TAIF — Three youths entered a Red Crescent center in Al-Faisaliah neighborhood of Taif and threatened the employees with a gun before fleeing in an unmarked car. Their motives are not known and police have begun searching for the culprits. This is the second incident of its kind involving the Red Crescent. Three months ago four youths were arrested for at
Youths attack Red Crescent post
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1 death, 17 injuries in Corniche accident
JEDDAH — One passenger was killed and 17 others were injured when a truck collided with a small car on Jeddah's Corniche road. Makkah Red Crescent spokesman Ali Al-Ghamdi said eight ambulances were sent to the area and provided first aid to the injured. Eleven of the injured were taken to King Fahd Hospital while the rest were treated on site.
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Gang in school break-ins busted
MAKKAH — Police in Makkah arrested five Saudis for allegedly breaking into a number of schools and stealing equipment. Police said two members of the self-styled Sakwa gang were 17 years old while the other three were 24 years old. Makkah police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdulmuhsen Al-Maiman said the gang stole presentation equipment, computers and mobile phone
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Rehab worker averts catastrophe
MADINAH — Patients at a rehabilitation center for the disabled were saved from food poisoning when an employee noticed the cheese in meals prepared for patients had gone off. Managers at Madinah Rehabilitation Center were informed and they immediately withdrew the meal before it reached any of the 720 patients. The center's manager Ahmad Al-Senani said in
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SEC signs SR1.37b power contracts
RIYADH – The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed contracts to set up two power transmission plants and purchase five gas-powered generating units. The deals come within a program for boosting electricity generation to meet growing demand. The total cost of the contracts was put at SR1.376 billion. The 380/132kV transmission plants will be set up in
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Witness absence again delays Haia assault case
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — For the sixth time, the Jeddah Administrative Court had to adjourn on Sunday a case involving two members of the Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) because witnesses failed to appear.
The two members have been accused of hit
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Help sought to shift campers outside Philippine mission
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy and the Consulate called on the leaders of the various Filipino organizations to help them persuade the undocumented women camping beside the consulate to move to the temporary shelter offered to them.
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BIP to investigate sexual abuse of girl by father
Ashwag Al-Tuwairqi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The General Court in Makkah has referred a custody case involving a 15-year-old girl to the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution (BIP) after the girl's mother submitted evidence proving the father attempted to sexually abuse his daughter.
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101,000 drug-related arrests in 3 years
RIYADH — Assistant Director General of the Anti-Drugs Directorate Abdulilah Al-Shareef said 101,000 people were detained in drugs-related cases over the past three years. Half of the accused were Saudis and the confiscated drugs consisted of 138 million Captagon pills, 88 tons of hashish, and 319 kilos of heroin. During the past year, 300 women, of which
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Princess Hessa to honor long-serving MoH women staff
Saeed Al-Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Under the support of Princess Hessa Al-Shaalan, wife of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, female employees who have served the Ministry of Health for 20 years or more will be honored at a function here on Monday.“We highly praise t
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Jordanian minister commends Saudi efforts to serve pilgrims
Ahmad Abdullah
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Muhammad Nooh, Jordanian Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, said Saudi Arabia is at the forefront of advanced nations in terms of culture and development.
The Jordanian minister also lauded the great honor and responsibility that’s being shouldered
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Embrace essence of Islamic salutation
Muhammad Al-Quwaiz
Al-Riyadh
The following situation has become a common occurrence that we have all witnessed at some point or another.
A person says the Islamic greeting, “Peace be on you” accompanied by a smile, and steps into a public building such as a bank, hospital or government department. His smile qui
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KFUPM eyes research tie-ups with two global universities
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DHAHRAN — King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) is to work with two international universities in research, it was announced on Sunday. In its fifth board meeting for this academic year, chaired by KFUPM Rector Khaled Bin Saleh Al-Sultan and attended by
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Saudis fall victim to car scams in Greece
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Twelve Saudis in Greece and Cyprus have fallen victim to a scam involving fake car deals.
Prince Nayef Bin Mishari Al-Saud, official in charge of public relations and citizens affairs at the Saudi Embassy in Athens, said the victims were swindled out of SR60,000 to SR300,000.
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Crowding at accident scenes criticized
Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A fire in Jeddah’s Al-Safa district caused panic after residents from neighboring areas gathered at the scene. The chaos was criticized by local residents. Saeed Amtullah, a 48-year-old Saudi living in the district, said: "Pe
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Woman suspects husband in son's murder
Abdullah Al-Yahya
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
ABHA — The mother of a murdered child approached the Asir governorate demanding an autopsy because she believes her husband, who hastily buried the body, was responsible for her son's death.
She also asked for protection from the father of the child, identified as M
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Registration of Indians hit 60,000; but minister mum on air tickets
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Nearly 60,000 Indians have so far registered at the Indian Embassy, Riyadh and Jeddah Consulate General to return home by taking advantage of the grace period given by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, said Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs.
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Pakistani illegals urged to register with consulate
Mahmood Hasan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Consul General of Pakistan has urged nationals living in the Kingdom without proper paperwork to register with the Pakistani Consulate as early as possible. Addressing a press conference at his office Sunday, Aftab Ahmed Khokher sai
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KFSH Dammam to take part in e-health summit
DAMMAM — King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam is one of the major participators at the two-day Middle East Electronic Health Summit, which starts at Riyadh’s Four Seasons Hotel Tuesday.
The summit is organized by the Ministry of Health and the Middle East Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
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Saudi students in US flaunt patriotic fervor
Faiza Rizvi Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — They may be living thousands of miles away from their motherland, but their hearts stay connected to their country. Unlike many international students who gradually tend to forget their culture living away from country, Saudi students at the University of Colorado Bo
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