Border guard mistakes colleague for infiltrator, shoots him dead
AL-HARDH — A border guard was killed by a colleague who mistook him for an infiltrator trying to cross into the Kingdom. The two guards were on a routine patrol at night. The victim passed in...
View ArticleCitizen tries to set himself on fire
TAIF — A citizen in his 30s attempted to commit suicide by pouring petrol on his body and setting fire to his clothes inside a bathroom at his home in Tabuk. The Civil Defense personnel broke...
View ArticlePolice investigate source of weapon in Jeddah murder
Abdul Rahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Investigators have started searching for clues how the Glock pistol a 50-year-old man used to kill his mother-in-law and himself ended up...
View ArticleMultinational firms attend Dar Al-Hekma job fair
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH— Multinational companies such as Procter and Gamble and Unilever were just some of the star exhibitors at Dar Al-Hekma’s eighth...
View ArticleNitaqat concessions to benefit Palestinians, Turkistanis too
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has clarified that Burmese residents are not the only category of foreigners that will benefit from its recent directive with regard to...
View ArticleFalse alarm creates panic at Taif hospital
TAIF — A suspected gas leak at the Children’s Hospital in Taif turned out to be a false alarm after the Civil Defense and Red Crescent were alerted. The Civil...
View ArticleSchool evacuated after power failure
MADINAH — An electric failure led to a power cut at Dar Al-Madinah Secondary School for girls. Civil Defense and Red Crescent teams rushed to the school and evacuated 500...
View ArticleEnvoy raises issue of stranded Pakistani workers with Riyadh Emir
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Emir of Riyadh Prince Khalid Bin Bandar received Pakistan Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan at his office here on Tuesday. The ambassador congratulated...
View ArticleJCCI stresses importance of electronic advertising
(From Left) The panelists Hatim H. Alkahly, industry head of Emerging Arabia and representative of Google Middle East; Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief Khaled Almaeena, Abdullah Al-Ghadouni,...
View ArticlePR industry pivotal in Kingdom: Survey
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — At least two-thirds of public relations professionals believe PR is a key industry in the Kingdom, according to a survey conducted as part of the 4th...
View Article70-year-old Saudi in Iraqi prison without charges
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A Saudi in his seventies, working as a truck driver, has been locked up in an Iraqi prison for three months, Al-Watan daily reported Tuesday. Naif...
View ArticleWoman accuses hospital of infecting her with hepatitis
Husain Hazzazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi woman has accused a hospital of infecting her with hepatitis during a surgical operation. The woman had a stomach operation during...
View ArticleSaudi tweeters review checks and balances at Riyadh meet
Saeed Al-Khotani and Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette RIYADH — About 800 Saudi tweeters, including 150 women, gathered in Riyadh on Monday for their first meeting to discuss the...
View Article1,179 infiltrators nabbed in north
Saudi Gazette report HAIL — The passport police have arrested 1,179 African and Arab infiltrators who crossed the border illegally and moved north to Hail over the past three...
View Article‘Nothing like nature expresses the harmony of creation’
Italian photographer Teresa Emanuele’s images portray subtle metaphors and philosophy of life Teresa EmanueleImages from “QUOD VIDES, TOTVM (All That Is Seen)” exhibition...
View ArticleSuddenly it is the Ethiopians!
Khalaf Al-Harbi Okaz SUDDENLY the Ethiopians have become the greatest danger to our society! The issue of the illegal foreigners has been narrowed down to a single nationality....
View ArticleEmir of Madinah province inspects Khaybar
Prince Faisal Bin Salman, Emir of Madinah province, receives citizens during an inspection tour of Khaybar on Tuesday. Prince Faisal attended a meeting of the local and municipal council members in...
View ArticleRising meat prices bite
Ibrahim Al-Shaiban Okaz/Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — Sheep prices have exceeded SR2,000 a head, along with an increase in prices for poultry and fresh fish. This has forced...
View Article‘Open House’ at Indian Embassy
RIYADH — The Embassy of India will hold the next session of the "Open House" for Indian citizens on March 14. Members of the community can meet...
View Article3 burn to death in highway crash
ABQAIQ — Three people burned to death and two others sustained serious injuries in an accident on the Riyadh-Abqaiq Road. A truck carrying diesel fuel collided with a car, which caught fire on impact....
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