DAMAD — Two Ethiopian nationals have been arrested after traffic officers became suspicious of their behavior and asked them to pull over.
The men in a rented car appeared to be flustered when the officers asked them to produce their IDs.
The officers immediately knew the residence permits (iqamas) the men gav
Expats with fake iqamas detained
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Wanted drug dealer arrested
BISHA — A major drug dealer who was wanted by the authorities was arrested Thursday from his house in Bisha, sources said.
Security officers confiscated 3,599 narcotic pills, one kilogram of hashish and SR56,773 in cash from his house.
In Tabuk, anti-drug authorities arrested another major drug dealer also fro
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Two youths die in horrific accident
SAKAKA — Two young men were killed while another two sustained severe injuries after the driver of the vehicle they were in lost control and crashed into a light pole near Sakaka, in Al-Jouf province, said Saudi Red Crescent spokesman Hamdan Al-Dhwaihi.
Eyewitnesses said the car was traveling at a high speed when it careened
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Housemaid stabs sponsor’s child
RIYADH — A housemaid has stabbed her sponsor’s child several times but luckily he survived the attempted murder.
The Ethiopian woman, who works for a Saudi family in west Riyadh, did not tell the police why she tried to kill the child.
The child’s parents and siblings heard his cry and jumped to hi
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Municipality turns compass toward hotel eateries
Ibrahim Alawi and Ahmed Al-Sulami
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — After the temporary closure of at least 110 violating restaurants in Jeddah over the past few days, the municipality has now focused its attention on hotel eateries.“We will send our inspection teams to check each
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Huge plots of land regained from encroachers in Makkah
MAKKAH — The municipality was able to regain land covering more than 220 million square meters from land sharks and encroachers in the past five years, according to Mayor Osama Al-Bar.“We were able to regain these plots through the help of the governorate,” he said.
The mayor said strict measures ha
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Violated rights
Abdulrahman Al-Wasel Alsharq I HOPE readers view me today as a preacher and not a columnist. I feel pain every time I hear that the rights of the weak and voiceless have been trampled on. In most cases, such people are not aware of their rights and, therefore, they accept oppression without complaint.
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Sharp rise in Adhl cases, says ministry
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Justice has said there has been a sharp increase in Adhl cases (male guardians prohibiting marriage of women under their custody), Al-Yaum daily reported.
The minister of justice’s consultant on social and family affairs, Nasser Al-Oud,
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Cat sightings at public hospital irk patients
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Visitors and patients at King Saud Hospital here have complained about the common sight of cats roaming inside the corridors of the hospital, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. Cats have been spotted inside the wards several times and the hospital has failed to do
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Cat sightings at public hospital irk patients
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Visitors and patients at King Saud Hospital here have complained about the common sight of cats roaming inside the corridors of the hospital, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. Cats have been spotted inside the wards several times and the hospital has failed to do
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Contributions of Imam Abu Hanifa in focus
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Speakers at an international seminar here Friday described Imam Abu Hanifa, founder of the Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), as a great scholar, reformer and interpreter of Islamic law. The seminar on the life and contributions of
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Medical error wrecks Hail woman’s life
Saudi Gazette report
HAIL – A 27-year-old woman has been added to the list of medical error victims after a gynecologist at Hail General Hospital accidentally removed her ovaries, prompting her husband to divorce her, Alsharq daily reported on Saturday.
Nouf Al-Eneizi can no longer have c
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Gas cylinders buried near Jazan hospital
JAZAN — A Civil Defense safety patrol in Jazan uncovered gas cylinders and fire extinguishers that had been buried at the entrance of Jazan General Hospital’s dialysis center by the hospital’s maintenance contractor. The Civil Defense told the company to remove the cylinders, Jazan Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Yah
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Haia men arrest Saudi drug dealers
RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) in Riyadh arrested two Saudis who were allegedly dealing in narcotic tablets and hashish.
Haia Turki spokesman Al-Shelayyil said during a routine round in western Riyadh one of the commission patrols grew suspicious of a motorist and asked him t
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Attempt to smuggle 5,000 bullets foiled
QURAYYAT — Customs officers at the Al-Haditha border post foiled an attempt by three people to smuggle 5,000 bullets into the Kingdom.
An official source said inspectors at the checkpoint seized the ammunition from the smugglers, who were in a private car. They hid the bullets under their clothes.
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Man stabbed to death in dispute
JUBAIL — A man died after being stabbed by another man he had been arguing with. Spokesman for Eastern Province Police Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said the authorities have been able to identify a male suspect in his 20s and arrested him.
The knife used to kill the victim was found in his possession. Police received a telephone cal
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Football fan sustains fractures in accident
JEDDAH — An Al-Ahli fan was left unconscious for 12 hours when his car collided with a garbage truck and overturned several times on Friday morning. Abdulaziz Jumaan Al-Zahrani, 22, was thrown out of the car during the crash, which occurred at 10 a.m. while he was heading toward King Abdullah Sports City to buy tickets for th
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Makkah region top for runaway girls, says Haia
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Makkah region had the most girls who ran away from home according to a 2012-2013 report from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia), Makkah daily reported.
The commission, however, said the statistics were not alarmin
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Au revoir
Prominent Indian social worker Usman Irumpuzhi addressing a farewell party organized in his honor by the Jeddah National Hospital (JNH). Irumpuzhi is leaving the Kingdom for good after a 35-year stint. Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak, JNH Director V.P. Mohammed Ali, Administration Manager of Al-Ryan Polyclinic T.P. Shuhaib, JNH A
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Why the hysteria about women?
Thoraya Al-Arid Al-Jazirah IT is strange that the world has been turned upside down just because a Muslim scholar, who is considered a member of the religious institution, appeared on a TV program with his wife beside him in her hijab (headscarf) but she was not veiled. Some Muslim scholars called for hi
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