projects in various parts of the Kingdom at...
View ArticleSaudi medical students to S. Korea
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has opened the door for students to study in five South Korean medical centers as part of a bilateral agreement signed between the two countries. As part of...
View ArticleCrackdown on illegal taxis
TAIF — The traffic department in Taif penalized the drivers of more than 7,000 illegal taxis this year. Maj. Raid Al-Malki, official spokesman of Taif traffic department, said a field...
View ArticleMedical institutions fined in E. Province
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Health’s Eastern Province branch has fined a number of medical establishments SR110,000 in total for committing several violations. Some establishments were...
View ArticleFood exhibition kicks off
JEDDAH — The Saudi International Food Exhibition kicked off here on Sunday with the participation of 330 local and international trademarks from 27 countries. The four-day event is organized...
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Evacuation after fire in school
BAHA — Civil Defense personnel successfully evacuated 57 students from an elementary school building after a fire broke out on the school premises. School authorities noticed smoke coming...
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Seven killed in accident
MADINAH — A head-on collision between two vehicles on Al-Hinakiya old road, 95 km from Madinah, on Sunday caused the death of seven people. Six members of the family died in one car while...
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Farewell dinner for Counselor Raja Qamar
Masood Poori arranged a farewell dinner in honor of Counselor Raja Qamar, who is about to leave for Pakistan after successfully accomplishing his tenure in Saudi Arabia, on behalf of the the Pakistani...
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Parents, students throng career expo at IIS Dammam
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani DAMMAM — A career expo and an inspirational seminar attracted many students and parents of the Indian community in Eastern Province. The two-day long career...
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