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Automated voting all set to start in Riyadh
RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh will conduct the first automated elections in Riyadh as scheduled after it received eight Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) Machines. It also...
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Vitamin day fest promotes awareness on using supplements and stimulants
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Students of the Batterjee Medical College for Science and Technology (BMC) recently participated in a vitamin day festival to help promote awareness...
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JF and KNRI Forum felicitate JP Hegde and UT Khader
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The local unit of Jamiyyatul Falah (JF) and Karnataka NRI Forum (KNRIF) organized a joint function to felicitate Udupi-Chikmagalur MP K Jayaprakash Hegde...
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Facebook confession pages let secrets out
Faiza Rizvi Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Ever played a prank on your teacher at school? Or bunked a few classes with friends in the college cafeteria? Or maybe disliked your English...
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Pakistanis should abide by Kingdom’s laws, says diplomat
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Pakistan’s consul general has praised Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for ordering a three-month grace period for...
View ArticleReach out to citizens, district chiefs urged
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH/MADINAH — District chiefs (Umdahs) have traditionally represented a security symbol in society and their offices were places of public gatherings where citizens...
View ArticleEmbassy tells Filipinos to rectify status during grace period in line with...
RIYADH — The grace period instituted by the Saudi government is meant for violations of the Saudization policy (nitaqat) — specifically those foreign workers who work for employers...
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The road is now open, says Arwa Al-Hujaili
Hanadi Abbas Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi female law graduate has claimed in the local media that she is the first woman to obtain a Justice Ministry registration to officially...
View ArticleHaia members disrupt operetta
Saudi Gazette report JAZAN — Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) on Tuesday allegedly stopped evening an operetta at Jazan heritage village in...
View ArticleNeonatal mortality in KSA drops 50 percent
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Neonatal mortality rates in the Kingdom dropped significantly over the past few years, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Health. Dr. Abdul Aziz...
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Tour operators in race to lure Saudi travelers
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The competition to attract Saudi tourists, known for their generous spending habits, kicked off here in Jeddah with the opening of the 3rd...
View ArticleProsecution seeks death for Al-Qaeda suspect
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The prosecution has demanded the death penalty to an Al-Qaeda operative who was charged with a number of terrorist acts, including killing of an Iraqi and his...
View ArticleMore employers turn out to hire Saudis
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — There has been a tremendous increase in the number of employers who turned up to hire Saudi jobseekers registered at various employment centers across the...
View ArticleEnforce quake-resistant building code: SGS
Muhammad Al-Enezi Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM – The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) called on authorities to enforce an earthquake-resistant building code. SGS spokesman Tareq Aba Al-Khail said...
View ArticleSocial responsibility is a duty
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz Why is a patient made to feel that he or she is a burden on the government and society? Why should he expect the banks, philanthropists and private establishments to contribute to...
View ArticleWhat leads to hypertension
Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz The Ministry of Health had announced that it would adopt a number of initiatives through partnership with concerned organizations this year to reduce the rising cases of...
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‘We are forced to flee like criminals’
Joud Al-Amri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Despite being born in the Kingdom and spending their entire lives here, expatriates are being chased out of the country like criminals. Far away from...
View ArticleHunting trip ends in tragedy
TAIF — A young man who was hunting dabb lizards in a no-hunting zone died Thursday after he was accidentally shot by a group of animal activists who were trying to stop the young...
View ArticlePregnant woman dies in freak accident
JAZAN — A pregnant woman died while her husband sustained severe fractures in his ribs and their daughter went into a coma following a tragic road accident here. The man was wanted...
View Article4 killed, 6 injured in Jeddah crash
JEDDAH — Four people died after they became trapped in their vehicles following a traffic accident Thursday involving a Jeep and a pickup truck at King Abdullah Road in Jeddah. Civil Defense...
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