Body found in muddy area
RIYADH — Civil Defense teams found a body in a rugged muddy area in Al-Hayer near Riyadh. Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Mohammad Al-Hammadi said the badly decomposed body may have been one of...
View ArticleMan falls off mountain
TABUK — A man in his 20s fell off Tulaih Mountain of Dheba while searching for honey. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said that a search and rescue unit was dispatched to...
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Fire in rehab center
TAIF — Four women inmates were injured and 20 others evacuated after a fire broke out in the protection unit of Taif’s women rehabilitation center on Monday. Taif Civil Defense...
View ArticleJeddah honors 24 principals
JEDDAH — The head of general education in Jeddah Abdullah Al-Thaqafi honored 24 distinguished school principals. The principals were honored for ensuring discipline and full attendance inside...
View ArticleAl-Muqbil reviews Earth Hour plan
RIYADH — Mayor of Riyadh Abdulrahman Al-Muqbil received at his office Ajlan Al-Ajlan, supervisor of Earth Hour in the Kingdom. The mayor discussed with Al-Ajlan plans to implement this event,...
View ArticleSaudi envoy fetes Grenada
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah Bin Yahya Al-Mo’allemi has conveyed the Kingdom’s congratulations to...
View ArticleSalman receives Rajapaksa’s message
RIYADH — Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, received a message for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The...
View ArticleCGI warns against fraudulent websites
JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India (CGI) has warned Indian visa seekers against falling prey to certain fraudulent websites claiming to be the consulate's official websites....
View Article8 prisoners in Qassim released
BURAIDAH — The prison department in Qassim region released eight prisoners who met early release criteria. The head of the regional prison department Gen. Saleh Bin Abdullah said...
View ArticleMOH holds cancer awareness program
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health in Riyadh held a cancer awareness program led by Dr. Ali Al-Shenqiti, who said there were 17,522 cases of cancer in the Kingdom in 2012 according to a World...
View ArticleLife skills workshop for teachers
RIYADH — A workshop on “Life Skills’ was organized by International Indian School Riyadh (IISR) for teachers of grades six - eight on Saturday school’s...
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Cooking contest on Friday for Indian women
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A live cooking contest, which is open to all Indian expatriate women of Jeddah, will be held on Feb. 14. The Jeddah-based cultural organization Kerala...
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IISR organizes Career Expo - 2014
RIYADH — The International Indian School Riyadh (IISR) organized a “Career Expo – 2014” for parents and students of grade 12 on Monday in the...
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KBNCE forms its alumni body
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — KBN College of Engineering (KBNCE) Gulbarga, one of the famous engineering colleges in Karnataka with 9 faculties, launched its first alumni on Saturday at...
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Indian Minister meets businessmen in Jeddah
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed is flanked right by Prakash Rana, right, and Mohammed Shahzad, prominent Indian businessmen in the Kingdom, in Jeddah, recently. Rana, who is...
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‘Education is the biggest investment for a nation’
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Engineers Welfare Forum (EWF) recently organized a lecture titled “Latest Scientific Development and higher Education in...
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Wells Covered
Riyadh Municipality field teams covering one of at least 28 open wells in different areas of the capital. The wells, covered by iron sheets and concrete slabs, posed a great danger to the people. The...
View ArticleHRC lacks volunteer female lawyers
Umnya Khudari Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) does not have female volunteer lawyers to offer free services to the domestic violence cases it receives, said Dr....
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Wanted terror suspect surrenders
RIYADH – Taleb Bin Saud Al-Taleb, a Saudi terror suspect, surrendered before the concerned security authorities, according to security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior. The spokesman...
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Citizen encroaches cemetery in Najran
Qayed Aal Jarah Okaz/Saudi Gazette NAJRAN — A citizen has encroached a cemetery in Sabhan neighborhood and has transferred it into a stockyard. The head of the monitoring and encroachment...
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