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Marmolejo and Hilmi meet with Indian expats
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Francisco Marmolejo, the World Bank’s lead tertiary education specialist, and Mohd Faiz Hilmy, a lecturer at Universiti...
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‘Bazme Shagoofa’ cracks up audiences with humorous poetry and stories
From left to right: Arif Masood Siddiqui, Shareef Aslam, Nayeem Bazaidpuri, Fazal Javed and Manzoorul Ameen and Aleem Khan Falaki at the humorous poetry event hosted by “Bazme...
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Is bottled water safe for consumption?
Blue-colored water gallons sit for hours in open trucks exposed to the sun while they are being delivered to stores, homes, and schools around the city. In most places the gallons are kept in...
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Prince Alwaleed receives Mounir N. Anouti
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Mounir N. Anouti, Deputy Head of Mission and Consul at the Embassy of Lebanon in Saudi Arabia....
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Enjoy childhood, TV host tells Filipino students
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “Enjoy your childhood” was the message Bantay Bata (Child Watch) program director Tina Monzon Palma told the...
View ArticleBook to help Japanese kids understand Saudi culture
Abdul Majeed Dawood Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Saudi Cultural Attaché in Japan has published a book written in Japanese for primary school children in the...
View ArticleNo deal on resumption of Indonesia recruitment yet
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom has said his country and the Kingdom have not reached any agreement regarding the resumption of...
View ArticleGroup book signing ceremony attracts readers and writers
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Twelve writers gathered at the largest group book signing ceremony Thursday. The ceremony witnessed over 600 visitors including...
View ArticleSaudi tweeters meet today
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Over 500 Saudi tweeters are expected to meet at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh on Monday at the first Saudi tweeters’...
View ArticleOur borders are sacrosanct
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz It might have been the destiny of this country in the past to bear many consequences due to the existence of the two holy mosques on its soil. Large numbers of...
View ArticleRecruitment of expats in public sector up by 61%
Mohammad Al-Ghamdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A Ministry of Labor report revealed that there was a 61 percent increase in foreigners recruited by government bodies last...
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Do more to make roads safe for schoolchildren: Parents
Saman Ali Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — Parents have called for more measures to improve road safety in the wake of a tragic school bus accident in Jubail last Wednesday that...
View ArticleWater leak ‘neglected for months’
Abdullah Ghurman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A drinking water pipe in Jeddah that has been leaking for months has not been fixed yet by the contractor responsible for it, local...
View ArticleSCTA shuts down accommodations
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has closed down 26 tourist accommodation facilities in Jeddah for not having the...
View Article37 lions, leopards smuggled into KSA
Hatem Al-Masoudi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The recent incident of a lion cub that went missing and subsequently recovered in Makkah has concerned wildlife authorities. The Saudi...
View ArticleRiyadh police arrest armed robber
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Police caught an armed robber red handed as he tried to rob a Saudi in Riyadh. The police received a report from the victim who said he had...
View ArticleSix students among 8 killed in accidents
DAMMAM — Eight people, including six students, were killed and seven teachers injured in separate accidents reported in various parts of the country on Tuesday. Seven...
View ArticleHacker takes realtor for a ride
Mohammad Hadhadh Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A realtor in Jeddah is suing a man who allegedly hacked his website, causing the majority of his clients to stop dealing with him. Majed...
View ArticleHepatitis bacteria found in drinking water
TABUK — Al-Bed’a Hospital in Tabuk said it have received a number of hepatitis patients who could have contracted the disease from an infected water supply. In...
View ArticleTwo children run over by truck
DAMMAM — Two schoolchildren were killed when a truck ran them over as they left Al-Khandaq elementary school in Seihat. The head of one of the students was decapitated and the other student...
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