Stop ill-treating expats, NSHR tells Makkah Passport Dept.
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has called on the Makkah Passport Department to stop mistreating expatriates. In its detailed report, the...
View ArticleKing Faisal Prize winners to be announced Monday
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) winners for the year 1434 Hijra (2013) will be announced Monday. The announcement will be...
View ArticleExpat duping compatriots arrested
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police arrested a Yemeni expatriate who used to con his fellow countrymen by giving them the impression that he could offer them work visas in return...
View ArticleVendors of rotten food cannot be taken to court
Mohammad Al-Enezi Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Current regulations do not allow vendors of spoiled or rotten foods to be taken to court and administered justice. Ministry of...
View ArticleMadinah girl’s killer sentenced to death
Musleh Al-Harbi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — A court in Madinah has sentenced a Saudi citizen to death for murdering a child and holding her sister hostage. The girls’ father was...
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Indian expats celebrate Republic Day with fervor
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Indian community in the Kingdom celebrated the country’s 64th Republic Day with joy, enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. Special functions were held...
View ArticleSyrian officials were expelled over blast plot, says ex-aide
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A former Syrian official has said Saudi Arabia expelled three Syrian diplomats from the country in October 2012 because of a botched plot to blow up certain...
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‘My ties with Bin Laden started in Jeddah’
Muhammad Al-Ahmadi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Saudi businessman Dr. Adel Batterjee, whose name was removed from the list of the UN Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee recently, said he had known...
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Indian school principals upbeat on new initiative
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A brainstorming session dubbed “Principals Meet: Scenario analysis” gave principals and top academics of the Jeddah-based international...
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India Fest concludes with great gusto
Khaled Almaeena, Editor-in-Chief Saudi Gazette (left), gives a memento to Alungal Mohammed, chairman and managing director of Al Abeer Medical Group and chief sponsor of India Festival (right), as...
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Egypt marks revolution’s anniversary
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “The 25th January Revolution is and will always be a great landmark of a major and historical change in Egypt brought about by the Egyptian...
View ArticleMany fire tragedies blamed on faulty electrical goods
Saudi Gazette report TABUK — Fake electrical goods such as power strips and electric kettles, which can be found everywhere in Saudi malls, are being blamed for many fire accidents. Consumers...
View ArticleA call to curb corruption
Jibreen Al-Jibreen Al-Watan newspaper As a reaction to criticism leveled against them, a number of ministries and government departments have, instead of correcting their mistakes, dedicated...
View ArticleWillful hit-and-run shocks Madinah
MADINAH — A premeditated hit-and-run in Al-Qiblatain neighborhood has shaken Madinah residents. A 19-year-old male deliberately ran over a 31-year-old man after a heated dispute, causing his...
View Article16 restaurants in Obhur shut down
JEDDAH — Teams of the Obhur branch municipality closed down 16 restaurants within their jurisdiction for various offenses. The inspection teams found that workers did not abide by the...
View ArticleHuman trafficker killed in accident
BISHA — A trafficker of illegal foreigners was killed and 21 passengers were injured when their vehicle overturned on Bisha-Tathleet road. All occupants of the vehicle were of African origin,...
View ArticleDriver rescued from burning truck
JEDDAH — A truck driver was taken to Ibn Sina Hospital in Hadda in serious condition. The truck overturned on the old Jeddah-Makkah Road and caught on fire after one of its tires burst. The...
View ArticleWoman shoots ex-husband
TABUK — A woman shot and killed her ex-husband in her home in Damj, Tabuk. A security source said the incident occurred because of a family dispute. The woman was detained and will be...
View ArticleStudent found dead inside KAU campus
JEDDAH — A 19-year-old student was found dead in his car inside King Abdulaziz University (KAU) campus. He had entered the university and told the security guards that he has a lecture to...
View Article18 years on, father refuses to give up search for abducted son
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Though the incident happened more than 18 years ago in Dammam, the Eastern Province police are still continuing investigations into the case of the...
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