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Saudi Gazette report AL-AHSA — Although they hold diplomas in different fields, some Saudi women who could not obtain jobs that match their qualifications found themselves in a situation that forced them to work as cleaners, Alsharq daily reported Sunday.  Most of

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  Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmad Kidwai (center) addresses the Lead 2020 training program at the Indian Consulate in Jeddah Thursday. From left: Salah Karadan, Dr. Ismail Maritheri, Alungal Muhammad, Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, V.P. Muhammad Ali and Abdul Lathief Parappurath. — Courtesy photo   Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette

Alwaleed receives the Duke of Westminster

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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Maj. Gen. Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster. They discussed the importance of the long-established Saudi-British relations, as well as regional and international developments. The UK delegation included Andres Piennar, Adviser, Defense and National Rehabilitation Center (DNRC); Ka

Study says 86% expats earn less than SR2,000 a month

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — The vast majority of the estimated 9.2 million foreign workers in the Kingdom earn a monthly salary of less than SR2,000, according to a study compiled by a private academic center for training and human resources development. More than 60

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Abdulaziz Al-Suwaigh Al-Madinah A Saudi citizen was arrested by the US authorities when the passport police at Detroit Airport discovered that he had torn off a page from his passport and was carrying a pressure cooker in his luggage. The man is facing criminal charges, including giving false data, failure to explain why a

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  Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette   DHAHRAN — Students of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) bagged 31 percent of awards at engineering and basic science competitions held on the sidelines of the 4th scientific conference for higher education students hosted by the Makkah-based Um

SCTA, airlines braced for summer rush

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH – Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), on Sunday discussed with airline officials and tourism industry executives coordinated efforts to increase the capacity of domestic flights during summer vacation.

Stray camel kills man and mother

May 27, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Yehya A-Faifi and Khalid Al-Osaimi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  ABHA/ASIR – A man and his mother died on the spot after their vehicle hit a stray camel at Al-Dawadmi-Riyadh Expressway. Eyewitnesses said the speeding car could not avoid the camel which appeared suddenly in

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  Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Heated arguments were witnessed on Monday during the first session of a trial involving seven defendants accused of corruption that contributed to the Jeddah floods of 2009 and 2011. Two of the defendants, suspended top municipality officia

509 students honored at Joud Society’s annual gala

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — The Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation supported and sponsored the Joud Society’s annual ceremony for gifted students, children of limited income families and orphans held on Wednesday in the Eastern Province. The annual ceremony is part of the joint program

Philippine Embassy to visit Al-Khobar to provide status-rectification services

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   RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy will be in Al-Khobar on May 30-31 (Thursday and Friday) to extend services to Filipinos who need documents  to correct their status before July 3.  The services will be offered at Al-Jazeera International School in Al-Khobar, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 30 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May

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   JEDDAH — Results of the All India Senior Secondary Certificate (AISSC) Examinations for grade 12 conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in March-April-2013 was declared Monday. International Indian School - JEDDAH A total of 506 students had appeared for the examination fro

Jeddah hosts symposium on women’s inheritance rights

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — The Businesswomen’s Forum of the Eastern Province (BWF-EP) in cooperation with the law office of Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Qassim is sponsoring a one-day symposium on women and commercial inheritance and family law. The symposium, already held in Riyadh and A

New sewage lake forms in Bahra

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  Fahd Al-Mutairi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Residents of Bahra town are complaining about a lake that has formed in the area thanks to sewage water flowing from Hada town. The water has already formed a similar lake in south Jeddah’s Al-Khurmah neighborhood. A number of Bahra

Apartment used to pack fake perfume raided in Riyadh

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  Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette   RIYADH — Inspection squads from the Ministry of Commerce on Monday raided an apartment in Riyadh’s Laban area that was used by illegal laborers to pack counterfeit perfumes and label them so they looked like famous French brands. The ministry sa

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  Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette   DAMMAM — Inspection teams from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry stormed a warehouse in Dammam storing around 18,000 units of expired cosmetics. The case has been referred to the prosecution authorities. The goods were immediately

Unhygienic house used for preparing ice cream found

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  Nadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette   ABHA — Asir Municipality inspectors discovered a house in Abha’s Al-Samer district used by a well-known ice cream company to prepare and store ice cream. The house, which did not meet hygiene standards, was used as the main distribution point by t

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal inspects new King Abdul Aziz Airport project

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   JEDDAH – Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region inspected new King Abdul Aziz Airport project Monday. He toured the project that included the transport projects, airport entrances, terminals projects, control tower, work locations including services tunnels and parking lots. At the end of the tour, on hi

Rent eating away one-third of salaries

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  Ibrahim Shehab and Mohammad Al-Abdullah Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH/DAMMAM — Most Saudis have been coughing up one-third of their monthly salaries on house rent, recent statistics show. Owning a home has become a far-fetched dream of many, as land and construction costs have sky-rock

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  Saleh Ibrahim Al-Turigee Okaz newspaper   THE Ministry of Civil Service has announced that it has no vacancies for holders of higher degrees such as master's and PhD. The ministry said it has no influence over the universities to ensure that highly-educated people will join them. Undersecretary at the mini