Specify charges against ex-mayor, court tells prosecutor
Abdul Rahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court adjourned while looking into a bribery case involving a former Jeddah mayor and a businessman....
View ArticleHotels need permission to hold real estate auctions
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has conveyed to all Jeddah hotels and owners of residential units to desist from holding real...
View ArticleJeddah police arrest fake municipal inspector
Abdul Rahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Police arrested a man in his 40s who went around going to shops claiming that he was a municipality inspector. He took hefty...
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Thai community celebrates children’s rights
More than 300 Thai children living in Jeddah and Makkah took part in celebrations marking the National Children’s Day at their country’s Consulate General on Thursday. Left: Thai...
View ArticlePolicy expert says Indian Muslims must overcome ‘deprived’ mindset
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Muslims in India are lagging behind other Indian groups in terms of social, educational and economic development, a policy...
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New TV channel to spread alternative media culture, says Kerala scholar
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A new television channel will formally be launched on Feb. 10 from Calicut in the southern Indian state of Kerala. MediaOne, with a capital of more...
View ArticleOn Ahmed Al-Jizawi and Rizana Nafeek
Saud Al-Mutairi Al-Riyadh newspaper Under the rules of the Shariah, on which the system of government in the Kingdom is based, a murderer will be executed if convicted and...
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HHA to back ‘Safe Driving, Life Saving’ contest
BMG Foundation Chairman Basil Al-Ghalayini (L) and Ali Husein Alireza, CEO of Haji Husein Alireza & Co. Ltd, sign the cooperation agreement to promote the culture of safe driving in the...
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UN sanctions panel delists Adel Batterjee
Muhammad Al-Misbahi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The name of Saudi businessman Dr. Adel Batterjee has been removed from the list of the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee. The...
View Article28 percent drug cases involve Saudi women: Justice Ministry
Ibrahim Al-Qirbi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A recent report issued by the Ministry of Justice shows that 28 percent of narcotics cases being looked into in the...
View ArticleEP police detain 95 dragsters, seize 217 cars
Khalid Al-Blahdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Eastern Province traffic police detained 95 students for taking part in drag races. They also confiscated 217 vehicles during...
View ArticleMakkah police arrest impostor
Hatem Al-Masoudi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Undercover security police detained a person who impersonated a security police and stole SR4,000 from a Pakistani national. The victim...
View ArticleAccidents shuts Riyadh-Qassim highway for an hour
RIYADH — A horrific accident on Riyadh-Qassim highway killed on person and injured two others. The road was closed for more than an hour, as a Red Crescent helicopter, and the Civil Defense...
View ArticleSisters drown during family outing
Yahya Al-Fifi Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — Two young sisters drowned in a lake in Beesh valley during a family outing. They were playing next to the water, and fell in and drowned, in...
View ArticleDrug peddler held with 60,000 pills
MAKKAH — Teams from the anti-drugs department arrested a drug peddler with 60,000 "Captagon" pills in Makkah, a local newspaper reported. The department...
View ArticlePair detained with liquor after chase
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Police arrested two men riding a vehicle at in Riyadh following a chase after officers got suspicious of their behavior. The two men were driving...
View ArticleSR150 fine for car graffiti
DAMMAM — A fine of SR100-150 will be imposed for stickers or graffiti on cars, a local newspaper reported. Spokesman for the Eastern Province police Lt. Col. Ali...
View ArticleRailroad network to link EP cities
DAMMAM — Work is scheduled to begin next year on a train network that will link major cities of the Eastern Province as part of the public transportation project, a local...
View ArticleBrain-dead patient shuttled between hospitals: Brother
TABUK — The Health Affairs Directorate in Tabuk is investigating the transfer of a brain-dead Saudi from one hospital to another. The patient’s brother said the...
View ArticleWoman sues husband for Internet vilification
DAMMAM — A Saudi woman has sued her husband for vilification and extortion when he published her photos on social networking site with offensive remarks. After her...
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