Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Saudi National Center for Organ Transplants (SCOT) is preparing a new program to attract more donors, Al-Watan reported
The center’s General Manager Dr. Faisal Shaheen said the Kingdom has all of the facilities to
Center prepares plan to attract more organ donors
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Drowsiness behind most road mishaps: Study
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Driving while drowsy has been cited as one of the main reasons behind the majority of road accidents in the country, according to a study conducted by medical researchers from King Saud University, Riyadh.
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Campaign targets erring restaurants in E. Province
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Eastern Province Mayor Fahad Al-Jubair has ordered the closure of all restaurants and food establishments violating regulations set by the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Al-Hayat reported.
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Car accident leads to power outage
JAZAN — A car overturned on a main road near Jazan University and hit a power station, cutting off power to 2,894 subscribers including the university, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) said. The car flipped over on Prince Miteb Bin Abdulaziz Road and the driver escaped unscathed. SEC dispatched an emergency team to the damaged power station, who restored e
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Drug dealer executed
QURAYYAT — A drug dealer was beheaded Tuesday, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry. Muhammad Mosa Al-Mohameed, a Syrian, was arrested while trying to smuggle a large quantity of amphetamines and banned Fenethylline pills. He confessed to the crime and was referred to a general court where he was sentenced to death. The sentence was also endo
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Tragic end to fight between students
HAIL — A student died following an altercation with another schoolmate on Monday. The fight started outside the school when one of the two students accused the other of spitting on him. They quickly got in a fight and other students had to break them up before one of the fighters got in his car and sped off. The other student followed him and was able to
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Drug dealer arrested after bid to fool police
TABUK — Authorities arrested a drug dealer after he tried to make them believe his car was stolen following an accident. The dealer had a road accident in Umluj when he hit two stray camels. As a result, some of drug pills stashed in the car got scattered on the street. The dealer sped off and left the car in a desert area 10 km off the expressway. Then h
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Asian man hangs himself in Baha
BAHA — An Asian man killed himself on Monday, according to Baha Police. The man, 25, hanged himself using a rope tied to the ceiling fan inside his room, said police spokesman Col. Saad Tarad. Police lifted fingerprints off the scene and the forensic doctor examined the body. Preliminary investigations eliminated the possibility of foul play as there were
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Fire forces Health Affairs evacuation
JEDDAH — Firefighters had to evacuate all personnel from Jeddah Health Affairs’ premises following a fire in the directorate’s warehouse. The fire caused a power outage and disrupted all networks in the building, said Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan. This is not the first time a fire has happened in the building and the Civil Defense
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IEF delivers lectures on risk management
JEDDAH — The Indian Engineers Forum (IEF) celebrated its annual event by holding a seminar on Risk Management at the Indian Consulate premises Friday. Indian Consul General BS Mubarak attended the event as chief guest while Dr. Faiz Abedeen and Fahad Ali Muttawa attended the event as guests of honor. Mubarak appreciated the
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IISJAA’s Career Guidance Fair 2014 a resounding success
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — More than 1000 parents and students from the Indian community attended the career guidance fair organized by the International Indian School Alumni Association (IISJAA) at the International Indian School Jeddah boys’ section auditorium. The event was very well organi
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Minister praises youth
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Fahad Al-Hamad recently visited the headquarters of the Yesser e-government program. Yesser’s Saudi Portal, just one of the many components and applications of the program, offers 2,092 e-services provided by 165 main agencies and sub-agencies. — Courtesy photo
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Workshop stresses need for an organized training sector
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A workshop at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Tuesday called for setting up a higher commission for an organized training sector. The workshop, organized by the training committee of the JCCI, discussed various difficulties faced by this sector and ways to
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Indonesian union protests against recruitment offices
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — An Indonesian expatriates union announced that it would not work with recruitment offices from the Kingdom and only cooperate with larger recruitment companies in order to preserve Indonesian expatriates’ rights, Makkah daily reported.
Sources revealed that the union&rsquo
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Labor Ministry and employment of women
Yousef Al-Mohaimeed Al-Jazirah According to the latest statements of the minister of labor, there are currently 650,000 jobless Saudi men and women. He also said as many as 350,000 Saudis graduate from secondary schools every year compared to 100,000 from the universities. The minister said more than a million work visas we
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Curbs on Saudi travelers from Ebola-hit countries
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has set firm penalties against airlines that transport Saudi travelers who have been in an Ebola-infected country over the past year, Al-Hayat reported.
The World Health Organization released reports last December listing Sierra Leo
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‘No flour shortage’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – There is no shortage of flour provided to bakeries, according to the chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s bakery committee.
Fayez Hamada said: “Flour is available all over Jeddah and its governorate in abundant quantities.“R
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Saudi tourists highest spenders in the world
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – At least 4.5 million Saudi tourists spend over SR80 billion every year when they go abroad and six times as much as their Western counterparts, making them the highest spenders worldwide, Al-Sharq reported.
The secretary general of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquitie
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Saudi woman scams SR500m out of investors, flees country
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Police here are currently investigating complaints from a number of citizens who said a young Saudi woman in her 20s had conned them out of at least SR500 million before fleeing the country with her husband, Al-Watan reported on Tuesday.
The complaints were filed at the police s
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EP counters girl bullies with strategy workshops
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Dammam Ministry of Education organized a series of workshops to address bullying in Eastern Province schools for girls and devise preventative strategies, Al-Hayat reported. The ministry’s workshop titled, “How to Protect Yourself from Bullies”, aimed to ta
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