AL-SELAIMI, Qassim — A woman was rushed to hospital in a coma after she was involved in a car accident here. The woman was with her brother in a car when a camel strayed onto the road, forcing the driver to swerve off the road to avoid hitting the animal. The woman sustained serious head injuries.
Woman slips into coma after road accident
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Short circuit causes supermarket blaze
ARTAWIYAH, Riyadh — A short circuit sparked a fire that gutted a supermarket here. Riyadh Civil Defense spokesman Mohammad Al-Hammad said several firefighting units rushed to the site and managed to contain the fire before it spread. He added that no casualties were reported.
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Police foil robbery at shopping mall
MADINAH – Police foiled an attempted robbery of a major shopping mall in Madinah on Friday. Police were notified of suspicious activity inside the mall in the early morning hours and 10 patrol units rushed to the site and surrounded the mall. Officers entered the mall and caught a gang red-handed as it was robbing stores of cash, jewelry and other valuabl
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Foul play ruled out in woman driver’s death
RIYADH — A security source said no foul play was suspected in the accident in which a woman driver was killed on Thursday. The woman was driving alone in the early morning hours and crashed into the wall of Al-Shabab sports club. She sustained severe burns, which caused her death, the source said. The woman’s husband said he had had an argument with
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Man flees after shooting brother
TAIF — Security bodies are investigating a shooting incident in which a young man allegedly shot his own brother. Makkah Province police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi said police received notification of the shooting and patrol cars were dispatched to the scene. The shooter fled the scene but police arrested him later, while the injured brother was ta
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Two injured as car crashes into lamppost
TURAIF — Heavy rains were reportedly to blame for an accident in which two people were injured on the Turaif-Qurayyat road. The rain made the road slippery and the car in which the two people were traveling in crashed into an electricity pole on the side of the road. One of the passengers sustained serious injuries. Both passengers were taken to hospital
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Fire destroys abandoned farm
BISHA, Asir — A fire engulfed an abandoned farm in Al-Thaniyah area, west of the city on Thursday. Asir Civil Defense Spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi said the fire covered an area of 1,200 square meters. Investigations are under way to determine the cause of the fire.
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220,000 deaths due to diabetes
RIYADH — The head of the Saudi Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Dr. Saleh Al-Jaser, said there were 220,000 diabetes-related deaths in the Kingdom last year. Patients with Type 2 diabetes accounted for 24 percent of all diabetes patients. He said such patients can stay healthy by exercising and maintaining a proper diet.
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Saudi students to study in Indonesia
RIYADH — The ministries of higher education in the Kingdom and Indonesia have drafted an agreement that will allow Saudi students to enroll in Indonesian universities. Saudi Ambassador in Jakarta Mustafah Al-Mubarak said the agreement comes on the heels of the Saudi government’s approval of Indonesia's National University as a university recognized
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14 blackmail cases a day, claims official
DAMMAM — The head of the blackmail combating unit at the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vise (Haia) said his unit receives 14 blackmail cases a day. Sami Al-Hagaiheb told Alsharq daily that most blackmailers are over 20 and many cases involve married people. He said the majority of cases involve men blackmailing women but there a
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Two-bottle limit for Zamzam purchase
MAKKAH – The General Presidency for Zamzam Water in Kuday in Makkah has reduced the number of Zamzam bottles a person can buy to two bottles every 10 days, Makkah daily reported. The National Water Company (NWC) said the move will help reduce the number of bottles sold on the black market. Saudis and expatriates who want to buy Zamzam will have to show th
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Tribalism leads to extremism: Study
RIYADH – According to a study conducted by the King Fahd Security College under the Ministry of Interior, tribalism and loyalty to one’s tribe can lead young Saudi men on the path of extremism. The study also cited political conditions such as Western hegemony over developing countries and disrespect to Islam, displayed by certain Western government
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Kingdom Schools celebrates graduation of 12th batch
RIYADH — Deputy Emir of Riyadh Prince Turki Bin Abdullah attended the 12th graduation ceremony at Kingdom Schools recently. The event, held under the theme “Watanuna Amanah”, also saw the graduation of the 5th batch of the American diploma program.
Nasser Almelhem, general manager of Kingdom Schools, expressed his happiness as
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Companies blame failures on ‘uninterested’ Saudi youth
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Companies and establishments that have been forced to shutter their doors said “uninterested Saudi youth” were to blame for their closure.
The companies, required to employ a certain percentage of Saudis, said a lack of interest on the part of Saudi youth meant they
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Yasser and Ola: The couple who gave birth to FanOs
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The first signs of the success story of married couple Yasser and Ola appeared when Yasser joined the Teachers' College in the northern city of Hail to study computer science. Yasser was not content with the classes, so started a rigorous program to teach himself. He began with
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How old are the members of our Shoura Council?
Fawwaz Aziz
Al-Watan
With a majority of only three votes, the Shoura Council has approved a proposal to discuss raising the age of retirement in the Kingdom to 62 years instead of the present 60. As many as 59 members voted “yes” to the proposal, while 56 voted against it.
I know very well that the supporters o
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Medical errors: Who pays the ultimate price?
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — No special authority has been set in the Kingdom to save lives of patients who fall victim to gross medical errors despite an unprecedented increase in such cases in the country in recent years, several healthcare experts have said.
Concerned authorities are blaming one another
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Madani: Boko Haram kidnappings barbaric
JEDDAH — The secretary-general of the world’s largest bloc of Islamic countries said Saturday that the kidnapping of more than 270 Nigerian schoolgirls is a “barbaric” and “inhumane” act. Iyad Madani, who leads the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, spoke to the Associated Press in his first interview with th
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Mobily’s support for traffic initiative hailed
RIYADH — Crown Prince Salman, deputy prime minister and minister of defense, honored Mobily, the corporate social responsibility partner of the national initiative for traffic safety " Yateek Khairha," for its role in helping raise awareness. Prince Salman launched the initiative Wednesday night. The initiative was organized by th
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Vandals dispel tourists from Jazan hotspot
Saudi Gazette report JAZAN — Visitors to the mineral hot springs in Al-Aardah governorate in Jazan, once a major tourist attraction, have decreased due to vandalism and the poor state of the site due to constant neglect by the authorities. The hot springs are believed to have rejuvenating and healing powers.
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