MAKKAH — Four men were injured in a car accident on Thursday. Makkah Red Crescent spokesman Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Ghamdi said two rescue teams were sent to the scene of the accident where they provided first aid to the victims and transported them to King Faisal Hospital for treatment. Their injuries were described as minor. The cause of the a
Four men injured in Makkah accident
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7 illegal migrants caught in Bisha
BISHA — Police arrested seven illegal migrants from Yemen found wandering the streets of Bisha on Thursday. The police arrested them after learning that a smuggler had dropped them off near the highway and left them there with their belongings.
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Fire engulfs Ahsa girls public school
HOFOUF — A fire engulfed the 10th Girls’ Middle School in Ahsa on Thursday. Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mansour Bin Mohammad Al-Dowsary said the Civil Defense received a report of a fire set in the backyard waste of the public school. The two-story building had 560 students, teachers and staff members.
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Insight Media City to become ‘top destination for Saudi students’
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – India’s first ever media city will facilitate a major media hub with high tech connectivity among international media organizations and world class media academies, according to its main promoters. Addressing a press conference at Inter
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US honor for Saudi healthcare training
RIYADH — The American Heart Association (AHA), a US-based nonprofit organization, recently recognized seven local training centers for excellence in lifesaving training for healthcare providers and for the public.“The mission of the American Heart Association is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular dis
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Stop the mistreatment of expats
Bandar Bin Moamar Alsharq MUHAMMAD Abdulaziz was from Bangladesh. He was recruited by a company in the 1980s. Every day after Maghrib prayer, he would listen to his radio, which he carried with him at all times. He would sit in the corner of a room together with some of his compatriots and listen to new
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Rodents infest Makkah hospital
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Patients and staff at King Abdulaziz Hospital’s dialysis and renal failure ward complained that there are rats roaming around and the hospital management has failed to exterminate them, Makkah daily reported.
A staff member said they filed a complaint w
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Beekeepers make Jazan honey festival a success
Saudi Gazette report JAZAN — Over 50 beekeepers displayed 25,000 kilograms of honey products during the 1st Jazan Honey Festival, which kicked off here Saturday. Visitors from all over the Kingdom flocked to the festival venue to buy the best and rarest types of honey, which include Al-Sidr, Al-Salam an
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Available hearts not enough to meet transplant demands
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The number of heart transplants is low due to a shortage of the organ, the general manager of the Saudi Organ Transplantation Center told Alsharq newspaper.
Dr. Faisal Shaheen said only 110 hearts from patients who died after being declared brain-dead were av
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No breach of human rights in Saudi law, experts say
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Human Rights declaration, which the Kingdom ratified last Tuesday, conforms to international human rights norms and it seeks to protect financial and emotional rights for all, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) said.
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Haia to set up unit for grievances
Khalid Al-Balahdi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has set up a human rights department to look into grievances made by members of the public against Haia members, Haia chief Abdullatif Al-Ashiekh said while launching an e-traini
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Spike in drug addictions among prisoners in Taif
Saudi Gazette report
TAIF — An official source in the Directorate of Prisons in Taif said drug addiction among prisoners in the governorate has increased.
Many prisoners return to prison after being released as a result of drug-related offenses and one prisoner returned 15 times to prison
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NSHR report spotlights healthcare shortcomings
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – A report by the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has revealed several human rights violations and shortcomings in the health sector in the Kingdom, Makkah daily reported.
The NSHR said health services in the Kingdom need drastic improvements. The heal
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Good rest after a hard day of work
A group of Asian workers takes rest by a street in the Kudai neighborhood of Makkah after a hard day’s work. — Courtesy Makkah daily
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Expatriate’s hand amputated for theft
RIYADH — A Yemeni’s hand was cut after the court found him guilty of several thefts, an Interior Ministry statement said. Ibrahim Abdulrahman Hazbar Ali committed theft several and was arrested in Jeddah. ُThe court order was executed Monday in Jeddah. The statement warned that the minist
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Man escapes car malfunction
BISHA – A man escaped certain death on the Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road when his car’s speed dial jammed. The speed dial showed the car was traveling at a speed 180 kilometers an hour and remained stuck there as he drove from Raghwah Intersection to Al-Qaa in Samkh toward Bisha before road s
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Teen survives suicide attempt
JAZAN – A 19-year-old Moroccan woman who tried to take her own life by jumping from her second-story apartment, survived the fall after breaking three vertebrae. The woman, who was receiving constant death threats from her husband, is recovering in Jazan General Hospital. The incident took place in Al-Rayan village in eastern Jazan
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Citizen dies from gunshot wounds
MAKKAH – Police here are questioning a 25-year-old Saudi man for allegedly opening fire on a 28-year-old Saudi man, eventually killing him. Spokesman of Makkah Region Police Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi said Al-Qararah police station in Makkah sent a team to investigate the scene of the shooting. The 28-year-old Saudi was injured and wa
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Trio accused of robbing 9 stores
TABUK – Police in Tabuk region arrested three young men for allegedly breaking into 9 stores. Spokesman of Tabuk Region Police Lt. Col. Khaled Al-Ghabban said Al-Sulaimaniah Police Station received a report from a Pakistani expatriate that the store he was working in had been burglarized. Prepaid mobile telephone recharge cards wor
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Indian community salutes its ‘goodwill ambassador’
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Jeddah’s Indian community is going to miss a prominent leader par excellence with the return of Usman Irumpuzhi to India on Dec. 19. He can rightly be ca
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