Road accident deaths drop by 50% in Saudi Arabia    SR 3.95 million fines for 3 employees of a company and 6-month jail for one for violating Capital Market Law    Qassim emir launches 52 health projects costing a total of SR456 million    BD and INS partner to elevate standards of infusion care in MENAT    Dubai Design Week launches its 10th edition, celebrating creativity and innovation    GASTAT: Passengers of public transport bus and train soar 176% and 33% respectively in 2023    Fakeeh Care Group reports 9M-2024 net profit of SR195.3 million, up 49% y-o-y driven by solid revenue growth and robust profitability    Italy's 'Libra' to arrive in Albania with just eight migrants on board    South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest    French families sue TikTok over harmful content that allegedly led to suicides    Harris tells supporters 'never give up' and urges peaceful transfer of power    HRT does not impact life expectancy — UK health body    Liam Payne's body to be flown back to the UK    Suspect arrested for banking fraud totaling SR493 million as Nazaha pursues corruption charges    Arab leaders and heads of state congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump    Neymar suffers muscle tear, out for 4-6 weeks    Crown Prince hails Saudi medical team that performed world's first fully robotic heart transplant    Al Nassr secures 5-1 victory over Al Ain to edge closer to knockout stage    Al Ahli extends perfect start with 5-1 victory over Al Shorta    Mitrovic's hat-trick leads Al Hilal to 3-0 victory over Esteghlal    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author Fahd Al Mutairi
Haji Gift association among the first to receive pilgrims
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Haji & Mu'tamer's Gift Charitable Association received the first group of pilgrims arriving in the Kingdom to perform Haj and visit Madinah to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and pray at his (...)

08 - 07 - 2019
Shopper dies as roof of commercial center collapses on him
Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi in his 40s has died when the roof of a shopping center in east Jeddah collapsed on him, according to the Civil Defense. Spokesman of the Civil Defense Col. Saeed Sarhan said the man was shopping inside when the (...)

05 - 05 - 2019
Makkah divided into 5 zones for cleanliness
Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The city of Makkah and the adjoining holy sites have been divided into five zones to keep all the areas clean during the Haj season. Makkah Municipality has signed five contracts for this purpose. Makkah Municipality (...)

28 - 08 - 2016
Police arrest man for locking up wife, kids
Obhur Police arrested a man who locked his wife and kids inside a room and refused to let them out. The wife called police who rushed to the scene and freed the family and arrested the husband who was alleged to be in a questionable mental state. (...)

19 - 05 - 2012
Living on the edge of civilization and beyond
Deep in the desert, some 120 km to the north-east of the modern metropolis that is Jeddah, several scattered dilapidated tents provide shelter for a handful of families living a life as primitive as might be found in today's Kingdom of Saudi (...)

15 - 11 - 2008
Fire in girls' school in Jeddah; 371 evacuated
conditioner caught fire in the First Elementary School for Girls in Old Bahrah, prompting the safe evacuation of 371 students here on Wednesday. Major Ali Al-Muntashiris, spokesman for the Civil Defense in Makkah Region, said a short circuit in the (...)

30 - 10 - 2008
Leprosy sufferers abandoned by families
They were dumped there and no one came back for them. Some of them have been waiting for decades, others have found solace in the vagaries of their own minds. They are the leprosy patients of Ibn Sina Hospital, patients who have reportedly (...)

19 - 10 - 2008
Housemaid commits suicide in bathroom of sponsor's house
An Indonesian housemaid, who had been in the country for only three days, committed suicide in the bathroom of her sponsor's house in Kilo 14 in north Jeddah, Thursday. The family found the woman hanging from a rope in the bathroom. Col. Misfir (...)

27 - 07 - 2008
National Guard celebrates graduation of 2008 class
The Military Vocational Training Program at the National Guard is scheduled to celebrate the graduation of its 2008 class on Sunday in Jeddah. The graduation commencement will be attended by Prince Dr. Khaled Bin Faisal Bin Turki Aal Saud, deputy (...)

17 - 05 - 2008
Sand art a new hobby for young Saudi artists
A new hobby has brought together two young men. Mohammed Al-Ghamdi and Abdullah Al-Muttairi make statues out of sand on one of Jeddah's beaches. They say the hobby reminds them of their innocent childhood, when they used to play with the sand (...)

03 - 05 - 2008
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