Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The old Jeddah fish market is suffering from bad trading practices and a lack of hygiene, its customers have told Makkah daily.
Jeddah Municipality is currently working on a new fish market in the city. The old market had 120 stalls and 80 workers but there w
Jeddah fish market ‘ignores sanitary, health regulations’
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Lebanese community fetes minister
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Lebanese Consul General in Jeddah Ziad Atallah held a reception in honor of his country’s Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi last week. The chief guest of the evening was Prince Faisal Bin Muqrin. Other guests included local businessmen and member
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Campaign addresses organ donor shortages
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHOBAR — An organ donation campaign has been launched to encourage citizens to cover the shortfall of organ donors in the Kingdom.
The “Khalona Nuyieha” (Let’s Mobilize It) campaign kicked off on Friday in Al-Khobar with a march and air-gliding sh
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Unauthorized circus shows using animals banned
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — The Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) is planning to prosecute the organizers of unauthorized animal circus shows that do not meet local and global standards, Makkah daily reported. Taif City Wildlife Research Center director Ahmad Al-Bouq said the SWA wants to pu
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AIDS Day reminds about Jazan patients
FATIMA MUHAMMAD
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The World AIDS Day brings back the memories of three female kidney patients who got infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes the disease while receiving treatment at a dialysis center in Jazan due to a lack of precautionary measures.
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Oral surgeons meet in Jeddah
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Khotani, the city’s newly-appointed director of Health Affairs, opens the Second International Conference on Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Jeddah Hilton on Saturday. A large number of doctors are attending lectures and workshops held as part of the conference, which will conclude Monday. — SG photo
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Charity battles extremism through education
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A charitable organization is raising awareness on extremist religious ideologies by organizing scientific and Islamic workshops in cooperation with the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
The even
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‘Women don’t need guardian permission for live-saving ops’
FATIMA MUHAMMAD
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Sources at the Ministry of Health and private hospitals told Saudi Gazette that women can undergo operations without the permission of their male guardians if their lives are at risk.
However, if the operations are not urgent and the patients&
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Arsonist sets mosque on fire
RIYADH — An arsonist set fire to a mosque in the city of Al-Salil’s Rawdah District, in the south of Riyadh Province. The muezzin (prayer caller) said he entered the mosque to call for the noon prayer and was shocked to see fire in several places inside. He called the people of the neighborhood to extinguish the blaze before
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Inter falls to Roma
MILAN — A last-gasp screamer from Andrea Pirlo saw Juventus stretch its impressive record over Torino in a 2-1 ‘Derby della Mole’ win as Roberto Mancini suffered his first defeat back in the Inter hot seat Sunday.
Juve’s 11th win of the campaign stretched its lead over title rival Ro
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392 smugglers held in two months
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior has revealed that 392 individuals were arrested for smuggling, transporting, receiving and distributing drugs during September and October. The spokesman said 103 of the offenders are Saudi and 289 from 26 other different nationalities. The arrest operations resulted in injuries to 10 security offi
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Sudanese wanting to join Al-Qaeda jailed
RIYADH — The Criminal Court awarded five years imprisonment and exile from the Kingdom to a Sudanese man who was arrested for terrorist links. Authorities found that the defendant had been browsing censored websites and watching video clips related to Al-Qaeda. The defendant admitted in the court that he came to the Kingdom with th
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Little girl locked in apartment alone
JEDDAH — The Civil Defense saved a little girl who was locked in an apartment alone for six hours. Three anonymous Arab expatriates, one Egyptian and two Yemenis, were working in the apartment building. They heard the little girl inside the apartment alone and immediately informed a citizen to contact the Civil Defense. Makkah Civi
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38 skulls found in Taif
TAIF — Police have found plastic bags containing 38 skulls near a citizen’s garden north of Taif. The area’s Governor Turki Bin Khalid Bin Humaid said officers were contacted by the city’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice after a citizen approached them, saying he found plastic bags wi
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‘Make in India’ to boost trade, strengthen ties
Jeddah Diwaniyah presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Consul General of India B.S. Mubarak for giving a presentation on "Make in India." — Courtesy photos Syed Baqer Ali JEDDAH — Indian Cons
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Al-Abeer Educity to be ready in 2016: Alungal
Hassan Cheruppa
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Construction works of Al-Abeer Educity are progressing well and it will be partially operational in 2016, according to Muhammad Alungal,
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‘Now, it’s time for reverse migration’
Saudi Gazette’s Editor-at-large Khaled Almaeena addresses a Meet the Press program in Jeddah on Saturday. Muhammad Alungal, CMD of Al-Abeer Medical Group and Educity, Sulfeekar Othai and C.K. Shakir are also seen. — SG photo Hassan
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Hiring of domestic workers from China and Chile a possibility
Ezzeddin Ahmed
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Female domestic workers to be recruited over the next few weeks will come from count
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Jeddah to have 5 new pedestrian bridges
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH –The municipality has begun implementing five projects to build pedestrian bridges near busy roads, announced it
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50% Saudization target for seamstresses, beauty parlors
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Ministry of Labor has told owners of women’s tailor businesses and beauty salons in the country that their Saudi employees must account for at least half of their workforce within five years, Al-Hayat daily
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