Makkah’s steady expansion revives calls for airport
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A number of tourist experts and Makkah residents have called for the establishment of an international airport in the holy city to serve pilgrims and visitors in...
View ArticlePsychology tests mandatory for Ethiopian housemaids
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH — The Saudi Embassy in Addis Ababa will require all Ethiopian housemaids to undergo mental health tests before traveling to the Kingdom for work, Al-Watan daily reported...
View Article2 youths detained for firing at cars
HAFR AL-BATIN — Security patrols here have detained two youth for allegedly shooting at cars. Spokesman for the Eastern Province Police Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti said the young men shot at...
View Article1,001 iqama violators rounded up in Baha
BAHA — Patrol officers of Al-Baha Passports Directorate had picked up 1,001 residency violators last month. The spokesman for Al-Baha Passports Directorate, Lt. Col. Sami Al-Shalan, said the...
View ArticleRelief efforts continue in flood-hit villages
RIYADH — Aircraft of the Ministry of Interior continued their relief efforts for Asir flood-stricken villages for the second week. These villages were isolated following heavy...
View ArticleSix killed in highway accident
ARAR — Six people, five of them from the same family, died in a horrific car accident on the international expressway, east of Arar. The bodies were transported to Arar Hospital mortuary.
View ArticleNarcotic pills found hidden in underwear
RIYADH — Customs officers at Al-Hudaitha have stopped the smuggling of 37,878 narcotic pills concealed in the underclothing of a traveler. The behavior of the passenger who arrived at the...
View ArticleChemical reaction triggers factory fire
JEDDAH — Civil Defense firefighters brought a blaze that broke out at plastic factory in Phase 5 of the southern industrial area under control. The fire, which started overnight when the...
View ArticleMakkah Emir to launch education projects
MAKKAH — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, will launch educational projects worth SR800 million during his inspection tour of the region’s governorates that will begin...
View ArticleDarah publishes book on Crown Prince
RIYADH — The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) published a book on Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense. The 650-page book is mainly a...
View ArticlePakistani singer mesmerizes Riyadh music lovers
Pakistan Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan (right) with his wife (left) and Punjabi folk singer Arif Lohar. Faiz Al-NajdiRIYADH — A grand musical evening featuring the popular Punjabi folk singer, Arif...
View ArticleKanoo bids farewell to senior managers
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Company Limited recently bid farewell to three to its senior managers in Jeddah at a glittering ceremony in La Sani Restaurant....
View ArticleThai Community celebrates ‘Thai Family Day’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Royal Thai Consulate-General in Jeddah, in cooperation with Thai Community in western region of Saudi Arabia, hosted a gathering for Thai citizens to...
View ArticleHazarvi presents book on King Abdulaziz Pakistan Consul General
Author Baharullah Hazarvi (R) presents a copy of the English version of his book on King Abdulaziz to Pakistan Consul General Aftab A. Khokher at his office in Jeddah recently. The book was...
View ArticlePsychology tests mandatory for Ethiopian housemaids
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi Embassy in Addis Ababa will require all Ethiopian housemaids to undergo mental health tests before traveling to the Kingdom for work, Al-Watan daily...
View ArticleStalled school project angers residents of Makkah district
Fahd Al-Manaee Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – Residents in Jabal Al-Nour district of Makkah have urged the concerned authorities, including the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha), to make...
View ArticleTaif University breaks Guinness record in anti-diabetes drive
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Minister of Higher Education Khaled Al-Anqari has praised the University of Taif for achieving a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records by holding the...
View ArticleErosion exposes graves
MADINAH — Land erosion has exposed 17 graves in two neighborhoods of Madinah. There were seven graves in Sayed Al-Shuhada neighborhood, which is about six kilometers north of the...
View ArticleIndian family asks authorities to repatriate relative’s body
Saudi Gazette report JUBAIL — An Indian family has asked Jubail Health Affairs not to perform a postmortem examination on their relative whose body has been lying in the morgue of Dammam...
View ArticleWebsite allows prisoners and families to remain in touch
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has lauded efforts exerted by the Ministry of Interior to set up a website to allow prisoners to remain in...
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