Motorists seethe over potholes and sags in streets

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Abdullah Al-Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Residents of Jeddah’s Al-Aziziyah neighborhood have complained that there are too many potholes and sags in local streets. These streets were dug up to lay down pipes for drainage but were not re-asphalted properly, they claimed. The lo

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Lebanese defendant admits to handling Al-Khobar girl’s bags

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Lebanese man who allegedly helped a young Saudi woman run away from Al-Khobar to help her convert to Christianity told a court on Saturday he picked up her belongings and sent them to Lebanon the day she ran away, Al-Yaum daily reported. The woman in questio

Al-Laith court upholds verdict against teenager’s abductors

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report AL-LAITH — The Al-Laith General Court has upheld a verdict it issued earlier against three Saudis who were convicted of kidnapping a minor. The three Saudis were sentenced to a total of 35 years in prison and 3,500 lashes. The court rejected the plea by the teenager’s father to han

7 Saudi prisoners in US to be repatriated

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH/WASHINGTON — The Saudi ambassador in Washington said seven Saudi prisoners in the US would soon be repatriated to the Kingdom. Adel Al-Jubair said the Kingdom had signed a prisoner exchange agreement with the US. The embassy is currently identifying prisoners that

Reham’s family considers lawsuit against ministry

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Nawaf Afat Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The uncle of a 13-year-old girl who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion at Jazan Public Hospital a few days ago said her family intends to bring a lawsuit against the Ministry of Health before the Board of Grievances. Muhammad Al-Hakami said his niece Reha

Half of middle school students are smokers

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz newspaper The figures on adolescent smoking released by the Welfare Society to Combat Smoking are alarming. The society estimated that about 53 percent of middle school students in the Eastern Province smoke while 27 percent of elementary school students and 20 percent high school students smoke. The relatively fewer

They gave Reham HIV and then ignored her

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Mohammed Al-Ihaidib Okaz newspaper There is absolutely no truth to the Ministry of Health’s claim that what happened to Reham Al-Hakami, the innocent 13-year-old girl who contracted HIV through a mistaken blood transfusion at the Jazan Public Hospital, was the result of an individual mistake. This tragic incident is i

Over SR3b investment to upgrade universities

February 17, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khaled Al-Anqari signed on Sunday morning contracts worth SR3.1 billion to develop several universities in the Kingdom. The contracts include the construction and equipping of laboratories and lecture rooms for female students at

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2 Indians buried alive in accident

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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ABHA — Two Indian workers were accidentally buried alive in a hole on a project site on Al-Yusuf Road in Abha. A spokesman for Asir Civil Defense said the hole was six meters by 2.5 meters and four meters deep. The two bodies were transported to a local mortuary.

Drug trafficker executed in Makkah

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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MAKKAH — A Chadian convicted of drug trafficking was executed in Makkah on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said. Abdelkerim Ibrahim Mussa Abkar had been sentenced to death for trafficking in cocaine, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.

Man arrested for burning mosques

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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HAFR AL-BATIN — A man in his 30s has been arrested by Hafr Al-Batin police in connection with recent arson attacks on four mosques in the governorate on the same day. The man turned out to be suffering from a mental illness. An Eastern Province police spokesman said the man used his motorbike to move from one mosque to another and that the

Jeddah police bust ‘red pepper’ gang

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah arrested a three-member gang who used red pepper to rob their victims. They would toss the pepper in their victims’ faces, blinding them temporarily, and then steal their money. A police patrol noticed people gathering at a shop operated by an Arab national. The gang came into the shop pretending to be custo

Hunt on for taxi driver’s killer

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — Police have launched an investigation into the murder of an Asian cab driver who was shot four times by an unknown person last Sunday. Col. Nasser Al-Qahtani, Riyadh police spokesman, said a citizen saw the cabdriver lying in a pool of blood outside his cab and called the ambulance. The victim was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead later.

OIC considering satellite channel

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will host on Saturday a meeting to discuss the establishment of a satellite channel based in Jeddah. The meeting, which will be attended by experts in the field, will discuss the logistics of launching a channel before presenting the entire plan before the next meeting of ministers of

SFDA pulls Chinese Oolong tea due to pesticide content

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has pulled packets of Chinese Oolong brand tea off the market due to their high levels of pesticide content. In a statement, the authority said laboratory tests showed that some of the Oolong or Wulong tea products contained chlorpyrifos pesticide, which is banned in the Kingdom.

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Ihsan Education Award 2013 award winners for creative projects

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ihsan Education Award 2013 has announced its winning projects for this year. Loay Al-Shareef bagged the first place for his project titled “Fallimha,” an edutainment show that aims to improve English by watching movies. The show

Jubail to host 15th annual flower festival

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Sultan Al-Otaibi JUBAIL — The Jubail Industrial City is all set to host its 15th annual flower festival on Feb.20 at the popular Al-Fanateer beach, according to the Royal Commission in Jubail. The 10-day festival will feature the beautiful landscapes and flower gardens of Jubail. “Go

Yanbu’s 7th flower fest kicks off

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Ahmad Al-Amri Okaz/Saudi Gazette YANBU – The executive president of The Royal Commission of Yanbu, Dr. Alaa Naseef, inaugurated on Monday the seventh flowers and gardens festival. The event, organized by the commission, was attended by heads of industrial companies, directors of government directorate

Nutrition labels can help people make smart food choices

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH – If the average high school student knew that the French fries that he is waiting in line to purchase contains 500 calories, would he still buy them and devour them wholeheartedly? If the vigilant mother was aware that one regular cheeseburger contains 37 grams of fat, would

Embassy on Wheels in EP this weekend to assist Filipino workers

February 19, 2013, 1:00 pm

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DAMMAM — A Philippine Embassy consular team will be available at Al-Jazeera International School in Dammam’s Rakah district on Thursday and Friday to extend consular services to Filipinos living in the region, according to an embassy statement. Passport applicants who can benefit from this Embassy on Wheels (EOW) program will be those