Khoja opens Asia media summit today
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja will inaugurate the 10th Asia Media Summit (AMS) at Jeddah Hilton on Tuesday. The three-day...
View ArticleCan we learn a lesson from S. Korea?
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh International media recently carried a report carrying a lesson we should all learn. South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won resigned after the sinking of a ferry, which...
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Historic Shada Mountain suffers decades of neglect
Saudi Gazette report BAHA — The historical Shada Mountain is 2,300 meters high and lies in Al-Mekhwa governorate, near Al-Baha. The distinctive mountain is known for its network of caves and...
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Filipino seeks help to send daughter’s body back home
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Filipino working in Jeddah is appealing for financial help to send the body of her daughter back home. The grieving father Leo...
View ArticleVegetables, fruit not tested for pesticides
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Retailers in the vegetable and fruit market (halaqa) have complained that there are no regular inspections of pesticides, and the designated laboratory only...
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PRC seeks urgent repatriation of stranded Pakistanis
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) delegation recently called on Senator Raja Zafrul Haque, secretary general of the World Muslim Congress...
View ArticleViolence against women in protection homes increases
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Several inmates of the social protection center here have alleged that acts of violence against them have increased, Al-Sharq daily reported. They said violence...
View ArticleNo kissing or hugging, please!
Halima Muzafar Al-Watan Some of our bad habits, which can easily transfer many infections, especially the influenza, are kissing, hugging and nose touching when we meet each other during gatherings, at...
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Accord signed to train Saudi jobseekers in different skills
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has signed an agreement with Al-Mustawda Al-Khairi, a charity association, to provide training to...
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Cabinet okays Haia administrative body
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – The Council of Ministers on Monday approved the administrative organization of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) and the...
View ArticleEducational presentation for NRI parents
JEDDAH — An educationist from the south Indian state of Karnataka will make a presentation for NRI parents at Lasani Restaurant in Aziziah district Saturday night. A true...
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NSHR appoints lawyer for abused maid
MAKKAH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has appointed a lawyer to follow up the case of an Ethiopian housekeeper who was allegedly abused by her employer, a...
View ArticleFour more deaths from MERS coronavirus
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has announced four more deaths from the MERS coronavirus and 18 new infections, which has now killed at least 121 people in the Kingdom....
View ArticleSaudi woman killed while driving
RIYADH — A Saudi woman was killed in a car crash in the capital Thursday, local media reported. The woman, in her 20s, lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the...
View ArticleNine acquitted of bribery charges in Jeddah flood case
Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Administrative Court in Jeddah on Thursday acquitted nine defendants in a bribery case related to the devastating floods that...
View ArticleVolunteers raise awareness to beat deadly coronavirus
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A group of young volunteers said they hope to beat the coronavirus which is spreading panic among people by raising...
View ArticleMunicipality gives Jeddah mall two weeks to remove billboards
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette? JEDDAH – Municipal authorities in Jeddah have allowed a shopping mall, which was closed down earlier this week for displaying...
View ArticleHaia hopes to employ women for fieldwork
HAIL — Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, chairman of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has expressed his wish to employ women in the...
View ArticleSaudi Valentines get 32 years in jail
BURAIDAH — Five Saudi men were sentenced to a total of 32 years in prison and 4,500 lashes by a criminal court in Buraidah, Qassim province, for holding a Valentine Day...
View ArticleSix sentenced to jail, lashes, fines for abetting terrorism
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A special criminal court in Jeddah sentenced six people to various prison terms and fines for engaging in or encouraging disruptive...
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