Move under way to set up juvenile courts
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Supreme Judiciary Council is exploring the prospect of setting up special divisions at courts for handling cases involving teenagers and young women,...
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Kingdom, Portugal in healthcare cooperation
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah has signed an agreement with his Portuguese counterpart to facilitate cooperation in healthcare over the...
View ArticleIndian mission to set up legal aid panel
RIYADH — The Embassy of India has urged all Indian nationals affected by the Nitaqat program to use the three-month grace period announced by Saudi Arabia to regularize their legal status for...
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Inconveniences greet visitors to refurbished Jeddah Corniche
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The refurbished Jeddah Corniche presents some inconveniences although it was inaugurated only three months ago. During the recent school break, the area had an...
View ArticleShoura okays center for IT security
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Sunday approved setting up of a national center for information security to protect websites and IT systems from hacking. Fahaad...
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Women tell tales of taxi drivers
Drivers know that women in the Kingdom depend on them for transportation and so they demand exorbitant fares (Left), Drivers also try to befriend their women passengers and send them messages on...
View ArticleCareer day at Dammam tech college
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud Bin Naif opened the fourth technical and recruitment day on Sunday. The two-day fair is organized by the Dammam...
View ArticleTop education officials have unrecognized PhDs
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – As many as nine senior officials at the department of education in Riyadh are holding PhD degrees from universities not recognized by the Ministry of Higher...
View Article‘Cell of 88’ plotted suicide missions abroad, court told
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Alleged members of a terror cell planned suicide missions in the US and several Gulf countries, especially against American expatriates, the Riyadh...
View ArticleSuperfluous recruitment policy
Abdo Khal Okaz The superfluous recruitment policy has saturated the Kingdom with about eight million expatriates. This is the accepted number for only the legal foreign manpower. Nobody knows the exact...
View ArticleFemale nurses call for increased protection
Saudi Gazette report TABUK — Female nurses are faced with many problems, such as deprivation of their rights, lack of training, and frequent physical assault and harassment. Nada, a nurse at...
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King’s order a humanitarian act: Fakieh Details of rectifying expats’ status...
Majed Al-Mafdhali Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Labor Minister Adel Fakieh has said the directive of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to give a three-month grace...
View Article‘Society is still not ready to accept Saudi or Arab nurses’
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A nurse is a person who is by the patient’s side from the beginning to the end of the hospital experience, no matter how long or short the...
View ArticleReckless driving: Businessman’s son gets jail, lashes
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Jeddah Summary Court on Wednesday sentenced the son of a businessman to 15 months in prison and 180 lashes for illegal possession of a...
View Article600,000 Burmese poised to replace illegal foreigners
JEDDAH – Some 600,000 Burmese nationals will replace illegal foreigners in various jobs after completion of ongoing procedures to correct their residency status, according to a...
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Prince Khaled announces SR1b projects in Rabigh
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, announced projects worth SR1.05 billion in the Rabigh governorate during an inspection tour on...
View Article90% inmates ‘return to normal life’ after rehab
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Nearly 90 percent of inmates at Prince Muhammad Bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care were able to lead a normal life, according to the...
View ArticleEmbassy takes steps to help Indians during grace period
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao has discussed issues relating to the welfare of the Indian community in Saudi Arabia with Deputy Minister of Labor...
View ArticleStrict rules in place to curb fuel smuggling
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Finance has instructed the customs directorates to apply strict procedures to curb fuel smuggling into neighboring countries. This...
View ArticleNigerians pledge to help tackle crime
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Over 500 prominent members of the Nigerian community residing in Makkah province have pledged to cooperate with government agencies to maintain law...
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