AL-TIWAL — Jazan Civil Defense firefighters rescued a three-year-old girl who accidentally locked herself inside the bathroom. The girl had sneaked into the bathroom and locked the door but was unable to unlock it. The girl’s father tried to open the door but eventually called in firefighters who had to break it down. The girl was loc
Girl, 3, rescued from bathroom
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Teenager jailed for mistreating father
Adnan Al-Shabrawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – The District Court in Jeddah sentenced a 19-year-old youth to jail for allegedly beating his father, kicking him in the abdomen and handcuffing him.
The father, 59, told the judge that his son was acting on the orders of his mother whom he divorced a
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Ministry disowns festival ‘guest list’
RIYADH – Minister of Culture and Information Abdulaziz Khoja has said a statement bearing the names of guests to the upcoming Arab Media Festival in the Kingdom, which is being circulated by a section of the media, is false and baseless. He said the statement has nothing to do with the Society of Saudi Producers and Distributors, which is t
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Heavy rains likely in Asir highlands
JEDDAH – The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) has warned that heavy rainfall is likely to continue in various regions of the Kingdom, especially the southwestern highlands extending from Asir to Taif.
PME spokesman Hussein Al-Qahtani said the Riyadh region, especially the southwestern parts, and Qassim region,
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Makkah traders cash in on influx of pilgrims
Fahd Al-Manaee
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH –The volume of annual sales of garments in Makkah is expected to exceed SR600 million thanks to the huge influx of Umrah pilgrims, according to market sources.
The sale of clothes accounts for a large share of sales of commercial goods in the h
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YouTube clip leads to robbers’ arrest
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Police arrested three young men accused of robbing SR1,500 from a grocery store after assaulting an employee. Police came to know about the theft after seeing a video of the robbery on YouTube and other social networking sites.
When the theft took place aroun
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Saudi tourists becoming ‘more cost-conscious’
Saeed Al-Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Observations made by visitors to a travel fair in Riyadh show that Saudi tourists have become more cost-conscious.
The four-day Riyadh Travel Fair 2013 concluded at Four Seasons Hotel here on Friday.
Abdul Rahman Al-Gosn, a co
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Preventive care ‘vital to keep contagions at bay’
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The fourth annual Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Update Conference ended in Jeddah on Wednesday with a series of recommendations to prevent diseases and improve general healthcare. The three-day conference, which was held under the support of Makkah Emir Prince
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Conference discusses future of English language testing in Arab world
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Leading experts in English language teaching and assessment gathered in Riyadh with local experts to discuss the best methods for improving the standard of English language training in the Arab world. The “English Language and Translation Forum” hosted by Prince Sult
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When your friend turns on you
Hussein Shibli Okaz/Saudi Gazette AL-DARB — She never imagined that her Yemeni son, a father of three who disappeared three months ago, had been kidnapped and killed by an African gang who had been hired by her son’s best friend. The crime rocked Al-Darb gov
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Saudia launches initiative for summer youth employment
Ahmad Abdullah
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabian Airlines will launch an initiative to hire a number of young students who will be participating in the Makkah Youth Forum this summer, the national flag carrier announced.
The initiative comes in line with Saudia’s social responsibility program
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Primary teachers decry decision
Khalaf Al-Harbi
Okaz
Equality does not always mean justice. First, second and third grade teachers in our primary schools feel that a grave injustice has been done to them after the Ministry of Education announced it will make them equal to their counterparts in middle and high schools when it comes to summer vacation.
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Will we ever reach housing target?
Abdo Khal
Okaz
If one were to look at a map of the Kingdom and take into account the country’s population and GDP, he would have a hard time believing that a country spread out over nearly 2 million square kilometers is experiencing a housing crisis. Furthermore, he will have a hard time understanding how we still have a hous
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Pipe burst leaves homes without water
Hussein Hazzazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Pipe leaks continue to plague Jeddah, which is eagerly anticipating the launch of a new desalination plant that officials say will alleviate the city’s water shortage problems. After the National Water Company (NWC) repaired the second
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81 infiltrators caught hiding in Darb house
AL-DARB — Al-Darb police detained 81 unidentified illegal foreigners hiding in a house and waiting to be smuggled to the western cities. A house that was being frequented by a large number of vehicles during late night hours roused suspicion of the police. Jazan police spokesman Col. Awadh Al-Qahtani said a team was formed and stormed the ho
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Head-on crash kills four youths
JEDDAH — A head on collision caused the death of four youths on Rijal Alma-Darb Road on Friday. Police patrols and the Red Crescent attended the scene and extracted the bodies from the mangled wreckage. Several other accidents reported from different parts of the Kingdom on Friday. A young man was killed when his car collided with a truck la
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Saudi hangs himself from ceiling fan
SABYA — A Saudi male in his 40s committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan. A relative said the man had been missing for three days before he was found dead. Jazan police spokesman Col. Awadh Al-Qahtani said fingerprints were lifted from the scene before taking the body to the mortuary.
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Human skull on Yanbu shore
YANBU — A Saudi discovered a human skull on the seashore near the Yanbu cement factory. He notified the coast guards who in turn notified Yanbu police. Madinah police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said the police attended to the incident, and the skull was taken to Yanbu General Hospital mortuary. The skull is of a human and is missing the
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Baby found with hands tied inside car
MAKKAH — The Red Crescent freed a baby who was with hands tied inside his father’s car. The father had wandered in the Al-Mansour Street Red Crescent center, and was suspected to be mentally disturbed. Members of the Red Crescent accompanied the man to his car, and were surprised to find a one-year-old baby with his hands tied inside.
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Japanese PM starts 3-day visit Tuesday
RIYADH — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will arrive Jeddah for a two-day official visit from Tuesday, a source at the Japanese Embassy said on Saturday. Abe will arrive in the Kingdom from Moscow where he will hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. After talks with Saudi leaders on bilateral relations and issues of c
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