RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stressed that students studying abroad should notify the educational attaché or the citizens affairs section in countries where they are pursuing higher education if they require legal representation. The ministry also asked students to follow the laws of their host countries. Min
MoFA asks students to use embassies lawyers
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55% of children wear glasses
JEDDAH — Ophthalmologist Dr. Yaser Al-Mazrouqei claimed that studies have shown that 55 percent of children between the ages of 3 and 15, wear glasses due to the excessive use of smart gadgets. He went on to claim that using computers, smartphones or other smart gadgets for long periods of time, has a negative effect on eyes and ca
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MoE cautions students against truancy
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has stressed that students are required to attend school during the two days following the National Day holiday and that schools are asked to penalize truant students. The National Day holiday falls on Tuesday, Sept. 23, which precedes Eid Al-Adha holiday by two days and many students and parents
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149 kg of hashish seized in Jazan
JAZAN — Border Guard personnel in Al-Dayer sector in Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 149.3 kilograms of hashish into the Kingdom, said Interior Ministry Spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki. Several smugglers were observed attempting to cross into the Kingdom illegally and when a Border Guard patrol tried to intercept the
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Man held for assaulting student in school
YANBU – Yanbu Al-Sinaia police detained a guardian who beat up a student in his school following a dispute between the student and the man’s son. He beat up the student before several other students, teachers and people intervened and separated them. The assaulted student’s father lo
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Unidentified man drowns in Al-Aridha
AL-ARIDHA — Police in Jazan region ruled out any foul play in the death of an unidentified man whose body was found last Thursday on the edges of Jazan Valley. Police made the announcement after receiving an official autopsy report and investigations by Al-Aridha Police. The cause of death was d
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One-year-old girl dies, six others injured
BISHA — A 1-year-old girl died and six other people sustained various injuries as a result of a traffic accident on a dangerous stretch of the Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road near Khaibar Al-Janoub center, south of Bisha. The accident resulted in extensive injuries to a family of 5 and a girl accompan
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Yanbu police arrest masked bootlegger
YANBU — Yanbu police arrested a masked man who was selling liquor. The police formed a team to catch the bootlegger red-handed and a plan was hatched to arrest him while he was selling liquor in one of South Yanbu’s unplanned districts. The plan was successfully exe
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Makkah Civil Defense extinguishes Al-Husseiniyah fire
MAKKAH — Seven firefighting and three rescue teams used four water tanker trucks to battle a fire that broke out in a walled yard containing sponges, wood, textiles and sewing machines in Makkah’s Al-Husseiniyah district Friday. The teams prevented the fire from spr
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TNTJ holds blood donation drive for pilgrims
RIYADH/DAMMAM — King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) teamed up again with Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ) — Riyadh province in a major blood donation campaign. The event took place at KFMC Blood bank in Riyadh on Friday, where almost 150 liters of blood was collected from a
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1,400 Haj flights arrive at Madinah airport
Sami Al-Maghamsi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — A total of 1,400 Haj flights have landed at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah as of Wednesday at the rate of 70 flights a day, the airport’s director Abdu
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Can a father let his son’s torturer walk free?
Lulu Al-Hebaishi
Al-Madinah daily
The news of the father who forgave a Qur’an teacher for beating his son was a shock in the full sense of the word. How could the father let the person who tortured his son walk free like that? How could he do it after seeing the video showing t
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University removes books with deviant ideologies
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Imam Muhammad Bin Saud University here has begun reviewing the books in its library to eliminate books that spew deviant and extremist ideologies, Makkah daily reported.
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Husband kills unborn child
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — An abusive husband has killed his six-month baby inside his wife’s womb, according to the wife’s brother, Makkah daily reported. The wife, 36, who has been married for almost a year, has been admitted to the Maternity and Children’s hosp
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5% of Saudi youth fail to plan for future
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A recent study carried out by Prince Salman Youth Center showed that 5 percent of Saudi youth have not planned for their future. It also revealed that 45 percent continuously plan for their future, 24 percent plan only days or weeks ahead, 18 percent plan
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‘Exercise for all’ walking initiative launched in Al-Ahsa by a woman
Saudi Gazette report AL-AHSA — Saudi citizen Mona Al-Halimi launched a unique campaign aimed at achieving two goals — first, is to set up a walkway in the center of the district and convince people to walk and, second, to improve and develop
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Citizen ‘who missed turn’ blames nurse
JEDDAH — A citizen has filed a complaint with Jeddah Health Affairs against a nurse whom he claims did not treat his son even though he apparently missed his turn. Jeddah Health Affairs spokesman, Abdulrahman Al-Sahafi, said preliminary investigations show the man and his son we
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Recruitment fees hiked for house workers
MADINAH — The Ministry of Labor is preparing to increase the recruitment fees for domestic workers by SR300 by the beginning of the next Islamic year (Oct. 25). The ministry said this fee would cover the services of Takamul holding company, which belongs to the ministry, for iss
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Screens to show National Day celebrations
JEDDAH — Mayor of Jeddah Dr. Hani Abu Ras said the municipality would set up five giant screens to allow the public to follow the National Day celebrations. He explained that these screens would be erected in Al-Bayah Square, Al-Nawras Square, the Rocky Park west of Al-Qanadeel
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13 insulation standards approved
RIYADH — The Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization (SASO) has published a list of 13 technical specifications that local produced or imported insulation products must follow. The secretary general of SASO’s committee responsible for the regulations, Adel Al-
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