Human trafficking attempt foiled
ABHA — A security checkpoint at Al-Majardah foiled an attempt to smuggle 13 Ethiopians and Yemenis dressed as women. Passengers passing off as a family in a vehicle raised the suspicion of security...
View ArticleCharred body found in dumpster
YANBU — Municipality workers in Yanbu found a charred body in a waste container at Al-Faqali center. Forensics team searched for evidence and fingerprints. Security sources said police suspect the body...
View ArticleCity inspectors raid slaughterhouse
JEDDAH – Municipal inspectors raided a house used as an illegal slaughterhouse at the Briman area of Jeddah after a tip-off from a neighbor. The house, which was used for slaughtering and packaging...
View ArticleSaudi shoots expat during argument
TABUK — A dispute caused a Saudi to shoot an Arab expatriate in the head. The victim succumbed to his injury before he was able to make a statement to the police. Witnesses said there was a heated...
View ArticleSpeeding car kills 5 schoolchildren
JAZAN — Five secondary school students were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision on Al-Khadra-Juha road at Ahad Al-Masarhah in Jazan province. The impact of the collision trapped the...
View ArticleMakkah hospital to investigate deaths of mother and child
Hatem Al-MasoudiOkaz/Saudi GazetteMAKKAH — The Makkah Maternity Hospital has formed a committee to investigate the mysterious death of a woman and her fetus.Zaki Al-Jabri said his wife was visiting the...
View ArticleHip dislocation during delivery cited in baby’s death
Saudi Gazette reportMADINAH — An obstetrician at the Madinah Maternity Hospital dislocated the hip of a girl during delivery that led to her subsequent death, Al-Madinah daily reported quoting a...
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Living conditions at Jazan juvenile center ‘appalling’
Prince Jalawi Bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Emir of the Eastern Province, distributes prizes to outstanding students who graduated from the Dammam-based Saudi Technical Institute for Petroleum Services on...
View Article‘Al-Khobar girl’ granted asylum in Sweden, says Saudi embassy
Saudi Gazette reportDAMMAM — A Saudi girl who allegedly embraced Christianity and fled the Kingdom last September has been granted asylum in Sweden, Al-Yaum newspaper reported on Tuesday quoting...
View ArticleAsir women offered jobs at career fair
Nadyah Al-FawazOkaz/Saudi GazetteABHA — Eight companies have offered employment to Asir women at a career program organized at the Businesswomen’s Center of Abha.The offers were made as part of the...
View ArticleTwo officials acquitted of bribery charges
Abdulrahman Al-AliSaudi GazetteJEDDAH – A senior official from the Jeddah municipality and another government official were acquitted Tuesday by the Jeddah Administrative Court of giving and taking...
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Indian community leader leaves Kingdom after two decades
Dr. Ali Akbar speaks at the farewell function organized by Tanima in Jeddah. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH – A farewell party was organized for Dr. Ali Akbar, who worked as a dentist at Shifa Polyclinic,...
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Asir handicapped girls hold art exhibition
Products designed and created by the handicapped girls in Asir on display at the exhibition. — Courtesy photo Nadia Al-FawwazSaudi GazetteABHA – Fifty-five disabled girls in Asir exhibited more than...
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Peevees students don the role of UN leaders
Around 48 students from the three Peevees Schools don the role of UN leaders at the United Nations Simulation Conference 2013. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH – Al Khozama International School hosted the...
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Our Mission in a Picture
IMC’s photography competition encouraged youth to project the mission of a hospital Abdulaziz Muhammad (center) receives his award from CEO of IMC Dr. Walid Fitahi (right). — Courtesy photosAmal...
View ArticleHai’a chase victim refuses to waive her rights
Ali Saman Okaz/Saudi GazetteBAHA — Saeed Al-Ghamdi has denied that his sister Sameera will waive her rights for justice following the death of her husband.The woman’s husband died during a hot pursuit...
View ArticleEgyptian lawyers team up to help community
Samar YahyaSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — The Egyptian Association of Legal Advisers held a meeting at the Egyptian Consulate in Jeddah to review their achievements during the past year that included providing...
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Alwaleed meets Philippe de Fontaine Vive
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh on Sunday Philippe de Fontaine Vive, Vice President of European Investment Bank (EIB), who was...
View ArticleSaudi women and the economy
Abdo KhalOkaz newspaperAny society needs its intellectual wealth in order to achieve development and progress. Human resources should be trained to undertake their respective roles in the process of...
View ArticleWhen criminals become victims
Saleh Al-TurigeeOkaz newspaperYOU can compensate a man whose money, land or car has been stolen but you cannot compensate a man for the lost years of his life.This recently happened to a prisoner,...
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