JEDDAH —Medical staff and a team of specialists at Saudi German Hospital in Jeddah performed a rare eight-hour surgery to save the arm of a man in his 20s from being amputated.
The young man had been in a car accident that resulted in multiple injuries and severe fractures to the top of the patient’s left arm.
Rare surgery saves young man’s arm
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Calls for fire safety in residential buildings
Saudi Gazette report
AL-AHSA — Many citizens have called on authorities to intensify campaigns to raise public awareness about the importance of having fire extinguishers at home, Alsharq newspaper reported.
The concerned citizens said most families are unaware of the i
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Large sinkhole swallows up car
Naheel Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A car in Jeddah’s Al-Kandarah District fell into a hole after the asphalting beneath it dissolved. A witness said the accident was strange because there were no signs of deterioration on the ground except for a few dri
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Zumba effective in fighting depression, says trainer
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Zumba dance is gaining in popularity among girls in Jeddah and is favored by experts as a way to battle depression, Alsharq reported. Aliyah Adel is a Zumba dance trainer and one of the pioneering trainers in the Middle East. She has been tea
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Girls school without guard worries parents
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A primary school for girls in Jeddah has remained for more than three weeks without a guard to organize the entry and exit of students and prevent chaos at the main entrance, reported Makkah daily on Wednesday. Parents of students who go to
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Open vacation for Jeddah residents
Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz UNTIL the ongoing development projects of roads, bridges and underpasses are completed, Jeddah residents will have to be patient. But for how long? Nobody knows. You have waited for a long time and now you will have to be patient a little more until these projects are completed. Thi
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Study: Average Saudi consumes 3 kilograms of coffee annually
Ali Al-Rubaie
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
BAHA — A study revealed that the Kingdom ranks as the largest coffee consumer in the world, importing 10,000 tons of coffee beans a year.
The study, conducted by biology professor Firdous Bukhary, also revealed the average consumption rate of coffee
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Blind man running own auto repair shop
Abdo Alawani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — A visually-impaired man has set an example of determination by first working as a mechanic and, most recently, opening his own auto repair shop. Yousif Ali Ibrahim, who has suffered from vision impairment since birth, emplo
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Lavish weddings leave young couples trapped in debt
Joud Al-Amri
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Many couples dream of having the perfect wedding night that will be remembered for a long time.
Newlywed couples plan for a big wedding night in a fancy hall, inviting as many people as possible and making sure that the food is the best. That is
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Indian consular teams to visit Abha, Tabuk
JEDDAH — Officials from the Consulate General of India will visit Abha and Tabuk on Friday, Jan. 9, to provide consular services to Indian nationals living in surrounding regions. The services will be limited to attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies. The teams will be available from 8.30 a.m. to 11.3
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Dress code for women anchors
RIYADH — The Saudi Radio and Television Authority has made it compulsory for all Saudi women TV anchors, announcers and program presenters to wear the national dress consisting of abaya and headscarf when on air. According to reports, the decision has taken effect immediately on some channels. The Shoura Council is split over the move. The c
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Hotel demolitions threaten 12,000 jobs
MADINAH — As many as 4,000 male and female hotel employees have lost their jobs after a number of hotels in the central area around the Prophet’s Mosque were demolished as part of the first phase of the mosque’s expansion project. Another 8,000 may face the same fate when more hotels are demolished. Abdul Ghani Al-Ansari, chairma
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Ministry teams inspect govt pharmacies
ABHA — Committees from the Ministry of Health have started inspecting pharmacies and drug warehouses in government hospitals all over the Kingdom following reports that various quantities of medicines were being wasted or given out without prescriptions. The committees have discovered a number of violations and found out that no quarterly or
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Vocational college dismisses 200 girls
MAKKAH — Around 200 female Saudi students have been dismissed from the College of Excellence run by the Technical Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in Makkah without any prior warning, three weeks after they started studies. A number of the students and their parents gathered in front of the college on Wednesday protesting the decision.
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Expats can amend passport numbers via ‘Abshir’
RIYADH – Director General of Passports Maj. Gen. Sulaiman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Yahya on Thursday launched an additional facility on the Interior Ministry's Abshir e-service portal.
The new service will allow authorized users to amend passport numbers of expatriate workers without the need for personally visiting the Passport Depar
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Private sector to hire Saudi women for key jobs, says Fakeih
Abdurahman Al-Misbahi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Minister of Labor Adel Fakeih on Thursday announced plans to appoint Saudi women in key positions in the private sector in the near future.“Several key positions in the private sector, especially in departm
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Is Saudization really possible?
Bandar Bin Muammar
Al-Sharq
Nearly half a century ago, the Kingdom enacted its first Labor Law, of which article 45 read as follows: “It is mandatory that employers shall hire at least 75 percent Saudis among the total workforce and their salary shall not be less than 51 percent of the salaries of the entire staf
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Let’s make use of the skills of Saudi retirees
Abdullatif Al-Duwaihi
Okaz
There is a university in Japan that only admits students who are 65 years old or older. Over four years, students are taught a number of subjects that even include gardening and fishing. In Germany, the Commission of Experts has over 5,000 members who are veteran experts in various fields. Th
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E-system to monitor Umrah services
MADINAH — The Haj Ministry will next month implement an electronic system to follow up the services being extended to Umrah pilgrims from their arrival at the airport until their departure back home. The ministry’s undersecretary for the affairs of Umrah, Issa Rawwas, said the concerned officials would be able to watch the services thr
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Distress swamps Jazan after every rainfall
Saudi Gazette report IT appears nothing is being done to deal with the recurring problem of swamps that form after every rainy season in Jazan Province, Al-Watan daily reported. The area recently witnessed rainfall that resulted in the valleys overflowing and forming of swamps that pose a health and environment
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