JAZAN — A student at Jazan University was killed and another was injured when their car overturned. They were on way to the university when their car swerved and overturned several times. Another secondary student was killed in car accident on the road between Rijal Almaa and Al-Darb. Witnesses said the victim was inspecting his car's engine
University student killed in accident
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Nation mourns Sheikh Al-Hussein
RIYADH — Funeral prayers were offered for Sheikh Saleh Al-Hussein at Al-Rajhi Mosque in Riyadh after Asr prayers on Sunday. Second Deputy Premier Prince Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz and several other princes and officials attended the prayers. Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, said the Islamic Umm
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Border Guard troops educate picnickers on lurking dangers
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Border Guard Directorate launched an awareness campaign on Saturday entitled “Security and safety for picnickers on sea shores”.
Brig. Gen. Muhammad Saad Al-Ghamdi, spokesman for the Border Guard, said the campaign comes as pa
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JIC welcomes new batch of SHARQ trainees
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The Jubail Industrial College has welcomed a new batch of English Program trainees from Eastern Petrochemical Company (SHARQ), an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). During an orientation program, the 30 trainees were gi
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Baby’s death: Hospital accused of negligence
MADINAH — A Saudi accused Madinah's Maternity and Children's Hospital of negligence resulting in the death of his daughter.
Turki Owaid said his newborn daughter had a hole in her stomach, and when he went to visit her, doctors prevented him from entering the nursery.
He explained to the doctor that he was the c
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Jeddah judge charged with forging 44 land deeds
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court is reviewing charges against a judge who was accused of forging land deeds and manipulating sentences.
The Control and Investigation Board accused the judge of forging 44 land deeds, abusing his official position and manipulati
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Women’s employment sparks online debate
Nadia Al-Fawaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — Saudi women have typically worked in fields such as medicine and teaching but with women’s unemployment at nearly 35 percent, the government is trying to create more jobs.
In recent years, Saudi nurses and cashiers have joined the workforce
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Citing neglect, residents of low-income Jazan district threaten legal action
Iftikhar Bahfain
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JAZAN — Municipality inspectors can be seen making their way through the narrow alleyways of Al-Sahel neighborhood. Armed with a can of red spray-paint, inspectors can be seen writing something on the façade of a dilapidated building: “15 days.&rdq
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Saudis complain of price discrimination abroad
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Many Saudis have complained that they are discriminated against when they travel abroad and claim that they are charged higher rates for accommodations and other services when compared with tourists from other countries.
They demand that the Saudi Commission for Tourism an
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Jeddah divers join cleanup drive on Shoaiba beach
Abdul Majeed Dawood JEDDAH — To mark the World Earth Day, the Association of Jeddah Divers organized a cleanup campaign on Shoaiba beach under the slogan “Protect My Environment, Protect Me.” The event had the support of Saudi Company for Engineering and Aviation Industry, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Ai
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Conference to spur tech capabilities in radiology
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has been strengthening its core capabilities and technologies in the field of radiology — a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat diseases visualized within the human body.
The Saudi Radiology Technologists Conference, now
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Makkah Emir to tour Kamel, Khulais today
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will make an inspection tour of Kamel and Khulais on Monday. The Emir is expected to open a number of development projects for which he laid corner stones during his visit to the governorates last year.
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Close shops early for Saudization to succeed
Abdulrahman Al-Alsheikh
Al-Riyadh
If the ministries of labor and commerce are serious about Saudizing jobs at stores in malls and shopping centers, then they should consider changing the work hours.
A Saudi man or woman cannot work until midnight or even 11 p.m. as is the case with the majority of store employees, most of wh
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We need a ministry for infrastructure
Khalaf Al-Harbi
Okaz
The floods that hit Jeddah in 2009 should have acted as a strong impetus to improve the infrastructure in all of our cities. Instead, we opted to do nothing. The result: More cities get flooded every year, just like Jeddah.
Now residents all over the Kingdom fear the ravages of floods and ra
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Prince Mishari Bin Saud inspects the Wadi Aqiq Dam
Emir of Baha Prince Mishari Bin Saud inspects the Wadi Aqiq Dam on Sunday. The authorities had sounded warning sirens after water in the dam rose to dangerous levels following torrential rains in the region. Civil Defense divers on Sunday recovered the body of one of three people believed to have drowned in a lake behind the dam. — SPA
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Fake degrees are doing brisk business
Khalid Tashkandi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With employers preferring highly qualified employees for their organization, some people have found an easy way to secure a master’s degree or a PHD to impress their bosses to obtain a promotion, or secure a good job. All one need
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‘You make every Saudi proud’
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Over 350 participants took part in the second National Productive Families Conference and Exhibition held at the Jeddah Hilton Hotel.
Inaugurated by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah province, the event was launched under the slogan &ldq
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CIB confirms travel documents of ‘Al-Khobar girl’ were forged
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Control and Investigation Board (CIB) has confirmed that the travel documents used to smuggle a Saudi woman who allegedly embraced Christianity out of the country last September were falsified, Al-Yaum newspaper reported.
The young woman, nicknamed &ldquo
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20 child abuse cases in Jeddah this month alone
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The head of the family protection unit at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital said there were more than 20 child abuse cases in Jeddah this month alone.
The cases included bodily violence and sexual assault of children of both sexes under the age of 1
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Pakistani poet compares Indian and Pakistani ‘Ghazal’ and ‘Mushairah’
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Tariq Sabzwari, a Pakistani poet, was recently invited by Syed Farid Hassan, finance secretary of the “Aalami Urdu Markaz Jeddah,” at a small private literary gathering. Sabzwari, a banker by profession and a qualified civil engi
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