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28 March 2024

Saudi journalist escapes death in desert

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A Saudi journalist escaped death of thirst when he was saved by the civil defence after his car got stuck in the sand in the heart of the desert while on a media assignment.

Waleed Al Rukhaimi, an editor at the mass circulation Arabic language Okaz newspaper was heading to cover a land dispute in a desert area when he lost his way and his car got stuck in the sand.

“Waleed spent hours in the desert trying to come back but he could not…he tried to use his mobile phone but the network was very weak…he later managed to get to a friend who called the civil defence,” Okaz said, adding that he was taken to hospital.