Fortune-teller gets five years in jail
MADINAH — A fortune-teller who used a coffee cup reading method to defraud people has been sentenced to five years in prison. The 54-year-old Arab woman fooled her victims to believe that she...
View ArticleThree killed in horrific accident
ABHA — Three people were killed and five others seriously injured in a pile-up on Aqbatshiar-Mahayil Road on Friday. A sedan crashed into a fuel truck after its driver lost control while...
View ArticleScaffolding collapse injures construction workers
TAIF – Two Pakistani construction workers sustained severe head trauma after they lost balance and fell from a scaffolding, according to Taif Civil Defense spokesman Col. Nasser Al-Shareef....
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Border Guards rescue 3 from leaking boat
Border Guard divers administer first aid to the boy who was rescued from the sea off Thuwwal. – Okaz photo JEDDAH — Border Guard divers rescued three Saudis and a teenager off the...
View ArticleSpecial courts to deal with disputes over house rents
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Sources at the Ministry of Housing said there is high level of coordination between the ministry and the Justice Ministry to refer rent dispute cases to special...
View ArticleStudents present teacher with truck
TAIF – Abdullah Abed Al-Harbi, a teacher who spent the past 40 years teaching in Umm Al-Doum, Hafr Kishb and Nimran schools in Al-Muwaih, was honored Friday night at a retirement ceremony....
View ArticleEP jewelers expose fake gold shipment
DAMMAM – Jewelers in the Eastern Province discovered large quantities of fake gold ornaments imported from a foreign country. Chairman of the Gold Committee at Asharqiyah Chamber of Commerce...
View Article23 percent of Saudis suffer from asthma
TABUK – Professor and consultant in pediatric chest diseases at King Saud University’s College of Medicine said 23 percent of Saudi nationals, especially children, suffer from...
View ArticleBody to protect rights of working women
RIYADH — The second forum on the rights and duties of working women recommended the establishment of a national commission to protect the rights of Saudi working women. The commission will be...
View Article102 dengue cases in Jeddah in 4 weeks
JEDDAH – At least 102 people have been afflicted with dengue fever in the past four weeks, according to weekly reports issued by the Directorate of Health Affairs. Jeddah Municipality and...
View ArticleBefore phosphine kills our kids
Turki Al-Dakheel Okaz A FEW days ago, some young Saudis posted a documentary titled “Phosphine” on YouTube. The film, directed by novice Abdurahman Sandagji, speaks about the deadly...
View ArticleDo we need an assembly plant?
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh India’s largest automobile company, Tata Motors, has decided to establish its third largest automobile manufacturing plant in the Eastern Province. The proposed plant...
View ArticleGarbage containers ‘source of epidemics’
Mohammad Dawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The chairwoman of the Saudi Society for Environmental Sciences (SENS) has warned that garbage containers can be a source of pollution and...
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Campaign seeks to promote tolerance among youth
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A 68-day youth ethics campaign promoting tolerance in society was launched in Jeddah on Thursday by the non-profit organization Rekaaz. The campaign,...
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Female flight dispatchers ‘denied jobs in Saudia’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) told five female flight dispatchers who hold licenses from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) that it cannot offer...
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A man’s battle for identity after sex change operation
Badur Al-Huwayel Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A man in his 30s who underwent a sex change operation in 2010 complained that he had not received his new ID although he applied for it more than...
View Article‘Homesick’ Filipino deported a day after arrival
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A Filipino domestic helper recruited to work for a Saudi family here was sent back a day after she arrived in the Kingdom because she complained of...
View ArticleHarsher penalties sought for sellers of killer chemical
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Selling aluminum phosphide, a cheap and commonly used pesticide that can prove deadly if inhaled, is not a mere violation but a major crime because the deadly...
View ArticleMan shot in the pelvis
JAZAN — A young man was in the pelvis on Sunday and airlifted to King Fahd Central Hospital, said Jazan Red Crescent spokesman Yasser Al-Nemi. Initially, the man arrived at Al-Khobar Hospital...
View ArticleMan stabs younger brother over money
MAKKAH – An Arab expatriate was arrested for stabbing his younger brother over a money dispute, according to Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The younger brother was rushed to...
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