Hospitals received 13,000 accident cases
JEDDAH — The spokesman for Jeddah Health Affairs, Abdulrahman Al-Sahafi, said the city’s hospitals received more than 13,000 cases of injuries due to accidents last year. Most...
View ArticleExpat held for running abortion clinic
JEDDAH — An Ethiopian national was picked up by police for performing abortions in his apartment for SR1,500 per operation. He works as an anesthesiologist at a private hospital. The man only...
View ArticleSudanese drowns in desert stream
MADINAH — Civil Defense teams pulled out the body of a Sudanese national in his 20s from a stream in the mountainous Abu Rakah desert of Al-Ula governorate. Spokesman for Madinah Civil...
View ArticleSaher cameras flashing in Jubail
JUBAIL — Saher cameras began flashing on Al-Jubail road and capturing vehicles exceeding the designated speed of 110 km, according to media reports. The Royal Commission for Jubail has...
View ArticleFriend arrested over teenager’s murder
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Investigators from Riyadh police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a 16-year-old boy whose body was found dumped in a desert...
View Article300 families in Al-Kamel without water for months
Ahmad Al-Selemi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — More than 300 families in Shaqooq neighborhood of Al-Kamel governorate have been without potable water for months. Residents claim that the...
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C’wealth Day commemorated in Jeddah for the first time
Roberta Fedele Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The British Consulate hosted on Monday the first-ever celebrations in Jeddah of the Commonwealth Day, an annual festivity held on the second Monday of...
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YIC students develop solar-powered tricycle
Saudi Gazette report YANBU — Yanbu Industrial College (YIC) students are playing their part in trying to reduce air pollution levels in Yanbu Industrial City by developing a solar tricycle....
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All set for Scouts camp in Jubail
Sultan Al-Sughayer Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The Royal Commission of Jubail will host the coronation camp of the fifth stage of the National Scout project to clean and protect the...
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The newspaper for everyone
Saudi Gazette report JUBAIL — The industrial powerhouse of Saudi Arabia was the fitting venue for an exposition of the position and bold plans for the Saudi Gazette for the coming years....
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Chairman Abdullah Kamel honored
Hashem Abdo Hashem, Editor in Chief of Okaz newspaper (right), presents a plaque of appreciation to Sheikh Abdullah Saleh Kamel, Chairman of the Board of Directors, with Dr. Walid Arab Hashem, Deputy...
View ArticleFriends, relatives mourn former Air India staffer
Sadat Ali Khan JEDDAH — Sadat Ali Khan, 59, the former District Sales Manager of Air India, passed away on March 10 after a protracted illness. Khan battled cancer for...
View ArticleYoung man saved from execution at last minute
Fahd Al-Ghibaiwi Okaz/Saudi Gazette AFIF – A man who was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing his classmate in 2008 was saved from execution at the last minute. After writing his will and...
View ArticleDeath row Filipino wins brief reprieve
MANILA — The Philippines said Tuesday that a Filipino who was due to be executed in Saudi Arabia this week had been given an extra three months to raise $1 million in “blood...
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US Embassy celebrates national day, 80 years of ties with Kingdom
Emir of Riyadh Prince Khalid Bin Bandar and Deputy Emir Prince Turki Bin Abdullah cut the cake with US Ambassador James B. Smith to celebrate the US national day at a ceremony at the...
View ArticleJail terms, lashes for rioters
Saudi Gazette report QATIF — The Qatif District Court has sentenced two brothers to a month in prison and 200 lashes for their role in the Qatif riots, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. The...
View ArticleArab ministers to tackle key security issues today
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Interior ministers from 21 Arab states will meet here on Wednesday to discuss several vital issues concerning Arab security. An Arab strategy for intellectual...
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Prince Miteb honors retired National Guard officers
Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, Minister of State and Member of the Cabinet and Commander of the National Guard, honors retired National Guard officers at a function in Riyadh Tuesday. — SPA
View ArticleA big ‘no’ to Saudization of teaching jobs at universities
Dr. Haya Al-Manea Al-Riyadh An official source at the Ministry of Higher Education reportedly said the ministry was considering a plan to attract prominent university professors from foreign countries...
View ArticleExecution by shooting is ‘permissible’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Execution by shooting is permissible in the Shariah if it is proved that it is faster than or similar to beheading in ending one’s life, said Sheikh...
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