JEDDAH — The Hope Center for Exceptional Needs, Saudi Arabia’s first and only multilingual center for disabled children, recently had its premises painted by the Jotun Group, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of paint products.
The initiative was part of Jotun’s corporate social responsibility activiti
Jeddah’s Hope Center brightened up with colors from Jotun
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‘Speak out against domestic violence’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Sarah (no real name) trembles with fear when she hears her husband enter the house. She has been a victim of domestic abuse since two years, and the same routine follows everyday. Her husband yells at her, mocks her appearance, throws dishes in the kitchen ev
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Breaking rules!
These illegal residents in Makkah eke out a living selling cigarettes near the Jamarat Complex in Mina. Sale of tobacco is strictly banned in most parts of the holy city. — Okaz photo
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Working in fashion isn’t all about glamor — Fred Butler
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Multifaceted designer Fred Butler creates accessories, works with stylists to use them as props for fashion and music video shoots, and is an active fashion blogger. But being in the fashion industry, she says, is not a bed of roses.“A
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Women sports in private schools
Abdullah Al-Jamili
Al-Madinah
ACCORDING to a report by the Saudi Press Agency recently, the Ministry of Education has allowed girls in private schools to practice sports under certain Shariah conditions. Anyone who looks deeply into this news item will pause a number of times and come up with many questions.
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Patients complain about chaotic conditions at Makkah hospital
Ahmad Alluqmani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A chaotic state of affairs prevails on the premises of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makkah, patients and visitors to the hospital say. Visitors are greeted with a sign, in Arabic and English, which states: “There is a waiting area only
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Black Magic: What can police do?
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz
FIGURES released by Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti, spokesman for the Eastern Province, confirm that the number of reports on black magic and sorcery represent 5 percent of the total number cases registered.
Judge Isa Al-Ghaith, a member of the Shoura Council, recently said despite the s
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Diplomats laud offer of concessions
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Diplomats from a number of labor-exporting countries have commended a series of waivers and concessions announced by the Saudi ministries of interior and labor on Friday simplifying procedures to rectify the residency and work status of unregulated foreigners in the Kingdom or leave the
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Family blames scholars for Saudi’s Iraq plight
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The brother of a Saudi prisoner in Iraq attacked a number of scholars and accused them of encouraging his brother to travel to Iraq to join the “jihad” there, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Saturday.
Badar Al-Shammary, 29, has been sentenced to death in Iraq and his
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Crown Prince Salman receives Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili
Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, receives Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili, the newly appointed Air Force Commander, in Jeddah on Saturday. He was accompanied by Chief of General Staff Gen. Hussein Al-Qabil and retired Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Ayesh. — SPA
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Saudi execute for murdering relative
ARAR — A Saudi convicted of killing a relative was executed in the northern city of Arar, the Interior Ministry announced. Awad Rawili stabbed to death Jazaa Rawili during an argument, said a ministry statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
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Missing expat’s body found in water well
AL-WAJH — Civil Defense teams pulled out the body of a Nepalese worker from a water well south of Al-Wajh. The Civil Defense acted on information from a citizen of a bad smell coming from the well. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said the body was handed over to police because there was a rope wrapped around the neck. Tabuk Police spok
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Officer injured in waste dump blast
MAJARDAH — A member of the Special Forces was injured during a security campaign to apprehend infiltrators and illegal residents. The campaign was under way at a waste dump in Majardah when a small explosion injured the officer in his eye. Spokesman for Asir Health Affairs Saeed Al-Neqair said the officer was in stable condition and was taken to Asir Hosp
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Ship catches fire off Yanbu; four hurt
YANBU — The Border Guard evacuated four people who were injured in a fire on board the Saudi ship “Asir”. The fire started in the ship’s engine room while the vessel was 100 nautical miles north of Yanbu, carrying 33 people on its way from Port Said in Egypt to Jeddah Islamic Port. Saudi Ports Authority spokesman Musaed Alderees said the
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Nine Asians killed in head-on collision
RIYADH — Nine Asian workers were killed in a horrific accident on the old Dammam Road. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Saeed Al-Ghamdi said two cars carrying five passengers each collided head on. One man survived with injuries.
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House fire claims life in Awamiyah
QATIF — A house fire in Qatif’s Awamiyah neighborhood killed a young woman and injured two others. Eastern Province police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said Civil Defense and Red Crescent teams attended the fire. The body was taken to the mortuary and the injured to hospital, while investigations into the cause of the fire are underway.
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Seeping sewage blocks entrance to hospital
JEDDAH — Sewage is seeping into the streets of Aziziah neighborhood in Jeddah, blocking entrance to the city’s Maternity and Children’s Hospital. A source at the hospital described the situation as “bad”, as the water is a potential source of diseases. He said the water has caused traffic congestion
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Maintenance work blamed for Madinah water shortages
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — The provincial governorate has acknowledged water shortages in the Madinah region and a rise in the price of water transported by tankers over the past few days. It said citizens were harmed due to this.
The governorate said it shares the discontent of citizens due to a water s
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15,000 ‘surrendered’ passports returned to Indian Embassy
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Indian Embassy said on Sunday it had received about 15,000 passports belonging to Indian nationals from the Saudi authorities.
An embassy statement said most of these passports had been surrendered by Saudi sponsors to the authorities after declaring their Indian employees w
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Returning unskilled workers can benefit from UP state schemes: Minister Kidwai
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “India has always cared for its citizens; the NRIs living in Saudi Arabia do not have to worry, if and when they have to return, for, in a natural process, they will be absorbed like other citizens because they are also part of
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