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Saudi students in Lebanon voice safety concerns
Rawiya Hashmi and Mahmoud Etani Okaz/Saudi Gazette BEIRUT — Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Asiri said his embassy has designed a contingency plan to respond to any emergency requiring the...
View ArticleSEU becomes member of IAMI
RIYADH — The Saudi Electronic University (SEU) has become a member of the International Association for Medical Information (IAMI), Saudi Press Agency said Friday. In a statement following a...
View ArticleAsir valley plummets into darkness
ABHA – A speeding driver caused 600 people in Al-Areen Valley in Abha to stay in the dark for more than four hours. The driver hit a high-voltage electric pole, causing extensive damage to...
View ArticleBorder guard dies in car crash
JAZAN – A Border Guard officer died while two of his colleagues sustained numerous injuries when their patrol vehicle overturned in Jazan. One of the officers was admitted into the intensive...
View ArticleMan killed, two hurt in Jazan accident
JAZAN – A man died while a mother and her son were left trapped in their car during a traffic accident in Jazan. The man lost control over his car and hit another carrying the mother and son....
View ArticleChildren narrowly escape accident
TAIF – Several children were almost run over by a garbage truck after it suffered brake failure and overturned in a Taif neighborhood. The truck slammed into a light pole on the street as the...
View Article106,696 infiltrators arrested in 4 months
JAZAN – Border guards have arrested 106,696 infiltrators trying to cross into the Kingdom illegally over the past four months. The official spokesman of the Border Guard said most of the...
View ArticleNew bureau to gather poverty data
Saudi Gazette report HAIL — The Ministry of Social Affairs recently announced it is in the final stages of setting up a unified bureau that will gather poverty data in the Kingdom. All...
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Jeddah police arrest leader of beggary ring
The Asian accused of running a beggary ring after his arrest by Jeddah police. — SG photoAbdulrahman Al-AliSaudi GazetteJEDDAH – Police arrested an Asian man who is accused of running an intricate...
View ArticleVerdict in Jeddah land scam Sunday
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Administrative Court in Jeddah will hold a session on Sunday during which it will hand down a final verdict regarding the case involving a...
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Unified vehicle insurance takes effect next week
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Starting next week the unified compulsory vehicle insurance policy will go into effect after insurance companies’ databases have successfully been...
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Jubail Scouts camp to wrap up today
Sultan Al-Sughayer Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The fifth stage of the National Scout project to clean and protect the environment that is organized by the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association and...
View ArticleUnified vehicle insurance takes effect next week
Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Starting next week the unified compulsory vehicle insurance policy will go into effect after insurance companies’ databases have successfully been...
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Grand Mufti denounces excessive dowry demands
Abdullah Al-Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh has called upon the concerned authorities and social experts to study the issue of excessive dowry...
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Princess Alice’s visit to the Kingdom in 1938
King Abdul Aziz Public Library in Riyadh will hold Saturday an exhibition of historic pictures of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, taken in Saudi...
View ArticleEastern Province highways in dire need of maintenance
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Expressways have become the scenes of horrific accidents due to their lack of maintenance, claimed motorists. Citizens complained that some of these roads were...
View ArticleDriven to murder
Tamadir Al-Ruhailee Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs said 19 young women have been involved in murder cases so far this year. As part of an investigation into women...
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Education is the key: DMC chief
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) Chairman Safdar Hussain Khan lauded the role of educational awareness in Indian minorities. Speaking at a function...
View ArticleTerror on the streets
Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah Did you know that wars in the Western Sahara left 15,000 people killed while the war between India and Pakistan left 13,000 killed on both sides? In the Gulf War, 5,200...
View ArticleWhen health affairs director shrugs off responsibility
Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz We are back to square one after the latest medical tragedy that rocked the social media. The social networking websites displayed a video clip showing blood samples stored in the...
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