Sales of winter clothes up 60 percent
DAMMAM — Sales of winter clothes and heating equipment jumped by 60 percent in the past few days when a cold wave caused a significant drop in temperatures. Shopkeepers said the amount of...
View ArticleGunshots heard near Haia office in Kharj
AL-KHARJ — A member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) was the target of an attempted assault as he was dealing with a case of illicit seclusion....
View ArticleSchoolgirls present gifts to patients
BURAIDAH — A group of female students from the 63rd Primary School in Buraidah paid a visit to the city’s Maternity and Children’s Hospital. This comes within efforts...
View ArticleUganda may send domestic workers
MADINAH — Ugandan Ambassador to the Kingdom Rashed Yahya has said he is scheduled to meet Minister of Labor Adel Fakieh to discuss a number of issues that will eventually open the way for the...
View ArticleOh Saudi, how lucky you are!
Ahmad Hashim Alsharq IN Japan, around 30,000 citizens end their life each year due to debt trap and unemployment. As for some Britons, they offer their organs for sale in order to settle their...
View ArticleDoctors caution against energy drinks
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Doctors and pharmacists have issued a warning on the health effects of consuming stimulants and energy drinks that are readily available at pharmacies without a...
View ArticleDriver escapes crash with minor injuries
AL-JARF — A young man sustained minor injuries when his car crashed into the back of another car in Al-Jarf in southern Saudi Arabia. A traffic police report indicated that the accident was...
View ArticleAccident kills 4 Egyptian Umrah pilgrims
JEDDAH — Four Egyptian nationals were killed in a traffic accident on their way back to Dammam after performing Umrah in Makkah. A fifth Egyptian was seriously injured and admitted to the...
View Article16 injured in gas cylinder explosion
Al-KHARJ — A cooking gas cylinder explosion injured 16 people who were on a trip to Wethailan Park. Riyadh Civil Defense spokesman Capt. Mohammad Al-Hammadi said the explosion resulted in...
View ArticleBangladeshi expat killed in dispute over politics
JEDDAH — A Bangladeshi national was killed by a compatriot after a heated argument about political issues back home. Jeddah police sent forensics team to the site after receiving information...
View ArticleSix-month jail for offering bribe to cop
JEDDAH — The Administrative Court in Jeddah has sentenced an expatriate to six months in prison for offering a bribe to a security officer. When the judge asked the defendant whether he knew...
View ArticleRoom for deeper Indo-Saudi engagement in education: Rao
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Around 250 people, including Saudis representing major universities in the Kingdom, attended a higher education seminar organized by the Saudi Indian Business...
View ArticleYouths mount campaign to fight smartphone addiction
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — More than 90 young Saudis in the Eastern Province launched the "Don't be a slave to your mobile phone" educational campaign, Al-Madinah...
View ArticleSMS spam angers cellphone users
Saudi Gazette report TAIF — A large number of members of the public have expressed annoyance at the constant stream of spam text messages promoting products or services they receive, Al-Watan...
View ArticleFamilies head to Jeddah Corniche to enjoy pleasant weather
Hundreds of families headed to Jeddah Corniche Friday to enjoy the pleasant weather, which was accompanied by intermittent drizzle. Families were seen over a wide stretch of the beach all...
View ArticleAll-women eatery opens in Taif
TAIF — An all-women restaurant recently opened in Taif, making it the first eatery to be entirely run by women in the governorate, Al-Madinah daily reported on Saturday. Majed Al-Tuwairqi...
View ArticleAcquitted Saudi student plans lawsuit over US prison ordeal
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Saudi student who spent 11 months in an American prison for a murder that he did not commit has finally been released. Ziyad Obaid was accused of murdering an...
View ArticleNSHR slams poor response to domestic violence cases
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has criticized the poor response by the Social Protection Committee to family violence cases, Al-Eqtisadiah...
View ArticleWhere camels are sold for millions
Saudi Gazette report HAFR AL-BATIN — Around this time every year, thousands of camel breeders and enthusiasts from the Kingdom and neighboring Gulf countries flock to Umm Ruqaiba Desert,...
View ArticleFour tire factories shut down in Jeddah
JEDDAH – Four tire factories have been closed down by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for violating health and safety rules during inspection visits while over 2,500 tires have been...
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