JEDDAH — Two women suffered smoke inhalation during a fire that erupted at the 121 Elementary School for Girls in Jeddah’s Al-Ajwad neighborhood. The fire erupted during a graduation ceremony of sixth grade students that was attended by a number of mothers. Staff were successful in evacuating the school of its 358 students. Makkah Civil Defen
School fire disrupts graduation event
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Purse-snatcher trio arrested
JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah detained two Yemeni men and a woman in connection with a series of muggings. The police acted on reports that two men were snatching mobile phones and wallets from others by pretending to accidentally bump into them. Police were monitoring two suspects when one of them pretended to bump into a Sudanese resident. They both fell do
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New Al Wurood’s KG play area launched
JEDDAH — Kausar Kidwai, the wife of Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, opened recently the KG play area of New Al Wurood International School for Girls, Jeddah. Accompanied by Principal Sreedevi Menon, Head Girl Shaima Ashraf, and Asst. Head Girl Dina Yoosof, Kidwai toured the play area and praised the school authorities for readying
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PISJ-ES aims to create largest Pakistan flag
JEDDAH — Pakistan International School Jeddah - English Section (PISJ-ES) took the initiative to create the largest flag of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan with thumb impressions in the flag’s colors. The students and the faculty members of started off with the first phase of the patriotic event Saturday by gathering in the PISJ-ES
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My Diabetes Story Community
JEDDAH — Following its launch in November 2012, the “My Diabetes Story” Community, an online network led by diabetics exclusively for diabetics in the Middle East, has rapidly grown as over 1000 members have registered. Led by “My Diabetes Story” Ambassadors from across the region, this community is a platform for pa
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Saudi abaya brand goes international
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — On a starlit Jeddah night last week, businesswomen, co-workers, friends, family, admirers, and members of the media gathered around Manar Alrawi to congratulate her on her newly found success, and to catch a peak of Alrawi’s first ever fashion catalog featuring a stylish co
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Racing against time
Ramzi Abdul Jabar Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Most foreign consulates in Jeddah are swamped with applications of their nationals who want to correct their status before the grace period ends. Most workers have been racing against time to get their status rectified and benefit from the decisions issued
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Citizen waits in vain for 33 years for a land grant
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Abdullah Al-Qarni, from the Eastern Province, was relieved when he won a case against the Dammam municipality compelling it to grant him a piece of land. After 26 years of litigation, the administrative court ruled out that he should be given a plot of la
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Students see pills as study aid
Maryam Al-Sagheer and Iftikhar Bahfain
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH/JAZAN — The assistant general manager for preventive affairs at the General Directorate for Narcotics Control said school examinations provide a fertile ground for drug dealing among students.
Abdul
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Four rescued after boat breakdown
TABUK — Border Guard rescuers saved four men from drowning after their boat broke down and they lost their way back offshore. Spokesman Col. Abdullah Al-Gharir said the emergency room received a call from one of the men asking for help after they lost their way in the middle of the sea. A patrol boat was dispatched searching for the men who
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Housemaids get jail, lashes for black magic
RIYADH — The General Court in Riyadh sentenced two Asian housemaids to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for practicing black magic. A Saudi filed a complaint with the police station and said his two housemaids used black magic to cause great harm to his family members. Police arrested both housemaids and found them with talismans. The jud
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5 Asians die in traffic accidents
DAWADMI — Three Asian workers died when their car hit a light pole on Buraidah road. The driver was traveling at high speed and lost control. All three men were killed on the spot. Firefighters and rescuers had to use cutting equipment to free the bodies trapped inside the wreckage and take them to the nearby hospital. In Al-Majardah governo
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Five executed for murder, robbery
JAZAN — Five Yemenis convicted of killing a Saudi and forming a gang that committed robberies across several towns in the Kingdom was executed in Jazan Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said that Khaled, Adel and Qassem Saraa, three brothers, as well as Saif Ali Al-Sahari and Khaled Showie Al-Sahari had formed a gang that com
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Youth opens fire in Al-Laith hospital
AL-LAITH — Police arrested a young man who stormed into the General Hospital in Al-Laith and opened fire randomly. Hospital director said the young man threatened the security guard at the gate with a gun. He then entered the hospital’s premises and headed to the second floor. When a group of security guards tried to stop him, he shot
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Two robbers killed in shootout
Ahmad Abdullah
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Two criminals were killed in an exchange of fire with security men in the Eastern Province. Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Rogaiti, spokesman of Eastern Province (EP) police, said that the security patrol teams spotted the criminals riding a robbed car in a desert area in
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Five anti-drug officers held over fatal chase
Ali Samman
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
AL-BAHA — Police in Al-Baha arrested five anti-drug officers over their alleged involvement in a car chase that ended in the death of a young man.
Spokesman Lt. Col. Saad Tarad said officers got suspicious about a vehicle driven by a young man. They as
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Woman missing for 7 months surfaces at Abha care home
Saudi Gazette report
ABHA — A Saudi woman in her 20s who was reported missing by her family has surrendered to the Girls’ Care Home in Abha run by the Social Affairs Administration in Asir region.
The woman had disappeared from her family home in Khamis Mushayt about seven mo
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Prince Alwaleed receives Malian Ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives Malian Ambassador Mohamed Mahmoud Ben Labat at his office in Riyadh. They discussed social and economic issues as well as investment opportunities in Mali. The ambassador thanked Prince Alwaleed for his philanthropic contributions to his country. The prince also accepted an invitation from th
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‘Time is of the essence’
JEDDAH — Philippine officials reiterated their call on Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia to take advantage of the three-month grace period and guidelines issued by the Saudi government. Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz, Secretary of the Philippine Department of Labor and Employment, strongly urged all illegal overseas Filipino worker
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Ministry decision sparks new debate on women’s sports
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — A number of female academics have said the Ministry of Education’s plans to introduce physical education at private schools for girls need exhaustive study as it is a sensitive issue.
While calling for suitable sports facilities to be provided, the acad
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