Grand Mosque library: No entry for women
Dr. Modi Al-Zahrani Al-Jazeera I went to the Grand Mosque the other day. While I was searching for a place to sit, “The Library” sign caught my eye. I...
View ArticleThe problem lies in failure to apply Shariah properly
Dr. Adnan Abdullah Al-Shiha Al-Eqtisadiah In the Arab World, sectarian conflict has taken a dangerous turn. The danger lies in the fact that the parties at conflict blame...
View ArticleGuardians should not treat women cruelly
Dr. Ayidh Al-Raddadi Al-Madinah Some guardians use their guardianship from the perspective of customs, traditions or even vested interests and not from the principle of...
View ArticleInherent inheritance
Saudi Gazette report IN the days and age of nuclear families, materialism has trumped familial ties leaving little chance of emotive growth between close relatives. In...
View ArticleA company with big heart
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette THE Hope Center for Exceptional Needs, Saudi Arabia’s first and only multilingual and multicultural center for disabled children,...
View ArticleChildren risk contracting skin, respiratory infections on mall rides
Saudi Gazette report Parents who regularly take their kids on amusement rides in malls put their children at risk of contracting skin and respiratory infections....
View ArticleDispute results in murder
ARAR — A young man allegedly shot and killed a citizen here on Monday. A personal dispute is said to be the reason behind the murder. Northern Borders police spokesman...
View ArticleOne dead, six injured in accident
TABUK — The driver of a car was killed and six of his family members sustained various injuries in a horrific accident along the Madinah-Tabuk Expressway on Monday. Tabuk...
View ArticleFire engulfs passenger bus
ABU AREESH — Civil Defense firefighters were able to control a fire that erupted in a bus along the Sabya-Abu Areesh Expressway on Monday. The Saudi Arabian Public...
View ArticleHaia destroys tons of liquor
BALLASMAR — The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) members on Monday destroyed over four tons of liquor that was ready for sale. Asir Haia...
View ArticleFemale students injured in accident
RIYADH — Four female students were injured in an accident on Al-Termethi Road on Monday. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Mazen Al-Ghamdi said the students sustained minor...
View ArticleHousemaid held on murder charge
DAMMAM — An African housemaid has been detained for allegedly murdering another expatriate. Eastern Province police spokesman Col. Zyad Al-Reqaiti said a housewife...
View ArticleMan dissuaded from committing suicide
SABYA — Jazan Civil Defense were able to dissuade a young man in his 20s from committing suicide. The young man was threatening to throw himself off a building in...
View ArticleThree expatriates drown in ditch
RIYADH — Three expatriate workers drowned in a ditch on the ring road here on Monday. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Mazen Al-Ghamdi said the victim’s car...
View ArticleAgency for Indian passports shifts office
RIYADH — M/s VFS LLC GCC, the agency to which passport, visa and attestation services have been outsourced by the Indian embassy here, have shifted their center in Batha...
View ArticleQat tree found in Jeddah street
JEDDAH — A resident of a Jeddah district has discovered a tree bearing the leaves of the narcotic qat. A Saudi Arabian Airlines pilot was jogging in the Al-Neaim District...
View ArticleFrench school to be built in Jeddah
JEDDAH — The International French School of Jeddah (IFSJ) will move to the Prince Sultan Cultural Center (PSCC), according to Muhammad Al-Fadhol, chairman of the center....
View ArticleSR25 an hour wage for laborers proposed
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of recruitment companies that will start operating in the next few months have suggested an hourly rate of SR25 as a...
View ArticleYoung volunteers clean cemeteries in Dhamad
Abdulaziz Muaafa Okaz/Saudi Gazette DHAMAD — A group of youths have volunteered to clean cemeteries, mosques and roads of Dhamad governorate. Ahmad Muaafa,...
View ArticleBMC, KFSH discuss academic partnership
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As part of the plan to enhance quality of education and achieve academic excellence, a delegation from Batterjee Medical...
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