‘Agenda for India’ debate set in Alkhobar
Saudi Gazette report ALKHOBAR — The Indian community in the Eastern Province will participate in an interactive dialogue to discuss “Agenda for India”...
View Article72 stores closed over copyright violations
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The General Directorate of Copyright temporarily closed 72 stores in Riyadh for breaching copyright rules. On Wednesday morning inspectors...
View ArticleI smell gas
Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz I LEARNED recently that the Natural Gas Distribution Company, a private Saudi firm, has bought new gas transporting trucks from a Turkish company....
View ArticleIf only our officials can feel for the poor
Qaisar Mutawie Al-Madinah ME and many other writers have written several times about the increasing prices of commodities and services but nothing has so far been done to...
View ArticleSaudis fighting abroad are still turning themselves in
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudis fighting in conflict areas abroad are still approaching embassies to facilitate their return home, even though about 20 days have...
View ArticleWidows, divorcees decry conditions for house grant
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Widows and divorcees are facing difficulties registering with the Ministry of Housing in order to realize their dreams of owning a...
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Expo encourages businesses run from home
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Homemade jewels, food and a lot of traditional dresses and abayas were the objects of admiration during the Saudi Producing Families...
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Illegals hold sway over school transport
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — With the beginning of every academic year and the return of students to schools and universities after their vacation, the demand for...
View Article3 arrested for badmouthing KSA online
JEDDAH — The security forces have arrested three Saudi men on charges of spreading sedition on the Internet. The police said the three suspects used Twitter, Facebook and...
View ArticleSCTA caravan to capture Taif's beauty
TAIF — As many as 45 professional photographers will take part in a caravan to be organized Friday by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) in Taif to...
View ArticleHousing Ministry to set up executive arm
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Housing will establish a special company to boost its partnership with the private sector and also to be its executive arm, Housing Minister...
View ArticleUnderperforming Haj firms hit with fines
JEDDAH — A total of 51 domestic and foreign Haj service-providing companies have been fined between SR10,000 and SR100,000 each for violations committed during the last...
View ArticleSpecial division for women at MOI
RIYADH — Interior Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Naif has given instructions to open special divisions in his office for women so he can easily communicate with them...
View Article2 soldiers killed in Yemen border attack
RIYADH — Two Saudi soldiers have been killed in a clash with unidentified gunmen who fired on them from across the border with Yemen, the Interior Ministry said Thursday....
View ArticleSaudi surgeons separate Iraqi conjoined twins
RIYADH — Iraqi conjoined twins Chris and Christian were successfully separated in a six-hour-long surgery at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Riyadh Thursday, Health...
View ArticleKing's intervention saves Saudi from execution
JAZAN – A Saudi national sentenced to death for murdering a compatriot was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve. The victim’s relatives pardoned...
View ArticleGrand Mufti leaves hospital
RIYADH — Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh, the Kingdom’s grand mufti and chairman of the Board of Senior Ulema, left the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh Thursday...
View ArticleHow long will Saudi women be deprived of their fundamental rights? (Part I)
Dr. Suhaila Zain Al-Aideen Hammad Al-Madinah I am writing this article in the hope that all Saudi women will eventually be given their full rights, rights which the...
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Doctors lament rise in antibiotic use
Saudi Gazette report RECENTLY-PUBLISHED statistics on 10 most common medications Saudis use has angered doctors and pharmacists because antibiotics topped the list. In 2013, SR298...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia lacks skills in the consulting industry
Salim Bin Ahmed Sahab Al-Madinah In the Arab world, we may have succeeded in establishing giant contracting companies whose sole purpose is to construct large and...
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