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A Saudi female officer processes a passenger’s passport at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) on Monday after Jeddah Governor Prince Mishal Bin Majed opened the...
View ArticleOver 4,500 women register for Pap smear screening
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The head of Basalamah Chair at King Abdulaziz University said more than 4,500 women have registered for an early cancer...
View ArticleAsian expats concerned at ‘pervasive racism’
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Most expatriates living in the Kingdom admit to facing some sort of racism in their workplace and public spaces, including restaurants...
View ArticleShoura approves district-level community development centers
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – The Shoura Council on Tuesday approved the draft law for establishing district-level community development centers. According to the draft,...
View ArticleExpat electrocuted at worksite in Arar
ARAR — An Asian worker was electrocuted while painting a shop at Dammam Street in Arar in the Northern Border Province. Witnesses said an electricity cable was hanging...
View Article1 illegal dead, 10 others injured in head-on crash
BISHA — One man was killed and 12 others injured when their vehicles collided head-on on Bisha-Samakh Road on Tuesday. Asir Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Asiri said a...
View ArticleWorshippers douse fire at Majmaah mosque
AL-MAJMAAH — Worshippers put out a small fire that erupted inside a mosque on Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Road here on Monday. After the Maghrib prayer, the lights in the...
View ArticleFire destroys foam warehouse in Bisha
BISHA —Fire erupted in a foam warehouse at the Al-Jemaie neighborhood of Bisha on Tuesday, causing huge losses but no injuries. Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad...
View ArticleTruck plows into restaurant, 2 hurt
BISHA — A truck crashed into a restaurant on Bisha-Al-Khamis Road on Monday while trying to avoid a car that crossed its path without warning. The accident resulted in...
View ArticleBorder Guards foil arms smuggling
DHAHRAN AL-JANOUB — Border Guards intercepted eight people who were trying to sneak into the country near the border village of Al-Majazah. The infiltrators fired at the...
View Article‘Halqa-e-Danish Mushairah’ sets a record, says Pak welfare consular
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Halqa-e-Danish is setting a new mile stone in the realm of Jeddah’s literary history by organizing such beautiful...
View Article‘Courage, unity and perseverance needed to face challenges in India’
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – “I salute my Indian brothers for your great efforts for earning halal (legitimate) living in this holy land....
View ArticleTYWA appoints new president, will serve Telangana community
JEDDAH — Andhra Pradesh Youth Welfare Association (APYWA) has now been renamed as Telangana Youth Welfare Association (TYWA) after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and...
View ArticlePakistani community pays homage to philanthropist Jawaid
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Members of the Pakistani community paid glowing tributes and homage to a noted social worker and...
View Article3 friends held after missing boy’s body found
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – Three friends of a boy whose remains were discovered in the northeast Makkah area of Al-Sahwah have been arrested in connection...
View Article3 lawyers heavily fined for defaming judiciary
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Three Saudi lawyers were together fined a total of SR1.25 million and banned from writing on any electronic or print media for one to three...
View ArticleColorful events mark Italian national day in Jeddah
Consul General Simone Petroni awards Italian businessman Fermo Maria Giuseppe Grigis with the “Ordine della Stella d’Italia,” or “Order of the Star of...
View Article80% drop in coronavirus cases in six weeks, says Fakeih
Faris Al-Qahtani Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih said there was an 80 percent drop in the number of coronavirus infections in the...
View ArticleJeddah Ghair to open with a bang today
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH/JEDDAH – Summer festivals will kick off in a number of cities across the Kingdom on Thursday. These festivals are expected to draw more than...
View ArticleNew projects to make Jeddah top business hub in five years, says governor
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Designs of architectural projects across the Jeddah governorate are on display at the third Jeddah projects exhibition, which was...
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