Medical team asks obese Saudi to ‘wait for death at home’

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      Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — Humood is a 48-year-old Saudi man who is morbidly obese and cannot move or walk, and has not left his house for the past three years.  Humood cannot even hold anything

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It’s a golden age for innovators: Mawhibah

August 16, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report   TAIF — The deputy secretary-general of King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhibah) said this is the golden age for innovators in the Kingdom as they have the support of Custodian of the Holy Mosques King Abdullah.

Poultry farmers penalized

August 16, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Hazem Al-Mutairi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH — The Ministry of Agriculture has issued a directive to penalize a number of poultry farms in the Kingdom for violating the provisions of livestock laws and regulations. 

Taibah launches learning ecosystem

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   RIYADH — Taibah University in Madinah has awarded Pearson, the world’s top learning company, a contract to roll out an all-inclusive, state-of-the-art learning ecosystem as part of the university’s preparatory year program, which enrolls more than 4,000 students each year.  The agreement wi

Unimaginable commercial fraud

August 16, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh  The Saudi economy incurs huge losses because of commercial fraud. The latest statistics I found on the issue dates back to 2011. It said the Kingdom's annual losses due to commercial fraud were about SR16 billion.  We have known all kinds of

Al-Amal Hospital in Jeddah sees six new women addicts each day

August 16, 2014, 2:00 pm

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      Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — The number of women addicts seeking treatment is on the rise with Al-Amal Hospital in Jeddah reporting that an average of six new women addicts are seeking treatment at the hospital each day.

Tip-off leads to arrest of drugs gang in Sabya

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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JAZAN — Police in Sabya arrested on Friday evening an Ethiopian gang dealing in drugs and liquor. An official source said patrols apprehended all members of the gang, who were illegal residents. Police had acted on a tip-off.

Five injured in fire at pharmaceutical factory

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DAMMAM — Five people were injured when a fire broke out on Friday evening at a pharmaceutical factory in Dammam’s second industrial estate. Civil Defense teams put out the blaze and prevented it from spreading to neighboring locations. Saudi Red Crescent teams provided the injured with first aid at the scene. Spokesman for Eastern Province Civil Def

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Two Saudis beheaded for murdering compatriots

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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TAIF — A Saudi man was executed on Sunday in Taif for murdering a compatriot, the Interior Ministry said. Yussef Al-Nafii had been convicted of shooting Salman Al-Rabei dead after a dispute, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. In another case, Abdessalam Al-Ruili was beheaded in Arar in the north for stabbing to death compa

Pick-up smashes into house under construction

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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QURAYYAT, Al-Jouf — A pickup truck crashed into a house under construction near the local Saudi Electricity Company, injuring the driver and his companion. Saudi Red Crescent paramedics rushed the victims to Qurayyat General Hospital for treatment. Traffic police reports said the driver was speeding and lost control of his vehicle, which veered off the ro

Cigarette butt causes hospital fire

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TAIF — A fire broke out at King Faisal Hospital in Taif thanks to a cigarette butt thrown by a patient on a blanket in a hospital room. The small fire was controlled and extinguished by security and safety teams. Civil Defense teams arrived at the scene and evacuated patients from the building as a precautionary measure. Taif Health Affairs confirmed the

Children suspected in mountain top fire

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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AL-BAHA — A huge fire broke out on Saturday morning on Mount Seehan in Dous, Al-Baha province, covering an area of 100 x 150 meters. Six Civil Defense teams rushed to the scene, controlled the blaze and extinguished it, preventing the flames from spreading to nearby houses. The fire was fanned by strong winds. Al-Baha Civil Defense spokesman Col. Jum&rsqu

Bangladeshi expats pay tribute to Sheikh Mujib on death anniversary

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — Bangladeshi expatriates in the Kingdom joined compatriots around the world on Saturday to pay tribute to father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the 39th anniversary of his assassination on Aug. 15, 1975. Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh hoisted the national flag at half-mast to mark the national day of mourning in Bangladesh. Am

Umrah season ‘a success’

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Haj has called the just-concluded Umrah season an operational success that attracted over six million pilgrims, Saudi Press Agency reported. Only 9,360 Umrah performers are still in the Kingdom and they will leave over the next few days, a ministry statement said

Doctor loses husband, daughter who had just dropped her to work

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Saudi Gazette report AL-KHARJ — A Sudanese doctor was confronted with the bodies of her husband and daughter who had died in a traffic accident an hour after they dropped her to work. She was dropped off at Prince Salman Bin Mohammed Hospital where she works in the town of Dalam, 100 kilometers away from Riy

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What’s in your mother’s name?

August 17, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Ibtehaj Al-Minyawi Al-Madinah My eight-year-old son told me his classmates keep making fun of him because he had told them his mother’s name. As a mother, I am shocked at the behavior of my son’s classmates. My son keeps asking me the same question, “What’s so funny about it? What doe

We will top the world in smoking

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Issa Al-Hulayan Okaz In the United States, a packet of cigarettes is sold at $15 (SR56). In Britain, its price is close to nine pounds. In our country, however, the wholesale price for a packet of cigarettes is not more than $1 (SR3.75) but it is sold to the consumer at close to SR7. I asked an American citizen about the re

Businesswoman jailed, whipped for abusing Haia men

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Court of Appeals in Makkah has upheld a sentence of prison and lashes recently issued by the Summary Court in Jeddah against a Saudi businesswoman who verbally abused members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia). The woman, reported Al-

Labor Ministry needs SR15b a year to reform job market

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor has said it needs SR14.9 billion a year to reform the labor market and execute the strategy aimed at ending unemployment among Saudis. According to local daily Al-Madinah on Sunday, the ministry's request has been submitted to the government and is currentl

Rights watchdog accused of denying employee rights

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A number of employees at the National Society for Human Rights’ (NSHR) Makkah branch said the society has not given them any pay rises or allowances over the past few years, Makkah Daily reported. The employees, who preferred to remain anonymous, said they decided to go pu