Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has supported a course of psychotherapy art for the benefit of the Charitable Society for Autism Families in Riyadh.
The psychotherapy art course aims to train specialists of art therapy which has been scientific
Alwaleed Foundation supports autism society
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Caterers cleared over expired meat claim
Hussein Hazazi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Health Affairs in Jeddah has cleared a catering company over claims it supplied a government hospital with expired meat.
A hospital employee filed the complaint against the company.
Okaz/Saudi Gazette obtained a video apparently showing mem
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India envoy releases key advisory
RIYADH — India Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao in his message ‘Reach out to Every Indian in Saudi Arabia’ to the Indian community in the Kingdom is also an advisory to Indian volunteers who registered with the Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah to assist the Indians to utilize fully the concessions that the Saudi government announced recen
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Al-Majal celebrates ‘Graduation Day’
Munawarunissa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Al-Majal International School, Jeddah recently held their “Graduation Day” at Al-Rabea function hall. The show started with a recitation of a few verses from the Qur’an by a KG3 student, Moaz Al-Saegh, followed by a rec
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Unhygienic food seized in Abha
Nadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Inspection teams from the Abha Municipality have seized huge quantity of foodstuffs found unfit for human consumption. Several utensils and appliances that were kept in unhygienic condition were also seized during the raid. Ahmad Al-Jarfan, direc
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Gang of armed robbers arrested in Riyadh
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Police here have arrested a gang of 17 people for their suspected involvement in car thefts and armed robberies. The gang members comprise 13 Saudis and four expatriates in their mid-20s. Al-Sahafah police station had received notification f
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‘Embassy on Wheels’ serves OFWs in Wadi Al-Dawasir
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh extended its reach to more Filipino nationals in Saudi Arabia when it conducted its 12th “Embassy on Wheels” program this year in Wadi Al-Dawasir on Thursday and Friday. The four-member consular team was led by Consul General Marshall
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2m traffic violations in Jeddah last year
JEDDAH — The director of Jeddah Traffic Police said there were 2 million traffic violations in Jeddah last year, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported.
In addition, the head of Jeddah Health Affairs Dr. Sami Badawood said traffic accidents accounted for half of cases admitted to intensive care units.
The Arab Road Safety Organizat
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Reading is the gateway to learning
Dr. Adel Batarjee and Amal Al-Sibai JEDDAH — To demonstrate the important role that public libraries play developed nations, one can contemplate the sheer magnitude of the availability of libraries across these nations providing convenient and inexpensive access to tons of books in almost every town.
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MoH experts: Polyclinic tests for expats useless
Muhammad Al-Zahrani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TAIF — Many private polyclinics that carry out medical checkups for expatriate workers are inadequate, according to experts working for Ministry of Health laboratories.
The experts, who requested anonymity, said most of these polyclinics charg
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Man facing eye-for-an-eye punishment to be freed soon
Saudi Gazette report
AL-AHSA — In a few days, Ali Al-Khwahir, a young man who spent 10 years in prison after stabbing his friend and paralyzing him, will be freed now that the SR1 million blood money has been paid to the victim thanks to philanthropists in Al-Ahsa.
Al-Khwahir’s act
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Orhan Durgut brings Jerusalem to Jeddah
From left: Palestinian Ambassador Jamal Al-shobaki, OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Turkish Photographer Orhan Durgut and Palestinian Consul General Emad S. Sha’at inaugurate the Al Aqsa Photo Exhibition on display at Red Sea Mall. — SG photo by Roberta Fedele Roberta Fedele Saudi Gazette 
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Unified operation and maintenance contract for govt bodies compulsory
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The operation and maintenance sector is ready to welcome a large number of young Saudis, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour Bin Miteb has said.
New advanced technologies, he said, have to be used to enhance the performance of workers in the ma
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Fire in Mariott; 300 guests evacuated
Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Jeddah Civil Defense firefighters had to evacuate 300 guests from the city’s Marriott Hotel following a fire that broke out on the second floor of the building. Col. Saeed Sarhan, Civil Defense spokesman, said six squads, an ambulance, and a fire truck rush
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Journey of 40 infiltrators to Hail
Khalaf Al-Harbe
Okaz
AS many as 40 Yemeni and Ethiopian infiltrators were nabbed by the security patrols in Hail. They had taken refuge in the university campus and the housing built there for the workers. This was reported by Okaz earlier this week. You may well imagine the stations these people had to cross in their
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A smile could do wonders
Turki Al-Dakheel
Al-Riyadh
DURING the past few days, I met with a number of people from different countries who worked in Saudi Arabia. They were from Canada, the US, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. They were unanimous that the Kingdom was a source of good income for them during important phases of their lives. Th
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411,000 Saudis employed in pvt sector since start of Nitaqat
Sultan Al-Sughair
Saudi Gazette
AL-KHOBAR — Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor Ahmed Al-Humaidan said that the ministry was able to employ more than 411,000 Saudis in the private sector since the announcement of the Nitaqat program until the end of 2012.“This number represents an increase
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Saudi executed in Najran for murder
NAJRAN — A Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded on Tuesday in the southwestern city of Najran, the Interior Ministry announced. Maneh Al-Daen was found guilty of stabbing to death a fellow tribesman, Nasher Al-Daen, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
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Lymphocytic tumor in intestines removed
HAIL — A medical team at King Khalid Hospital in Hail was successful in removing a lymphocytic tumor from the intestines of a 13-year-old girl. The girl was suffering from complete blockage of her intestines and doctors considered it a rare case. They operated for four hours and the patient has recovered a few days after the operation.
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Would-be thief crashes car into gold shop
TAIF — Police in Taif are searching for a man who crashed a car into a gold and jewelry shop in an attempt to rob it. The shop owner said the damage caused to the shop would take two months to repair, and will cost him about SR400,000. Taif police spokesman Lt. Col. Turki Al-Shehri said the offender was not successful in his robbery attempt and fled in th
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