Dimitrios Letsios, Ambassador of Greece (left) and Theodoros A. Michalopoulos, Consul General (center), holding talks with Muhammed N. Shoukany, Saudi Gazette's Acting Editor-in-Chief, at the Saudi Gazette office, Wednesday. They discussed issues of (...)
Standing outside in the scorching 30° C weather Indian parents lined up outside the International Indian School (IIS) Friday, with some saying they started waiting since 9 A.M. in order to get a form to enroll their children in the kindergarten (...)
People shop at the ancient Hamidiyeh market in Damascus, Syria, in October 2008. Development spurred by a shift toward a free market economy is threatening the old quarter of Damascus as aggressive investors flush with cash have pushed property (...)
A street vendor sells Palestinian kaffiyahs in Jeddah on Saturday. Several Saudis and expatriates have started wearing kaffiyahs to show their solidarity with the Gazans and support for the Palestinian cause. Since the Israeli offensive in Gaza (...)
Desert Sea Divers staff unload garbage picked up by divers during an underwater cleanup campaign at different locations in Jeddah on Friday. Divers picked up everything from sunglasses and bottles to a sunken paddleboat and a paint bucket with a (...)
About 25 American teachers and professionals participated in a round table discussion on issues relating to the Kingdom and the United States in the Saudi Gazette office in Jeddah on Wednesday. The tour was organized by Saudi Aramco. The picture (...)
Several ostrich sprint at the Natural Conservation for Wildlife Development near Taif on Saturday. The Arabian Ostrich was declared extinct in 1941. However cross-breeding programs at natural reserves in the Kingdom have brought the bird back from (...)
The newly appointed Consul General for Greece, George Dogoritis, speaks at a dinner organized by the Greek Embassy at Jeddah Hilton on Tuesday night to promote investment opportunities in Greece. Greece has been a long time trading partner with (...)
After their reintroduction in the late 1990s the Oryx have been successfully breeding and growing. Similar reintroduction programs have been launched to bring the species back to its original numbers which were visible in the wild up to the 1970s in (...)
Rating: Mike Likes 4/5
Thumbs up: A visual treat, explosions have realistic physic and co-op action makes a great game even better – like Grand Theft Auto with bigger guns.
Thumbs down: Too many glitches (enemies facing the wrong way while (...)
During Ramadan, vendors set up shop in the most unlikely places. Near the top of Tahliah Street a row of fruit and vegetable vendors have set up a market in an empty area close to the busy highway. Markets like these are common across Jeddah with (...)
This Ramadan many young Saudis will be exposed to something they may not be used to - a garage sale.
The idea is fairly common in the US but here it is strange to most people. The idea is to sell things you don't need/want anymore so others can (...)
As Ramadan continues street vendors sell their Ramadan goods to passing motorists, none seem more popular than Sobia. A red or white fermented beverage is kept extremely cold and sold in plastic bags everywhere by vendors of all ages. Several (...)
Spokesperson for the Organization of the Islamic Conference Islamophobia Observation in Jeddah expressed concern over reports of an Anti-Islamization Congress organized by the political group right-wing Pro Koln (For Cologne) scheduled for Sept. (...)
Despite the seemingly chaotic state of the world from a political and globalized perspective two people are trying to bring some cultural inspiration to the globalized chaos with a brand.
The brand is 1 Ummah and its creator Amr Al-Sheikh says it (...)
A Saudi female journalist takes notes in the press center while Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at the opening ceremony of the Jeddah Energy Meeting held at the Jeddah Hilton on June 26. In recent years, the number of Saudi women taking to (...)
day forum on workers' rights opens here Saturday.
Organized under the patronage of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), the forum will acquaint participants with the new Saudi labor law and discuss the issues of workers' (...)
A road worker is dressed to protect himself from the heat late morning in Jeddah. Earlier this week, the Ministry of Labor issued new regulations giving outdoor workers a much-needed reprieve by requiring companies to put field staff to work only (...)
An unfortunate palm tree breaks mid trunk at the parking lot at Red Sea Mall along Malik Road in Jeddah. Full-grown date palms are increasingly being transplanted to beautify streets and gardens across Saudi Arabia. It is unclear whether this palm (...)
A shopping center on Tahliya Street will become the stage for a graffiti art exhibition at the end of June where artists will have a chance to win a Renault Clio.
At a press conference at La Promenade 2 on Sunday plans for the upcoming Second (...)
MANY great careers and businesses have been built on hobbies. Such people have been relentless in pursuing the thrill, fun and excitement of their pastime, much like a nomad in search of fulfillment at every turn.
Unfortunately, this is a state of (...)
Despite fledgling world economies because of a weak dollar, the development of tourism facilities in the Gulf is set to increase over the next few years. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has plans for a dozen new locations across the Middle (...)
Balad district slowly crumbles as time takes its toll on many of the buildings abandoned over the last three decades.
Last year Prince Sultan Bin Salman, secretary general of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT), inaugurated a cleanup campaign (...)
The BBC's new channel is the new kid on the block for the Middle East. The new Arabic language channel will begin broadcasting March 11 for 12 hours a day then move to a 23/7 schedule by the summer.
BBC Arabic will be in competition with other (...)
