Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM – The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call, and Guidance’s dialogue initiative that seeks to tackle extremism promoted online is planning to conduct a survey to find out Saudi attitudes toward the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Al-Hayat daily reported.
Campaign for dialogue to test Saudi attitudes toward ISIL militants
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Woeful waste
A large quantity of dough ended up in the garbage because workers in a restaurant in south Riyadh did not knead it properly. The dough is normally used in preparing sambosas, a delicacy popular for iftar (breaking of the fast) in Ramadan. — Courtesy photo
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Saudi doctor impresses at world conference
Muhammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi internship doctor has impressed participants of the recent Annual Conference of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Chicago with her research on laparoscopic surgery and non-reactive estrogen syndrome. Dr. Danah Sawan, internship doctor of King Abdula
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SFDA cancels Protelos registration
RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has cancelled the registration of the medical product Protelos, which is used to treat osteoporosis. The decision was made based on the recommendation of the committee in charge of registering the medication of pharmaceutical plants, which said that the product’s risks outweigh its therapeutic benefi
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Astronomer: Eid will be Tuesday
RIYADH – An astronomer and astrophysicist at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals expected Tuesday (July 29) to be the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. According to Ali Al-Shukri, it will be difficult to see the crescent on Sunday because the moonlight will be dim and the moon will set around 11 minutes after the sunset. On this day, however, it is pos
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Begging a major nuisance for Makkah residents
Beggars may use an existing disability or fake a new one to obtain sympathy. They usually squat on the roads leading to the Grand Mosque. — SG photo by Badea Abu Al-Naja Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Begging in the holy city has become a phenomenon, esp
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Hospital lacks blood: Woman teacher suffers brain atrophy
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A committee has been set up to probe allegations that a female teacher suffered from brain atrophy (shrinking of brain) because a hospital was unable to provide her with blood in time.
The Saudi woman was admitted to a Jeddah private hospital for delivery and needed imme
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National program planned for local fashion designers
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The Saudi project "We Are All Producers" will soon launch a national program for Saudi fashion designers that aims to regulate the local fashion designing industry and integrate it into the national and global economy.
Head of the project, Faisal Bataweel, said the proj
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Women’s clubs for marriage
Mansour Ibrahim Al-Dakhil
Al-Jazirah
The number of unmarried women in Saudi Arabia is increasing at an alarming level. The number has now reaching about 1.5 million. As the media is focusing on this issue, it occurred to me that I suggest the establishment of clubs for marriage in all the regions and governorates of the Kingdom.
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It’s prayer time
Visitors perform prayer before sunset on top of Al-Noor Mountain in Makkah. Pilgrims love visiting the mountain which houses the famed Ghar-E-Hira or Hira cave. The cave is quite small, four arm’s length long by 1.75 arm’s length wide. The mountain is barely six hundred and forty meters tall. It does however, take two hours to make it to the cave and the climb is ex
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Fisherman rescued from raging sea
JAZAN — Border Guard patrols rescued a fisherman who fell into the sea as a result of strong winds. Rescuers saved the fisherman from raging waters, braving difficult conditions. The fisherman was taken to Jazan General Hospital for treatment and is reported to be in good health.
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Civil Defense contains bushfire in Al-Baha
MANDAQ — A massive fire broke out in a bush area in the mountainous village of Al-Hakam in Al-Baha province Monday. Deputy spokesman of Al-Baha Civil Defense Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Thabyah said Civil Defense firefighters battled for three hours to control the blaze, which covered a 1,500 square-meter area. He said strong winds fanned the fire and it spread
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Border Guard team intercepts smugglers
DHAHRAN AL-JANOOB — Border Guard patrol teams have intercepted seven people who were allegedly trying the cross into the country near Al-Rabooah border center. Asir Border Guards spokesman Brig. Abdullah Al-Homrani said the patrol team was tracking the infiltrators, who opened fire at the officers when asked to stop. After a brief exchange of fire, the me
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Saudi killed in head-on crash
AL-KHURMA — A citizen was killed when his car collided head on with a truck driven by an Egyptian resident on Al-Khurma-Ranyah Road Tuesday. It was the latest in a series of accidents that occurred on the road recently. The acting head of Al-Khurma Hospital, Naser Al-Sebaiei, said the citizen was killed on the spot, while the truck driver suffered medium
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Man killed, four hurt in Bisha accidents
BISHA — A man was killed and two others injured when their vehicle overturned several times on Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road on Tuesday. Red Crescent paramedics were on hand and administered first aid to the injured before transporting the victims to King Abdullah Hospital. In a separate accident, two people suffered serious injuries when their car overturned
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Housemaid ‘kills child, hides body’
TABUK — Police were able to solve the mystery of the murder of a child whose body was found dumped in a box inside a home in the Nazeen neighborhood of Tabuk. Forensics experts inspected the scene and investigations revealed that an Ethiopian house worker had allegedly killed the four year-old child and hid his body in the box. A spokesman for Tabuk
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Driver hurt as car falls into construction ditch
RANYAH — A car fell into a ditch in Ranyah just before Maghreb prayers Tuesday, police and Civil Defense said. The accident seriously injured the driver, who was admitted to Ranyah General Hospital. The ditch is part of a water project, but the contractor neglected to put up warning signs. The accident occurred because visibility was very low due to a san
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Al-Nuzhah Bridge being removed
JEDDAH — The contractor of the first phase of the Haramain train project began the removal of Al-Nuzhah Bridge leading to King Abdulaziz International Airport in preparation for its reconstruction to allow the passage of trains under the bridge. The new bridge will be 7.50 meters high, 100 meters wide and will have four lanes in each direction. An officia
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Telangana NRI forum hosts Iftar
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Telangana NRI Forum hosted a grand Iftar party here recently. Many prominent community members, including social welfare organizations representatives attended the party. President of Telangana NRI Forum Mohamed Abdul Jabbar, vice president Mastan Vali, and gener
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Iftar hosted by Helping Hands
Chairman of Helping Hands Jeddah Raja Arshad Hussain, a charity organization, hosted an Iftar at Holiday Inn recently. From left: Vice president Bank Al-Fransi Raza Khan, consul labor at Bangladesh Consulate Jeddah Raza-e-Rabbi, vice consul general of US Joseph Leviatt, Zahir Ahmad Iskandar, chief executive of FM Marhaba Sameera Aziz, consul welfare Pakistan Consulate Tahseemul
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