Over 3 million Umrah visas issued so far, says Hajjar
JEDDAH — The number of Umrah visas issued this season has reached 3.1 million while the number of Umrah pilgrims who traveled to Makkah and Madinah so far crossed 2.6 million, Minister of Haj...
View ArticleExperience overshadows hope as airlines spread wings
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Spokesman for the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Khaled Al-Khaibari said Gulf Air and Qatar Airways will begin operating...
View ArticleMoH trained 140,000 employees: Al-Rabeeah
Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah has said the Kingdom aims to have an advanced healthcare system that operates efficiently and...
View ArticleSponsors are exasperated
Ihsan Buhulaiga Al-Yaum THOUGH there is much controversy over the crackdown against foreigners violating labor and residence laws that led to the closure of many establishments, we should appreciate...
View ArticleSeparate mosques for expats?
Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz IF Sheikh Al-Mutlaq had not, by his wisdom, humility and right spirit, contained a question asked to him by one of the viewers during his program on Al-Majd satellite channel, we...
View ArticleCourt summons legal figure over coverup activity
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Criminal Court has summoned a prominent Saudi legal figure to personally appear in court over his alleged involvement in...
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Historic decision: Officials
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The order issued by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to grant citizens plots of land that have already been...
View Article5 members of family injured in car crash
ABHA — Five members of a family were injured when their car swerved off the road in Khamis Mushayt and crashed into trees. They were all rushed to a nearby hospital. In Al-Qassim, three...
View ArticleAttempt to smuggle hashish bricks foiled
ABHA — Asir police foiled Wednesday a young man’s attempt to smuggle 158 hashish bricks in his car. Spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Shathan said the young man and passengers riding with...
View ArticleBangladeshi jumps from roof to death
JAZAN — A Bangladeshi worker committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a two-story building in Jazan. Witnesses told police that the man, who was in his 50s, fell on his head and died on...
View ArticleCop knocks out young man
QURAYYAT — Police are investigating an officer who is accused of hitting and knocking out a young man in Qurayyat. The victim’s father said his son went to visit his friends and the...
View ArticleCCTV clips help arrest robbery suspects
DAMMAM — Police in this Eastern Province city arrested two men who allegedly robbed a store and stole money and calling cards after assaulting the expatriate shopkeeper. The whole scene was...
View ArticleKSA, Serbia to set up diplomatic ties
THE UNITED NATIONS — Saudi Arabia and Serbia on Wednesday signed an agreement to set up diplomatic relations between the two countries. Abdullah Al-Muallimi, the Kingdom’s permanent...
View ArticleMother blames ex for girl’s death
TAIF — A woman has accused her ex-husband of causing the death of their daughter, Al-Watan reported. Basmah, 14, was admitted to Taif Mental Health Hospital suffering from mental trauma....
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Man drowns in septic tank
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A man in his 40s died after falling into a septic tank in Turbah governorate on Tuesday. Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said the...
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Basant festival celebrated in traditional style in Al-Khobar
Saman Ali Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — Basant is the Sanskrit word for spring. The season of spring brings warmth, festivities and happiness with it. New plants and flowers start to bloom. Snow...
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Stand-up comedy in Saudi Arabia: It shouldn’t work, but it does
Amjad Parkar Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Stand-up comedy is a concept that just should not work in the generally conservative Gulf region. Yet, slowly but surely a movement dedicated to making...
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Filipino expats finally start voting in Jeddah
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Filipinos in western Saudi Arabia registered for the overseas absentee voting (OAV) may now cast their vote at the Philippine Consulate General as...
View ArticleCollection points for Indian EC applications
RIYADH — Community schools in major Saudi cities will set up centers to collect Emergency Certificate (EC) application forms from Indian nationals, said an Indian Embassy release Thursday....
View ArticleWoman complains to NSHR against ‘pervert’ husband
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Makkah office of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) is looking into a complaint filed by a Saudi woman against her husband accusing him...
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