Abdulaziz Al-Me'airfi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH – A man is accusing a government hospital of malpractice because it allegedly refused his request to transfer his 25-year-old daughter to another hospital before she died from complications resulting from a head operation.
Naser Al-Rehaili said his daug
Dad accuses hospital of causing death of daughter
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11,000 illegals detained in EP
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Eastern Province Police have detained 10,925 illegal residents over the past few days, Al-Hayat daily reported.
Police spokesman Col. Ziad Al-Reqaiti said those detained were referred to the appropriate departments for further processing. He pointed out raids conducted by p
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Censorship of online newspapers
Ibrahim Al-Majri
Alsharq
Several people have developed the habit of reading news online and some of the most popular sources of these reports are social networking websites, where a majority of rumors also appear. The youth, who make up 60 percent of the Kingdom’s population, are busy browsing this medium of information which includ
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Oath-taking ceremony
Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah, the new emir of Makkah, takes the oath of office before King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, in Rawdhat Al-Khuraim, outside Riyadh on Monday. (Right) Prince Khaled Al-Faisal takes the oath as minister of education. — SPA photos
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Over 2,000 polyclinics face closure if medics aren’t legal
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Over 2,000 polyclinics the Kingdom have been asked by the Health Ministry to ensure their medical staff are able to work legally or face being shut down, the ministry’s assistant undersecretary for private sector health institutions was quoted by an Arabic newspaper.&ldqu
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Pvt. hospital hires suspended doctor
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A private hospital has signed an employment contract with an expatriate doctor who was suspended for a year by the British General Medical Council (GMC) while he was practicing in the UK, a source told Al-Hayat daily.
The source said the Arab doctor failed to
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600 violating vehicles impounded in Riyadh daily
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The head of Riyadh Traffic Police’s vehicles impound center said 600 vehicles are impounded daily in Riyadh, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported.
Lt. Col. Mohammad Al-Selemi said 300 vehicles are also released from the center every day and t
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Hunt stepped up for driver in Makkah’s hit-and-run case
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Police have intensified their search for a driver suspected of killing a student in an apparent hit-and-run, Al-Madinah daily reported. Eyewitnesses said the speeding driver ran over the victim on the second ring road.
After allegedly running over the victim
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Police free kidnapped citizen from Jeddah resort
JEDDAH — Police on Monday succeeded in freeing a kidnapped citizen and arresting one of the kidnappers.
The brother of the victim had notified police that two people claiming to be police officers had assaulted his brother with a stick and taken him to an unknown place. Police immediately circulated the victim's description a
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Ethiopian maid gets death for killing girl
Turki Al-Fadhli
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The General Court has sentenced to death an Ethiopian housekeeper who admitted murdering a child.
She killed her victim, Lamees Al-Salman, last May in a murder that shocked the country.
The child's father said the housekeep
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Hurdles impeding tourism
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
THERE are several obstacles impeding the development of tourism industry in our country. Here I will shed light on only a few few of them. Let us first talk about the so-called “religious tourism”.
The number of pilgrims, no matter how many they are, remains restricte
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Saudis resort to several ploys to dodge Saher eyes
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Hiding the license plate number from Saher cameras has become a habit of a number of Saudi drivers. Avoiding Saher camera flashes on expressways has become a real challenge for many Saudi drivers.
To challenge the system and defy Saher came
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‘Make volunteerism an integral part of society’
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — To mark the International Volunteer Day, celebrated each year on Dec. 5 across the globe, Saudi Aramco held a two-day outdoor forum, exhibition, and seminar on the importance of volunteerism. Amidst the cool weather, refreshm
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Qurayyat power plants launched
Saudi Gazette report QURAYYAT, DAMMAM — Prince Saud Bin Naif, emir of the Eastern Province, commissioned two major power projects at Qurayyat on the eastern coast on Tuesday. The plants, capable of producing 7,900 megawatts of electricity, included Al-Qurayyat Independent Power Plant
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JCCI bids Ihsanoglu passionate farewell
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry honored on Tuesday Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in appreciation of his commendable services, tireless efforts and remarkable achievements.
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New education minister has a serious task ahead
Khaled Al-Solaiman
Okaz
I DO not know what the new minister of education thinks about his ministry, but I do know how I feel toward this ministry as a father who has a child in school. I also know how the country envisages this ministry, which it has entrusted with the future of its sons and daughters.
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Calls to activate CPA role
Abdulmuhsen Al-Sabti
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Citizens are demanding a greater role for the Consumer Protection Association (CPA) to control the soaring prices of consumer goods.
Hussain Al-Sayed demanded that prices of consumer goods and other important items
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Four injured in Makkah accidents
MAKKAH — Four people, including three children, were injured in two separate accidents in Makkah. In the first accident, a man lost control of his car on the fourth ring road and crashed on the side of the road. According to police, the man was driving at a high speed before crashing. In the second accident, three children were injured when
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Runaway maid arrested for theft
BAHA — Police arrested a domestic worker accused of stealing money from her sponsor in Al-Baha. Police received complaints from the sponsor accusing the runaway maid of stealing more than SR20,000 from his house. Police found the maid’s hideout between the mountains. She confessed to stealing the money.
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Youth arrested for forging riyal bills
BAHA — Police arrested a Saudi man in his 20s accused of forging a SR100 bill. Official spokesman for Baha police, Maj. Saleh Trad, said they received information about the forger from local informants. Police arrested the man, seized the forged currencies and are currently questioning the man.
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