Court nullifies 83 land deeds
JEDDAH — The General Court in Jeddah canceled 83 suspicious land deeds that were issued by notaries public in Jeddah and Makkah, a local daily reported. According to sources, those involved...
View ArticleSaudi arrested for blasphemy
HAFR AL-BATIN – A Saudi national was arrested in the Hafr Al-Batin governorate Thursday evening after he allegedly insulted God, the Prophet and his companions, tore up copies of the Holy...
View ArticleDPS, Dauha Al–Uloom students top KTT event
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH - The Jeddah-based socio-educational organization Khak-e-Taiba Trust (KTT) held its annual oratorical contest between several different international schools on the...
View ArticleMinistry accused of falsifying information on MERS cases
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Saudi poet who contracted the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has accused the Ministry of Health of falsifying records on the number of...
View ArticleJeddah residents complain about poor street lighting
Husain Hazzazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Many neighborhoods here become engulfed in complete darkness at night due to a lack of street lights and despite repeated complaints, maintenance...
View ArticleWife beater fined
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Makkah Appeals Court upheld a decision by the district court to fine a man SR3,000 for beating his wife, Makkah daily reported. The beating occurred when the...
View ArticleQatif woman penalized for driving husband’s car
Saudi Gazette report QATIF – The Traffic Department in the Qatif governorate fined a 28-year-old Saudi national SR900 and impounded his vehicle for seven days after he allowed his wife to...
View ArticleYouth parliament identifies issues facing students
Khalid Maqbool Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — The Jazan Youth Parliament identified a number of problems the province’s youth encounter such as a lack of reliable school transport,...
View ArticleMan mourns tragic deaths of wife and son on same day
Abdulaziz Al-Harthy Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — The son of the woman who was murdered by her maid in Maisan, Taif, was killed on the same day fighting in Syria. Residents of Maisan are still...
View ArticleSaudi woman responsible for half a citizen?
Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz There are matters on which decisions cannot be taken immediately, especially if they are connected to the customs and traditions in society, whether they are wrong or not. Aware...
View ArticleKidnappings of girls ‘could be linked’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – There are concerns that nine kidnapping cases involving girls aged 7 to 12 could all be connected to each other, security sources told Al-Hayat daily. They added...
View ArticleBidoun being denied right to free healthcare, education
Officials overlook 14-year-old order on equal status for the stateless Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — People living in the Kingdom for long years without obtaining the Saudi identity are being...
View ArticleA visa with risks
Salim Sahab Al-Madinah With summer around the corner, many Saudis are brainstorming places where they can spend a nice family vacation, as is their custom every year. There are a lot of options open...
View ArticleYouth parliament identifies issues facing students
Khalid Maqbool Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — The Jazan Youth Parliament identified a number of problems the province’s youth encounter such as a lack of reliable school transport,...
View ArticleBoosting efficiency
A high school in Makkah has started implementing biometric attendance logging for teachers and administrative staff. The school’s principal said the move was part of efforts to activate the...
View ArticlePolice searching for cable thieves
QURAYYAT — Police are searching for a gang who allegedly stole electrical cables. The thieves stole 24 cables from a village in the region. Police believe the same people are responsible for...
View Article24 bottles of liquor seized
TAIF — A highway patrol on the Taif-Riyadh highway arrested a driver who was carrying 24 bottles of liquor inside his car. The driver was on his way to Makkah, according to highway patrol...
View ArticleQat smuggling attempt foiled
ABHA — Police foiled a man’s attempt to smuggle more than 1,100 bundles of the narcotic leaf qat hidden inside his car. Officers at a checkpoint in the Asir province grew suspicious...
View ArticleHead-on crash claims four lives in Abha
ABHA — Four people were killed and six others were injured in a head-on crash involving two SUVs on King Abdullah Road. Teams from the Civil Defense and Saudi Red Crescent arrived at the...
View ArticleDriver dies as car falls from bridge
RIYADH — A driver was killed when his car went over the bridge at exit 35 of a ring road in Riyadh. Seven other drivers were injured in the accident but their injuries were not serious. Teams...
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