Mayor inspects new projects in Jeddah
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Mayor of Jeddah Hani Aburas on Wednesday inspected the southern Obhur beach development project, the new slaughterhouse in east...
View ArticleNo changes in Umrah system, says Haj Ministry
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Haj Ministry said no changes have been made for this year's Umrah season and Umrah is open as usual for...
View ArticleMinistry bans graduation events outside campuses
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education has banned graduation ceremonies outside premises of schools and universities to avoid fatal incidents, Alsharq...
View ArticleUsing blackmail as a weapon
Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz A NEWS report recently published by the local media said a man made it a condition on his ex-wife to quit her job and stay at home if she wanted...
View ArticleExpat sells kidney to pay off debt
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Saudi-born Pakistani national has offered his kidney for sale to pay off a SR 30,000 debt and avoid a court case which his debtor...
View Article17 khula cases reach courts each week
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi courts handled an average of 17 khula divorce cases a week in the past six months, Alsharq daily reported Wednesday. Khula is when a...
View ArticlePublic services: Low-income Saudis should get priority
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh IF we cannot completely eradicate poverty, at least we can reduce its impact on poor citizens. We can mitigate the sufferings of impoverished...
View ArticleExpat woman cons Awaser
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — An unidentified woman who carried both Saudi and Egyptian nationalities conned social security and Awaser, the charity society that takes...
View ArticleBusinessmen cry foul as JCCI jacks up warehouse rents
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of businessmen were surprised when Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) increased warehouse rents by 1,800 percent,...
View ArticleLavish lifestyle makes Saudi tourists ‘vulnerable’
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of market experts and citizens have confirmed that Saudis traveling abroad are being exploited due to their lavish life style,...
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School owners, officials square off at seminar
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The newly launched General Education Evaluation Commission will evaluate all private schools in the Kingdom, according to the...
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CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA — JEDDAH
It has been reported to the Consulate General of India, Jeddah that an Indian national Mr. Mohammad Rasheed Mustafa, aged 82, who arrived in the Kingdom as Umrah pilgrim through P....
View ArticleRose carpet major attraction at flower fest
TAIF — Emir of Makkah Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah on Tuesday evening opened the 10th Taif Flower Festival, which will continue until the end of the month. A number of Arab...
View ArticleREDF approves SR5.5b in housing loans
RIYADH — Housing Minister Shuwaish Al-Duwaihi, who is also chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Real Estate Development Fund (REDF), has approved 11,000 real...
View ArticleNew deaths take coronavirus toll to 160
RIYADH — Health authorities in Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the deaths of another three people from the MERS coronavirus, taking the country’s toll to...
View Article1,640 engineers hold forged degrees
ABHA — The Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) has referred a total of 1,640 engineers to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) for forging certificates....
View ArticleBan on Iraq, Bosnia travel lifted
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on citizens from traveling to Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina under certain conditions, but Israel and Thailand still remain on the...
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Crown Prince Salman receives US House of Representatives Committee
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, receives in Jeddah on Thursday a delegation from the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. The...
View ArticleGoing to a wedding celebration? Leave your gun at home.
Khaled Al-Qarni Okaz I don’t know what kind of thrill some people get by firing machine guns and other weapons into the air during wedding celebrations and...
View ArticlePay Kingdom-born expats the same salaries as Saudis
Talal Al-Qashqari Al-Madinah The Ministry of Interior’s Civil Status Agency should make its citizenship requirements less difficult for those...
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