Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — A lecturer at Dammam University informed her students recently that she had left her job to join Islamic State. Eman Mustapha, from Syria, had been lecturing at the university for many years in Islamic economics and origins of jurisprudence.
She was reportedl
Woman lecturer ditches university job to join IS
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20 near misses in Kingdom’s airspace in a year
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Incidents of aircraft passing too close to each other in Saudi airspace have increased to reach at least seven times the international rate, around 20 incidents annually.
The international average of such incidents is one to three cases maximum a year. Quotin
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Accident point
With the opening of the third ring road in Makkah, accidents involving vehicles trying to access the freeway have become frequent. In an accident near the Mosque of Ayesha in Taneem area the other day, one vehicle turned turtle while another hit a concrete barrier. — Courtesy Makkah daily
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Heroin smuggler executed in Al-Khobar
AL-KHOBAR — A Pakistani drug smuggler was executed in the Eastern Province city of Al-Khobar on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry announced. Baz Mohammed Ghul Mohammed was found guilty of attempting to smuggle a “large amount of heroin” by hiding it in his stomach, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
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Expat worker dies inside water tank
JEDDAH — An Arab expatriate worker fell inside a water tank of a building under construction north of the city and drowned before he could be rescued. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said rescue teams were dispatched to the site and recovered the body. Red Crescent paramedics attempted to revive the victim, but he was already dead. Sarhan
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Firefighter injured in massive fire
ABHA — A firefighter suffered smoke inhalation while battling a huge fire that broke out in a house in the Al-Nemais neighborhood. Trees in the house yard were obstructing the firefighters, so police cordoned off the area to keep it clear. Abha Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi said Red Crescent paramedics were on site and provided first aid t
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Saudi arrested over attempt on BIP chief
TABUK — A citizen had to be subdued after attempting to assault the head of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP), inside the bureau’s offices in Tabuk. A BIP source said the assailant tried to enter the BIP building with a knife that he intended to use against Khalid Safouq. Security personnel tried to stop him from entering, but
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Lecturer rescued from elevator
QURAYYAT, Al-Jouf — A lecturer at the science and literature college of Al-Jouf University was trapped in an elevator inside the college and was only rescued when the Civil Defense were called. The initial efforts of college staff and students proved unsuccessful in freeing him from the elevator. The head of Qurayyat Civil Defense, Col. Qasim Al-Moosar, s
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Jeddah bridge opening delayed
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The opening of the bridge at the intersection of Palestine Road with Prince Miteb (Arbaeen) Street and Dallah Street will be delayed by about three months, the municipality announced.
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs has approved extending the period of the project i
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66% increase in ancestry cases
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Ancestry cases throughout the Kingdom reached 1,643 cases this year compared to 986 last year, a two-thirds increase.
Legal consultant Abdulrahman Abdullateef told Al-Sharq daily that ancestry cases deal with individuals’ claims that they are descendants of a certain famil
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Eid Milan program by Mavra
JEDDAH — Mavra, a non-profitable ladies social group, recently held an Eid Milan program in a local restaurant here. Tabassum Mohsin Alavi, founder, and the members of the group made the event successful with their support and active participation. The program started with the recitation of verses from Holy Qur’an followed by a short
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Mohi Academy felicitates pilgrims
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Dr. Ahmed Hambali, founder president of the non-profit organization “Mohi Academy,” said that our foremost attention towards God and keenness towards Him is the real “Ibadath” (worship). Speaking in a function organized by “Moh
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Pursue academic excellence, traditions: Waseem Ahmed
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Alumni Jeddah held a reception in honor of visiting senior Aligarian and ex Indian Member of Parliament Waseem Ahmed on the birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, the founder of the esteemed institution. The alumni, also called Aligs, remembere
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Educationist Dr. Reyaz honored
Javed Akhtar Javed RIYADH — The Pakistani community honored senior educationist and library science researcher Dr. Mohammad Reyaz Chaudhary at a function jointly organized by Riyadh-based Pakistani community organizations — Majlis-e-Pakistan and Halqa-e-Fikr-o-Fun. Speaking at the gathering, Pakistan
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For stranded Pakistanis identity is an issue — Azimabadi
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Syed Jalaluddin Azimabadi, operational head of US-based OBAT Helpers and FOH (Friends of Humanity) in Bangladesh said, “The major issue of Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladeshi camps is lack of an identity for free movement as human being and some basic housing so they
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Philippine food business delegation visiting KSA
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A 13-member Philippine Overseas Food Business Mission will visit the Kingdom from Tuesday until Oct. 28 to explore trade opportunities including engaging with potential Saudi buyers for Philippine fresh and processed food products and other joint ventures.
Phil
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Honoring people after death
Fahd Bin Jolaid Al-Jazirah Nobody will blame the Saudi actress Mariam Al-Ghamdi who recently said in Kuwait: “Thank God I was honored before I had died.” Al-Ghamdi made the comments while delivering a speech on behalf of a number of Gulf Arabs who were being honored by the secretariat general of the Gulf Coopera
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Any more suggestions on manholes?
Salem Sahab Al-Madinah A father jumped into an underground sewage tank to rescue his five-year-old son who had fallen inside. This underground tank was open and situated in the most famous commercial street of Jeddah — the Tahliah Street. Both father and son died in this tragic accident. May God Almighty have mercy on them.
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Two Awamiyah rioters sentenced to death
Mansour Al-Shahri
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH – The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh on Tuesday sentenced two men convicted of taking part in rioting in Al-Awamiyah town in Qatif. A third defendant was given 12 years in jail.
The men were charged with several crime
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Mothers assault teachers in soft drink row
Saudi Gazette report HAIL – Several mothers assaulted women teachers in Al-Jadeedah elementary school for girls after a student was banned from drinking a soft drink and police were forced to intervene, Al-Sharq daily reported. Hail Police spokesman Col. Abdulaziz Al-Zenaidi said the mothers began by assault
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