How supermarkets deceive shoppers
Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Douaan Al-Madina Many people prefer to buy their food from big supermarkets because they provide a large selection of items at competitive prices. People have little difficulty in...
View ArticleCan a Saudi woman travel without her guardian’s permission?
Rogaia Soliman Al-Huwairini Al-Jazirah The spokesman of the Passports Department (Jawazat) recently dropped a bombshell. He said in a recent statement that there are no written instructions which...
View ArticleAre Saudis a happy people?
Lubna Al-Khumais Al-Jazirah If it is not normally easy to measure the happiness of an individual in any human society, how can we measure the happiness of more than 20 million Saudis? A number of...
View ArticleOrgan donation culture lacks transparency, awareness: Experts
Saudi Gazette report The Kingdom actively supports organ donation and the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) has spearheaded numerous public awareness campaigns on the importance of organ...
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Nation is for all: Young Saudis say no to sectarianism
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – A number of young Saudi men and women have emphasized the need for further strengthening the bonds of cohesion among all members of Saudi society. The young...
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Facing a phase — Dealing with a rebellious teenager
Saudi Gazette report When children reach their teens, families often struggle to adapt to their erratic behavior, impressionability and desire to be independent. Many families try to adapt to the...
View ArticleNo search for man who recorded murder
RIYADH — Spokesman for Riyadh Police Col. Fawaz Al-Maiman said police are not looking for the man who videotaped the shocking murder of an Indian storekeeper that took place last week at...
View ArticleTeachers told to use talking dictionaries
RIYADH — The Education Department here has called on all teachers in Riyadh public schools to double-check the pronunciation of English words by using talking dictionaries before teaching...
View ArticleSmoke detectors 'can save lives'
MAKKAH – Not having a smoke detector at home can increase potential fire accidents by 78 percent, according to Makkah Civil Defense Director Col. Sami Al-Jadaani. Families should make sure...
View ArticleTranslation center planned in Madinah
MADINAH – The Madinah Research and Studies Center is planning to set up a specialized translation center in the Kingdom with Madinah as its headquarters, according to center director Salah...
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Haj, Umrah overstayers should register at the consulate, says Khokher
From (Right to Left): Consul General Aftab A. Khokher, Tahseemul Haque Haqqi, Sohail Ali Khan and Amir Mohammed Khan in the press briefing (Photo by Syed Mussarat...
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Korea CG: I am leaving with wonderful memories
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — After six years in the Kingdom, as Deputy Head of Mission to the Korean Embassy in Riyadh for 3...
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1,452 Filipinos served by EOW in Khobar
ALKHOBAR – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh conducted its 11th mobile consular services or Embassy on Wheels (EOW) for 2014 at the Al Jazeera International School in...
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Teachers honored by PISR(N) students
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Students of XII-A and XII-B of Pakistan International School, Riyadh (N) held a function in honor of their...
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Patrol police foil qat smuggling attempt
JAZAN — Security bodies in Jazan foiled an attempt to smuggle 2,000 bundles of the narcotic leaf qat into the country. Mansour Al-Ghaznawi, a security patrol supervisor, said officers grew...
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Asir bridge briefly closed after accidents
MAHAYIL ASIR — A traffic accident forced the closure of the Shari bridge in the Bareq governorate on Friday, resulting in long traffic lines. Shortly after the bridge was cleared of the...
View ArticleTwo workers rescued from deep hole
MAKKAH — Civil Defense teams rescued two construction workers who were trapped in a 25-meter-deep hole in the Al-Azizyah neighborhood of Makkah on Friday. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Lt....
View ArticleFamily of four survives terrific crash
TABUK — A family of four narrowly escaped death when a truck crashed into their car on the Madinah-Taima Road. Spokesman for Tabuk Red Crescent Husam Al-Saleh said the family was taken to...
View ArticleFamily rescued from house fire
MAHAYIL ASIR — Rescue workers from the Civil Defense rescued a family from a fire that broke out on the second floor of their house in the Balqarn village on Thursday. The family members...
View ArticleMissing elderly woman found
BISHA — The Civil Defense found an elderly woman who was reported missing from the Samakh village, south of Bisha. The 55-year-old woman’s family had reported her missing after she...
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