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Authorities struggle to combat sale of unhealthy fried snacks for Iftar By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Supply of substandard snacks in Jeddah reaches its peak during the holy month of Ramadan. Fasting people are more likely to experience...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Heart-rending humanitarian tragedies are coming to fore as the general amnesty for illegal residents to leave the Kingdom without penalties is inching toward its end. Some of these people spent decades in...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Since the beginning of Ramadan, Jeddah governorate has witnessed a surge in emergency cases, including road accidents. In the first 10 days of the month, there were 2,478 emergency cases, mostly accidents,...

Nearly 100 expats denied salary and food for months By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Nearly 100 expatriate workers belonging to a construction company alleged that their employer had abandoned them in a desert in central Saudi Arabia. They...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Commuters in Jeddah heading back home after work have been facing long delays especially on roads that link up with the Haramain Expressway since the start of the holy month of Ramadan. A week into the...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As holy month of Ramadan begins, the duration fasting time in vast Kingdom varies from region to region depending on the period of time between sunrise and sunset where latitude and longitude matter. The...

KICKER Expats peeved at restrictions on multiple prepaid subscriptions BLURB One reason for expatriates making multiple SIM purchases is frequent data and voice call promotions by specific service providers that cannot be utilized to make calls...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Authorities have been emphasizing upon child safety at home and urging parents especially mothers to be cautious while taking care of their wards at home. Distracted mothers busy in their jobs and leaving...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Asian frozen food giant Al Kabeer on Tuesday opened its largest production facility in the region at King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, 120 km from Jeddah. The plant – with an initial annual capacity...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The unexpected closure of the popular fruit and vegetables market in Jeddah's Sharafiah area four days ago has caused difficulties for shoppers, especially Asian families who visit the market in droves...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The power tools giant DeWalt has launched a new range of power tools suitable for the construction, service, industrial and other sectors. The American major that manufactures a range of power tools since...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — From food to fuel adulteration; some expatriate networks are eating into the core of social system every single day for their unethical personal gains. Fuel adulteration, especially selling the 91 grade...

861,000 tickets issued for wrong parking By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Traffic Department has reiterated that all road offenses are taken seriously and flouting the rules can land motorists behind bars besides having to pay heavy...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette Jeddah,: Some fraudulent brokers, middlemen in Kingdom confusing and also misguide illegal Ethiopians that they can able to rectify and correct their status by issuing new Iqama during the amnesty period. Also rumors...

By Irfan Mohammed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Expatriate building caretakers who doubled as car washers in their respective neighborhoods have been earning a handsome income benefiting from their flexible work environment. However, many of them are...