Brother reveals fresh details about girl’s torture
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — A brother of Reem, the girl who was allegedly chained and tortured to death by her father, has revealed new details about her...
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Al-Waha students win Cambridge Learner Awards
JEDDAH — Four students from Al-Waha International School in Jeddah were among top scorers at world level in the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) held in...
View ArticleOpen budget for sermon translation
MADINAH — Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, said the translation project of Friday sermons has an open budget....
View ArticleExplosives found in women’s dorm
MAKKAH — Security bodies have evacuated the women’s dormitory of Umm Al-Qura University after they discovered a container full of an unidentified explosive...
View ArticleMaid saved from rapist
Abdulrahman Shar Okaz/Saudi Gazette SABYA, Jazan – An employee of Jazan Civil Defense saved an Ethiopian domestic worker from being raped in an abandoned home...
View ArticleNine marriage registrars punished
JEDDAH — A source at the Ministry of Justice said the ministry has penalized nine marriage registrars for violating government regulations and instructions. The penalties...
View ArticleDiabetics told to get eyes tested
JEDDAH — A medical team has urged diabetic patients to have their eyes examined on a regular basis because damage to the retina is a common complication of diabetes. The...
View ArticleAustralia to export camels to KSA
RIYADH — Australian Ambassador to the Kingdom Neil Hawkins said there are plans to export a large number of camels to Saudi Arabia. Hawkins said several investors have...
View ArticleBoy dies after falling down open manhole
JEDDAH — An 8-year-old boy has died after he tumbled down an open manhole, said Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Waleed Abu Shanab. Divers pulled out the boy’s...
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More pedestrian crossings urged
Many citizens have asked authorities to make zebra lines on all major streets and to enlighten the public, especially school and university students, about...
View ArticleSiblings drown in swamp near Tabuk
TABUK – A 20-year-old woman and her 11-year-old brother drowned in a swamp in Shaqri area, near Tabuk. A Red Crescent spokesman said the two siblings were transported to...
View ArticlePassenger hangs himself inside airport restroom
JEDDAH – An Indian worker hanged himself inside a restroom at King Abdulaziz International Airport’s departure lounge Saturday few minutes after attempting to assault a...
View ArticleSalary alone is not the issue
Ibrahim Badawood Al-Jazirah A local Arabic daily recently published a report about an academic study regarding labor issues. The study stressed the need for setting up...
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Al-Balad’s centenarian beggar dies leaving a huge fortune behind
Ibrahim Shihab Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Over 50 years of panhandling on the streets of Jeddah had taken its toll on her and residents of the...
View ArticleTwo men detained over khulwa with schoolgirls
MADINAH — Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) have detained two men and three girls who were found to be in khulwa (illegal seclusion). The...
View Article9 injured in gas cylinder explosion
TABUK — Nine people were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a private resort west of Tabuk. Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said two firefighting teams were dispatched to...
View ArticleCommunication tower collapses in high wind
JAZAN — High winds caused the collapse of a communication tower of a mobile company. The tower collapsed onto a two-story building under construction in the Al-Suwais neighborhood, but no...
View ArticleNewborn abandoned at petrol station
AFIF, Riyadh — A worker at a petrol station on the Dulum-Afif Road was surprised to find a newborn baby near the station and immediately notified police. Police sources said the infant was...
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Infiltrators found hiding in garbage dumpsters
BISHA, Asir — Police have detained 40 Yemenis who were hiding in garbage dumpsters east of the Al-Jenainah area, near Jazan. A citizen notified police when he saw the infiltrators and...
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Road accident wipes out family of nine
RIYADH — Nine members of a family were killed in a horrific accident on the Dulum-Houtah Road when their vehicle collided with a truck carrying rocks. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad...
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