JEDDAH — Three municipal employees, tasked with combating the dengue-carrying mosquitoes suffered facial burns when a spray canister exploded in their faces in Al-Samer neighborhood. They were taken to King Fahd Hospital, with second and third degrees burns. The father of one of the victims said their conditions have stabilized. He said his son had told him that
3 workers injured in canister blast
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7-yr-old succumbs to diphtheria
MAKKAH — A seven-year-old child died of diphtheria in Makkah, leaving her family infected and requiring hospitalization. The child’s father said his daughter had suffered from pain in her throat, which then moved to her abdomen. He took her to the Maternity and Children’s Hospital where she died. Immediately after the child’s burial, her brother
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Jubail club starts cleanup drive on Abu Ali island
Sultan Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The Royal Commission for Jubail in collaboration with the Saudi Petrochemicals Company (SADAF) recently unveiled a cleanliness initiative along Abu Ali island beach with the participation of a number of volunteers from Royal Commission elementary schools. The pro
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SR2,400 annual expat levy unjustifiable: Grand Mufti
Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh, Grand Mufti, called upon the Ministry of Labor to reconsider its decision to impose annual fees of SR2,400 on each foreign employee working for companies that have not met the Saudization quota, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on S
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Innovative concepts in spine care discussed at Jeddah meet
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A two-day medical conference, which discussed findings and cases in spine care and surgery, concluded here Friday. The Jeddah Spine Summit was organized jointly by the International Medical Center (IMC) and King Abdulaziz University (KAU). Leading specialists in the fie
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Hai’a approves regulations for lingerie shops
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) said on Saturday that all lingerie shops in the Kingdom should be solely dedicated to women without allowing access for men, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Total feminization of jobs at lingerie shops wil
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Crown Prince awards Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz Al-Hussein
Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, decorates in Riyadh on Saturday Deputy Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Abdulaziz Al-Hussein with King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Grade in recognition of his distinguished performance in the armed forces. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, who is the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces, had issued instruction
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Indian cultural society and Bazm-e-Osmania celebrates India’s 64th Republic Day
Syeda Amtul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – To mark the 64th Republic Day of India, the Indian cultural society and Bazm-e-Osmania organized a grand Indian cultural program dubbed “Grand Geet and Ghazal Night” at a local restaurant in Jeddah Thursday.
Renowned playback singer Paresh Pewekar regaled the aud
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SCTA shuts down 11 hotels without permits in Makkah
Fahd Al-Manaee
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities in Makkah shut down 11 hotels and furnished apartments in the holy city for operating without tourist licenses and failing to apply safety measures required by the Civil Defense, the SCTA announced Sunday.
The hotels and apa
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Jordanian executed for drug trafficking
SAKAKA — A Jordanian man convicted of drug trafficking was executed in the northern Al-Jouf province on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said. Faris Salam Salama Al-Maghrabi was arrested while attempting to “smuggle a large amount of amphetamine” stimulant capsules into the Kingdom, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
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Police arrest thieves red-handed
JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah arrested three men who were caught red-handed burgling an electrical equipment shop.
The police received a call from a Saudi who witnessed the shop being burgled. Officers rushed to the site and witnessed a man trying to flee the shop from the air-conditioning opening. They arrested him in possession of a bag full of tool
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Men dress up as women to sneak into Kingdom
QUNFUDAH — Police patrols foiled an attempt to smuggle four Yemenis dressed in women’s clothing into the Kingdom. Police at a checkpoint grew suspicious of a citizen with what appeared to be four women in his car. When the women could not provide identification to the police they were detained along with the driver. An incident report was prepared and the s
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Farmer kills man ‘in self-defense’
ABHA — A citizen shot dead an African for apparently trespassing on his farm in the village of Al-Henaik near Abha. The citizen then surrendered himself to police. The deputy mayor of the village said the citizen was working on his farm when five Africans approached him. They apparently had guns hidden in their clothes. Feeling worried, the man ran to his car and
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Wrong injection sends young woman in Taif to ICU
Saudi Gazette report
TAIF — A Saudi has claimed that his daughter had to be admitted to a Taif private hospital’s intensive care unit because she was given the wrong medicine.
Saleh Al-Sufyani, the father of the 20-year-old woman, said he took his daughter to hospital when she complained of stomach pains.The do
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DAH students successfully complete Gatehouse Bank course
Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Gatehouse bank joined hands with Dar Al-Hekma College for the second time to provide a three-day workshop on real-estate investment to 15 MBA students from the college last week. The aim of the workshop was to help promote financial literacy and teach women about
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Witnesses abstain, Hai’a assault case adjourned
Abdul Rahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court on Sunday adjourned a trial against two members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a) accused of beating a young man and tearing off his clothes in front of a shopping mall in southern Jeddah after prosecut
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Alwaleed receives Gerhard Schrider
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives Gerhard Schrider, former German chancellor and honorary chairman of the Near and Middle East Association, and an accompanying delegation. Their discussions touched on the latest regional and international developments on social and economic fronts. — Courtesy photo
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Saudi-Pak ties of strategic nature, says EP Emir
DAMMAM — Ambassador of Pakistan Muhammad Naeem Khan called on Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud Bin Naif at his office on Sunday. The ambassador congratulated Prince Saud on his new appointment, which he said was “an acknowledgment of his pre-eminent leadership qualities and the trust Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah re
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Dawa forum allows girls to play sports
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHOBAR — A dawa (call) forum allowed Saudi girls to play hockey and table tennis, stoking the debate on whether to allow women to practice sports in Saudi Arabia.
The forum, organized by the Cooperative Office for Dawa and Guidance of Communities in Al-Khobar governorate, witnessed other activities that aimed
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Makkah projects hit hard by shortage of cement
Fahd Al-Manaee
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The holy city is suffering from an acute shortage of cement, which is threatening major development projects, market sources said on Sunday.
They told Saudi Gazette the price of a cubic meter of liquid cement, which was sold for SR230 a few days ago, has now jumped to SR400 while
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