Over 600 stem cell donors in four days
RIYADH – The stem cell donation campaign organized by King Abdullah Center for Medical Research, represented by the Saudi Register for Stem Cell Donors, in cooperation with the Nursing Club...
View ArticleEmbassies commend housemaids' center
RIYADH — Representatives of a number of foreign embassies in Saudi Arabia have commended a special center established to care for housemaids and give them all their rights before they leave...
View ArticleSpecial system to verify deeds mulled
HAIL — The Ministry of Justice is considering establishing a special system to verify suspicious deeds that have been purportedly issued by the ministry, Al-Watan reported Sunday quoting...
View Article420 banned titles seized from book fair
RIYADH — Authorities have confiscated over 10,000 copies of 420 books from the Riyadh Book Fair, which concluded Friday. Most of the books were seized for their blasphemous content. Over...
View ArticleYoung man found dead outside shop
MAKKAH — Police were alerted to a body that was found outside a shop on Rei Thakher Street in Makkah. Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi, spokesman for Makkah Police, said a forensics team was...
View ArticleJeddah’s Red Sea Mall celebrates 6th birthday
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Scores of Red Sea Mall’s visitors celebrated the sixth anniversary of one of the most popular shopping and entertainment centers in western Saudi...
View Article‘Tanda Putera’ screened at Malaysia Film Night in Jeddah
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — As part of the 7th Asian Film Festival 2014, organized by the Asian Consuls General Club (ACGC), the Malaysian documentary film “Malaysia, your...
View ArticleCivil Affairs denies banning baby names
RIYADH – The Civil Affairs Department has not issued any list banning certain baby names, according to spokesman Muhammad Al-Jasser. Some social media websites claimed that the department...
View ArticleGrand Mufti falls in toilet, breaks pelvis
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh broke his pelvis after falling in his bathroom and was rushed to the General Security Hospital in Riyadh where he is being...
View ArticleNew rules for nurseries in government schools
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The nurseries that are attached to government-run primary, intermediate and secondary schools should consist of ideally three rooms and be located on the ground...
View ArticleMadinah region mayoralty hands over millions of square meters of land
MADINAH – The mayor of Madinah region Dr. Khaled Abdulqader Taher confirmed the mayoralty’s support for all government authorities by allocating the required sites in Madinah and...
View ArticleFather blames negligence for boy drowning in septic tank
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The father of a boy who drowned in a septic tank on Thursday claimed the emergency services’ negligence was the reason his son died. Jalal Al-Zabidi...
View ArticleSchools told to give judicial education
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A lawyer has called on schools to teach about judicial matters. Nasr Al-Barakati called for programs and symposiums to educate members of the public of their...
View ArticleWomen impersonators exposed
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Justice has uncovered 10 cases of women impersonating other women in various courts last year, local daily Al-Watan reported Sunday quoting...
View ArticleWhat will you do after nine when shops close?
Khalaf Al-Harbi Okaz Most of us are night owls who do not like to go to bed early. I believe we were born without biological clocks. We sleep whenever we want and get up only when we are exhausted by...
View ArticleHospitals preempt malpractice suits by asking patients to sign disclaimers
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Victims of medical mistakes can no longer sue hospitals because they have already been made to sign a disclaimer relieving the hospital from the responsibility...
View ArticleFive arrested for stabbing teenager
RAFHA – A teenager was stabbed several times and left close to death by five young men following an argument, according to Northern Borders Police spokesman Brig. Bandar Al-Ayda. All suspects...
View ArticleRiyadh Police nab gang of robbers
RIYADH — Police arrested two Saudis and a Yemeni who allegedly assaulted many men and women and robbed them of their possessions on the streets. The gang members also stole cars at gunpoint...
View ArticleMan loses life in house collapse
RIYADH – A Yemeni construction worker died on Sunday when the mud house he lived in collapsed on him while he was renovating the house. His friends tried to rescue him but were forced to call...
View ArticleIndian gets four years in prison for extortion
JEDDAH — An Indian expatriate has been sentenced to four years in prison and 1,500 lashes in addition to a SR50,000 fine for blackmailing several Saudi women who he worked for as a driver. He...
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