A drop of water
Abdullah Al-Harthi Okaz SHORTLY before sunrise, an ear-piercing shriek of a seven-year-old child came from the bathroom. The child’s parents, who were getting ready for work, ran to...
View ArticleEspionage network, a fabrication?
Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz DURING his sermon at a mosque in the eastern city of Qatif last Friday, Sheikh Hassan Al-Saffar (a renowned Saudi Shiite scholar) dismissed the uncovering of an...
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Owner ordered to repaint house that resembled Ka’aba
Abdulhadi Al-Suwaya Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — The owner of a house in Madinah that was designed to resemble the Holy Ka’aba has been ordered to repaint the building....
View ArticleDairy producers deny deal to increase prices
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi milk producing companies have strongly denied allegations that they have agreed among themselves to increase dairy prices from this summer...
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Makkah Award for Excellence distributed
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal honored winners of the 5th Makkah Award for Excellence at a ceremony held at Jeddah Hilton Tuesday night. During...
View ArticleBrothers wounded in Abha shootout
ABHA — Two brothers engaged in a shootout and wounded each other during a violent argument. They were taken to hospital for treatment and police were contacted. Asir...
View ArticleSuspect in boy’s murder arrested
ABHA — Khamis Mushayt police have arrested a man who allegedly killed a boy and dumped his body in a valley. A Saudi discovered the corpse of the eight-year-old boy lying...
View ArticleMaid investigated for suicide attempt
HAFR AL-BATIN — Police in Hafr Al-Batin are investigating an African housemaid who tried to take her own life inside her employer’s house. Eastern Province...
View ArticleLashes for sexually harassing nurse
ABHA — An Asian man was whipped by the members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) in public after he tried to sexually...
View ArticleAccident kills bride, 5 family members
DAMMAM — A woman who was on her way to get married died with her five family members in a tragic road accident when their car was hit by a truck. Civil Defense rescue...
View Article95 detained over un-Islamic rituals
MAKKAH — Ninety-five Asians were arrested after passport police raided several locations in Makkah and found the suspects engaging in rituals that appeared to be against...
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200 children participate in workshop on sexual abuse
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A child sexual abuse awareness and prevention workshop was conducted successfuly in Jeddah on Wednesday to educate 200 children....
View Article50 global varsities vie for TVTC contracts
Majed Al-Mufadhali Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Over 50 universities around the world are competing with each other to sign agreements with the Technical and Vocational...
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Air show in Al-Khobar
Families watch an air show by the Royal Saudi Air Force Hawks during the fifth national festival of Science and Technology (Scitech) at Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Center for Science and...
View ArticlePatients complain about conditions at EP clinic
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Several local residents have complained about the abysmal condition of a government health clinic in the Eastern Province. The polyclinic,...
View ArticleSaudi thobe revival encourages youths into entering trade
Izzeddin Ahmed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The profession of tailoring has revived thanks to Saudi youths attracted to stitching their own thobes. Many people...
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Ensure fire safety, save life and property
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Civil Defense Department and repeated media reports continue to claim that the majority of families in Saudi society lack fire...
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Reading will be joyful and fun
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — To create awareness of reading among Saudi and Arab youth and to generate a sense of connection between...
View ArticleHealth officials clear medicine shipment ‘without permission’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Copies of official letters exchanged between medical supplies officials at Najran and Jeddah Health Affairs directorates revealed they...
View ArticleApplying Saudization law at vegetable market ‘tough’
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — It is difficult to control foreign workers at the fruit and vegetable market who keep violating Saudization laws that ban them from working there,...
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