BURAIDAH — Police arrested two young Saudis in their 20s accused of committing multiple robberies. Officers received number of reports on robberies happening throughout the city. Police formed a taskforce to track the suspects and arrested them while they were inside a stolen car. Police will transfer the pair to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Pro
Serial robbery suspects arrested
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Gasoline truck catches fire
TABUK — A mistake by a gasoline truck driver caused a huge fire at a gas station in Tabuk. The truck driver was emptying gasoline at the gas station when he made an unspecified error that caused the blaze. The fire spread and destroyed another gasoline truck that was parked nearby. Three teams from the Civil Defense rushed to the location to battle the bl
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Hashish smuggling attempt foiled
JAZAN — Border Guards patrols succeeded in seizing large quantities of hashish that was being smuggled through the border. Officers suspected a group of people trying to sneak in through the border on foot carrying bags. Border Guards fired warning shots at the smugglers, who then dropped the bags and escaped back to Yemen. Large quantities of hashish wer
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Red Crescent saves Iranian’s life
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Saudi Red Crescent teams inside the Grand Mosque have saved the life of a 60-year-old Iranian pilgrim who lost consciousness and stopped breathing while doing Sa’i (traveling back and forth seven times between Safaa and Marwa hillocks).
Supervisor of the m
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First aid specialists form medical team
Soad Al-Shamrani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — A group of volunteers including medical specialists and paramedics has started the first team of its kind to provide first aid to pilgrims. The team, consisting of 100 members, will be available in the Holy Sites to educate pilgrims about first aid.
They al
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Distressed OFWs discuss grievances with officials
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah recently conducted a dialogue with distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) currently housed at the Filipino Workers Resource Center (FWRC) to review their cases against their employers.
The meeting, called by Consu
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International schools mark Saudi National Day
Al Majal International School
Al-Majal International School - Jeddah marked the Saudi National Day with great zest and zeal.
The student came to school dressed in Saudi Arabia's national dress and
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Filipino pilgrim dies of brain hemorrhage in Makkah
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A Filipino pilgrim who arrived recently in the Kingdom to perform Haj died on Saturday, officials from the National Commission of Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) said Monday.
Kasla G. Duton, a 62-year-old man from Datu Piang, died at Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makk
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Telangana will soon form an NRI ministry, says Indian politician
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — "Telangana state of India will soon form an NRI ministry on the lines of the Kerala model to look after the NRI affairs. Indian Government will soon provide 12 percent reservations for Muslims in education and employment by overcoming all legal hurdles,” said the d
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Thai CG welcomes Amirul Haj
JEDDAH — Thai Consul General Thanis Na Songkhla and Thai officials welcomed Thai Amirul Hajj Aziz Phitakkumphol and the delegation at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madina Wednesday. Phitakkumphol, also known as Sheikul Islam (Islamic Religious Head) of Thailand, will lead 10,400 Thai pilgrims to perform Haj this yea
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Bangladesh mission all set to give ‘best services to pilgrims’
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid and Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will arrive in the Kingdom on Wednesday ahead of the Haj pilgrimage. The country’s Haj delegation, headed by Minister of Religious Affairs Motiur Rahman, is already in the Kingdom
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4,900 scouts ready to serve pilgrims
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Around 4,900 scouts will serve pilgrims in the Holy Sites and Madinah, according to the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association (SASA) secretary general. The scouts will help pilgrims who get lost find their way to their camps and assist the elderly and children, said Dr. Abdullah Al-F
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The crisis of a pearl color train
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz On Aug. 18, I wrote an article titled the “Pearl Train”. I was commenting on the data and the pictures of the Haramain Express Train that were published by the chief of the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) while he was at the headquarters of the manufacturing company in Spain. He said the train would hav
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Going to bed partying and waking up to war
Khalaf Al-Harbe Okaz The National Day holiday was replete with pictures and video clips showing citizens celebrating the big event. Social media also showed us heated discussions among people who were for or against the celebrations. In a Twitter clip, we saw a female equestrian from Thimama, a desert area nor
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Over 22,000 medics to take care of pilgrims
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — More than 22,000 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, technicians and administrators from the Ministry of Health will be providing health care to pilgrims, Acting Health Minister Adel Fakeih has said.
He met with the ministry's top officials at the Health Command and Control Center in
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54 buses carrying pilgrims impounded
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Traffic police officers have so far impounded 54 buses transporting pilgrims for various violations including worn-out tires, reckless overtaking and changing lanes without signaling, said director of the department in Makkah Col. Salman Al-Jumayee. He told Madinah daily: &ldquo
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12 injured in building fire
MADINAH — Civil Defense firefighters contained a fire that broke out in a residential building and injured 12 people, two of them seriously. Madinah Red Crescent spokesman Khalid Al-Sehali said 10 ambulances were dispatched to the site and paramedics found two people suffering from serious burns and the others from smoke inhalation. He added
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Vehicle falls off Khamis dam
ABHA — Civil Defense rescue teams recovered a vehicle that had fallen off Atood Dam in Khamis Mushayt on Monday. Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi said three boats and 12 divers were dispatched to the site and used thermal cameras to search for survivors. He added the vehicle was recovered but no bodies were found. Police ar
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Workers rescued from manhole
RAFHA, Northern Borders — Two workers had to be rescued after they got trapped inside a manhole. One worker was cleaning the manhole but fell inside and the other also fell while trying to pull his colleague out. Northern Borders Civil Defense spokesman Cap. Abdulrahman Al-Ahmari said two rescue teams and divers were dispatched to the site a
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Roof collapse kills two expatriates
JEDDAH — Two expatriate workers were killed when the roof of a room under construction collapsed on them in a rest area on the Makkah/Jeddah Expressway. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Saleh Al-Elayani said three special units were dispatched to the site in addition to the Red Crescent. He said the workers were constructing a 16 sq.
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