Only a small percentage of youth has extremist tendencies, says official
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The head of the Social Initiatives and Programs Department at the Ministry of Interior said only a small percentage of Saudi youth have extremist tendencies,...
View ArticleWomen teachers with poor performance
Abdullah Al-Jumaily Al-Madinah While preparing a report about female teachers, the correspondent of an electronic newspaper sought my opinion about a segment of teachers failing to perform their duties...
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IIROSA highlights relief work in Dubai exhibition
DUBAI — A senior International Islamic Relief Organization, Saudi Arabia, (IIROSA) official let week shed night on the organization's humanitarian activities and relief campaigns across the...
View ArticleRodents cause closure of famous restaurant
MAKKAH — The municipality in Makkah has closed down a famous shwarma restaurant in the Al-Adl neighborhood when rodents and insects were found roaming around the premises. The restaurant also...
View ArticleMan returns car stolen by son
JEDDAH — An elderly man returned a car his son had stolen from a car rental company and asked employees there to prosecute his child. The man said that his son brought home a very expensive...
View ArticleGraduates warned against fake recruiters
JEDDAH — Sources in Saudi banks have warned new graduates against responding to messages and individuals on social media who claim they can provide them with jobs in banks. The secretary...
View ArticleKingdom’s forests in danger
ABHA – Forests southwest the Kingdom are in danger due to the negative changes that affect plants and land and disrupt the ecological system, said Dr. Abdulmonem Abdulaziz, researcher in the...
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Judge berates dad for beating up son
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A father has been admonished by a Jeddah District Court judge for beating his son with a cane and inflicting several bruises on his body, Al-Madinah...
View Article7,000 awaiting kidney donors
MAKKAH — More than 7,000 patients in need of kidney transplants are awaiting donors, the head of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) said. Dr. Faisal Shaheen noted that 50 to 60...
View ArticleExperts warn against carrying illegal arms
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – Security and social experts on Monday warned against carrying unlicensed weapons and said the deadly arms should not be left in the hands of irresponsible or...
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Despite social stigmas, Saudis take up jobs in restaurants
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Young Saudi jobseekers often complain they are stigmatized for accepting low-paying service industry jobs. As a result of this social disapproval, most Saudis...
View Article8 years for expat selling hashish
MADINAH — A General Court in Madinah has sentenced an Arab expatriate to eight years imprisonment, 1,500 lashes and deportation from the Kingdom after he was found guilty of selling hashish...
View ArticleSheep gang headed by woman arrested
JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah apprehended a gang of six men and their woman leader who specialized in stealing sheep. Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Atti Bin Attiyah Al-Qurashi said officers...
View ArticleFire burns down truck’s load
RANIYA, Makkah — A truck’s entire load was burned when it caught fire on the road between Wadi Al-Dawasir and Raniya in Makkah Province, near the village of Al-Dar...
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Saudi arrested in connection with series of robberies
A Saudi has been arrested in connection with a series of shop robberies. Police said while a security patrol was on its routine duties in east Riyadh late Saturday, they discovered a Huyndai Sonata...
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Woman arrested for smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia
Jordanian security authorities announced on Sunday that they have arrested a woman who attempted to smuggle into Saudi Arabia about 20,000 amphetamine tablets through the Al-Amri land border...
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Prince Alwaleed receives Sultan Al-Bazie
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, and chairman of Rotana, received Sultan Al-Bazie, chairman of the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, in Riyadh on Sunday....
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Parisian life through the eyes of a Jeddawi
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The French presidential elections of 2012 were the subject of a personal art project at the French Consulate that opened on...
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CG: Bangladesh is a role model in fighting poverty
Jamal Bakor Balkhiour, Chowdhury Md. Babul Hassan, Saleh Attia, consul general of Algeria and dean of the consular corps, and Md. Nazmul Islam cut the ceremonial cake to celebrate the 43rd...
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