Saeed Al Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — All private hospitals in the Kingdom will soon be required to register in the Sentinel Events Program developed by the Ministry of Health that requires a hospital to report within 24 hours whenever a medical error occurs.
Deputy Health Minister for Planni
‘Private hospitals need to register in MoH program’
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Prince Saud Al-Faisal receives Somalia’s Minister
Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs, receives Somalia’s Minister of State Fareh Abdulqader Mohammed at his office in Riyadh on Saturday. Fareh handed to Prince Saud a message from Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. — SPA
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Foundation provides buses to group helping disabled adults
RIYADH — The Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, and the Physically Disabled Adults Association in Riyadh have supporting a public transport project. The foundation’s Secretary-General is Princess Ameerah, who is also the vice chairperson. It has backed the project by providing them with
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Hone skills in specialized writing, experts say
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi columnist said the climate in Kingdom is conducive for specialized journalism as it offers an “awesome” opportunity to freely express views, but it currently needs more specialized opinion writers, columnists and reporters Well-known Sa
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The psychologically ill and the lexicon of bad names
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz newspaper
Some readers took offense when I described in a previous column Mohammed Bouazizi, the young Tunisian man who sparked the revolution in Tunisia, as a psychologically ill person.
They even asked me to apologize for this “inappropriate” description for this martyr who should
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Owners ask tenants to help in building construction
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH – Many Makkah building owners, who have been unable to finish construction works on their properties due to the increase in construction material prices, have put up signs on their properties looking for tenants interested in finishing the job and having the costs deducted from their annual rent
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Cover-ups reach 80% in Makkah hotels
Sameer Al-Thebaiti
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A number of investors in the hospitality sector have expressed their resentment at the increasing trend of commercial sub-letting of Makkah hotels.
Hotel owners rent their hotels to expatriates for a mere 5 percent return on the hotels income. Thi
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Border guards rescue four sailors
DAMMAM — Border Guard patrols in Al-Qatif sector rescued four Asian sailors whose boat experienced technical difficulties in the middle of the sea. Meanwhile, coast guards also arrested three people — an Arab and two Africans — who tried to cross into the Kingdom’s territorial waters illegally.
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Fire at residential building contained
DAMMAM — Civil Defense firefighters in Dammam succeeded in putting out a fire that gutted a kitchen at a residential building in the Al-Mazrouyia district in Dammam. The teams controlled the fire before it spread to other flats. No loss of life or damage to property was reported. Col. Ali Al-Qahtani, Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman,
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91 illegals rounded up in Al-Darb raids
AL-DARB — Police at Al-Darb near Jazan carried out four raids that led to the arrests of 91 illegal immigrants. Col. Awad Bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, Jazan police spokesman, said the forces rounded up 91 women and men of different nationalities for violating residency laws. They have been handed over to the passport authorities for deportation.
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7 teachers survive horrific accident
TAIF — Seven female teachers narrowly escaped death when the bus carrying them to their school on the Taif-Riyadh Road overturned three times after the driver lost control. The driver only sustained light injuries. Meanwhile, the traffic police in Jazan reported that two young men were killed in a traffic accident and two others sustained in
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Jeddah police bust burglary gang
JEDDAH — Jeddah police busted a gang of burglars comprising of 13 Yemenis who specialized in looting luxury villas in north Jeddah. According to information collected by the officers the burglars, between 17 and 27 years of age, broke into the villas by climbing the drainpipes and entering through the bedroom windows. After the team confront
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Placenta left in womb during caesarean
Mishal Al-Otaibi
RIYADH — A medical team at a public hospital in Riyadh left a large portion of the placenta inside the abdomen of a 30-year-old mother following a caesarean section. The mother, who gave birth to a girl, had severe bleeding one week after the operation. After conducting an examination, the doctors
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Dubai court acquits Saudi student of Scot’s murder
Saudi Gazette report
DUBAI – A Dubai court has acquitted an 18-year-old Saudi student of killing a Scottish chef who died a few months ago after being pushed by the student during an argument that took place last July, according to Al-Hayat daily.
The unnamed Saudi student was walking on the street wh
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Madinah ‘prison groom’ spared execution
Mesleh Al-Harbi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — Awadh Al-Harbi, convicted of murder, escaped execution as the demanded blood money of SR27 million was finally paid.
Al-Harbi spent 18 years in a Taif prison after he was convicted of murdering another Saudi. The family of the victim demanded S
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Diabetic neuropathy ‘increasing’ in KSA
Renad Ghanem
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Around a third of diabetic patients in the Kingdom suffer from neuropathic pain, according to a medical expert.
Dr. Abdullah Muhammad Kaki, chairman of the Saudi Society of Pain Medicine (SSPM), said this is one of the major problems faced by diabetic patient
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Understanding society’s obsession with professional cameras
Joud Al-Amri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Professional cameras known as digital SLR (single-lens reflex) cameras have invaded our homes in a record time. Once only affordable to few, these sophisticated gadgets with equally impressive specifications are being bought by people of all ages. The drivin
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Tarhati: A colorful touch
Sadiya Nadeem and Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Islamic headscarf is a symbol of modesty, dignity, and reserve. Neatly wrapping the scarf around her head to cover her hair demands respect and admiration for the Muslim woman who withstands the heat, negative stereotypes from the West, and other obsta
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IFJ conducts blood donation camp
Syed Abdallah Rizvi Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — India Forum Jubail (IFJ), a community service organization based here in Saudi Arabia, conducted its first blood donation camp in coordination with Jubail General Hospital over the weekend. IFJ was established in 2005 by a group of NRIs with the aim of
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Small hands big deeds
Over 400 students from different schools in Al-Ahsa participated in an all-out campaign to clean up towns and villages in the region. The campaign, dubbed “Hand in Hand We Make Al-Ahsa Clean” and sponsored by KIA-Aljabr Motors, was launched at the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Park in Sulaimaniya district of Al-Ahsa recently. — Courtesy photo
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