Argentine envoy explains position on Malvinas at Jeddah seminar
Laura Bashraheel Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Argentine Ambassador Jaime Sergio Cerda opened a seminar on Malvinas Islands, entitled “The Malvinas Islands Question,”...
View ArticleWitnesses fail to turn up, trial of Hai’a members adjourned
Abdulrahman Al-AliOkaz/Saudi GazetteJEDDAH — A trial of two members from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) accused of beating a youth and tearing his clothes...
View ArticleOwners of expropriated Makkah properties seek fair compensation
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Residents and property owners in Shaab Ali district and Jabal Khandama, located adjacent to the northern courtyard of the Grand Mosque, have urged the concerned...
View ArticleFaulty pedal puts motorists’ lives in danger
Abdullah Al-Maqati Okaz/Saudi Gazette ZULUM — A Saudi and five expatriate passengers narrowly escaped death on the Taif-Riyadh expressway when the car they were in would not stop and...
View ArticleAl-Hada road to be closed for 8 months
Abdulkareem Al-Thiyabi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — The director of roads in Taif, Omar Al-Husaini, said Al-Hada road linking the city with Makkah will remain closed for...
View ArticleMedical mistake ruled out in baby’s shoulder dislocation
Abdullah Al-Ghalbi Okaz/Saudi GazetteABHA — A Saudi mother accused a doctor in the maternity department of Mahayil General Hospital of dislocating the shoulder of her infant, while assisting during...
View ArticleUnemployed more likely to turn to drugs: Study
Mesleh Al-Harbi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — A study prepared by the office manager of Madinah police chief, Brig. Naef Al-Marwani, concluded that the unemployed are 41 percent more prone to...
View ArticleShoura considering tough law to curb rent evasion
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Shoura Council is considering 10 recommendations to deal with the problem of tenants who are either late in their rent payments or simply leave their homes...
View ArticleCIB identifies shortcomings in government departments
Muhammad Al-Ghamdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – The Control and Investigations Board (CIB) has identified eight shortcomings in government departments. The anomalies uncovered during auditing...
View ArticleMuhammad Bin Naif hold talks with Abdulqadir Qahtan
Interior Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Naif holds talks with his Yemeni counterpart Abdulqadir Qahtan after receiving him at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday....
View ArticlePRC seeks ways to repatriate stranded Pakistanis
Ali Al-Ghamdi addresses the Pakistan Repatriation Council symposium in Jeddah recently. — SG photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Pakistan...
View ArticleFire in Jeddah food warehouse
Smoke billows from a food warehouse which caught fire in Jeddah’s Al-Qurayat neighborhood, Monday. Civil Defense teams contained the fire and as a precautionary measure evacuated all...
View ArticleLinking Saher to Civil Affairs Dept. upsets citizens
Saudi Gazette/Okaz JEDDAH — Many Saudis are complaining about the decision to link Saher penalties to other government departments. This link will stop any government paperwork from...
View ArticleSR5b annual income from traffic violations
Collected traffic violations fines last year amounted to more than SR5 billion, local daily Okaz said Monday quoting statistical reports which said the figure would double if violators delayed payment....
View ArticleDy. minister inspects Al-Laith health facilities
Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A new SR170 million hospital in Al-Laith is nearing completion. Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamza Khoshaim, Deputy Minister of Health for Planning and Development,...
View ArticleCivil servants acquitted of forging arrest report
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette Staff JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court Monday acquitted four civil servants accused of forging an official document due to flaws in the...
View ArticleFull housing allowance for MoH physicians
Saeed Al-KhotaniSaudi Gazette RIYADH — The Shoura Council has recommended that full housing allowances for physicians and dentists of Ministry of Health be paid to them as per the regulations, without...
View ArticleDegrees of all govt employees to be verified beginning Jan. 1
Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — The Ministry of Higher Education will start verifying higher university degree certificates (master’s and doctorate degrees) of government employees...
View ArticleFraudulent charity e-mails on the rise
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Fraudulent e-mails asking for money on behalf of charities have become even more convincing. Religion is often used as a compelling reason to elicit quick responses to...
View ArticleRailroad in Eastern Province towns to be rerouted
DAMMAM — A railroad that passes through the heart of Al-Hofuf and Al-Mebrez towns will be diverted to improve traffic flow in the area. Local authorities made the decision because the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....