Expat sacks Saudi heart consultant
MADINAH — Madinah Health Directorate Affairs is investigating the dismissal of a Saudi heart consultant from Madinah Heart Center by an expatriate who heads the surgery department. The...
View ArticleSaudi prisoner returns home
ARAR — Saleh Al-Esaimi returned home from Iraq, weak and exhausted. He was accused of illegally entering the country, and of having ties to the Al-Qaeda group. He was sentenced to be...
View ArticleSponsor robbed while asleep
DAMMAM — Security personnel of Hafr Al-Baten arrested an African shepherd for robbing SR85,000 from his sponsor. His sponsor was asleep after a busy day where he sold a number of camels. The...
View ArticleAn Ethiopian maid tried to murder a child by choking her to death, police said.
HAFR AL-BATEN — An Ethiopian maid tried to murder a child by choking her to death, police said. The child’s mother reportedly screamed for help and neighbors rescued the child from...
View ArticleStudent attempts suicide in Al-Ahsa
AL-AHSA — A student suffered bruises when he attempted suicide by jumping from the second floor of Al-Jubail Intermediate School in Al-Ahsa. A spokesman for the local education directorate...
View ArticleStampede injures five students
RIYADH — Five elementary girl students were injured in a stampede as they were trying to exit their school to escape a fire that had engulfed vehicles nearby. The Civil Defense arrived at the...
View Article26,765 traffic violations in EP
UNAIZAH — Eastern Province traffic patrols recorded 26,765 traffic violations last week. Spokesman for Eastern Province traffic police, Lt. Col. Ali Al-Zahrani said violations included...
View ArticleMedical complex forces a child patient on to the sidewalk
Abdulhadi Al-Sowayan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — A medical complex in Madinah discharged a child patient because they did not have the required treatment for him. Cleaning workers then...
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Security and Safety training for Dar Al-Hekma students
Head of the Civil Defense Academy Adnan Al-Hashimi and Dar Al-Hekma Dean Suhair Al-Qurashi along with the employees who received training in security and safety. — SG photos
View ArticleOrphan hospitalized by exploding insecticide bottle
MADINAH – A 15-year-old orphan from Madinah Orphanage is being treated at King Fahd General Hospital for serious burns to his face, neck, and hands after an insecticide bottle blew up. The...
View ArticleJeddah flood cases defendant blasts authorities, media
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A notary public facing bribery charges accused investigation authorities of treating him badly and the media of incorrectly reporting on trial...
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Call to include women in Civil Defense teams
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — There is a pressing need to include women in Civil Defense teams, said a security and safety specialist, who also advocated inclusion of safety...
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Makkah Emir tells district chief to serve citizens during visit to new Jeddah...
Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, accompanied by Jeddah Governor Prince Mishal Bin Majed, visits the fourth Umdah office of the 92 that has implemented the Shumoos initiative to expand the role of...
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Sindi lauds science event for raising awareness
Saeed Al Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — World-renowned Saudi scientist Dr. Hayat Sindi recently mentored young Arab entrepreneurs in the 3rd annual Intel Science Competition-Arab...
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“A physician in every household” program
Students being trained in the “A physician in every household” program that is sponsored and supported by Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal. The...
View ArticleWFP values Kingdom’s cooperation, says Cousin
Saeed Al Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Kingdom’s collaboration with UN World Food Program (WFP) has helped save millions of lives worldwide and their continued cooperation is...
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Bashtak Palace: Historic edifice now cultural house
Shahd Al-Hamdan Saudi Gazette CAIRO — History and modernity meet at the Bashtak Palace at Al-Moaz Street here with the government using this historic edifice as a cultural meeting point by...
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Group using social media to bridge cultural divide
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Call of Culture, a young international cultural dialogue project that aims to advance communication between youth recently marked the World Peace Day at the United...
View ArticlePanel set to review cause of child’s death
Ibrahim Alwi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The case of Salim, the child who allegedly died due to an excessive blood transfusion, has taken new twists with the...
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Few young Saudis track spending: Survey
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette Jeddah – Only 11 percent of young Saudis keep track of their spending, despite 75 percent claiming they understood the basics of money management, a survey from...
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