Flag hoisting at Indian consulate
JEDDAH — India is celebrating its 65th Republic Day on Sunday, Jan. 26. On this occasion, a flag hoisting ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. sharp at the Consulate General of India on Tahliya...
View ArticleQur’an teachers to have permits soon
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A charitable society for teaching of the Holy Qur’an is adopting a project requiring Qur’an teachers to have permits to conduct...
View ArticleAdl cases show upward trend
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Courts in the Kingdom have received 78 Adl cases (the act of male guardians preventing women from getting married) since the beginning of the Hijri...
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Indian pilgrim missing
JEDDAH — An Indian pilgrim has gone missing in Madinah. Achchey Miyan, from the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, holding Passport No: H3501069 has not been seen after offering noon...
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British suffers stoke on board ship
A British citizen was evacuated from a ship after suffering a stroke in the middle of the Red Sea. Makkah Boarder Guards spokesman Col. Naji Al Jihany said the cruise ship was heading to...
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Umrah pilgrims injured in bus accident
Nineteen Umrah pilgrims from Jordan were injured on Monday after their bus smashed into a pedestrian bridge in the plains of Arafat. Four of the injured were treated for minor injuries at the crash...
View ArticleMurder suspect arrested
JEDDAH — Riyadh police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing to death a 60-year-old Nigerian woman in Al-Karantena, south of Jeddah. The suspect was believed to have fled to to...
View ArticleSeven Chadians arrested
JEDDAH — Jeddah police have arrested a gang of seven Chadians accused of committing more than 13 house burglaries using light weapons. Police received continuous reports about a...
View ArticleMan Shot and Killed
TAIF — Taif police are investigating an incident where a Saudi man in his 30s died after being shot in the head allegedly by his brother. Police teams and forensic experts arrived at the...
View ArticleMan found dead in police car
JEDDAH — Jeddah police are holding three members of a highway patrol for questioning over a dead body found in a police car on Makkah Road. A police report said the body of a man of African...
View ArticleArsonist arrested in Riyadh
RIYADH — Riyadh police have arrested a Saudi man in his 20s for burning four cars in the Al-Suwaidi neighborhood, west of Riyadh. Police received reports that four cars, parked in front of...
View ArticleTraffic management is not down to Saher system alone
Mazen Abdul Raziq Baleelah Al-Madinah Forbes has issued a list of 15 countries in which retirees would love to spend the rest of their lives. These countries are characterized by traffic...
View ArticleUtopian society inhabited by devils
Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz When I was young, I used to look at Muslim society as a community of angels where love, honesty and truthfulness prevailed. When I grew up, I came to realize that this community...
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Europeans document Jeddah’s heritage
Several European visitors have shown interest in the culture and heritage of Jeddah. These visitors are flocking to Jeddah’s heritage area and taking pictures for posterity. They are also...
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Residents irked as baboons create havoc in Asir
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Baboons have spread across Al-Sarawat Mountains and have become a source of concern to Asir residents. They are damaging farms, attacking stores,...
View ArticleQatif hospital accused of neglecting patient
Saudi Gazette report QATIF — A Saudi family has accused the central hospital in Qatif of causing the death of their father through negligence and a lack of proper emergency services. The...
View ArticleWho is to blame for the drowning of six sisters?
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Questions are being raised about who was responsible for the creation of a swamp in which six girls aged 10 to 18 drowned in the Al-Armah area, 25 km south of...
View ArticleChild in a coma after electrocution
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A 6-year-old child, who was electrocuted on Sunday as he fell onto a ground lighting at the Corniche, is in a coma. Khalid Al-Ghuraibi said he accompanied his...
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Use means of culture to support victims of conflicts, says Khoja
From left: Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri, director general of ISESCO; Madinah Emir Prince Faisal Bin Salman; Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja; and Abdullah Al-Jasser, Deputy Minister of...
View ArticleNewly launched Saudi carrier in $1.99 billion aircraft acquisition
Sheikh Tariq Al Qahtani JEDDAH – Dammam-based Al Qahtani Aviation Company has signed a firm purchase agreement with Bombardier Aerospace for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional...
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