72 female guards enhance skills

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette   RIYADH – Seventy-two women prison guards from throughout the country completed on Wednesday comprehensive courses aiming to develop their security skills that was held at the Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS). The courses focused on developing atte

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Iraq court commutes Saudi’s death sentence to 15 years

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Thamer Qamqoum Okaz/Saudi Gazette  ARAR – The death sentence of a well-known Saudi prisoner in Iraq for illegally crossing the Iraqi border was commuted on Tuesday to 15 years in prison by an Iraqi court, sources told Okaz. Abdullah Al-Qahtani had been sentenced twice to death during his incarce

Smartphones ruin family ties

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The digital revolution though the driving force in global advancement has also brought with it unique sets of issues – the prominent being the lack of connectivity between family members. Computers and Internet brought the world closer, but distan

Two-year-old assaulted by housemaid

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Ibrahim Alawi and Fahd Al-Mitairi Okaz/ Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A two-year-old Saudi boy has been assaulted by his family’s housemaid, according to Jeddah Police on Thursday. Jeddah Police spokesman First Lt. Nawwaf Al-Bouq said an African housemaid was caught on camera beating the baby, i

Yanbu maid confesses to double assault

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Ahmad Al-Ansari Okaz/Saudi Gazette   Yanbu — An African maid accused of attempting to murder a girl and her mother has reportedly confessed to her crime. She allegedly tried to murder the teenage girl while she was asleep. The girl’s mother intervened and the maid attac

Egyptian carpenter acquitted of tasattur

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH – An Egyptian carpenter, accused last November of violating tasattur regulations was acquitted of the charges on Wednesday. Tasattur is business run solely by foreigners who then pay a nominal monthly fee to the registered Saudi owner. The

Turn off the city’s light

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz newspaper   We, Saudis and even residents, are just fond of staying up well into the wee hours of the morning. This is a fact that has characterized our social life. Our big cities are one of few in the world that is alive with activity till the early hours of the morning. The tra

Jeddah residents revel at seafront after development

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  JEDDAH – A day after Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal dedicated the first phase of the new Jeddah Corniche Development Project on Tuesday night, citizens and residents relished the stretch of seafront that offered them a relaxing recreation space. Even the weather conspired to give the large number of early morning reveler

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Disabled: Humanitarian issue

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Saleh Ibrahim Al-Turaiqi Okaz newspaper   Dear friend, For reasons you may call inquisitiveness or love of interference, I often get into disagreements with car drivers who steal special parking places specified for the disabled in markets, hospitals and other facilities. I wait until the

Hospital will not reopen Saturday: Erfan

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Hussien Hazzazi Okaz/ Saudi Gazette  Jeddah – The director of the recently closed Erfan & Bagedo Hospital has denied rumors that the hospital could reopen on Saturday. Dr. Muhammad Erfan said Saturday was the date fixed by Jeddah Administrative Court to review Health Minister Dr Abdullah Al

Ex-government aide accused of aiding Al-Qaeda

December 20, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Mansour Al-Shehri Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH – A member of the 86-member cell, one of the most dangerous cells exposed in the Kingdom, appeared Tuesday before the Special District Court of Riyadh on charges of breach of trust. He is accused of violating his duties and abusing his responsibilities when he was w

Philippine Missions announce break

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  Ronaldo Concha JEDDAH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah announced that they will be closed on December 24, 25, 30, 31 and January 1, 2013 in observance of the official holidays in the Philippines. Both the Embassy and the Consulate will be open on December 26 and Decemb

Vehicle in 5-car smashup identified

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  MAKKAH — The Makkah police have identified the company owning the vehicle that smashed into five cars parked on Aziziyah Street. The driver of the car that triggered the smashup fled the scene. Spokesman of Makkah Traffic police Lt. Col. Fawzy Al-Ansari said that the vehicle belongs to a water distributing company. The company will be contacted to

3 Ethiopians murder compatriot

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  ASIR — Security personnel in Al-Namas are searching for three Ethiopians who murdered another Ethiopian in the village of Bani Amr. The murder weapon was identified as a sharp instrument. The body has been transferred to the mortuary, while a search is underway for the culprits. City Council member, Sad Al-Faiman complained of the increase in crime

Student stabbed in back during scuffle

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  DHAHRAN Al-JANOOB — A student was stabbed in the back during a scuffle at Al-Harjah school, north of Dhahran Al-Janoob. Six students were involved in the fighting. The victim was transferred to the hospital, and the security men detained five others. Spokesman of Asir police, Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Sha’than said the students were in the teens.

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Counseling reduces divorce cases by 60%

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  JEDDAH — Dr. Naser Al-Ood, Consultant to the Minister of Justice, said that divorce cases in the Kingdom have declined by 60%, and that the Kingdom has the least divorce cases amongst GCC countries. Divorce rates have fallen within reasonable levels, he said, and have not become a continuing trend. About 60% of cases referred to the counseling sect

Customs take high-tech route to check fake goods

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  RIYADH — A high level delegation from the Saudi Customs visited the laboratories of Motabaqah in Riyadh’s 2nd industrial area to strengthen the growing partnership between Saudi Customs and Motabaqah’s Saudi Specialized Laboratories in the battle against counterfeit goods. The delegation members were Sulai

Court to reopen case against former municipality director

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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  Abdul Rahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court will on Sunday morning take up a case of abuse of power against a former municipality director. The official, who was previously acquitted by the same court on a similar abuse of power charge, will be brought up on the sa

Makkah traffic police investigates a fatal pursuit

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Hatem Al-Masoudi Okaz/Saudi GazetteMAKKAH — Makkah traffic police is investigating charges that a traffic patrol pursuit of a car ended in a deadly accident.Two of the car’s youth occupants died, and the third suffered minor injuries when their car ran into an electric pole and then a tree in Al-Hajj Street before Jabal Al-Noor traffic light.A witness confirmed tha

7,000 Umrah visas issued electronically

December 22, 2012, 1:00 pm

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Abdulaziz Ghazzawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Deputy Minister of Haj Hatim Qadi reported that 7,000 Umrah visas were issued electronically. He added that issuing visas electronically for Umrah pilgrims appeared to be a positive move. He expects an increase in the issuance of Umrah visas during the mo