65% of population live in 3 provinces
RIYADH — A report by King Saud University’s housing studies center revealed 65 percent of people in the Kingdom live in the provinces of Riyadh, Makkah and the Eastern Province. The...
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Slum areas cover a quarter of Makkah, say officials
Fahd Al-Manaee Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Security specialists and academics claimed that slums account for more than a quarter of Makkah city. These slums consist of 60...
View ArticleSpecial teams visiting schools to ensure safety
Ali Bin Gharsan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Ministry of Interior has instructed all governorates to form teams to inspect safety standards and measures in public...
View ArticleRakan was abused since he turned 3, says grandfather
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The grandfather of Rakan, the 9-year-old child who is currently under treatment for burns in a Jeddah hospital, accused the boy’s parents of...
View ArticleHistoric Jeddah getting a facelift
Tamader Al-Rehaili Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Work has begun on four projects to preserve Jeddah’s historical district. Nine schemes have been planned for...
View ArticleExpat caught blackmailing Saudi over stolen wallet
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police are investigating a Yemeni expatriate who was caught allegedly trying to blackmail a Saudi citizen into paying a large...
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Prince Abdul Aziz inspects vehicle for special needs people
Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Saad Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Emir of Hail, inspects a vehicle for special needs people on Wednesday. The Ministry of Social Affairs has started distributing 1,000 such vehicles...
View ArticleDialogue proposed to brush up Hai’a image
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — No one denies the important role the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) plays in Saudi society. They exist...
View Article21 deaths at Makkah Maternity Hospital within three months
Ashwaq Al-Twairqi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The new Maternity and Children Hospital in Makkah has already registered 21 death cases involving mothers and babies within...
View ArticleWomen in the Shoura Council
Abdullah Farraj Al-Sharif Al-Madinah newspaper People of my age most likely remember the row that was triggered by the government decision in the 1960’s to open...
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1,200 needy Saudi women secured jobs
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Around 1,200 Saudi women have been employed as workers in a number of school cafeterias and also as cooks, caterers and cashiers in Saudi Arabian...
View ArticleYoung man nabbed over suicide threat
TABUK — Security officers talked a young man who threatened to jump from the roof of a building in Tabuk out of committing suicide. The young man in his 20s was reported to the police after...
View Article2 killed in Riyadh building fire
RIYADH — A man and woman died while a mother and her two children almost suffocated to death following a fire that broke out in a building in Riyadh. A Red Crescent spokesman said although...
View ArticleThree drug dealers arrested in Jeddah
JEDDAH — Police have arrested three drug dealers of African origin in the Al-Safa neighborhood of Jeddah. After being tipped off about the illegal activities of the African men, police...
View ArticleMaid jumps from roof in escape bid
DAMMAM – A housemaid sustained several injuries and was rushed to hospital after she jumped from the roof of her employer’s house. She was trying to escape from the house following...
View ArticleYouth tries to burn grandfather alive
JAZAN – A 70-year-old man, who was suffering from several disabilities, had a brush with death before Jazan Civil Defense rescuers saved him from his mentally-ill grandson who wanted to burn...
View Article4-year-old found dead in street
ABHA – A four-year-old boy was found dead in a street in Al-Majaridah governorate in Asir province. Marks on the body indicated that he had been run over by a car. The corpse was sent to the...
View ArticleArgentina Embassy to exhibit Saudi artist's works
Saeed Al Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Argentina Embassy will display on Saturday over 50 paintings of Saudi artist Suzanne Pharaon at the Ambassador's residence....
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Briman Bridge partially opened to traffic
The new Briman Bridge that links the eastern and western sides of the Haramain Ring Road in north Jeddah was partially opened to traffic on Thursday. The 30-year-old bridge was demolished to make way...
View ArticlePolicy shift sought to stem brain drain
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Most expatriate students living in the Kingdom go abroad to pursue higher education due to a lack of reputable private universities. Saudi students who are...
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