Asir Municipality shuts down 13 stores
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Asir Municipality has closed down 13 commercial stores along the Jazan road. Head of the municipality’s monitoring...
View ArticleRiyadh policeman issues 40 traffic tickets daily
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A single traffic policeman in the capital issues a daily average of 40 tickets for various violations including speeding, reckless...
View ArticleDemographic data used to track illegal residents
JEDDAH — A senior police official said demographic information is now being used to track illegal residents. This comes at a time when illegal residents and...
View ArticleUnemployment rate goes up with deportation of illegals
Yousef Al-Kuwaileet Al-Riyadh AFTER the deportation of a large number of expatriates or the correction of their status, the Labor Ministry informed us that most positions...
View ArticleDemand for firewood up as cold snap bites
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The demand for firewood has recently increased, especially with the severe cold weather hitting a number of regions in the Kingdom. Finding...
View ArticleFakieh supports diversity in workplace
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Kingdom is committed to supporting diversity in the local workforce and has been investing in its talents through education,...
View ArticleMOE sets penalties for school bullying
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is to set severe penalties for bullying ranging from expulsion to transfers to another school. The penalties affect intermediate...
View ArticleSaudi gets 15 years for terrorist activity
RIYADH — A special court in Riyadh has sentenced a citizen to 15 years in jail after convicting him of recruiting 14 people to join Al-Qaeda’s affiliate in...
View ArticleCourt upholds jail, lashes for Al-Jizawi
JEDDAH — An appeals court has upheld a lower court verdict against an Egyptian lawyer who was arrested at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah in April 2012 on...
View ArticleSmall fire in Umm Al-Qura women's campus
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – Civil Defense firefighters extinguished a small fire that broke out at the women's campus of Umm Al-Qura University in Al-Zahir...
View Article900 grams of heroin stashed in shoes
RIYADH — An Asian man was arrested Wednesday by customs officers at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah for stashing heroin and cocaine in his...
View ArticleCosmetic surgery errors: Silent crimes
Fahd Bin Jolaid Al-Jazeera Victims of some crimes are usually afraid to speak out and often suffer silently. They neither reveal what happened to them nor the identity of...
View ArticleTeacher in YouTube controversy
Khaldoun Al-Saeedan Al-Riyadh When he posted a video clip on YouTube, Abdullah, a teacher from Sabya in Jazan, never imagined that it would go viral, sparking public...
View ArticleSaudi women are determined to succeed
Rashid Al-Fouzan A-Riyadh I am always fascinated to read stories about self-made political and business leaders from Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to Suleiman...
View ArticleLet’s have Saudi housemaids
Saleh Al-Hammadi Al-Sharq Our vanity and pride seems to know no bounds. With the efforts of the Ministry of Labor to bring in more domestic help, we have managed to sign...
View ArticleHouse environment is a main source of children accidents
Saudi Gazette report Even though the home provides a safe environment for children, it could also be a great source of danger to them, especially if they are neglected by their...
View ArticleUmq Gate attracts Makkans escaping from noise
Muhammad Fallatah Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – To escape the large crowds and noise pollution, Makkah residents flock to an area known as Umq Gate (Bawabat Umq)....
View ArticleDo you see what I hear?
Rayan Abu Shoushah Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Muhammad Saad Al-Shamrani is a blind Saudi man who has a passion for photography. Unlike most photographers, Al-Shamrani,...
View ArticleDrug trafficker executed
TABUK — A Saudi convicted of trafficking drugs was executed in Tabuk on Friday, the Interior Ministry announced. Anad Al-Amrani had been found guilty of smuggling a large quantity of pills...
View ArticleCell phone explosion injures girl
DAMMAM — A Saudi girl sustained injuries after her cell phone, which she bought five months ago, exploded while it was being charged. The girl’s family said it would sue the cell...
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