Marriage brokers stalk Saudi young men at airports abroad

May 15, 2015, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report The Foundation on Taking Care of Saudi Families Abroad has warned Saudi citizens against engaging in any temporary marriage contracts abroad, Al-Riyadh daily reported. Dr. Tawfiq Al-Suwailim, chairman of board of directors, said the foundation works with the ministries of Social Affairs and Foreign Affairs as well as Saudi m

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Worker dead in construction accident

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   BAHA — An Asian expatriate died and another severely injured due to an accident at a construction site. Baha Civil Defense spokesman Jaman Dais said the victims were operating a bulldozer when it fell into a 10-meter deep hole.  

Day-old meals sold in Hail restaurants

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   HAIL — The municipality has issued a number of violation notices to several restaurants for serving day-old meals and ingredients. Hail Municipality spokesman Sultan Al-Aidhi said the local authority arrested expatriate workers for storing food prepared the night before with the intention of heating it up and serving it to cu

Expatriate commits suicide on the job

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RAFHA, Northern Borders — An Asian expatriate committed suicide by hanging himself at the Northern Borders University for Girls. Spokesman for Northern Borders Police Col. Uwaid Al-Enizi said the victim was a construction worker at the university and his co-workers found him in the construction workers restroom.

‘Chemically fertilized’ watermelons seized

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RAFHA, Northern Borders — A truck of watermelons was seized due to suspicion the produce was chemically fertilized. Northern Borders Police spokesman Col. Uwaid Al-Enizi said the truck had a Yemeni license plate and officers believed an unknown chemical was injected into the watermelons. Officers are currently

Drunk driver causes accident

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — A drunk driver who was driving in the wrong direction on the Al-Kharj-Riyadh Highway caused a road accident on Friday afternoon. Riyadh Police spokesman Col. Fawaz Al-Mayman said officers tried chasing the vehicle to prevent any potential accidents but it swerved off the road and crashed. The Red Cres

Violating buildings razed in Makkah

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — The municipality demolished five buildings for violating the municipality’s construction regulations. A source from the local authority said the violations include a lack of construction licenses and planning. The total area of the demolished sites covered over 1,500 sq. meters.  

Flood victim still missing

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Abdullah Al-Qahtani Okaz/Saudi Gazette   ABHA – A man who went missing during floods in Asir Province has still not been found after several days of continuous searching. Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asimi said there was a flood last week in Atoud Valley, Khamis Mush

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Body of young man missing at sea found

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Abdul Majeed Dawood Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Divers from the Coast Guard in North Obhur on Friday retrieved the body of a young man who went missing while riding jet ski off the Red Sea on Thursday evening. The body of Khaleel Ibrahim was moved to a hospital in the city. Divers laun

Cockroach in restaurant claims refuted

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Okaz/Saudi Gazette  QURAYYAT, Al-Jouf — The municipality has denied social media reports that a cockroach was found at a popular restaurant here recently.  The municipality’s Environmental Health Director Abdulaziz Al-Musaed said a customer reported to police

Ministers on Twitter

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Muhammad Al-Osaimi Okaz   IT is not just good but excellent for our ministers to have accounts on Twitter. This platform addresses people directly without any intermediaries represented by the ministry’s thick walls and the minister’s close aides. The minister on Twitter will be able to talk to

Foreigners not allowed to invest in education sector

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report    RIYADH – The Ministry of Education has barred foreigners from investing in the private education sector. Muhammad Al-Otaibi, director general of private and foreign education at the ministry, said only Saudis as well as nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are

Women flex their culinary skills in front of top chef

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Building on the success of two editions of the popular ‘My Saudia Kitchen’ campaign, a unique culinary challenge event for women was organized recently by dairy and food company SADAFCO in Jeddah at the popular Al-Shallal amusement park.

Diabetes agreement aims to improve knowledge exchange

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Joshua Hoey Saudi Gazette   RIYADH — One of the world’s leading diabetes treatment centers signed an agreement with two of Saudi Arabia’s diabetic associations that will see diabetes treatment in the Kingdom benefit from increased training, scientific cooperation and knowledge exchange.

Chaos at AIDS society as govt stops financial aid

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Hussain Hazazi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs suspended its sponsorship of the Jeddah AIDS Society, preventing the organization from providing food or financial support to sufferers. As a result, several patients gathered in front of the society’s

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57 festivals to generate SR11 billion in revenue

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   TAIF — The Kingdom will witness as many as 57 summer festivals during this year and they are expected to draw over 11 million visitors, according to Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). Inaugurating this year&

Hazardous warehouses irk citizens in Makkah

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Abdulaziz Al-Rabie Okaz/Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — Citizens have complained to authorities about unlicensed warehouses and the potential hazards they bring to their neighborhoods in the city. Saud Al-Harbi said there are numerous unlicensed warehouses lodged in narrow alleys and tight spaces.

Bahraini who circumambulated Kaaba during 1941 floods dies

May 16, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH — A Bahraini man famous for being captured by camera performing circumambulation around a flooded Holy Kaaba (tawaf) as a boy has died, aged 86. News of the death of Sheikh Al-Awadi, who performed tawaf during the flooding of Makkah in 1941, we

Two arrested for harassing girls

May 17, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — Police arrested two men for harassing two girls in a shopping center in Al-Khobar. Eastern Province spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Raqiti said officers responded to a video posted on social media of two men in their 20s and 30s hitting on two girls. In response, one of the girls knocked the phone of one of the harassers from his hand. They

414 illegal expats nabbed in Arar

May 17, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   ARAR, Northern Borders — Police arrested 414 illegal expatriates and two smugglers transporting foreigners into the country recently. Northern Borders Police spokesman Uwaid Mahdi said police arrested 160 expatriates with an invalid residence permit, 254 expatriates wanted for labor law violations and two smugglers.