Health Ministry tweets help deal with emergency cases
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Health Affairs has issued on its Twitter account a number of instructions to its followers on what to do when confronted with emergency...
View ArticleMan held after footballer’s house burgled
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police arrested a man who allegedly entered the apartment of an Ittihad player and stole SR100,000 and a T-shirt. Three weeks after the burglary at...
View ArticleKids in mixed marriages granted greater rights
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Directorate of Passports has begun the process of improving the status of children of Saudi women married to non-Saudis, a local newspaper...
View ArticleSaudi executed after 32 years on death row
Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The oldest prisoner in the Kingdom was executed on Tuesday. Abdullah Fandi Al-Shammary, a Saudi, killed another citizen 32 years ago by repeatedly...
View ArticlePhysicians to pay for certificate verification
Majed Al-Seqairi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) has said medical practitioners will have to pay a one-time additional fee of between SR380...
View ArticleIndonesian President in Madinah
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono greets the Prophet (peace be upon him) after praying at his mosque in Madinah on Tuesday. — SPA
View ArticleUniversities told to focus on optometry to aid Saudization
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Investors in the optical sector have called on the Ministry of Higher Education and Saudi universities to establish specialist departments and start...
View ArticleDrug addicts without ‘Hope’
Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz newspaper The Ministry of Health has spent billions of riyals over the past few years to build new hospitals and health centers. These projects, however, do not include any...
View ArticleSave their eyesight before it is too late
Abdullah Abu Al-Samh Okaz newspaper It is a great shame that our rich society, which donates tens of millions of riyals as diyyah (blood money) to rescue a murderer from the sword, refuses to extend...
View ArticleCenter demands couple’s arrest over child abuse
Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The director of the Jeddah Social Protection Committee (JSPC) has called on the authorities to arrest a couple who allegedly burned their...
View ArticleMotorist threatened with knife, car burned
QATIF — Two men threatened a car driver with a knife and set his car on fire in Qatif. The man’s brother said that there were no clear reasons why the victim was targeted. A...
View ArticleMan hangs himself in Sabya
JAZAN — A Saudi in his 30s committed suicide by hanging himself with a rope from a ceiling fan in his house in Sabya governorate. Spokesman for Jazan police Col. Awadh Al-Qahtani said the...
View ArticleSeven of a family killed in accident
AL-JOUF — Seven members of the same family died when their car collided head-on with a truck on Khawa road, east of Sakaka. Another occupant in the car was seriously injured. Spokesman for...
View ArticleStudent suspected in Najran murder
NAJRAN — A student at King Khaled University in Najran shot and killed a fellow student on Tuesday. He allegedly dumped his body behind a petrol station on Al-Jamiah Road. Police were told by...
View ArticleFleeing murder suspect caught near border
NAJRAN — A Border Guard patrol team arrested a man who was wanted in a murder case while attempting to flee the country. Border Guard spokesman Brig. Gen. Muhammad Al-Ghamdi said a patrol...
View Article50 hospitalized with food poisoning
SAMTAH — Fifty people suffered from food poisoning after eating at a restaurant in Samtah. Samtah General Hospital treated 26 cases, while the other cases were taken to different hospitals in...
View ArticleAlKhobar restaurants adopt ‘no kids allowed’ policy
Shahd Alhamdam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A large number of families in AlKhobar, Dammam, have expressed disappointment over a new policy, adopted by restaurant owners and not...
View ArticleCooperative society embarks on ambitious projects
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Several ventures initiated by a cooperative society, established by expatriates and the Gulf returnees, gained steam in the southern Indian state of...
View ArticleSpring to Style with the Splash SS’13 Collection
JEDDAH – While globalization has made it such that fashion transcends climatic seasons, each season still brings with it some overarching trends which encompass the catwalks. As Spring...
View ArticleExpatriates say children lack adequate access to educational opportunities
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Expatriate families living in Makkah and Madinah have long complained that they face significant problems accessing quality educational...
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