Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Ali, a Pakistani national, was born and raised in Saudi Arabia. He went to Pakistan to obtain his bachelor’s degree, then traveled to the USA to pursue his master’s and returned to the Kingdom three months ago, confident of being hired immediately.
Labor laws leave young expats struggling for jobs
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Search for a govt dept that never sleeps
Khalaf Al-Harbi
Okaz
THE book "Glimpses of Thought," written by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, contains all the ideas and thoughts presented by him during the recent 2013 government dialogue meeting held in Dubai. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed
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Saudis make a fast buck as expats crowd Jawazat
A foreign woman, who on Sunday fainted after waiting for hours in long queue under scorching sun and heavy rush in front of Jeddah’s Abruq Al-Raghama Passports Department office, is being given first aid by other women and volunteers. — Okaz photo Ibrahim Shihab Okaz/Saudi Gazette  
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5 years in jail, 500 lashes for blackmailing woman for sex
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Riyadh District Court has sentenced a Saudi to five years in prison and 500 lashes for attempting to blackmail a woman into sleeping with him.
He had obtained photos and recordings of the woman and threatened to upload the photos on the I
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Several arrested in raid on liquor den
JEDDAH — Special police teams have detained a number of people who were running a liquor distillery in Briman neighborhood. The suspects, believed to be Ethiopian nationals, were caught filling hooch in water bottles, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. A municipality spokesman said the local body will continue monitoring such sites and tackle th
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Six hurt in Riyadh apartment fire
RIYADH — A fire in a Riyadh apartment injured six members of a family. All six victims were taken from the apartment in the Al-Ghubaira neighborhood to hospital. Two of the injured were in serious condition. In another fire, three Civil Defense firefighters suffered smoke inhalation while battling a warehouse house in Rafha. The Civil Defens
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Two Jordanians rescued in desert
DAMMAM — Border Guard search and rescue teams located two missing Jordanian nationals in Dammam’s Empty Quarter after a five-hour search. Spokesman for Eastern Province Border Guard Col. Khalid Al-Arqoubi said his forces received notification from Saudi Aramco that two of its employees had gone missing in the Empty Quarter. Their vehic
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Expat falls down elevator shaft
MADINAH — A Nigerian resident was killed when he fell down an elevator shaft at a hotel in Madinah’s central area.
Madinah police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said the victim was 57 and that the hotel was being demolished to make way for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque.
The body was taken to the
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Buildings evacuated after tanker blaze
NAJRAN — A fuel tanker caught fire while unloading at a fuel station in Najran, Al-Yaum newspaper reported Tuesday. Spokesman for Najran Civil Defense Lt. Col. Ali Al-Shahrani said the station’s fuel tank and other nearby vehicles also caught fire. Nearby apartments and shops were evacuated as a precautionary measure until the fire was
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Officer jailed for tampering with fingerprints
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Riyadh District Court has sentenced a security officer to three years in prison and 250 lashes for tampering with the fingerprints of departing workers.
The passport authorities observed a security officer manipulating the fingerprint pro
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NSHR demands probe after passport officer filmed beating visitors
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has asked the General Directorate of Passports to question an officer who was apparently recorded beating visitors with his belt, Al-Yaum newspaper reported Tuesday.
The officer was videoed in Jeddah's fingerprinting cen
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Not sure where to grab a bite? Find out at Jeddahfood.com
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — If you’re having a hard time deciding where to head out for a perfect weekend family dinner and want some authentic restaurant reviews, then Jeddahfood.com is sure to solve your problem. It started as a blog by a food lover and eventually grew into the most popular food r
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PISJ-ES creates largest Pakistani flag
JEDDAH — A large number of members of the Pakistani community and parents of the students bubbling with patriotic fervor and enthusiasm participated in the promising patriotic campaign of creating the flag of Pakistan with thumb impressions in flag colors -white and green. Each thumb impression manifests the resolve that, “We
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IUTMC-Jeddah celebrates Silver Jubilee, selects new team
Sitting from right: TM Tahir Afzal, TM Osman Omer, TM Lakshman, TM A Sami, TM M Hussain, TM A Siddiqui, TM Aslam, TM A Sattar, TM Moinuddin, TM Saad, TM Siadath AK. Standing from right: TM Rashid Ali, TM Jameel, TM Glen, Mohammed Vaseem Azhar, TM Zaheeruddin, TM Abbas, TM Nasir, TM Imdad Ali, TM Jamal Qadri, TM M Hashmi, Abdul Wahab Pasha Sy
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23 health facilities shut down last month
Saeed Al-Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has revealed the closure of 23 private healthcare facilities all over the Kingdom in the month of Jamad Al-Thani (April 11-May 10).“This was a result of the random rounds carried out by inspection teams on the he
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Al Mawarid, New Al Wurood, Al Yasmin put up best performance
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Al-Mawarid International School-Jeddah scored 100 percent result in the All-India Senior Secondary Certificate (AISSC) Examinations for grade 12 conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in March-April this year. All 61 students who appeared in
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Jubail colleges, institutes honor retirees
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — A ceremony was held on Saturday in Al-Fanateer to bid farewell to retired employees in the colleges and institutes sector whose contracts were due to end this year. The ceremony was held in the presence of Dr. Ali Bin Hassan Asiri, general m
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Riyadh municipality in drive to clear Al-Batha of illegal stores
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Riyadh municipality conducted a campaign to clear the Al-Batha neighborhood of illegal shops.
Riyadh Mayor Abdullah Al-Muqbil said 16 municipality branches and 861 health supervisors were called to assist in the campaign.
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Better late than never
An elderly man from a rural region of southern Jazan proudly shows off his recently attained writing skills at a function on Tuesday. There has been a tremendous response from the rural population to a two-month adult literacy program launched by the Department of Education in Jazan with the support of other government and private agencies. — SPA
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Accumulated fines dash a mom’s hopes of sponsoring girls
Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A Saudi woman cannot transfer her three daughters to her sponsorship due to a series of fines accumulated over time because their frail Yemeni father did not renew their iqamas.
Their 80-year-old father has been immo
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