Madinah medical center saves Indonesian woman after her heart stopped for 8 minutes

Prince Mohammad bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madinah. (SPA)
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Updated 14 June 2023
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Madinah medical center saves Indonesian woman after her heart stopped for 8 minutes

  • Woman was transferred to hospital for a thorough medical examination

RIYADH: A medical team at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Medical Center in Madinah saved the life of an Indonesian woman whose heart stopped for 8 minutes after landing at the airport, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

After her condition stabilized, the woman was transferred to hospital for a thorough medical examination.

The medical center has received 90,104 pilgrims since the beginning of the Hajj season this year through the main center and temporary health units inside the airport, with 87,857 pilgrims benefiting from its preventive services, 2,218 being treated as patients and 29 being referred to a hospital for a treatment plan.

 
 


Saudi leaders send condolences to Kuwaiti emir after death of royal

Updated 17 December 2025
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Saudi leaders send condolences to Kuwaiti emir after death of royal

  • Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah died on Tuesday at the age of 67

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent messages of condolence and sympathy to Kuwait’s emir, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Wednesday following the death on Tuesday of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah at the age of 67.

They also offered their condolences to the family of the deceased, and the crown prince sent a separate message of sympathy to his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

On Tuesday, Kuwait marked the second anniversary of the death of former Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who ruled from Sept. 29, 2020, until his death on Dec. 16, 2023, at the age of 86.