The mayor of Jeddah has sent a letter to Saudi Aramco accusing it of failing to deliver on delayed floodwater drainage projects, which he claimed is not the responsibility of the municipality. According to media reports, in his letter Hani

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) has shut down 10,117 Twitter accounts during the year because of religious violations, its spokesman, Turki Al-Shulail, has revealed. “Their users were committing religious and ethical violations.

Despite government efforts to support women’s employment in the private sector, their participation in the labor force is not up to the desired level owing to the obstacles in implementing the decision including the 10-hour working day that tops the

The Kingdom has intensified its campaign against foreigners working illegally in the country, with thousands of violators nabbed across the Kingdom in over a month. From agriculture businesses to jewelry shops, law enforcement agencies are conducting inspections and apprehending workers

Restaurant owners have asked the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry to fine errant establishments rather than close them down or name them. The municipality’s recent clamp down on eateries violating health regulations led to the shuttering of several restaurants,

The long-awaited bridge project on Palestine Street at the intersection of Dallah and Prince Miteb Street (Arbaeen) that links Palestine Street with the Makkah highway was opened for vehicular traffic on Sunday. The news of the inauguration by Jeddah Mayor

Jeddah’s residents are demanding that the city’s gardens be properly maintained and regular cleaning done, especially of the toilets and if needed, an admission fee be charged from visitors to pay for their maintenance. There are a number of gardens

The northern and eastern parts of Jeddah will soon host new model housing projects. Executive Director of Jeddah Development and Urban Regeneration Company (JDURC) Ibrahim Katbakhana said the company is currently building 67,000 units in the city. Katbakhana said that

A first of its kind service center has been opened in Jeddah to provide Indian expats with legal guidance on labor issues and health and counseling. Dos Jayakumar, Indian consul for passports, opened on Saturday the “Pravasi Sevana Kendra” in

Jeddah police have nabbed a gang of burglars that specialized in home thefts. “We have arrested five people in Jeddah from an Arab country, aged 19 to 64, who have committed several thefts in the city,” police announced on Saturday.

Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed has hailed the research study on the sprawling cover-up businesses in Jeddah involving large numbers of expats by the King Abdulaziz University. The study, which is chaired by the prince, revealed that the businesses