RIYADH — Customs officers foiled two attempts to smuggle heroin into Jeddah. King Abdulaziz International Airport’s Director General of Customs Col. Mohammad Al-Aqeel said the first attempt was by a passenger who had 85 heroin pills weighing 639 gram stuffed inside his clothes. The second attempt was by another passenger who had 82 her
Bids to smuggle heroin foiled
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Brother and sister die in crash
ASIR — Two siblings died in a road accident in Rijal Almaa. Asir Police reported a man and his sister died after their car crashed into two other vehicles. Officers said the man was speeding on the highway of Mahayel-Rijal Almaa when he lost control of the steering wheel and crashed.
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Better late than never
Anmar bin Hamid Mutawei Okaz THE common expression “better late than never” carries a number of meaningful contexts. They embody optimism, hope and work ethic. They open the road for people to continue their path and to try again in times of failure. Man should keep on trying as long as there is nothing imp
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Mother ‘blackmails’ girls’ school principal
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — A mother threatened to post personal pictures of a principal of a girls' high school in Al-Jumoom if she refused to let her daughter retake an exam, Makkah daily reported.The principal said the mother of a student in the 10th grade demanded that her daugh
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Unprotected ATMs pose a risk to banking sector: Specialists
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Specialists have warned that ATMs in the Kingdom could end up dealing financial losses to the banking sector because they lack up-to-date antivirus protection.
However, they affirmed the sector has high security standards that make it very
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Marriage societies make it ‘difficult’ for beneficiaries
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Marital assistance charity societies that help young people with marriage expenses are allegedly adding their own conditions to those that would normally qualify a person to receive financial aid, Al-Madina reported.
Some of them insist on
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I need a housemaid in Ramadan
Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz RAMADAN is fast approaching and with its immediate advent the problem of a shortage of housemaids has cropped up. In fact, this problem has never ceased during the entire year but usually becomes more pressing during the fasting month. Most Saudi women have made this problem the f
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Private clinics are a scam, says addiction expert
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The National Anti-Narcotics Committee has warned addicts and their families against depending on private mental health clinics for treatment.
A source from the Al-Rasheed National Addiction Consultancy Center reported many of the private ment
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10 years for man who defamed Islam online
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Supreme Court has sentenced a Saudi man to 10 years in prison, 100 lashes and a SR1 million fine for defaming Islam and Islamic scholars on the Internet.
A source from Jeddah Penal Court reported the case started two years ago when the ma
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40 local artists showcase portfolios
Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Forty university students, freelancers and media professionals showcased a wide variety of artwork incorporating all creative fields at an exhibition hosted by social enterprise Tashkeil at the University of Business and Technology.
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Pride over Dammam blast victims
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Ali, whose father Muhammad Al-Arbash died in an attempted suicide bombing on a Dammam mosque just days ago, stands outside a house 150 meters away from the explosion.
It is where his father’s torso was found due to the sheer force of
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Newlywed dies from electric shock
AHSA — A newlywed man died on Saturday after being electrocuted in his house in Al-Bataliyah Governorate. Police said Murtada Al-Haji had got married along with 29 other grooms in a group wedding the night of his death. He returned home after his marriage and received the fatal electric shock only hours later. Police are still investigating his death.
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Illegal structures razed in Jeddah
JEDDAH — The municipality razed unlicensed construction on 1,250 million sq. meters of land in Dhahban. Dhahban Municipality head Fahd Al-Zahrani said the local authority received reports from citizens about random development projects being built. Inspectors investigated the reports and found the projects were unlicensed and violated multiple health and
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Expats caught selling fake paint
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry seized 500 tins of counterfeit paint and arrested a group of expatriates selling the products in Al-Aridh District, north of Riyadh. A source from the ministry said inspectors received a report of a shop selling supposedly branded paint for a cheap price. The ministry investigated and found an expatriate of A
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3 dead, 49 injured in crashes over 5 days
BAHA — A total of three people died and 49 injured in multiple road accidents over the past five days. Baha Red Crescent spokesman Emad Al-Zahrani said there have been 29 different accidents over the same period. He said paramedics tried their best to treat the victims but some refused to be taken to hospital.
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‘Education is the weapon for change’
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Education is the most powerful weapon that one can use to change the world so graduation is not an end but the start of a bright journey. This was stated by Ayesha Abid, wife of community welfare attaché at the Embassy of Pakistan Syed Hammad Abid, during the graduation ceremony at Bright Futu
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Poets regale Urdu lovers at Mushaira in Riyadh
RIYADH — Prominent Urdu poets enthralled a huge audience of about 2,000 Indians at a historic All-India Mushaira (poetry session) organized in Riyadh by Indian community organizations — India Islamic Cultural Center (IICC), BISWAS and Bihar Anjuman. The historic poetry session was moderated by well known Urdu poet Majid Deobandi and p
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Master English Program conducts Teaching IELTS and 120hr TEFL
Munawarunnisa Nazneen JEDDAH — Master English, an affiliated teacher training Institute of London Teacher Training College recently conducted a Certificate course in teaching International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Hilton, Jeddah.&lsqu
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Unity, welfare services of Memon community exemplary: Almaeena
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The united front of the Memon community and welfare services by the Memons throughout globe is exemplary, said Khaled Almaeena, Saudi Gazette Editor at Large, and cited Abdul Sattar Edhi, a Pakistani Memon, as an example. Edhi is a renowned and an acknowledg
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Diabetes awareness campaign at KAU
Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Drug Metabolism Unit at King Fahd Medical Research Center (KFMRC) recently hosted a diabetes awareness campaign at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) that offered visitors to meet with consultants, diabetes researchers and a nutrition specialist. The objectives
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