ABHA — A security checkpoint at Al-Majardah foiled an attempt to smuggle 13 Ethiopians and Yemenis dressed as women. Passengers passing off as a family in a vehicle raised the suspicion of security personnel, who asked for identifications. Failure to produce the required ID documents led to a search and the arrests.
Human trafficking attempt foiled
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Charred body found in dumpster
YANBU — Municipality workers in Yanbu found a charred body in a waste container at Al-Faqali center. Forensics team searched for evidence and fingerprints. Security sources said police suspect the body was of a woman in her 40s who was reported missing. DNA tests will be conducted to confirm whether the body belonged to the missing woman. This incident has revived memories of a Yanbu seri
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City inspectors raid slaughterhouse
JEDDAH – Municipal inspectors raided a house used as an illegal slaughterhouse at the Briman area of Jeddah after a tip-off from a neighbor. The house, which was used for slaughtering and packaging chicken, was monitored for some time. A number of people were seen coming to the house and leaving it carrying chicken. The overnight raid was led by Abdullah Al-Ajmi, head of the municipality’
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Saudi shoots expat during argument
TABUK — A dispute caused a Saudi to shoot an Arab expatriate in the head. The victim succumbed to his injury before he was able to make a statement to the police. Witnesses said there was a heated argument between the two before the expatriate was fired at. The Saudi was arrested and referred to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution.
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Speeding car kills 5 schoolchildren
JAZAN — Five secondary school students were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision on Al-Khadra-Juha road at Ahad Al-Masarhah in Jazan province. The impact of the collision trapped the students in the car and set it ablaze. The bodies and the injured were eventually extracted from the vehicle and taken to Al-Masarhah General Hospital. A spokesman for Jazan traffic police sai
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Makkah hospital to investigate deaths of mother and child
Hatem Al-MasoudiOkaz/Saudi GazetteMAKKAH — The Makkah Maternity Hospital has formed a committee to investigate the mysterious death of a woman and her fetus.Zaki Al-Jabri said his wife was visiting the hospital to follow up her pregnancy.The doctor told her that she would most likely deliver on Jan. 6, but she did not. A few days later she was admitted, but the
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Hip dislocation during delivery cited in baby’s death
Saudi Gazette reportMADINAH — An obstetrician at the Madinah Maternity Hospital dislocated the hip of a girl during delivery that led to her subsequent death, Al-Madinah daily reported quoting a hospital report on the case.Rimas’s father Mohammed Al-Harbi said he was surprised that the medical error was clearly recorded in the death report issued by the hospital after his
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Living conditions at Jazan juvenile center ‘appalling’
Prince Jalawi Bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Emir of the Eastern Province, distributes prizes to outstanding students who graduated from the Dammam-based Saudi Technical Institute for Petroleum Services on Tuesday. — SPASaudi Gazette reportJAZAN — The Jazan juvenile center is in a poor state and the inmates are complaining about dire living conditions.The building is old an
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‘Al-Khobar girl’ granted asylum in Sweden, says Saudi embassy
Saudi Gazette reportDAMMAM — A Saudi girl who allegedly embraced Christianity and fled the Kingdom last September has been granted asylum in Sweden, Al-Yaum newspaper reported on Tuesday quoting diplomatic sources.According to Taher Khoja from the Saudi Embassy in Stockholm, Maryam, known in the local media by her nickname Al-Khobar girl, “enjoys full rights, protection an
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Asir women offered jobs at career fair
Nadyah Al-FawazOkaz/Saudi GazetteABHA — Eight companies have offered employment to Asir women at a career program organized at the Businesswomen’s Center of Abha.The offers were made as part of the employment program organized by Abdul Latif Jameel Group in cooperation with Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry.Applications are being received for 136 administra
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Two officials acquitted of bribery charges
Abdulrahman Al-AliSaudi GazetteJEDDAH – A senior official from the Jeddah municipality and another government official were acquitted Tuesday by the Jeddah Administrative Court of giving and taking bribes.The first defendant was accused of taking a SR500,000 bribe from a well-known businessman, now dead, and SR1.5 million in addition to a house from the second defendan
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Indian community leader leaves Kingdom after two decades
Dr. Ali Akbar speaks at the farewell function organized by Tanima in Jeddah. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH – A farewell party was organized for Dr. Ali Akbar, who worked as a dentist at Shifa Polyclinic, Jeddah, at the SEDCO resort. Akbar, who hails from India, is going back to his home country after working in the Kingdom for two decades. Akbar is an avid reader who r
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Asir handicapped girls hold art exhibition
Products designed and created by the handicapped girls in Asir on display at the exhibition. — Courtesy photo Nadia Al-FawwazSaudi GazetteABHA – Fifty-five disabled girls in Asir exhibited more than 300 works of art during a special function recently held here. The exhibition was organized by My Fingerprint: Creativity and Perfection Center which is an affiliat
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Peevees students don the role of UN leaders
Around 48 students from the three Peevees Schools don the role of UN leaders at the United Nations Simulation Conference 2013. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH – Al Khozama International School hosted the second Peevees United Nations Simulation Conference (UNSC) 2013 under the patronage of Peevees Group of Schools on Jan. 10 at Rezayat Community Hall in Al Khobar.Around 48 student
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Our Mission in a Picture
IMC’s photography competition encouraged youth to project the mission of a hospital Abdulaziz Muhammad (center) receives his award from CEO of IMC Dr. Walid Fitahi (right). — Courtesy photosAmal Al-SibaiSaudi Gazette JEDDAH – The International Medical Center (IMC) has long been known not only for providing premium healthcare to its patients but also for its leading ro
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Hai’a chase victim refuses to waive her rights
Ali Saman Okaz/Saudi GazetteBAHA — Saeed Al-Ghamdi has denied that his sister Sameera will waive her rights for justice following the death of her husband.The woman’s husband died during a hot pursuit by the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) personnel.Sameera was pregnant at the time and lost her right arm as a result of an accid
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Egyptian lawyers team up to help community
Samar YahyaSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — The Egyptian Association of Legal Advisers held a meeting at the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah to review their achievements during the past year that included providing free weekly legal consultations and raising awareness about Saudi labor regulations.The association, founded a year ago, is the first such organization licensed by the co
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Alwaleed meets Philippe de Fontaine Vive
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh on Sunday Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President of European Investment Bank (EIB), who was accompanied by Adam Kulach, head of the European Union Delegation in Riyadh, and other EU and EIB officials. — Courtesy photo
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Saudi women and the economy
Abdo KhalOkaz newspaperAny society needs its intellectual wealth in order to achieve development and progress. Human resources should be trained to undertake their respective roles in the process of nation building.No society will be able to achieve real development in the absence of a portion of its workforce. For a long time, Saudi women were only employed in the sec
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When criminals become victims
Saleh Al-TurigeeOkaz newspaperYOU can compensate a man whose money, land or car has been stolen but you cannot compensate a man for the lost years of his life.This recently happened to a prisoner, identified by his initials A.S. He spent 16 years of his life behind bars simply because his father refused to pardon him.According to his file, A.S. was sentenced to
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