DAMMAM — The head of surgery at Saad Specialist Hospital in the Eastern Province said colon cancer is the most common type of cancer affecting Saudi men and the second most common for women. During a forum organized by the Saudi Cancer Society on Thursday, Dr. Al-Hasan Al-Nami p
Colon cancer ‘common among Saudis’
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Man loses two wives in accident
AL-ARTAWIYAH, Riyadh — A man in his 30s lost his two wives in a horrific accident when the car they were traveling in crashed head on into a water tanker that was driving on the wrong side of the road. The man, his sister and three children sustained various injuries. The driver could not avoid the tanker and the ensui
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Commercial center fire injures 4
DAMMAM — A fire broke out in a commercial center in Al-Khobar on Saturday morning, resulting in minor injuries to four people. Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mansour Al-Dawsari said the blaze broke out in the central air-conditioning units on the roof of the center and spread through the air-conditioning
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Family saved from Tabuk fire
TABUK — Civil Defense firefighters rescued a couple from their burning apartment in the Al-Zuhoor neighborhood before extinguishing the fire. The fire had started in the apartment, where the couple and their two children reside. The mother and the father succeeded in lowering their children to safety b
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Two cars fall into ditch after crash
JEDDAH — A speeding driver lost control of his car while exiting an underpass on Prince Majed Road and collided with four cars, two of which landed in a nearby rainwater disposal ditch. Witnesses said that all four cars were severely damaged, but miraculously there were no injuries. A traffic police source said the dri
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Teen loses toe showing off motor biking skills
JAZAN — A teenager lost a toe in his left foot after suffering an accident while showing off his motorcycle riding skills in Sabya governorate. He was riding with a friend and decided to start showing off when he lost his balance. His left leg got trapped under the bike wheel and his toe was severed by
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Car theft gang suspects detained
TABUK — Police have detained five citizens suspected of stealing a number of cars and stripping them down for spare parts. Officers had received a number of complaints of car thefts throughout the city and search and investigation teams started collecting evidence and identifying their suspects. They q
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Salamatek holds medical camp
Saudi Gazette Report DAMMAM — As part of World Peace Day, Salamatek Medical Center conducted a Free Medical Camp for all on Sept. 18 at its premises in Safwa, 25 km from Dammam. The free medical checkup caught the imagination of the residents of the E
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Exporting suicide bombers instead of poets
Khalaf Al-Harbe
Okaz
Few days ago, there were reports that there were vacancies for expatriates to work as “poets”. The announcement, which attracted a lot of controversy, was made by no one else other than the Ministry of Labor itself.
The ministry ref
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Destitute kidney donor fighting diseases and debts
Saudi Gazette report UNAIZAH, Qassim — He refused offers of millions of riyals, a luxurious car and a beautiful home to sell his kidney to the son of a famous businessman in the Qassim Province. Instead, he decided to donate it free of charge to any worthy patient of kidney failure.
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Al-Dowsari ‘was tortured’; his body set to arrive in Kingdom during weekend
Abdullah Al-Qarni
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The lawyer of Saudi nationals detained in Iraq, Hamid Ahmed, told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that his last visit to the Saudi detainee, who died in Iraqi prisons, Nasser Al-Dowsari, was four months ago. H
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12 employees sacked over relocation row reinstated
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A contracting company in Jeddah has been forced to reinstate 12 Saudi employees it had fired after a dispute over a decision to relocate them, Makkah daily reported.
The Higher Commission for the
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Jeddah 'flood disaster' suspects to be put on 'Interpol' list
JEDDAH — Concerned authorities and Jeddah’s administrative court intend to list suspects of the infamous “flood disaster” incident which hit Jeddah in 2009 on the Interpol’s wanted list.
The list includes businessmen and expatriates who
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Plastic bags becoming ‘pollution time bomb’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Plastic bags are among the biggest environmental hazards threatening humans, animals and plants, according to a study by a Saudi researcher specializing in the environment.
Dr. Majidah Abu Ras, deputy chairwoman of the Saudi
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Haj guides want own college to develop skills, next generation
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — A number of mutawifs (Haj guides) have called for setting up a university college that specializes in Haj and Umrah affairs.
The
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Field teams to clean Jabal Al-Noor
Ibrahim Khudair Okaz / Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The municipality of the holy city has deployed a number of field teams to clean the Jabal (mountain) Al-Noor, which is one of the religious
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Civil Defense firemen die in Dammam fire
DAMMAM — Two Civil Defense firemen died while extinguishing a fire in Al-Bilad Mall in Dammam. The fire broke out on Saturday morning and the bodies were recovered the next day. The fire’s intensity and lack of ventilation posed great difficulties for the Civil Defense teams leading to the death of two of its personnel. Extinguishing efforts a
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Short circuit forces evacuation of kids
JEDDAH — Al-Khafji Primary School located in Prince Fawaz Project in Jeddah evacuated its students Sunday morning due to a short circuit in one of the external cables. A Saudi Electricity Company team rushed to the scene to prevent the fire spreading to other areas of the school and replace the cable. The school’s administrators and teachers gathere
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Air team rescues sick old woman
HAIL — Red Crescent ambulance teams at Turabah Center in Hail with support from an air ambulance team rescued an old woman who had a heart attack in Al-Jubaili rural center, 380 km north of Hail city. The Red Crescent operations room received a call that an old woman had a heart attack. She was also suffering from difficulty in breathing. An air ambulance
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Citizen run over in Jazan region
DHAMAD — A citizen was killed after being run over by a car as he was crossing the road on Al-Jahuw Road in Abu Areesh in Jazan region. Police patrols and Red Crescent paramedics arrived at the scene of the accident. The man’s body was taken to Dhamad General Hospital. The vehicle owner surrendered to the police.
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