Saudis along Kuwait border asked to evacuate houses
Saudi Gazette report KUWAIT/DAMMAM — A committee formed by the Kuwaiti ministries of finance and interior informed 100 Saudi citizens who own houses and businesses at Al-Zoor area...
View ArticleTop nurse fired after official’s surprise visit to Qatif hospital
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Eastern Province Health Affairs Director Dr. Salih Al-Salihi has fired the head nurse at Al-Qatif Central Hospital for not maintaining high nursing...
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Heavy rainfall causes rockslides in Asir
Nadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Heavy rain that struck Asir province on Sunday morning caused rockslides along the Delah mountain road and traffic police had to close off the...
View ArticleAccidents claim three lives
HAIL — Three people died and five were injured when their car overturned on the Hail-Madinah Road. Spokesman for Hail Red Crescent Mohammad Al-Tayyar said three rescue teams attended the...
View ArticleTwo students run over
QUNFUDAH — Two secondary students at Qunfudah’s Prince Naif Secondary School were killed after they were run over by a speeding car. They were walking near the school when a car...
View ArticleDragster driver assaults police
QURAYAT — Police in Qurayat have captured a dragster driver who assaulted police officers. Acting spokesman for Al-Jouf Police Col. Sultan Al-Eluyan said a 19-year-old...
View ArticleAbandoned house set on fire
DAMMAM — The Civil Defense in Dammam put out a fire at an abandoned house. Spokesman for Eastern Province Civil Defense Col. Ali Al-Qahtani said the fire was started by some careless youths....
View ArticleTwo men arrested for stabbing Saudi
DAMMAM — Police in west Dammam have arrested two men for allegedly stabbing a Saudi. Spokesman for Eastern Province Police Lt. Gen. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti said officers received a report from a...
View ArticleSolar energy used to light Makkah parks
Ahmad Al-Husni Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Makkah Municipality has completed installing 140 electric lighting poles inside its facilities and parking area. These poles...
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Riyadh Divisions Toastmasters proud of outstanding results
RIYADH — It was a big day for members of the Riyadh Toastmasters Division A and B on Friday. The Riyadh Palace Hotel buzzed with last minute preparations as guests and over 80...
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Bangladesh people celebrate independence and national day with marked fervor
RIYADH — The Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh commemorated the 42nd anniversary of the independence and national day of Bangladesh at the chancery premises on Tuesday in a befitting...
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Khake-e-Taiba Trust announces launch of its Dubai Chapter, fecilitates an...
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The “Khake-e-Taiba Trust (KTT)” Jeddah announces the launch of “Khake-e-Taiba Trust” Dubai Chapter....
View ArticleWater supply to be boosted by 200,000 cubic meters
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The National Water Company (NWC) said an additional 200,000 cubic meters of water will be pumped into the water network from next...
View ArticleAirline staff owed ‘SR25m in wages’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Over 100 employees of a Haj and Umrah airline company that stopped operating in 2011 are demanding that the company pay them outstanding wages that...
View ArticleSaudi students ‘least likely to break US laws’
Abdulmuhsen Al-Harthi Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Saudi Cultural Attaché in the USA, Dr. Mohammad Al-Eisa, has said Saudi students are least likely to violate US...
View Article‘MOL unaware of number of Saudized small firms’
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor does not have any statistics about 340,000 small businesses that have complied with the Nitaqat system that regulates Saudization...
View ArticleAmbassador slams ‘smear campaign against Ethiopians’
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ethiopian government is planning to take serious steps to crack down on gangs that smuggle Ethiopian citizens into the Saudi borders and will...
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Pakistan ship on a goodwill visit to Jeddah
JEDDAH — The Pakistani Consul General Aftab A. Khokher said relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is time tested and deep-rooted and the relations between the...
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Saudi prisoner with TB pleads for quick release
Ahmad Al-Sulami Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi prisoner who has spent 12 years in the prison for forging currency bonds in 2002 has requested authorities to release...
View ArticleMaking profits a problem for Saudia
Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz newspaper The difficulty of finding reservations and the premature closing of flights these days due to the spring vacation is not an emergency or...
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