TV programs to educate housemaids
RIYADH — The Civil Defense Directorate has produced a number of TV programs to raise awareness of foreign housemaids who work in the Kingdom about potential risks inside homes. The programs were made...
View ArticleParents warned about unlicensed schools
JEDDAH — The Education Department has cautioned parents about unlicensed private Saudi and foreign schools. It asked parents to verify whether the private school they intend to enroll their child in...
View Article18 lingerie shops closed down
RIYADH — Eighteen lingerie shops have been shut down at different malls in Riyadh for failing to hire Saudi women in accordance with Ministry of Labor directives. The ministry stressed that it will not...
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‘Saudi Confessions’ on Twitter cause quite a stir
Haifa Al-ZahraniSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — The "Saudi Confessions" account on the social networking website Twitter has become very popular within days of its establishment.The number of followers has risen...
View ArticleConsulate to notify Pakistanis of passport delivery by SMS
JEDDAH — In view of the delay in receiving machine-readable passports from Islamabad, the Consulate General of Pakistan has set up an information desk to streamline passport delivery. All members of...
View ArticleSaudi women throng EP job fair
Saudi Gazette reportAL-KHOBAR — More than 7,000 job-seeking Saudi women crowded the Tawteen Eastern Fair (Saudization of jobs exhibition) in Al-Khobar.The third day of the exhibition, which concluded...
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Kattan: Advertising market in the Kingdom growing
Waleed J. KattanAli Al-Amri and Maher Al-Ma’youfOkaz/Saudi GazetteDUBAI — The director general of Okaz Organization for Press and Publication Waleed Jameel Kattan said the Saudi market is witnessing an...
View ArticleFemale Shoura Council members need patience, says Princess Hessa
Maryam Al-SughayyarSaudi GazetteRIYADH — The wife of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah called on female members of the Shoura Council to be patient regarding the responsibilities they...
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Prince Khalid Bin Bandar visits hospitalized children
Prince Khalid Bin Bandar, Emir of Riyadh, and his deputy Prince Turki Bin Abdullah visit children who were hospitalized after they fell from a ride inside the amusement area of a shopping mall in the...
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Red Crescent chief: Field is open for women
Seven Saudi females to work with international relief teamPrince Faisal Bin AbdullahSaudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Chairman of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah said the Red...
View ArticlePhilippine Embassy to hold EoW in Al Khobar
RIYADH – The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh will conduct mobile consular outreach services or Embassy on Wheels (EoW) on March 7 to 8 at Al Jazeera International School (formerly PSD) in Rakah District,...
View ArticleAmbassador of Japan announces opening of Japan Cultural Month
RIYADH – Jiro Kodera, Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, announced the opening of the Japan Cultural Month. The Embassy of Japan will be launching a series of cultural events in Saudi...
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Tashkeil brings Kuwait’s ‘Experiment 1’ to Jeddah
Mariam NihalSaudi GazetteJEDDAH – Tashkeil marked the soft opening of “Experiment 1” here on Monday. Yolanda Perez at Tashkeil told Saudi Gazette: “Two of the three designers, Khawla Al-Hussaini and...
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DAH design symposium ‘Identity’ encourages students to be creative
Cornelius Claudio Kreusch, left, and Johannes Tonio Kreusch perform on stage.Sana Abdul SalamSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — The Dar Al Hekma School of Design opened the design symposium titled “Identity” on...
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Healing by Design at IMC
CEO of IMC Dr. Walid Fitaihi,right, presents a crystal model of the hospital to Dr. Sami Angawi as a gift and token of appreciation. Amal Al-SibaiSaudi Gazette JEDDAH – What started out as an idea, a...
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‘Do more to spread Sir Syed’s message’
AMU Alumni Jeddah Committee members with Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi, Professor Mukkaram Ali Khan and Habib Anwar Zubairi during Sir Syed Day celebrations in Jeddah....
View ArticleAramco generates 500,000 jobs for Saudis
HAIL — Saudi Aramco created around 500,000 job opportunities in the oil, gas, and industry sectors for Saudis, according to the company. While presenting a paper at the Hail Investment Forum...
View ArticleViolating women’s dignity is not new
Mohammed Al-Ossaimi Al-Yaum ACCORDING to a research study conducted by Latifa Al-Abdullatif, assistant professor of sociology at King Saud University in Riyadh, half of Saudi women on social security...
View ArticleSafety and security expo set to open in Dammam
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The 3rd Saudi Safety and Security Exhibition (SSS) will open in Dammam on Sunday under the sponsorship of Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud Bin Naif....
View ArticleATM robber gets 5 yrs in jail, 400 lashes
RIYADH — The General Court in Riyadh sentenced an ATM robber to five years in prison and 400 lashes after finding him guilty of attempting to steal money from five ATMs by breaking into them...
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