JAZAN — Civil Defense teams pulled out a car from a 20-meter-deep well in Al-Raith governorate. Spokesman for Jazan Civil Defense Maj. Yahya Al-Qahtani said the car fell into the well and the driver escaped unharmed. Meanwhile, an electrical short caused a car to catch fire on the Abha-Mahayel Road. Spokesman for Asir Civil Defense Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi s
Driver escapes as car falls into well
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Speeding truck kills family of three
TAIF — A family of three was killed when their car collided head on with a speeding truck in Taif. Rescue teams recovered the bodies and transferred them to a local mortuary. Meanwhile, a car smuggling five Yemenis collided with a traffic patrol that was pursuing them on the Shamran-Al-Majardah Road. They were transferred to Al-Majardah Hospital for treat
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90-year-old’s marriage to teenage girl sparks controversy
Saudi Gazette report
JAZAN – Reports that a 90-year-old man married a 15-year-old girl last week in Jazan after paying her family a dowry of SR65,000 has caused outrage among human rights groups, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Sunday.
The teenage girl reportedly panicked on her wedding night and locked herself in the bedroom
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Saudi accused of Vegas child rape to plead not guilty
Saudi Gazette report
LAS VEGAS – A 23-year-old Saudi who was arrested by Las Vegas police for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old American boy on New Year’s Eve reportedly intends to plead not guilty to the charges against him.
Local newspapers said that the man, identified by American papers as Mazen Al-Otaibi, is facing
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Child recovers from gas station explosion burns
HOFUF — A child who was injured in an explosion at a fuel station at a town in Al-Ahsa governorate has recovered.
Mohammad Al-Jobran was badly burned in the incident, which happened when workers were pouring fuel into a damaged fuel pump at the station in Al-Bataliyah.
The explosion caused rogue flames to burn the child and a
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Young boys turn to drugs after parents’ divorce
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – Two boys, 9 and 11, were recently admitted to Al-Amal Hospital in Riyadh for hashish addiction, Al-Hayat daily reported Sunday.
The boys, whose parents had recently divorced, were living with their neglectful father when they became addicted to the drug.
Psychiatrist and drug add
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Overwhelmed by patients
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) does not have sufficient equipment and capacity to handle the 12,000 cancer cases it receives every year even if it were to increase its current capacity three times, senior hospital officials told Al-Watan daily.
This problem w
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ICRC: Condition of Saudis jailed in Syria unclear
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The condition of Saudi prisoners held in Syria is not clear because the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has not been able to visit all detention centers in the conflict-torn country, according to ICRC spokeswoman Rima Kamal.
She added that the committee visited only two detention
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Jeddah firm on enforcing new traffic plan
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, governor of Jeddah region, has directed the concerned government departments to strictly implement the plan aimed at easing traffic congestion and restricting entry of trucks inside the city.
He instructed a specialized committee comprising representativ
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15-year-old girl who married Saudi in 90s ‘flees’
Jazan — A Saudi in his 90s has told local authorities his 15-year-old wife’s family has taken her to Riyadh without his permission, it was reported on Tuesday.
Al-Hayat newspaper said the citizen married the teenager recently for a SR65,000 dowry.
She was terrified of her husband and locked herself in a room for two day
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Crown Prince meets Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah
Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, receives Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Chairman of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Bin Saeed Al-Mubti and the council members at his office in Riyadh on Tuesday. — SPA
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Fetid waters flood Abraq Al-Raghamah
JEDDAH — Residents of the historical Abraq Al-Raghamah neighborhood, in east Jeddah, have complained of putrid waters that have flooded the neighborhood streets. These waters re-appeared after the rainfall of two weeks ago. Residents say that they have been suffering from such conditions for more than three years. These pools of water provide an ideal ger
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Youth interrogated for assault
Madinah — Madinah police is holding a youth for questioning, following a charge that he assaulted a staff member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a). According to the Hai’a, their employee noticed a gathering of males in front of a girls’ school. He approached them to advise them to stay away from
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Jeddah Police arrest house burglar
Jeddah — Police in Jeddah arrested an African national suspected of burgling a number of apartments and houses. The burglaries occurred in ground and first floor properties as the windows were within reach. The burglar entered only rooms that did not have people inside and searched for keys to other rooms. He then locked rooms that had people inside befor
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Tala’s father will not waive his right
Yanbu — Khalid Al-Shehri, the father of Tala, the child murdered at the hands of an Indonesian maid, said he would not waive his right to justice in any circumstance. He has asked for a speedy end to the case, and a judgment of death penalty for the maid. He added that neither the Indonesian Consulate nor anyone else has contacted him to waive his right.
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Illiteracy rate drops from 60% to 4%
Riyadh — The illiteracy rate in the Kingdom has declined from 60% in 1972 to only 4% in 2012. The Kingdom efforts in combating illiteracy began when King Abdulaziz initiated resettlement of Bedouins, and provided them with scholars to educate them. A royal decree was issued in 1972, approving elderly and illiterate education, followed by an all encompassing plan in which many concerned bo
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Father pardons housemaid who ‘burned’ child
Saudi Gazette report
YANBU – A Yanbu father said he has forgiven a housemaid who allegedly poured hot water on his one-year-old baby girl, it was reported on Tuesday.
Aish Ayed Al-Baqami said on Monday that he has pardoned the African housemaid and only wanted her to be sent home on a final exit visa.
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Walkway in Jeddah opened
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour Bin Miteb opened the Palestine Street walkway on Tuesday evening. He also inspected the final phases of work for developing the Middle Corniche, which will be inaugurated soon.
Speaking to reporters, Prince Mansour said that all the utility p
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As mid-year break starts, Dubai still number one destination for Saudis
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — At the time when local bodies are working on enhancing domestic tourism, many Saudi families have already made plans to travel to different destinations for the mid-year break. Dubai remains on top of the list of preferred destination for the year 2012-2013 said Yaseen Hammad wh
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Son finds father’s body on the road
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — A young Makkah man got the shock of his life when by chance he found his father dead on a road in the holy city after he was run over by a car in an apparent hit-and-run on Monday evening.
The student from King Abdulaziz University saw a number of people gathering at the scene of
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