ABHA — Five teachers and their driver were injured on Monday when their car collided with another car on the Abha-Al-Masqa Road. Asir Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Asiri said five ambulances were dispatched to the accident site and provided the injured with the necessary first aid treatment. He added that the teachers sustained mild injuries
Female teachers hurt as cars collide
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Car collided with concrete barrier kills two
Two young men were killed on Monday when their car collided with a concrete barrier in Al-Zaydi neighborhood. Makkah Red Crescent spokesman Ali Al-Ghamdi said paramedics, dispatched to the accident site, found the two already dead. Their bodies were taken to the mortuary. Traffic police are further investigating the accident.
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Communal harmony is soul of India
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “Muslims had been coexisting with Hindus peacefully in India for more than 1,300 years without any major clashes. Hindus under Muslim rule prospered for 800 years. Not a single Muslim emperor tried to erase their culture. All the Hindu scriptures
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Philippine Embassy donates kids’ artwork to KFSHRC
RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy donated artwork made by 21 young children of embassy personnel to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) recently. Entitled “Mga Bagay na Gusto Ko sa Saudi Arabia” (The Things I Like About Saudi Arabia), the artworks consisted of a collection of felt fabric
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Indian Food Festival concludes on a colorful note on Saturday
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The three-day Indian Food Festival 2014 held at the Consulate General of India concluded Saturday. Consul Commercial Madan Kumar Girdayal said: “As you all know that food is an integral part of our culture so it was our attempt to bring cui
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Aligarians bid adieu to Indian CG Kidwai
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai was accorded a warm send-off here at a glittering ceremony organized by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Alumni — Jeddah chapter, on the weekend.
Kidwai, himself an alumnus of the famous universi
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Alwaleed visits Alarab, Rotana offices in Bahrain
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), owner of Alarab Channel and chairman of Rotana, visited Rotana media offices and Alarab headquarters at Bahrain World Trade Center recently. Prince Alwaleed met with Alarab and Rotana managements who briefed him on the latest developments in their respective entities. Prince Alwaleed also announ
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New Jeddah dialysis center to shake up kidney care
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Jeddah's new dialysis center has received 38 patients since its opening, according to its director.
Dr. Zuhair Abu Najm told Al-Madinah daily that the center, located on King Abdulaziz Road, consists of three floors, has 204 dialysis machin
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Saudi-Pak cultural program tomorrow
Syed Mussarat Khalil
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — As part of the 74th National Day celebrations of Pakistan, Hilal-e-Pakistan recipient Dr. Abdullah Omar Nasseef, former chief of the Muslim World League and former vice chairman of the Shoura Council; and Aftab Ahmed Khokher, consul general of Pakistan,
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Exposed wells and swamps lurk children in Asir region
Mughram Aseeri
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAHAYEL ASIR — Exposed wells and swamps have become a source of threat to children, as many children have drowned in various parts of the governorate.
Asir region is considered to have the highest rate of rainfall throughout the
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Indian expatriates could vote in elections
Saeed Haider
Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — Indian expatriates residing in the Kingdom have welcomed India’s Supreme Court’s directive to the Election Commission to urgently look into possibilities for non-resident Indians (NRIs) to vote in the ongoing general elections to
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New Jeddah dialysis center to shake up kidney care
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Jeddah's new dialysis center has received 38 patients since its opening, according to its director.
Dr. Zuhair Abu Najm told Al-Madinah daily that the center, located on King Abdulaziz Road, consists of three floors, has 204 dialysis machines and is staffed w
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Age limit for govt employees seeking higher studies raised
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the decision of Civil Service Council to increase the age limit of government employees who are being sent for higher studies within the Kingdom and abroad. This was disclosed by Minister of Civil Service and Memb
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Owners, workers wary of women-only shops
Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A number of shop owners and workers have said they have faced numerous challenges during the first two phases of the Ministry of Labor’s plan to ensure only female employees are working in shops selling women’s fashion,
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Attitudes towards working Saudi Women
Info-graphic
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Where there’s a wasta, there’s a way
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
A RECENT study conducted by the Studies and Research Center of Prince Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, revealed the 10 most common types of corruption in government departments. According to chronological order, wasta (nepotism) topped the list, followed by favoritism, exploiting aut
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Saudis top in world in many respects
Muhammad Al-Asmari
Makkah daily
STATISTICAL figures are always neutral, and those who read or analyze them would take them to positive or negative directions. Here I will cite some figures compiled by some international neutral agencies over the last two years. These figures showed that Saudis rank first in the world i
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MERS forces closure of KFH emergency ward
Hussain Hazzazi and Adel Babkair
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The emergency ward at King Fahd Hospital has been closed down and will only accept cases related to Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and serious cases that require immediate attention. It follow
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Emir of Tabuk receives Director of police
Emir of Tabuk Prince Fahd Bin Sultan receives Maj. Gen. Maatouk Bin Saeed Al-Zahrani, director of the region’s police, in his offcice on Tuesday. Al-Zahrani presented the emir the annual statistical report for the year 2012. The report indicated a noticeable drop in the rate of crimes in the region. — SPA
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Nazaha points at corrupt practices in rehab center
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has accused Al-Amal Rehabilitation Hospital in Riyadh of financial and administrative abuse, but the hospital has denied the charges and called for an independent investigation, local daily Al-Watan reporte
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