55 bakeries shut down
JEDDAH — The Market Monitoring and Licensing Department at the Municipality here has closed down 55 automated and semi-automated bakeries and issued warnings to an additional 151 bakeries. In...
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Riding a wave — Jet skiers display skills in keen competition off Marina
Saudi Gazette report The Bride of the Red Sea, Jeddah, has superb weather and a long coastline that enables people to savor water sports all year round. One of the most favorite sport is Jet Skiing in...
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Before the visas stopped: Dhiba’s decline from tourism hotspot
Dhiba governorate, located 180 kms west of Tabuk, once attracted hundreds of Western tourists every day who were eager to explore the area’s pristine coastlines that are rich with coral...
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Security guards underappreciated
According to a report in Al-Riyadh daily, security guards all over the Kingdom are being exploited by their employers, many of whom are accused of hiring guards on salaries well below the minimum wage...
View ArticleSaudis should stop criticizing government agencies
Rashed Muhammad Al-Fawzan Al-Riyadh I am not going to list here all of the advantages and privileges citizens are offered in this country in terms of commodities, services, etc. Our country does not...
View ArticleWhy do expats come to Saudi Arabia to commit crimes?
Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Shalash Al-Jazirah The horrendous crime committed recently in Manfouha District in Riyadh, resulting in the death of a 50-year-old Pakistani woman has shocked Saudi society. Four...
View ArticleAll Muslims should accept Prophet Muhammad as their role model
Ruqaya Al-Hwairini Al-Jazirah“We have indeed in the Messenger of Allah a beautiful pattern (of conduct) for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Final Day” (33:21). Anyone who...
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Female security guards a boon to public security
Ever since the Ministry of Labor began implementing a royal decree in early 2012 that banned men from working in stores that sell lingerie, cosmetics and other goods exclusively marketed to women, job...
View ArticleWeather centers in all regions by end of 2014
DAMMAM — The head of analysis and forecasting at the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) said all parts of the Kingdom would have weather monitoring centers by the end of 2014. He...
View ArticleNo consent needed for domestic travel
JEDDAH — A study conducted by Khadeejah Bint Khuwailed center at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) has shown that 64 percent of Saudi women are not aware that they can travel...
View ArticleSCOT carries out 16 organ transplants
RIYADH — A team of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) conducted 16 organ transplants last week. These operations — 10 kidney, four liver and two heart...
View ArticleMushaira in Iqbal's honor in Al-Khobar
AL-KHOBAR — HADAF (Human Abilities Development and Advancement Fund) announced an international Mushaira (Urdu poetry session) to pay tribute to the poet of humanity Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It...
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Truck carrying qat seized
MAHAYIL ASIR — Police patrols have seized a truck on its way to Makkah carrying 1,200 bundles of the narcotic leaf qat. The truck was carrying a cargo of bottled water and a policeman at a...
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Top firemen bitten by snake while fighting farm fire
BAHA — The head of Baha Civil Defense, Maj. Ahmad Al-Zahrani, was bitten by a snake while supervising firefighters in extinguishing a fire that had struck some farms in the area. Vice Sgt....
View ArticleChild rescued from Al-Hada swamp
TAIF — The Civil Defense rescued a 10-year-old child who fell into a swamp in the Al-Hada area on Friday. Taif Civil Defense spokesman Col. Naser Al-Shareef said a family was on a picnic...
View ArticleAccident kills Egyptian expat, mother
AL-WAJH — An Egyptian resident and his mother were killed when their vehicle overturned on their way to Dhiba, while inflicting various injuries to his wife and three children. Tabuk Police...
View ArticleFire in tire near petrol station
NAJRAN — The Civil Defense extinguished a fire that erupted in a tire shop inside a petrol station in the Al-Hedn neighborhood of Najran. The fire started when workers in the shop were...
View ArticleSwimmers, child rescued from sea
AL-ULA — Search and rescue teams of the Border Guards rescued two swimmers from drowning near Al-Wasl Island. Tabuk Border Guards spokesman Cmdr. Abdullah Al-Ghareer said the swimmers were...
View ArticleExpat detained over theft
UMLUJ, Tabuk — Police patrols have detained an Asian resident worker for stealing SR61,400 from his sponsor. Tabuk Police spokesman Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghabban said the worker took advantage...
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Philippine I-Day celebrated in Riyadh
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh celebrated the 116th anniversary of the Declaration of Philippine Independence recently with a diplomatic reception at...
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