SR140 million for six new projects in Makkah
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Makkah Municipality has signed six new contracts with several specialized companies for rain and floodwater...
View ArticleLaunch of medical projects in Al-Jouf lauded
Saudi Gazette report SKAKA — Senior officials, media personnel and intellectuals have commended the medical projects initiated in Al-Jouf region including King Abdulaziz...
View ArticleNazaha wants fine, prison for uncooperative senior officials
Abdullah Al-Qahtani Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) wants government officials who refuse to respond to its queries...
View ArticleReligious men in Riyadh Book Fair
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz WHEN voluntary religious men (muhtasibeen) try to sabotage any activity that has been approved by the government, this can only be described as a...
View ArticleKidnapping the society
Abdo Khaal Okaz THE head of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh has come under fire by the...
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Prince Khaled presents Creativity awards
Education Minister Prince Khaled Al-Faisal presents awards to winners of the National Olympics for Science Creativity (Creativity 2014) during a special function at King Fahd Cultural Center...
View ArticlePublic transport system required for city’s future needs: Jeddawis
Ibrahim Shehab Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Several residents have called for a public transport system to meet the future needs of the city, an end to traffic congestion...
View ArticleTobacco-free Taif gets wide support
Mohammed Alshoaiby Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Over 15 billion cigarettes are puffed away every year in the Kingdom, making Saudi Arabia the fourth largest importer of...
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Emir of Makkah receives Iraqi ambassador
Emir of Makkah Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah receiving Ghanim Alwan Al-Jumaily, Iraqi ambassador to the Kingdom, at his office in Jeddah on Wednesday. The emir also met with Kim...
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Medical garbage surrounds Riyadh’s Prince Salman Hospital
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Medical waste has been haphazardly dumped at a small garden on a valley near Prince Salman Hospital in Al-Eraija district, west of...
View ArticleAuthorities inspect food outlets, punish violators
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — During a two-day intensive campaign, the Makkah Municipality found 82 eateries not adhering to the required health regulations....
View ArticlePakistan National Day functions
JEDDAH — Pakistani nationals in the Kingdom will celebrate their country’s National Day on Sunday, March 23. To mark the occasion, flag hoisting ceremonies will...
View ArticleIMF: Expats in most private sector jobs
RIYADH — Most job opportunities that have been created by the rapid growth of the Kingdom’s economy have been taken by expatriates rather than Saudis, according...
View ArticleWorker dies after having energy drink
MADINAH — A Bangladeshi worker in his 50s died after consuming an energy drink, according to Madinah Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghanam. The worker was rushed to the...
View ArticleNew app to remember Tawaf rounds
MAKKAH — Umm Al-Qura University’s Center of Technical Invention and Geographic Information Systems center has launched a new Android application that helps in...
View ArticleSaudi student invents medical watch
ABHA — A young Saudi woman from King Khalid University has invented a medical watch that can measure the sugar rate, blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature of...
View Article15 jailed for terror activities
RIYADH — A court on Thursday sentenced 15 people – 14 Saudis and a Jordanian – to up to 16 years in jail for participating in terror activities. The...
View ArticleFriday sermon in French, Malawi
MAKKAH — French and Malawi speakers will be able to listen to the Friday sermon’s translation in their languages, said Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, chief of the...
View ArticleWhy don’t Saudi billionaires help the poor?
Abdurahman Al-Shalash Al-Jazeera Seven Saudi businessmen were recently listed among the world’s 1,000 billionaires by Forbes magazine. Their total...
View ArticleDon’t discourage young Saudi entrepreneurs
Najah Al-Dhahar Al-Madinah We regularly hear and read about the initiatives of ministries to encourage Saudi youths to make investments in the commercial sector. There...
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