Violators still trying to head home after missing amnesty
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of residency and work violators who missed the chance to correct their residency status have taken refuge in abandoned areas and public parks, Al-Riyadh...
View ArticleWoman commits suicide
RIYADH — Police found the body of an Ethiopian woman hanged inside a storage room in Riyadh. Responding to reports, police and forensic teams rushed to the location to...
View Article30 female students escape bus fire
ABHA — Thirty girls escaped a fire that broke out on a school bus taking them home from school. Civil Defense and police teams rushed to the location, evacuated the girls...
View ArticleSaudi murder suspect arrested
DAMMAM — Dammam police have arrested a Saudi man in his 20s accused of murdering a police officer. Police were quick to investigate the case, collect evidence and arrest...
View ArticleTeacher stabbed
JAZAN — A 33-year-old Saudi teacher suffered multiple stab wounds during a fight on a side road in Al-Reeth province north of Jazan. According to witnesses, the teacher engaged in...
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17,000 bottles of liquor seized
Custom officials at Al-Bath’a entry point with the UAE have foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 17,000 bottles of liquor hidden in a fruit truck. Custom officials...
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Egyptian driver escapes death
An Egyptian driver escaped certain death when his truck caught fire in the middle of the road. According to witnesses, the driver was not aware of the fire that started in the...
View ArticleFamily of four saved from fire
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette QUNFUDAH — A family of four were rescued from a fire that erupted in a three-story building in Qunfudah. Makkah Province Civil...
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Cluster Meet at IIS Riyadh
The XXIII Cluster Meet (Athletics) of girls was held by International Indian School Riyadh from December 14 to 16 which witnessed the participation of 13 Central Board of Secondary...
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IFJ’s 2nd blood donation camp a success
Syed Abdallah Rizvi JUBAIL — Spurred by the huge success last year, India Forum Jubail (IFJ), a community service organization based here, conducted its second blood...
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Thais celebrate National Children’s Day
JEDDAH — The Royal Thai Consulate General in cooperation with the Thai community in the Western province organized the National Children’s Day at the...
View ArticleMinistry to offer parents private school subsidies
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has completed a study into the possibility of providing Saudi parents with an annual subsidy of SR2,000...
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Alwaleed Foundation partners with UNHCR
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, Imran Riza, regional representative of the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Gulf, and...
View ArticleSASO uncovers 1,000 faulty imported cars
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO) last year uncovered a total of 1,025 imported cars that were not according to the...
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Largest number of Makkah encroachments removed
Ahmad Al-Husni Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Makkah municipality have removed three million square meters of encroachments in the Al-Husayniah area. The head of the...
View ArticleGreed will swallow MOE support
Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz The Ministry of Education is considering providing Saudi parents with annual support of SR2,000 a head to enroll their sons and daughters in...
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Building collapse kills machinery operator
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A building in Makkah’s Al-Nakkasah neighborhood that partially collapsed killed a machinery operator. Parts of the...
View ArticleDespite efforts, corruption persists
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh ACCORDING to a recent report in Al-Riyadh newspaper, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has discovered numerous violations and...
View ArticleScarcity of govt schools irk residents of north Riyadh
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Residents of north Riyadh neighborhoods are complaining of an insufficient number of government schools for their wards, and asked the...
View Article720 emergency cases transferred to Jeddah pvt hospitals
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The head of the emergency and crisis department at Jeddah Health Affairs said 720 cases were transferred from government to...
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