Thermal insulation in 23 Saudi cities
RIYADH — Thermal insulation will be introduced as a compulsory measure on all buildings in 23 major cities. This should be similar to the government facilities...
View ArticleBetween Beijing and Brussels
Ruaa Sabri Okaz Last week, we witnessed two important events on protecting the consumer from commercial fraud and preventing the hazards of this economic menace...
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Border Guards launch female maritime safety body in Jeddah
Faisal Majrashi and Muna Al-Shareef Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Border Guards in Makkah region launched a female maritime safety...
View ArticleAlternative therapies for drugs await religious nod
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Alternative therapies like methadone, which can reduce heroin withdrawal symptoms, are still waiting for a religious decree to...
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3 die in a head-on collision between two cars
Three people were killed and three injured in a head-on collision between two cars on Al-Ula Road at Shajwa village, north of Madinah. Madinah Red Crescent spokesman, Mahmoud Khayyat, said...
View ArticleGuard stabbed in botched robbery
MADINAH — A security guard at King Fahd Hospital was seriously injured when robbers attempting to enter the hospital stabbed him multiple times. The acting head of the...
View ArticleFood poisoning at protection home
QURAYYAT, Al-Jouf — Eleven juveniles suffered from food poisoning after having dinner at the social protection home they were being housed at. The head of Qurayyat Health...
View ArticleFive injured in market scuffle
JAZAN — Five people were injured, two of them seriously, when an argument turned in a scuffle at the local livestock market. According to bystanders, the five men began...
View ArticleExpatriate rescued from drowning
DAMMAM — Search and rescue teams from the Border Guards rescued a Yemeni national from drowning. The Eastern Province Border Guards spokesman, Commander Khalid...
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Families dismayed as juveniles are lodged with prison inmates
Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A state of confusion and anxiety prevails among families of teenagers involved in traffic offenses when the...
View ArticleFake degrees: 36 Saudi engineers under scrutiny
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Thirty-six Saudi engineers have been referred to the Ministry of Interior for investigation due to suspicion that they are holding...
View ArticleFilipino dies while talking to wife on telephone
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Filipino worker in Jeddah collapsed and breathed his last while talking to his wife on the phone inside a...
View ArticleElevator accidents on the rise in Makkah
MAKKAH — Accidents on elevators in Makkah have steadily been rising in Makkah, a senior official has said. Col. Sami Al-Jad’ani, Makkah Civil Defense...
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Traffic awareness drive utilizes short video clips
Volunteers are cooperating with the traffic police by distributing leaflets at traffic lights, and issuing blank tickets to erring motorists. — Okaz photo Adel...
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Women designers to set up plant to make clothes
Wael Al-Khalid Okaz/Saudi Gazette TABUK — Several female Saudi fashion designers are planning to launch a design academy and set up a plant to...
View ArticleAmendments to health insurance system OK’d
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance (CCHI) has approved a number of amendments to health insurance system that go into...
View ArticleInfant baby girl found dead near a mosque
DHAHRAN — The Dhahran Police found the body of a newborn baby girl near a mosque, spokesman of the Eastern Province Police Col. Zuyad Al-Riqaiti said here on Saturday. He said the body has...
View ArticleFilipino arrested for killing a Briton
RIYADH — The police arrested a Filipino waiter for allegedly murdering a British male nurse of Filipino origin. The police said the suspect stabbed the 53-year-old victim in the neck and...
View ArticleGang of seven thieves busted
RIYADH — Riyadh Police on Saturday busted a seven-member gang of thieves for allegedly stealing more than SR3 million. The police said five gang members removed two automatic teller machines...
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