Korean Consulate holds reception to mark National Foundation Day

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Korean Consul General Nak-young Oh and his wife held a reception to celebrate 4,347th Korean National Foundation Day at their residence in Jeddah on Wednesday. The guests included Ambassador Fareed Kamel Azhar, deputy director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affai

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Saher is not enough

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Muhammad Al-Herfi Okaz Anyone tracking the number of car accidents and injuries resulting from these accidents will be shocked at the statistics. We thought that Saher would help reduce the number of accidents but official figures show that accidents are on the rise. This does not mean that Saher has not contributed to the

Saudi artist requests peaceful change in solo exhibition

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — It is hard to imagine that a shy, giggly woman like Ghada Al-Mohammedi is responsible for creating the colorful and expressive paintings currently on display at the French Consulate General in Jeddah. The paintings convey a powerful call for equality of the sexes.

Family of cocaine addicts baffles doctors

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A consultant psychiatrist at Jeddah's Al-Amal Hospital said one of the most perplexing cases the rehabilitation facility received was that of a very wealthy couple and their two children who had developed cocaine addictions, Al-Watan daily reported. Dr. Fatimah Kaaki said the mo

As parking meters reject paper money black market thrives for loose change

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — When the automated payment system for parking was installed in downtown Jeddah by the municipality, drivers were told they would have to pay SR3 for every hour they parked their cars in the area. What drivers, however, were not told was that the system only accepts coins, which

Young abuse victim in hospital for second time in two years

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Remas, 9, was a victim of abuse by her mother two years ago and, according to a report in Al-Watan daily, the child was abused again recently. However, this time her mother claimed it was a domestic worker who abused and inflicted burns on the child’s body. Remas, who is a

Family disowns lecturer who joined ‘Islamic State’

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The parents of a Dammam University lecturer who said she had left her job to join the self-proclaimed Islamic State has publicly disowned their daughter. Dr. Eman Mustapha, a Syrian national, was a faculty member at the university before she resigned for “personal reasons&

Contractor demands high-level probe into theft at worksite

October 25, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Owner of a contracting company has demanded the formation of a committee comprising representatives of the governorate and police to investigate the theft of cables and building materials from the site of one of his projects. Amin Thiqah accused Al-Aziziah police station in Mak

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Burglars sentenced to prison, flogging

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   AL-MAJARDAH, Asir — Two Yemenis convicted of robbery were sentenced to eight years in prison, 1,300 lashes and deportation from the country after they complete their sentence. The pair was found guilty of forcibly entering a house, assaulting the owner, and tying him and his wife before they stole the house contents and fled. However, news o

Several wounded in school brawl

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Police were called to a school after a number of students got involved in a fight that left several of them wounded. Preliminary investigations revealed that two of the students were neighbors with long-running differences that extended to school. The two students began arguing and a number of their relatives and friends began gathe

Fire at Qunfudah hospital doused

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   QUNFUDAH — Civil Defense firefighters dealt with a small fire that broke out in the doctors rest area at Qunfudah General Hospital. Spokesman for Makkah Civil Defense Col. Saeed Sarhan said the fire broke out during the early morning hours on Friday and firefighters teams were dispatched. The flames were limited to one room and firefighters

Accident kills man, survivor loses leg

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   TABARJAL, Al-Jouf — One man was killed while another lost his leg in a horrific accident between a small car and a truck on the road between the villages of Shaibah and Al-Nabaj, near Tabarjal governorate. An Al-Jouf Red Crescent spokesman said paramedics attended the accident but found that one passenger was already dead and the other had t

Student gets his finger stuck in desk

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   ABU ARISH, Jazan — The Civil Defense were successful in freeing a student whose finger got stuck in his desk. Spokesman for Jazan Civil Defense Maj. Yahya Al-Qahtani said the student had made a hole in his desk, shoved his finger inside and then could not free it. He added that the school asked the Civil Defense for assistance and a unit was

Veteran sports journalist Zafar Iqbal passes away in Pakistan

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH – Veteran sports journalist Zafar Iqbal died after a prolonged illness Sunday morning in Islamabad, Pakistan. Iqbal, who had worked with mass circulation Urdu newspapers in Pakistan, was associated with the Jeddah-based Urdu News for 18 years. He moved back to Pakistan a couple of years back following ill health. He is

Pharmacists debate future of pharmacology sector

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in cooperation with King Fahd Medical City launched the third conference for innovation and the future of the pharmacology sector on Friday at King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh. Prominent pharmacists from

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Now there is great hope

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh   IF people view this issue, some will have a glimpse of hope, but it is a cause for great hope. News has spread about the nullification of title deeds for plots of land of around 100 million square meters. Their value was estimated at SR1 billion. Most are plots of land in Makkah, which was the

Saudi aviation authority told to upgrade its systems

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Representatives of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have asked the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to upgrade its systems according to regulations and in accordance with systems in the Gulf and European countries. The authority

KAUST scholar runner-up at energy summit in Colombia

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A Saudi postdoctoral fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) was runner-up at a competition featuring future energy ideas at the World Energy Leaders’ Summit held in Colombia. Dr. Yousef Alshammari stated the idea of his winning project presented at the summit was to strengthen consu

Second from top vs. second from bottom

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Khalaf Al-Harbe Okaz   IF there were a World Cup for empty statements, it would never leave our establishments that talk too much and do too little. The latest of these empty statements was issued by the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA). The department was responding to the low classification of

About 100 Saudi students expelled from US annually

October 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — An average of 100 Saudis studying in the US are expelled from the country annually for various reasons, including violating immigration rules, the Saudi cultural attaché in Washington has said. Mohammed Al-Issa told Al-Hayat newspape