Civil Defense personnel take part in the opening ceremony of the World Civil Defense Day in Tabuk on Sunday. The month-long activities kicked off across the Kingdom under the motto “Civil Defense and security culture to build a secure society”. In Madinah, the Civil Defense decided to start a (...)
TABUK — Five Saudis have been apprehended for breaking into several homes and cars and opening fire on police officers, said Tabuk Police spokesman Lt. Col. Muhammad Al-Rashidi. The police had received several reports of theft from citizens and expatriates over the past few days. Due to the (...)
TABUK — The driver of a car was killed and six of his family members sustained various injuries in a horrific accident along the Madinah-Tabuk Expressway on Monday. Tabuk Red Crescent spokesman Husam Al-Saleh said the driver died on the spot when his car drove into a waiting truck on the side of (...)
Literary club in Tabuk held yesterday a poetical evening within the activities of Janadriah National Festival for Heritage and Culture in its 29 session with the participation of a number of Arab poets and their counterparts from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
At the end of the evening, Tabuk (...)
The 29th Janadriah Festival for Heritage and Culture has allowed its visitors to see number of pieces of volcanic projectiles that resulted from volcanoes occurred in the Arabian Peninsula millions of years ago, where Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) was keen on displaying these volcanic projectiles (...)
TABUK — The Municipality of Tabuk allocated SR340 million over the past four years for road projects in the city of Tabuk. Mayor Mohammed Bin Abdulhadi Al-Omari said the municipality is continuing to develop a 250-kilometer network of major roads and streets in the city.
The Municipality of Tabuk region has allocated SR 340 million over the past four years for road projects in the city of Tabuk.
The Region's Mayor Engineer Mohammed bin Abdulhadi Al-Omari said that the Municipality continues its works to develop a network of major roads and streets in the city of (...)
TABUK — Tabuk Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a car and shooting its owner. It is alleged that the man tried to stole the car parked infront of a bakery. When the owner tried to stop him, he shot him twice in the hand and fled. Immediately, police teams surrounded the area to (...)
TABUK — A security officer was killed when his patrol car collided with a truck on Tabuk-Dhiba Road. Security sources said a road security patrol grew suspicious of a vehicle and tried to stop it. However, the driver refused to stop, and forced the security patrol to swerve and crash into an (...)
DHIBA — Police on Monday arrested a private security guard for firing shots inside Dhiba College. Media head and University of Tabuk spokesman Dr Mohammad Al-Thebaiti said the security guard was randomly firing shots inside the the office of the dean. No one was injured. The university staff (...)
TABUK — A young man in his 20s died of gunshot wounds to his chest in the Al-Faisaliyah neighborhood of Tabuk. Police were notified that a young man was shot and taken to King Khalid Hospital by Red Crescent paramedics. The victim was in a serious condition and died before police could take his (...)
Abid Khazandar
The death of six-year-old Lama Al-Rouqi who fell into an abandoned artesian well in Tabuk and the existence of a large number of such wells across the Kingdom in general is an indication of our lack of public conscience.
I still recall my visit to a city in the Northern Border region (...)
UMLAJ — Civil Defense personnel rescued five camels that fell into an underground septic tank in Umlaj. The camels' owner informed the Civil Defense that five of his animals wandered off and fell into the exposed hole. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said teams dispatched to the (...)
Saudi Gazette report
TABUK — At least 410 pedestrians were knocked down by speeding cars in Tabuk in less than three months since the start of the current Hijri year, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Wednesday quoting Red Crescent sources.
The latest of these cases were two women who were hit by (...)
Muhammad Al-Wail
Okaz
THERE are thousands of exposed wells in the country thanks to both government agencies and citizens. The tragic end of Lama, who died after falling into an artesian well in the Tabuk region, made us ponder for a while about the role of these guilty parties.
The latest (...)
A Saudi looks through a pair of binoculars before releasing his falcon during a falcon contest in a desert near Tabuk city. The participants at the contest compete for the fastest falcon at attacking its prey and the owner of the winning bird is rewarded SR200,000 ($53,000). Falconry is part of (...)
As many as 555,192 passengers were transported via Dhiba Seaport last year, 2013, down 10% from the year, 2012.
The Seaport said in its annual report on the operating movement that the Port received 827ships, an increase of 28 % over the same period of the year 2012, and 25,564 cars and 49,240 (...)
The General Directorate of Civil Defense in Tabuk Region has announced that the teams of Civil Defense have pulled out on Monday 5/3/1435H the body remains of Lama, a Saudi girl who went buried in a long-ignored well in the desert while her family were in the nearby picnicking.
In a statement to (...)
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — Visitors to scrap yards in Madinah have accused the Ministry of Health of selling vehicles carrying its logo as scrap. This has raised questions how these vehicles were sold without completely removing the logos to ensure that they would not be misused by (...)
TABUK — A Jordanian woman in her 20s died as a result of a shooting in Al-Dakhl neighborhood. Tabuk Police spokesman Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghabban said police received information from King Khalid Hospital about a woman brought there with a gunshot wound. Police rushed to the hospital but the woman (...)
As many as SR 7,747 million have been allocated for 9 new electric projects in this year's budget in Tabuk region.
The Director of Electricity Department in the region Engineer Musaed bin Fahd Al-Qabbaa pointed out in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) that the projects include linking (...)
As many as 15 Filipinos have embraced Islam in Tabuk yesterday, it was reported today.
Salem bin Mohammed Batarfi, Director of Foreign Communities Enlightenment Department in Tabuk Region, said his department has also organized Umra trips for the new Muslims.
Prince Fahd bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Tabuk region, opened here yesterday evening Al-Waldeen (Parents) Mosque established at his own expense to accommodate more than 15,000 worshipers on an area of more than 125,000 square meters.
The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Islamic (...)
The patrols of the Border Guard in Tabuk Region confiscated about kg24 of hashish.
In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Brigadier General Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Ghareer, spokesperson of the Border Guard in Tabuk, said that relevant measures were taken.
The General Directorate of the Civil Defense in Tabuk held here today a press conference to highlight the accident of "Al-Asmar Well" in Haqel Province, 220km north of the city of Tabuk.
During the press conference, Brigadier Mansur Al-Horthy, Director General of Civil Defense of Tabuk Region, said (...)
