Onaizan, CEO of Bank Albilad, said that the Bank's continued strategic sponsorship of the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix stems from its banking leadership and commitment to enriching the customer's experience through innovative banking products (...)
Okaz / Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — As many as 532 Saudis were evacuated from Lebanon until Monday, according to Madhi Al-Anzi, head of the the section of the affairs of the Saudi citizens at the Saudi Embassy in Beirut.
He said a number of students were (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has said that the cancellation of the condition of the mahram (male guardian) for women of all ages to be granted Umrah visa was not within its jurisdiction.
The National Committee for Haj (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Pilgrims from all over the world who had gathered here for the Haj this year opted to visit Taif, Jeddah and other nearby cities once their pilgrimage was over. But most pilgrims from five countries were found to be keen (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The company operating the Mashaer train, which is under the supervision of the Authority for the Development of Makkah region, has employed as many as 15,419 seasonal workers to manage the masses on the train which (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Criminal Court in Makkah has sent two young Saudis to jail for burning a woman's car in Jamoum region, to the west of the holy city. The two have also been awarded lashes by the whip.
The car of Salma Al-Sharif was (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
QURAYYAT — The Civil Defense teams have evacuated as many as 20 workers from the first industrial city in Sakaka after fire broke out in a number of commercial shops.
Spokesman of the Civil Defense, Capt. Abdul Rahman Al-Diwaihi, (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Barely 10 months ago, Ahmed Bin Fahd Al-Fuhaid, governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) claimed that there were about 30 international technological colleges training about 25,000 Saudi (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has announced that Tuesday, July 2, will be the last day of entry into the Kingdom for pilgrims who have already been issued with Umrah visas.
In a circular, the ministry informed the Umrah (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TAIF — Ten doctors, nurses and administrators in King Faisal Hospital in Taif were accused of negligence which led to a child having his gonads amputated, according to his father.
Health sources said the case file forwarded to the (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Criminal Court here will decide on Wednesday the value of the compensation to be paid to Salma Al-Sharif, a Saudi woman whose car was burnt down by two young men in front of her home in Jammoum District.
Kamal (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Failure by the emergency room doctor and the night shift director at King Faisal Hospital in Taif to give testimonies because of their absence from work has delayed the investigations by the Department of Health Affairs (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A father has accused doctors in King Faisal Hospital in Taif of ruining his young son's future by removing his gonads and preventing him from leading a normal sexual life for the rest of his life.
Sultan Al-Harithy said (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A number of Saudi women who have graduated from university many years ago have described their recent meeting with the minister of education as totally disappointing. They said the meeting did not last more than 60 (...)
Daoud, deputy interior minister, honors Riyad Bank for sponsoring the Traffic Safety Conference that held under the patronage of Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz Bin Saud Bin Naif, during March 11 to 13 at the Ritz Carlton here.
This conference (...)
افتتح أمين جدة الدكتور هاني أبو راس، أمس (الأحد) المرحلة الخامسة من مشروع مواقف السيارات مدفوعة الأجر بمنطقة وسط جدة، وتضمنت إنشاء أرصفة مشاة ومواقف للسيارات بمجموع أطوال تجاوزت ال15 كيلومترا، بعدد مواقف 1585 شملت (طريق الملك خالد الجزء الواقع بين (...)
Rabiah, Consultant at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), met here today with David Harden, Senior Foreign Service Officer at the United States Agency for International Development (...)
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A Kuwaiti pilgrim who lost SR16,000 in Madinah got it returned in Makkah.
Zaid Al-Khabbar said he arrived in Madinah with his family and was heading to Makkah to perform Umrah when he lost his clothes, wallet and an (...)
Al-Hayat
RULER of Dubai Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid recently ordered three men who tortured a helpless cat to carry out community service for four hours a day at a zoo for three consecutive months. The three men were found guilty of feeding a cat to (...)
Makkah
THIS article is not about female columnists or reporters in newspapers but about the appearance of women's photos in the media. Two weeks ago a photo of the Council of Young Women's first meeting in Qassim went viral on Twitter with social (...)
The recent assault on a police officer in Jeddah by a group of undocumented workers shows that the Kingdom is suffering from the same difficulty as many countries around the world that cannot close their borders and find it hard to prevent illegal (...)
MAKKAH — What would have been a beacon of learning and architectural landmark in the holy city of Makkah has turned into a safe haven for stray animals and illegal immigrants.
The city›s residents ask why the construction of the building complex for (...)
MAKKAH —Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has followed up with King Abdulaziz Road Project, which is aimed to facilitate transportation for pilgrims and visitors to the holy city.
A source said the emir looked into the latest updates on the (...)
CANADIAN students studying at the Media and Public Communications School of a Canadian university were surprised when they sat their final exam. The paper had one question: "What is the first name of the janitor at the school?" Only one student knew (...)
Asheikh led the funeral prayer for Prince Badr Bin Muhammad Bin Abdurahman Bin Faisal at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on Monday. Emir of Riyadh Prince Faisal Bin Bandar and several other princes, senior officials and a group of citizens (...)