Child hawkers in Madinah are ‘being exploited’
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — A number of Asian and Arab children who roam the streets selling rosaries and handicrafts to Umrah pilgrims and visitors of the Prophet’s Mosque are...
View ArticleStudy: Gulf fish full of worms, deformities
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – A study conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture has shown that a number of fish in the Arabian Gulf are infested with worms and some also have various...
View ArticleTwo EP hotels shut down
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has shut down two hotels and four furnished apartments in the Eastern Province for various violations....
View ArticleMufti slams channel’s plan to air program about incest
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has criticized a satellite TV channel for planning to show a series in Ramadan that discusses incest, Al-Eqtisadiah daily...
View ArticleRamadan fasting to start on June 29
JEDDAH — The Islamic project for monitoring the moon has said the first day of Ramadan will be Sunday, June 29. It said the Ramadan crescent cannot be seen on June 27 and as such June 28 will...
View ArticleEducational quality center in Riyadh
RIYADH — The head of the quality education department at the Ministry of Education said UNESCO has approved the establishment of a regional educational quality center in Riyadh. Ghanem...
View ArticleTravails of traveling on Saudia
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz The aircraft was crowded. The journey from Jeddah to Washington was long. Every passenger was either trying to get some sleep, relaxation or at least quietness. Some of us had...
View ArticleNonpayment of fees: Lawyers filed 454 claims in 7 months
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi courts dealt with 454 cases filed by lawyers against their clients who failed to pay their legal fees during the past seven months, Al-Hayat daily...
View ArticleAsir city to become tourist haven
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — An Asir mountain city is being earmarked as a major tourism site by local authorities. Ballasmar is located on a mountaintop, 80 km north of Abha, and is full of...
View ArticleNew grads to cover exodus of teachers
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education is taking action to avert a temporary crisis caused by the rising numbers of teachers taking early retirement. The ministry’s...
View ArticleExotic Cup opening already show of the year in Jeddah
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A spectacular opening to the World Cup this year did not only take place in Sao Paulo on Thursday, but on the other side of the globe as well, with an...
View ArticleMan kills wife, father-in-law
JEDDAH – A 55-year-old man stabbed his 25-year-old wife and her old father to death early Sunday, said Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The victims were riding in the same car...
View Article11 expats caught stealing cables
RIYADH — Eleven Pakistanis were arrested after they were caught stealing electric cables. A police patrol was on duty Saturday evening when the officers saw two Pakistani men jump off the...
View ArticleSpeeding driver crashes into lamppost, dies
NAJRAN — A middle-aged man died immediately after his car hit a lamppost, according to the Najran Red Crescent spokesman Saud Duwais. Eyewitness accounts claimed the man was going at a high...
View ArticleTwo rescued from drowning in EP
JUBAIL – Eastern Province Border Guard officers saved a man and woman from drowning in two separate incidents, said spokesman Senior Capt. Khalifa Al-Arqoubi. The officers, who were on a...
View ArticleSix injured in road accident
RIYADH — Six people sustained moderate to severe injures Saturday when a truck hit a pickup. The pickup driver got stuck inside his vehicle and Civil Defense rescuers had to use cutting...
View ArticleFire causes blackout in Yanbu neighborhood
YANBU – The C12 neighborhood here had a 10-hour blackout following a fire that broke out near the main electricity station. Civil Defense preliminary investigations revealed the fire was not...
View ArticleAgriculture Ministry’s name change rejected
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The supreme authorities have turned down a proposal by the minister of agriculture to add the word “food” to the name of his ministry,...
View ArticleAl-Tahounah: An archeological landmark on Qunfudah coast
Saudi Gazette report QUNFUDAH — Al-Tahounah (the flour mill) is one of the historical landmarks of the Red Sea coastal city of Al-Qunfudah. Anyone traveling south toward Jazan along the...
View ArticleCourtesy call
Singapore Ambassador to the Kingdom Lawrence Anderson holds talks with Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief Somayya Jabarti during a courtesy visit to the newspaper’s office in Jeddah on Sunday....
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