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Kuwait Independence Day celebrated
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Kuwaiti Consulate General held a reception to mark the country’s 52nd Independence Day and 22nd Liberation Day Thursday evening....
View ArticleExpat blackmails own wives to extort money
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Malaz police station in Riyadh are investigating the case of a Palestinian expatriate who would marry women, treat them badly until they...
View ArticleDoc declares living woman dead, refuses treatment
JEDDAH — A doctor at a private hospital incorrectly diagnosed a woman as dead and refused to admit her to the emergency unit. Zuhai Abd Rabbuh said his wife had a heart...
View Article4,000 Jazan students join ‘safe driving’ initiative
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — More than 4,000 students from various private and government schools in Jazan have joined the biggest safe driving awareness campaign targeting...
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Headway made in fight against smugglers
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Statistics released by the Border Guard showed the force was able to foil a number of attempts to smuggle arms, drugs and infiltrators into...
View ArticleThe Mufti and expat levy
Dr. Mazin Baleelah Al-Madinah The Ministry of Labor has recently imposed a SR2,400 annual levy on expatriates for renewing their residency permits and work licenses starting the...
View Article‘Historic Pictures’ exhibition opens in Riyadh today
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — On behalf of Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities...
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Crackdown to flush out infiltrators continues
Falih Al-Dhibyani and Abdullah Gharman Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH/ABHA — No murders, thefts, or attacks against women by infiltrators have been registered at police stations in the...
View ArticleArsonists set waste dump ablaze
ABHA — Ahad Rafidah Civil Defense teams put off a fire in the waste dump at a remote mountainous area. The waste dump was set ablaze by unidentified individuals who took refuge in the area.
View ArticleIndian consular services in Jazan
JEDDAH — A team from the Consulate General of India, Jeddah, will visit Jazan on Thursday to extend consular services not being provided by the outsourced agencies, such...
View ArticleWoman killed in six-car pile-up
JEDDAH — A six-car collision on Makkah-Jeddah Expressway resulted in a woman’s death. The accident injured three others. The expressway was temporarily closed as police attended to...
View ArticleMall evacuated after fire in Jeddah
JEDDAH — Five Civil Defense teams attended a fire at a Jeddah shopping mall in the Al-Jamiah neighborhood on Saturday night. Spokesman for Makkah Civil Defense Col. Saeed...
View ArticleChild injured in revenge attack
ABHA — Asir police are investigating an alleged attack by Ethiopian infiltrators on a child in front of his house. The assault resulted in the child suffering broken teeth and jaw. The...
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Train breaks down in desert
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Two-hundred-and-ninety-four passengers spent two hours in the desert when their train broke down on its way from Dammam to Riyadh. The train...
View ArticleTuberculosis discovered in Jeddah school
Abdulmuhsen Al-Sabti Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A student at a south Jeddah school is being treated for tuberculosis, according to a letter from the principal to the...
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SABIC celebrates ‘Clean Up the Gulf’ day
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) marked a one-day “Clean Up the Gulf” campaign on Wednesday...
View ArticleChild killed in botched blood transfusion at Jazan hospital
Iftikhar Bahfain Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — A contaminated blood transfusion has killed a child at Jazan’s King Fahd Central Hospital. The victim, identified as...
View ArticleAsians pose as secret police to rob expats
Abdurahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A gang of four Asians who allegedly robbed foreigners by impersonating secret policemen was apprehended in Jeddah. First Lt. Nawaf...
View ArticleLabor Ministry plans to retire foreigners at 60
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor has drafted a new law recommending the termination of the services of expatriates who turn 60. Expatriates over 60 who enjoy...
View ArticleFilipino Toastmaster Group in Jeddah invites OFWs to enhance communication...
Indian expatriates discuss various issues of economic development with Francisco Marmolejo and Mohd Faiz Hilmi. — Courtesy photos Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The...
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