'Hazardous’ roof water tanks upset Jeddawis
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of Jeddah residents have expressed fears that water tanks on house roofs may be hazardous to their health and asked local...
View ArticleFour OFWs benefit from training course on livelihood
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Four Filipino workers in Jeddah are the latest overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to benefit from a quarterly livelihood...
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Saudi nurses call for right to scholarships
Hussein Hazzazi & Adel Babkair Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Replacing expatriates with Saudi nurses without proper training or gradual development will be...
View ArticleWhen will we follow safety rules?
Ruaa Sabri Okaz MOST people today do not seem to follow or observe the simplest of safety measures in many situations. They do not even try to abide by the motto...
View ArticleSaudi lawyers refuse to leak data on potential grooms
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of Saudi lawyers have refused to participate in a project reportedly being prepared by the Justice Ministry to enable...
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Prince Muqrin receives Kuwaiti ambassador
Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz, second deputy premier, advisor and special envoy of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, receives Sheikh Thamer Bin Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabahat,...
View ArticleRiyadh Book Fair kicks off today
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The 2014 Riyadh International Book Fair will be launched today (Tuesday) under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King...
View ArticleMakkawi women seek active role in development plans
Umniyah Khudari and Sabah Mubarak Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH/JEDDAH — Women in Makkah are seeking an opportunity to participate in the drafting of the strategies and plans...
View ArticleSmuggling of weapons foiled
JAZAN — The Border Guards on Monday foiled an attempt to smuggle 48 guns and 60 bags of hashish. The guards spotted a group of Yemenis crossing the border on foot and...
View ArticleTrio held for stealing money
JUBAIL — Police in Ras Tanura arrested three Saudis for allegedly breaking into a number of shops and stealing money using light weapons and guns. Police began...
View ArticleFire in a car cargo office
JAZAN — The Civil Defense controlled a fire that started in a car cargo office in Sabya in Jazan region. The fire started in the office of the cargo company and destroyed...
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Gang of Ethiopian liquor dealers arrested
A gang of Ethiopian liquor dealers was arrested in the Ghulail neighborhood south of Jeddah. The police acted on information that some expatriates were selling illicit liquor to a...
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3 killed in car accident
Three people were killed and three others injured when a car driving at high speed overturned on the Dhulam-Taif Expressway. Civil Defense and ambulance teams rushed to the...
View ArticleICS to launch old textbooks drive
JEDDAH — The Indian Cultural Society Jeddah, one of the oldest NRIs associations in Jeddah, will be starting its annual Indian International School old textbooks...
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Filipino young writer in Riyadh launches his third book
RIYADH — Nigel Willem A. Canlapan, a young Filipino writer launched his third book at the Philippine Embassy on Feb. 21. Nigel, now 14 years old, released his book,...
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TCYWA Jeddah felicitates Farooqui
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Twin-Cities Youth Welfare Association (TCYWA) Jeddah felicitated a visiting (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) AIMIM supporter...
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Let’s Read
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette Let’s Read is a reading club in the Eastern Province that was initiated by two women with a mission to promote reading in the...
View ArticleFamily uses cops to stop daughter from tying the knot
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A family called the police to stop their teacher daughter from marrying a man who they did not think was suitable for her. The...
View ArticleHigh Court frees three brothers from the sword
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The High Court has reversed a death sentence against three brothers who murdered five brothers of another tribe, Makkah daily...
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