Young man faces paralysis in eye-for-an-eye sentence
Saudi Gazette report HOFUF – He was not sentenced to death by execution or firing squad. Another type of punishment awaits Ali Al-Khawahir, who stabbed his best friend 10 years ago, if he...
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Educating students on nutrition in private schools
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Childhood obesity in Saudi Arabia is becoming a dangerous reality and is disturbingly prevalent in Saudi society. A report in the Eastern Mediterranean...
View ArticleRawabi preps for talent exhibit
AL-KHOBAR — Leading industrial player Al-Rawabi will organize its third talent exhibition from April 3 to 16 under the theme of “Discover Your Passion…Create...
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KFUPM steps up efforts to patent its innovations
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DHAHRAN — The Korean industrial giant Samsung and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) discussed establishing a Samsung research and...
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Startup Weekend highlights Jeddah’s entrepreneurial spirit
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A website and app called Wedding.com which helps young people plan for their marriage was crowned the overall winner of Startup Weekend’s Jeddah...
View ArticleFollow the Kuwaiti example
Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz Kiwait recently resorted to exceptional measures to reduce the stifling traffic bottlenecks until all its roads have been developed. The measures included raising the...
View ArticleHousing future: An offbeat melody
Mashari Al-Naeem Al-Riyadh During the recently-concluded Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF), several solutions to the Kingdom’s housing problem were offered by international experts. I...
View ArticleMinistry to lower Saudization target for contractors
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor is planning to set up a commission to oversee the work of contractors and introduce some amendments next month to the Nitaqat system by...
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Delectable Karhai: A taste of northern Pakistan in Al-Khobar
Saman Ali Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — Situated in Peshawar between Kohat Road and Cinema Road is an old place called Namak Mandi, meaning salt market. Namak Mandi is one of the oldest markets...
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Bazm-e-Ittihad’s new face
Sitting from left: Syed Khaja Viqaruddin, event manager; Hasan Bayazeed, advisor; Md. Obaidur Rahman, vice president; Ahmeduddin Owaisi, president; Dr. Syed Ali Mahmoud, chief patron; Mirza Mazhar Ali...
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Jeddah visitors rely on privately driven cars for transportation
Ibrahim Shehab Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Visitors at King Abdulazizi International Airport (KAIA) are relying on private cars to transport them to their destinations. Mishari Al-Awad who...
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80 productive families take part in Jubail Spring Festival
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — More than 80 productive families took part in the First Jubail Spring Festival thanks to the support of the Jubail Royal Commission, which is...
View ArticleDrug Enforcement hires 100 women officers
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Drug Enforcement Directorate (DED) has appointed 100 Saudi women in various ranks, according to the head of women’s affairs in the directorate,...
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Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan: A living legend
Rohail A. Khan JEDDAH — Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan is a world-renowned nuclear scientist and metallurgical engineer, widely acclaimed as “Founder and Father of Pakistan’s...
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Prince Alwaleed receives Ejup N. Gani
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Ejup N. Gani, former president of Bosnia and Herzegovina and chancellor-rector of Sarajevo School of...
View Article55 stranded Indians repatriated
Saudi Gazette report TABUK/JEDDAH — Fifty-five Indians stranded in Tabuk saw their three-year ordeal come to an end on Sunday when the last four workers in the group boarded their flight back...
View ArticleFactories inside residential areas pose health hazards
Izzeddin Ahmed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — People of Jeddah have been calling for the removal of workshops and factories from residential areas because they pose a hazard to their health and...
View ArticleTobacco companies promote products defying authorities
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — In flagrant defiance of authorities, some tobacco companies in Dammam have hired young men to offer free cigarette samples to smokers in streets and...
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E-traffic signs guide EP drivers
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The Eastern Province municipality has recently installed electronic traffic signs in Al-Khobar and Dammam. The local authority’s director...
View ArticleCIB: Ha’ia members assaulted young Saudi
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Control and Investigation Board submitted evidence on Sunday at the Jeddah Administrative Court against two members of the Commission for...
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