Design of new airport in Abha finalized

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Nadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — Design for the new Abha airport have been finalized and preparations are under way to offer the project for tender, according to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA). The project will have to be completed within two years, said Dr. Faisal Bin Muham

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Paris-based institute hopes to make big gains with Saudi help

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The president of the Paris-based Institute du Monde Arabe, also known as the Arab World Institute, lauded a 1 million euro (about SR5 million) donation from the Kingdom to renovate the front part of the institute’s building. At a press conference in

A clarification

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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The translation of the Education Ministry SMS, which was published in Saudi Gazette on April 30, Tuesday, should have read “… to allow Maharim (women dependents) to work at schools” instead of “… to allow housewives to work at schools.” A corrected version is printed (in picture)

Blame game as bodies remain on road

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  TAIF — Two men who were killed in a traffic accident remained on the accident site for more than two hours. Several government bodies blamed each other for the delay. The municipality said it only deals with cases within the city while cases outside city limits are dealt with by security authorities. The Red Crescent said they are not allowed to tr

Daughter mistakenly shoots elderly father

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ONAIZAH — A man in his sixties was accidentally shot in the head by his daughter during an outing in the desert. Qassim police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Habdan said the man was cleaning his gun, when his daughter asked to try it. The man pulled out the gun magazine and handed the gun to his daughter. The daughter pulled the trigger, and a bullet in the chamb

Two men arrested for raping runaway maid

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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AL-RAS — Police have detained two young men for alleged sexual assault of a runaway housemaid. Qassim police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Habdan said the housemaid ran away from her sponsor’s house, when he and his son had left for work in the morning. A young man offered to drive her to her destination. His accomplice followed them, and they headed to a

Woman stabs herself outside rehab center

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — A young woman stabbed herself in front of the Al-Amal Hospital for Rehabilitation. Red Crescent spokesman Saeed Al-Ghamdi said the Red Crescent had responded to a call regarding the incident. A police patrol was already at the scene, and the Red Crescent examined the woman and found her to be mentally unstable and should be taken to hospital. The

Six shops gutted in Al-Ahsa fire

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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HOFUF — Six auto spare parts shops were destroyed in a fire in the industrial area of Al-Ahsa. The fire affected a 2,800 square meter area.  Three people were treated on site for smoke inhalation, and no other injuries were reported.

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IFF conducts career guidance program

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The India Fraternity Forum (IFF) organized a career guidance program in association with ACCESS India, in which speakers from various professions and faculties shared valuable information on different courses and career prospects with a large group of students. Mohammed Raghib Qureshi, Head of Chancery & Consul Educat

Poetry is what evokes the senses — Quadri

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Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Indian poet Yousuf Quadri defines poetry as an element that can evoke the senses. For him, poetry also has to be something complex, which deems interpretation. In one of his own poems, Quadri writes: Jo samajh me aaye assani ke saath

When graphic design meets culture

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Laura Bashraheel Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Art has always been a way to express different social, individual and political attitudes. Graphic design conveys the social and cultural beliefs of political and social issues. Recently, Mohammad Sharaf, a graphic designer from Kuwait, designed an image of a v

Zamil to hire Saudi fresh graduates

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Zamil Industrial Investment Company (Zamil Industrial) and Dammam College of Technology entered into a cooperation agreement on Sunday to support the recruitment of Saudi graduates certified in specific disciplines at the company’s various branches in Saudi Arabia. The picture shows Abdul Mohsen A. Al-Ghamdi, Zamil Industrial’s vice president for corporate administr

Indian scholars visit King Faisal Research Center

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Prince Khaled Bin Saud Al-Faisal, foreign relations manager at King Faisal Research and Islamic Center, receives Sheikh Abubakr Ahmed, general secretary of All India Scholars Council, and the delegation accompanying him at the headquarters of King Faisal Foundation in Riyadh. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report

Expo highlights innovation in special education techniques

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Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The importance of developing innovative methods to teach children with disabilities was highlighted at a special education (SPED) exhibition held at Dar Al-Hekma (DAH) College on Monday and Tuesday. Attended by parents and teachers, the exhibit aimed to showcase

Over 100 illegals netted in Makkah passport raids

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The passport police nabbed more than 100 illegal foreigners who had taken refuge in several neighborhoods of Makkah. Maj. Gen. Faisal Al-Swailim led the campaign, which was launched Tuesday morning. Officers identified the locations of illegal workers and kept t

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‘Mahram’ for nursery schools

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Aliyah Al-Shalhoub Al-Riyadh The Ministry of Education announced new conditions for Saudi women who want to invest in children’s nurseries. It is well known that there is a lack of opportunities for setting up nursery schools under the Ministry of Education. Such schools are just a few compared to general education schools.

GCC chief slams Khamenei over interference in Bahrain

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has condemned remarks by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Bahrain and its people during a recent conference in Iran. Al-Zayani dismissed the statements Khamenei made at the “Muslim Sch

Brain-dead Saudi’s organs save four lives

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A brain-dead Saudi man’s organs have saved the lives of three Saudis and an Emirati patient. The man’s family donated both of his kidneys, heart and liver to the needy patients, Al-Yaum newspaper reported Tuesday. King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh performed

Court hands down death sentence to pedophile

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many parents in the city breathed a sigh of relief after the Jeddah General Court handed down the death sentence to a pedophile who had a long history of kidnapping and raping young girls. The man, known as “the human wolf,” was found guilty

Prince Muhammad Bin Naif honored by Dr. Yury Fedotov

April 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Minister of Interior Prince Muhammad Bin Naif honors Dr. Yury Fedotov, executive director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), at the opening of a regional seminar on combating drugs in Riyadh on Tuesday. — SPA