MAKKAH — The Ministry of Water and Electricity sent a letter to the Makkah Emir’s office complaining that 45,000 10-liter bottles of Zamzam water are resold by street vendors every month. The letter said many citizens and expatriates have been seen buying hundreds of bottles every day from the factory in the Kudai neighborhood then reselling the bot
Vendors resell Zamzam bottles
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Locusts attack Madinah farms
MADINAH – Swarms of locusts attacked several governorates at the beginning of this week, causing alarm and fear among farmers and residents alike. Khaibar, Alees and Al-Ula governorates were hard hit by the swarms. However, the Ministry of Agriculture sent airplanes to spread insecticides and kill off all locusts before they reached other places. Work is
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Games courts open at women's institute
JEDDAH — Al-Amal women's institute in Jeddah has inaugurated a number of volleyball, basketball and hockey courts for its students and teachers, Al-Hayat daily reported. The institute also recently organized a volleyball tournament for students and teachers. In addition, the institute has also set up a special section for electronic games and a special tr
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Male docs are to see female patients with a nurse present
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Health has circulated a directive to all hospitals and health centers saying male doctors can examine female patients only in the presence of a female nurse, Al-Hayat daily reported.
This circular was issued due to the many complaints the ministry received from patients and their
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Set up special courts to try corruption cases: Lawyer
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHOBAR — A lawyer has called for setting up special courts to look into corruption cases to reduce the time general courts take for processing such cases.
The best example for protracted court proceedings is cases related to the Jeddah flood disaster that took place several yea
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Universities find attracting teachers hard
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH - Saudi universities, especially those recently established, have difficulty attracting teachers, the Higher Education Ministry said in a report.
The report, published Sunday by Al-Madinah newspaper, said the universities find challenges in luring teachers particularly for medicine, engi
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Foreign firms monopolizing consultancy market: Official
Saudi Gazette report
ABHA — A handful of foreign companies are monopolizing the Kingdom's consultancy market, the daily Alsharq reported on Sunday, quoting a consultancy official.
Assem Arab, chairman of the national committee for consultancy offices at the Saudi Council of Chambers, said 10 foreign companies
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Hotel ignores orders to pay ex-employees their benefits
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Nine citizens who were employed by Makkah InterContinental said for the past five years they have been chasing after unpaid benefits for their employment at the hotel, which has constantly been told by local authorities to pay up. The citizens told Makkah daily th
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Unable to pay SR5.1m blood money, Saudi languishes in jail
Saudi Gazette report HAFR AL-BATIN — A 33-year-old citizen has spent the past eight years in jail as he is unable to pay the blood money set for causing a traffic accident that killed 17 Bangladeshi nationals. Mamdouh Al-Tuloohi has to pay SR5.1 million before he can be released from p
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Filipino groups raise funds for electrocuted teenager
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Members of several Filipino organizations in Jeddah united last weekend to help John Paul Genesis Pensinabis, a 14-year-old teenager who was electrocuted by a hanging power line in his native province of Bulacan in the Philippines.
During the fundraising event h
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Health Ministry denies knowledge of central lab it planned 10 years ago
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Health Ministry has denied any knowledge of a national center for laboratories it decided to set up 10 years ago to detect early warning signs of infectious diseases and epidemics that may appear in the region.
According to a report in Al-Watan newspaper, the project has no
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Killer viruses in the ministry
Khaled Al-Solaiman
Okaz
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the main reason behind the swift spread of the virus causing the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was negligence. This is a fact that cannot be challenged.
If the department of preventive medicine in the Health Ministry had given its undivided attention
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Smell of death brings changes
Ghanim Al-Hamar
Alsharq
When the smell of death prevailed after the Mina fire of 1997, during which more than 50,000 tents were burned down, 300 pilgrims killed and at least 2,000 others injured, arrangements were made to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
Among others, these arrangements included the use of fire-resi
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KSA a transit point for migrant health workers seeking better pay packets in the West
Expatriate nurses working at a Saudi hospital. Many health workers from Asian countries are treating the Kingdom as a transit point to gain experience while migrating to the West for better pay packages. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Officials in
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Six hurt in accident caused by stray camels
AL-WAJH — Five women teachers and their driver were injured when their vehicle swerved off the main road to avoid hitting several stray camels. Security bodies attended the scene of the accident and transported the victims to Al-Wajh Hospital. Dr. Ahmad Sami, the hospital’s emergency room consultant, said all victims were in stable condition. The vi
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Police searching for failed ATM robber
SAMTAH, Jazan — Police here are searching for an unidentified person who tried to rob an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). Sources said police received information that someone was trying to break into an ATM and several patrol units rushed to the site. The suspect fled the scene upon hearing approaching police sirens and a search to find him is under way.
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Embassy on Wheels benefits 219 Filipinos in Hafr Al-Batin
A Philippine Embassy officer receives application for consular service from a female worker during the Embassy on Wheels in Hafr Al-Batin. — Courtesy photo
RIYADH — A total of 219 Filipinos living in the Eastern Province city of Hafr Al-Batin benefited from the Philippine Embassy's “Embassy on Wheels” consular outr
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Red Crescent attended 650 cases last month
AL-BAHA – Paramedics from the Red Crescent attended 650 different cases during the month of Rajab (May) this year. Al-Baha Red Crescent spokesman Imad Al-Zahrani said ambulances transported 473 patients to hospitals, four of whom died. He added that the Red Crescent faces constant problems of passersby crowding the scenes of accidents, something which pre
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Haia arrests 9 expats running gambling den
KHAMIS MUSHAYT — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) detained nine illegal residents for operating a gambling den in an apartment unit out of Al-Darb neighborhood. The Haia received information about the gambling ring, and once verified it raided the apartment where a number of gamblers were found playing with SR9,000
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Passenger dies, 4 others hurt in three-car pile-up
ABHA — One passenger died and four others injured in a three-car pile-up on the Abha-Marbah road Friday. Asir Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Asiri said paramedics were dispatched to the scene of the accident. He added that two passengers were mildly injured while the other two sustained serious injuries. All victims were transported to a local hospital for
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