Blacksmith arrested in Riyadh for working as dentist

Doha: Saudi Arabian authorities arrested a blacksmith for working as a dentist in a private clinic in Riyadh.

Health authorities said on their website that “Riyadh Health Ministry, in cooperation with the security services, seized expatriate workers who operated a dental clinic in one of the popular neighborhoods in the south of Riyadh.” A foreign worker, who is a blacksmith by profession, was caught working as dentist in a private clinic and as per local media reports the clinic did not have license to operate.