Shoura chief seeks to boost Kuwait ties
Shoura Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Alsheikh (R) receives Speaker of Kuwaiti National Assembly Ali Fahad Al-Rashed in Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed means of enhancing...
View ArticlePrincess Hessah to honor women Shoura members
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Princess Hessah Al-Shaalan, the wife of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, will sponsor a ceremony to honor women members of the Shoura Council, a...
View ArticleJudges can access bank accounts
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — In a landmark decision, the Ministry of Justice has empowered judges to access and withdraw funds from bank accounts of defaulters to pay off their creditors....
View ArticleBuilding evaluations eyed to curb random rent hikes
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The ministries of housing and commerce in collaboration with the Saudi Council of Chambers are planning to develop a new system that will curb rent hikes, local...
View ArticlePrince Miteb receives citizens, officials
Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, Minister of State, Cabinet Member and Commander of the National Guard, received a number of citizens and senior National Guard officials in Riyadh on Tuesday. Noting the...
View ArticleWhy are SMEs failing in Makkah?
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh newspaper The failure rate of all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Makkah stands at a shockingly high 70 percent, a local newspaper recently reported quoting the Makkah...
View ArticleWhen the mother is Saudi
Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz newspaper The bond of a mother to her children is instinctive and extends from cradle to grave. Just look at the eyes of any mother when she looks at her child whether it is...
View ArticlePrivate schools plan lawsuit in row over salary
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s committee of private schools for girls said on Tuesday it will take the Ministry of Education to...
View ArticleInfant abandoned near Abha mosque
ABHA — A Saudi man found an abandoned baby outside a mosque in Abha in southern Saudi Arabia. Police and the Saudi Red Crescent arrived at the location and transferred the baby to a nearby...
View ArticleMurderer executed in Quwayiyah
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior said Shabib Bin Thuwab Bin Othman Al-Muqati Al-Otaibi, convicted of murder, was beheaded in Quwayiyah, Riyadh province, Thursday. The Saudi national was...
View Article35-year-old expat commits suicide
HAIL — Hail police are currently investigating a suicide that happened in a furnished apartment in Hail when a 35-year-old expatriate hanged himself from the ceiling. The victim’s...
View ArticleThief falls victim to his own act
MADINAH — A Saudi thief fell victim to his own act when he tried to rob a private enclosure outside Madinah. The owner of the private enclosure came to his property to fetch something when he...
View ArticleBody found in car on Yanbu roadside
YANBU — Police in Yanbu found the body of a man in his 30s in his car in the city’s industrial area. The car was parked on the side of the road with the man dead in the back seat....
View ArticleSaudi prisoner returns from Iraq
ARAR — A Saudi prisoner in Iraq has finally returned home after finishing his sentence in an Iraqi prison. Jamal Yahya Al-Gharwi, 28, returned from Iraq via Abu Dhabi. Al-Gharwi entered Iraq...
View ArticleEffat event promotes Prophet’s love for people
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Effat University held an event to promote the practical application of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) teachings on Wednesday....
View ArticleEx-Doordarshan chief felicitated for contributing to Urdu literature
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Manzoorul Ameen, a former director general of India’s state-owned television channel Doordarshan, was felicitated by Bazme Shagoofa, a...
View ArticleIEF seminar highlights role of BIM in construction
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Indian engineers in Riyadh were treated to a seminar on how Building Information Modeling (BIM) can help improve the life cycle of any building. Engineer...
View ArticleSaudi Gazette printing in Eastern Province
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — During an event held last Monday at the Movenpick Hotel Al-Khobar, Saudi Gazette marked the occasion of printing in Eastern Province at Dar Al-Yaum for Press,...
View ArticleResearch student referred to prosecution for child abuse
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — A Yemeni research scholar at Madinah’s Islamic University has been arrested for assaulting and seriously injuring his 9-year-old son. Spokesman for...
View ArticleAyedh Al-Qarni says he will reject Nobel Peace Prize if offered
DUBAI — A prominent Saudi Islamic scholar who was previously accused of plagiarism and famous for his best-selling book “Don’t Be Sad” (La Tahzan) has announced...
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