Stay away from magic and drugs, students told

Ministry outlines offences that lead to expulsion from school Saudi education authorities issued a fresh warning to students to stay away from magic, drugs, obscene acts and abuse of religions or they will be expelled […]

Strange object falls in Saudi

A strange metal object believed to be part of a rocket fell in Saudi Arabia on Thursday night, triggering security alert in the area, newspapers reported on Sunday. A large force of police, civil defence and […]

Makkah… 130 years ago

Saudi newspapers on Sunday published pictures of the Western town of Makkah dating back nearly 130 years to mark the annual Haj (pilgrimage) next week. The pictures, released by a Royal office, show pilgrims inside […]

Facebook kills man in Saudi

A Yemeni died on camera after his car overturned and plunged into an abyss in Saudi Arabia while he was busy with friends through Facebook. A YouTube film showed Zayed Al Duaishi was driving his car […]

Kuwaiti minister hurt in Romania road crash

Kuwait’s public works minister was slightly hurt in a road accident while on an official visit to Romania, the official news agency reported on Wednesday. Ali Al Omair was with Romania’s public works minister in […]

30 die on Saudi roads every day

Road accidents kill an average 30 people in Saudi Arabia every day, maintaining the Gulf kingdom’s position as having one of the highest traffic casualties in the world. An average 1,537 road mishaps occur through […]

Asian maid gets Dh100m from dead Saudi husband

An Indonesian housemaid expects to inherit nearly SR 100 million (Dh100 million) from her billionaire husband who died just two months after marrying her. Known in the Saudi press as “the millionaire housemaid”, she has […]

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