‘No cause for panic’ — Experts, teachers dispel fears of MERS outbreak
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of experts and schoolteachers have been trying to dispel fears about the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which they said has...
View ArticleSaudi disappears in Syria, family stuck in Beirut
Saudi Gazette report AR’AR — A Saudi family has been stuck in Beirut for a year after the father disappeared in Syria in mysterious circumstances, Alsharq daily reported. Mubarak...
View ArticleKingdom firm against terrorism, says Saud
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal has reiterated that Saudi Arabia is "steady and firm" in its stance against terrorism. In a...
View ArticlePolice search for shooter
AL-QURAYYAT — Police are searching for a shooter who fired at two cars. The cars were parked in front of the homos of their owners in the Al-Faisaliah District. Police and forensics teams...
View ArticleExpat-run liquor den busted
TABUK — Police busted a liquor den operated by six expatriates of Asian nationality. Police, acting on a tipoff, monitored the suspects’ base of operations before moving in to make...
View ArticleSix injured as car overturns
MAKKAH — Six people were injured when their car overturned on Al-Hada Road, just before the Makkah checkpoint. According to police, the driver was driving at a high speed when he lost control...
View ArticleGang that robbed Canadian arrested
RIYADH — Police have arrested a gang of three accused of robbing a Canadian expatriate after he left a bank branch. Police received a complaint from the victim that he was robbed of SR133,000...
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48 illegal expatriates arrested in Al-Ahsa
Police arrested 48 illegal expatriates during a raid in west Al-Ahsa. A police source said the security campaign was planned a long time ago and was part of many such operations against illegals in...
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1 killed, 9 hurt as truck falls off cliff
An elementary school student was killed and nine other students injured when a pickup truck carrying them fell from a 30-meter high cliff in Al-Edabi, east of Jazan. According to police, the driver of...
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Naeem Khan wins OIC post
JEDDAH — Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Muhammad Naeem Khan has been appointed new assistant secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)....
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‘Iqbal’s poetry, philosophy has the potential to guide our Ummah’
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – “Allama Iqbal’s poetry and philosophy can still guide the Islamic Ummah that is suffering from disputes and differences. For...
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Pakistan Repatriation Council pays rich tributes to Allama Iqbal
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC), an organization working for the cause of repatriation of stranded Pakistanis from Bangladesh,...
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US, KSA bilateral relations will strengthen
From left to right: Karl Delinger, husband of Anne Casper; US Consul General Anne Casper; Ambassador Mohammed Al-Tayeb, Saudi Foreign Ministry Director General of the Makkah Region branch; and Timothy...
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Rawabi Holding talent exhibit to help youth hone their skills
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Rawabi Holding launched its fourth exhibition on vocational guidance at Scitech on Sunday under the auspices of Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud Bin Naif. The...
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IUML leader in Jeddah
E.T. Muhammad Basheer, Indian Union Muslim League national secretary and member of parliament (in ihram), poses with office-bearers of the Kerala Muslim Cultural Center at Jeddah’s King...
View ArticleHousing scheme for Madinites affected by mosque expansion
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The Royal Court has earmarked a residential area of 15 million sq. meters to compensate owners of properties that had to make way for the Prophet's Mosque...
View ArticleShoura demands Haram presidency’s restructure
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Monday demanded restructuring of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques. The Council session chaired by its...
View ArticleAgreement aims to stop KSA talents being wasted
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) is to sign an agreement on Thursday at its Riyadh headquarters with...
View ArticleWoman continues fight to wed British beau
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Saudi woman who has been barred from marrying a Briton by a Jeddah court has taken her legal battle to the Court of Appeals in Makkah. A judge of the Jeddah...
View Article66% of students change majors midway through degree
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As the summer approaches, high school students find themselves unable to answer the simple question of what field they want to specialize in. This is...
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