Man without identification does not falter in philanthropy

August 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A Saudi-born Pakistani man has said his struggle to get identification papers has not stopped him from running a voluntary project to provide food for needy people. Abu Abdullah, in his 40s, provides for a family of eight children and lives in a rented ramshackle house in the Ma

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Emir intervenes to save death-row Saudi

August 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah, emir of Makkah, has convinced the family of a murdered man to forgive their son’s killer and stop him from being executed. Abdullah Faraj Al-Mehmadi, who is in prison, killed Sami Ibrahim Al-Subahi three years ago over a family

Saudi court jails 17 for up to 33 years on terrorism charges

August 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced on Monday 17 members of a terrorist group to jail terms ranging from nine to 33 years, the Saudi Press Agency reported. They were convicted of embracing a deviant ideology, contacting and sheltering members of Al-Qaeda network, fund

KSA calls for global action to stop bloodshed

August 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia on Monday renewed its appeal to the international community to shoulder its humanitarian and moral responsibilities to halt the continuing bloodshed in the occupied Palestinian territories and a number of Arab countries. Voicing “resentment and regret” o

Haj Ministry proposes law to limit Umrah visas to 15 days

August 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Umrah pilgrims will only be able to stay in the Kingdom for a maximum 15 days, according to new rules proposed by the Haj Ministry. Under these new rules, the service-providing companies were advised against bringing in large batches of Umrah pilgrims at any o

Saudi executed for killing compatriot

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   QATIF — A Saudi citizen in the eastern Qatif region was executed on Tuesday after he was convicted of killing a fellow national, the Interior Ministry announced. Mohammed Al-Taroti killed Abdullah Abu Sarir by running him over in a car following a dispute, the statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency said.

Accident claims two young lives

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   AL-MUZAHMIYYA, Riyadh — Two young men in their 20s were killed when their car crashed into heavy machinery in Dharma, west of Riyadh. Acting spokesman for Riyadh Red Crescent, Nawwaf Al-Qublan, said reports were received about the accident and several ambulances were dispatched. He added paramedics found the two passengers had already died,

Woman’s quick wits save two from abduction

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JAZAN — The wits and courage of a woman saved her and her friend from two would-be kidnappers who attempted to abduct them from the street where they were walking. The two men, who were described as Saudi, forced their two victims inside their car and sped away on the Eidabi-Aardhah Road. One of the women had a disability and so the other wa

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Huge fire destroys bushes in Asir village

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   ABHA — A fire broke out on Monday in the agricultural terraces of Ablah village, north of Abha, and covered a 40,000 square meter area of trees and bushes. Spokesman for Asir Civil Defense, Col. Mohammed Al-Asmi, said firefighters managed to stop the fire from spreading. He added some municipality equipment was used to support the firefighte

Two arrested for shooting at car

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   TABUK — Police in Dhiba, Tabuk, arrested two people for shooting at a car driven by a citizen following a dispute between them. Spokesman for Tabuk Police, Lt. Col. Khalid Bin Ahmad, said a police team attended the scene, collected evidence and questioned eyewitnesses. He added search and investigation teams were successful in tracking the t

Two expat women held for selling liquor

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has detained two expatriate women for allegedly selling liquor. Spokesman for the Haia, Turki Al-Shelail, said officers monitored the two suspects after receiving a report of the alleged activities. Commission members followed the pair to their house and caught

Three dead, six hurt as car overturns

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  AL-WAJH — A car carrying nine passengers from the same family has overturned on the Wajh-Umluj Road, killing three and injuring six others. Tabuk Red Crescent spokesman, Husam Al-Saleh, said paramedics attended the accident and found the victims were already dead, four of the survivors had sustained serious injuries and th

Fire engulfs car

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Fire engulfs a car parked near a banquet hall in the northern city of Qurayyat on Monday. An electrical short sparked the fire, which also destroyed another car parked nearby. Civil Defense firefighters doused the fire and prevented it from spreading to nearby structures. No casualties were reported. — Okaz photo

2 women teachers killed, 6 injured

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Two women teachers were killed and six others injured when the van they were traveling in crashed head-on with a truck at Al-Hosay Center in Majma near Riyadh Tuesday morning. The injured teachers and the van driver were admitted to Majma Hospital. — SG photo by Mishal Al-Otaibi

657 brain surgeries at Ahsa hospital

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   HOFOUF — The neurology department at King Fahd Hospital has conducted 657 operations during the past two years, 15 percent of total operations conducted at the hospital. The head of neurosurgery, Dr. Ahmad Zitouni, said the department conducts all kinds of neurology and brain surgeries and is equipped with all the necessary tools for such op

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Hospitals warned against sex changes

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — The Eastern Province Health Directorate has warned government and private hospitals against performing sex-change operations, adding such procedures are against the law. Spokesman for Eastern Province Health Affairs, Khalid Al-Esaimi, said periodic inspection rounds are conducted by the directorate to review patient files to ensure

Official nabbed for taking kickbacks

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has accused the director of urban planning department at the Eastern Province Municipality of taking SR6.3 million in kickbacks. Several other employees were working with the senior official, who requested bribes from citizens who wanted the municipality to approve their land plots. T

Scores of fish die near Dammam port

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — The shores of the Eastern Province have witnessed the death of large quantities of fish near King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. Foul play is suspected. The head of the Eastern Province branch of the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME), Mohammad Al-Qahtani, said this was not the first time fish have died for unknown reasons i

Cardboard plates for packing food

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   HOFOUF — The General Directorate for Environmental Health has developed three cardboard plates that are suitable for packing hot food at restaurants. The head of the directorate, Dr. Hasan Al-Khars, said these plates were developed with the assistance of three specialized factories and are made of corrugated and laminated cardboard. He added

5% public parking for handicapped

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has directed all municipalities to implement directives that will ensure 5 percent of public parking is set aside for the handicapped. The ministry stressed that a handicapped parking space should be twice the size a normal space and that sidewalks should not have any obstacles to allow fo