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Articles of the author Okaz DHALAM
Drunk driver also did drugs
Police were called in to tackle a drunk driver causing panic on the Taif to Riyadh road on Wednesday. The jeep, which had reportedly been traveling at a “crazy speed” and swerving across the road forcing other cars to take evasive action, was (...)

05 - 02 - 2010
Barefoot trio mark Crown Prince's return
Three Saudis arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday having walked 350 km barefoot as a symbol of their joy at the return of Crown Prince Sultan to the Kingdom. Munif Al-Otaibi, Sultan Al-Otaibi and Muflih Al-Otaibi set out the previous Wednesday from Mugheib (...)

24 - 12 - 2009
Officials halt building work during school hours
Civil Defense, the Kingdom's authority for fire, safety and rescue services, has halted daytime construction work at a school in the region of Taif out of fear for the safety of pupils and staff. Officials ordered Taif's Educational Administration (...)

07 - 11 - 2009
SR200 smoking fine mooted
smoking laws are set to include fines of SR200 for smoking in public places, the head of the Ministry of Health Anti-Smoking Program has revealed. Majed Al-Muneef said this week that the new laws, which are currently being looked at by the Council (...)

22 - 10 - 2009
1,050 extra beds for hospitals planned
The Ministry of Health has numerous short and long term plans to address hospital waiting lists and overcrowding, the head of Health Affairs in Jeddah has said. Sami Badawoud said that long term plans include the opening of three new hospitals (...)

17 - 10 - 2009
Man arrested with schoolgirl
year-old man in the company of a schoolgirl to whom he has no legal or family relationship in Dhalam Wednesday. Patrols in the town said they had their suspicions raised by the motorist and when they requested identity papers it transpired that the (...)

16 - 10 - 2009
Clampdown on safety infractions
Fire officials issued warnings Wednesday morning to 25 businesses in Umm Daum for health and safety violations during inspections of 89 restaurants, food stores, petrol stations and other service outlets in the north of Taif. A spokesman said that (...)

16 - 10 - 2009
Event organizers alert: Apply early to get clearance
Those wanting to organize seminars, festivals, ceremonies, charity bazaars, social and community events should apply for permission well in advance, according to a circular from the Makkah Governorate. The circular was sent to regional offices and (...)

25 - 08 - 2009
Ban on non-Saudi Imams
Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has ordered that non-Saudis be barred from working as imams in the region's mosques after a large number of non-Saudi Imams were found to be working in places of worship in Al-Leith and Al-Qunfuda. Prince Khaled (...)

14 - 07 - 2009
Two accidents in camel collision
A man driving along a road in the north of Taif was taken to hospital Thursday night after colliding with a small group of camels. The driver failed to see the camels that had strayed onto the road in the darkness and crashed his vehicle. The (...)

23 - 05 - 2009
Ministry of Health issues smoking ban
Health Minister Abdullah Al-Rabeah notified Wednesday all hospitals and Health Affairs offices around the country of a ban on smoking at their premises. The ban applies to all offices pertaining to the ministry and public health sectors, and even (...)

08 - 05 - 2009
Weekend toll of five deaths, dozens injured
Three young men died Friday morning when their car was struck by a truck on the Al-Darb to Jizan road. Three others were injured in the collision. In Dhulum one person was killed and ten injured in two separate accidents, the first when a vehicle (...)

02 - 05 - 2009
Highway patrol tracks down HIV man
Highway police detained on the Taif to Riyadh road Friday an Indian man reportedly on the run from authorities after he discovered that he was infected with the HIV virus. Police were put on alert to locate the man and stopped him near Radhwan. He (...)

01 - 05 - 2009
Grave-digging sentence overruled
The Court of Cassation in Makkah has overruled the verdict sentencing a man to dig graves given previously by a court judge in Al-Muweih. The man, accused of shooting his maternal uncle, was ordered to dig ten graves in exchange for reducing his (...)

29 - 04 - 2009
Bilharzia, AIDS tests mandatory for Africans
The Passports Department has made AIDS and bilharzia tests compulsory for all African expatriates to renew their residence permits. The department's branches all over the Kingdom have started implementing the decision. Those infected will be (...)

18 - 04 - 2009
Mentally disturbed doctor to be deported
Sources said the Health Affairs Administration in Taif intends to cancel the contract with an Arab doctor who has been hospitalized and is receiving treatment at Shihar Psychiatric Hospital here. The hospital treats patients with severe (...)

01 - 02 - 2009
SR20,000 for information on stolen fuel tanker
The owner of a fuel tanker stolen from a gas station in Dhalam announced an award of SR20,000 for information leading to its return. Authorities continued their search for the tanker, which is worth SR150,000, with the owner's relatives (...)

31 - 01 - 2009
17 arrested on Taif-Riyadh road
Road Security patrols on Taif-Riyadh Road arrested 17 suspects wanted in criminal cases. The arrested included 10 suspects wanted by police in criminal cases, seven expatriates with forged residency documents, and five run-away workers. They were (...)

28 - 01 - 2009
Father a no-show at ‘Jew' slur hearing
Muwieh Court adjourned the disobedience case of a father suing his son for calling him a “Jew” Tuesday after the father failed to show up in court. The session was scheduled to deliver the verdict on the case. The plaintiff's lawyer presented what (...)

24 - 12 - 2008
Father takes son to court for ‘Jew' slur
A court in Muweih has postponed a case brought by a man against his son for disobedience and making violent threats. The court set Dec. 23 as the new date after the judge heard Sunday the testimonies of two witnesses for the father, who said that (...)

24 - 11 - 2008
Rangers to use firearms in ‘extreme cases'
National Park rangers are soon to be armed, Prince Bandar Bin Saud, Secretary General of the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development, has said. Prince Bandar emphasized that carrying of arms by rangers was in no way a green (...)

20 - 10 - 2008
Two held for possessing hashish and liquor
Two persons were arrested Sunday for possessing liquor, hashish and hallucination pills near Radwan Center on Taif-Riyadh Road. The strange behavior of the driver and other two occupants of the car when told to stop at a check point made the Roads (...)

26 - 08 - 2008
Wildlife protection boosted
Prince Bandar Bin Saud said the National Commission for Wildlife Protection and Development (NCWPD) now has expanded permissions to conduct search and seizure operations of endangered species being illegally traded. The NCWPD was given expanded (...)

14 - 08 - 2008
Car accident kills boy, and keeps village in the dark
An intermediate school student was killed and his brother was injured when their vehicle collided with a roadside power pole, Wednesday. The driver was reportedly said to have lost control of the car before hitting the pole in Jabbar village of (...)

07 - 06 - 2008
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