Bid to smuggle SR5million foiled
AL-TUWAL — Customs officers at Al-Tuwal border post foiled an attempt to smuggle about SR5 million by a Yemeni national. The expatriate was behind the wheels of the car and was accompanied by...
View ArticleGovernment data sold in auction
RIYADH — Two ministries have detected the sale of computers belonging to them in public auctions. The computers contained information on these ministries’ work. An informed source...
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Tiny tots of City School International show vibrant colors of creativity
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette Tiny tots of City School International displayed amazing talent and creativity in an educational exhibition organized by the school in its premises recently. An array of...
View Article‘Mothers to get Allah’s reward’
JEDDAH — Sheikh Saleh Al-Fouzan, member of the Permanent Committee for Ifta and member of the Board of Senior Ulema, replied to a mother whose son is pestering her to give him permission to...
View Article40% rise in electricity use in summer
RIYADH — A university professor specializing in electrical systems said electricity consumption in the summer rises by 40 percent. He attributed the reason to the heavy use of...
View ArticleNew system to prevent trade in visas
TAIF — The Ministry of Labor is seeking to deal a strong blow to visa brokers through a new system whose implementation will begin soon. The new system is being set up after discovering...
View ArticleAcademic or shepherd?
Fawad Aziz Al-Watan I know a Saudi academic who has no respect for his certificates or the institution he works at as he is always engaged in humiliating students and abusing them by comparing them to...
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Animal rights: Unimplemented laws, numerous violations
Saudi Gazette report Pet owners and animal lovers in the Kingdom have called on the government to support their efforts to establish animal rights societies in the country so they can raise awareness...
View ArticleAre people with mental disorders being treated properly?
Ali Al-Khuzaim Al-Jazirah I can cite several tragedies that have occurred in the recent past involving people suffering from a mental disorder, some of whom are roaming about freely because no...
View ArticleWasting electricity: Who is responsible?
Makarim Batterji Okaz It is quite disturbing to see that the practice of wasting electricity in the Kingdom does not only occur in residential homes but also in government and private offices and...
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Lama’s body buried
Nader Al-Anzi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TABUK – A large number of people, including bereaved family members, attended on Friday the funeral prayer and burial of Lama Al-Rouqi, who died after...
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Albaia Mosque: Calling for attention
Albaia mosque lies around half a kilometer from Jamrat al-Kubra. It is visible from a distance with its bright brown color. It represents a perfect balance between sustainable architecture...
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Fear prompted by a piece of paper
Saudi Gazette report Despite the fact that the Kingdom’s laws and regulations respect the rights of the individual, people still fear for their lives and panic when they receive a...
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Officials arrest ship for trespassing
Officials in Dammam arrested the captain of a vessel that had entered Saudi waters without a permit, according to Border Guard spokesman Brig. Khalid Al-Arquobi. Six sailors on board the...
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Teenager and her baby brother die in a highway accident
A girl in her teens and her 3-year-old brother died while six members of their family sustained compound injuries when their car overturned on the International Highway in Abha on Friday. Red Crescent...
View Article32 hashish bricks seized
JAZAN — Al-Aridah Governorate Border Guard confiscated 32 hashish bricks and arrested two Yemeni smugglers near the Saudi-Yemeni border, according to spokesman Brig. Abdullah bin Mahfoud. The...
View ArticleTruck rams into car; one killed
AL-DARB, Jazan — A young man was killed when a heavy truck crashed into his car Friday near a new roundabout project that is under construction here. Civil Defense teams rushed the young man...
View ArticleStray bullet hits expatriate in thigh
SAMTAH – A Pakistani expatriate was hit by a stray bullet on Friday while he was sitting at home watching TV, said Jazan Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani. The man was rushed...
View ArticleSaudi arrested for road rage attack
RIYADH — A 27-year-old Saudi man who caused the death of a motorist in an apparent road rage attack has been arrested. The man is accused of tailing another vehicle and repeatedly ramming it...
View ArticleSecurity firms in trouble as clients offering jobs directly
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of private security companies are facing closure because many establishments are directly employing security guards to meet their Saudization quotas,...
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