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Tahlia-Sabaeen underpass opens, finally

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Vehicles use the Tahlia-Sabaeen intersection underpass in Jeddah after it was inaugurated on Sunday. Motorists heaved a sigh of relief at the opening of the underpass as it took about five years to complete the project. Work on the SR137.8 million underpass began on Aug. 28, 2008 and was to be completed by Sept. 29, 2011. Jeddah Municipality attributed several causes for the de

New initiatives to help visually impaired people

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Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Visually impaired people in the Kingdom could be provided with food menus in Braille thanks to a recent initiative by a group of students. After conducting a survey in Jeddah and questioning a number of visually impaired individuals, Ragad Galib and her classmate

Fire in South Jeddah warehouse

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Ahmad Abdullah Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A fire broke out in a warehouse, spread over an area of 1,500 sq. meters, in the southern part of the city, Monday. Twenty-seven Civil Defense teams equipped with hoses and other firefighting machinery doused the fire which had engulfed the whole warehouse. Police

Citizen accuses hospital of causing wife’s death

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  Saudi Gazette report  TABUK — A citizen has accused Taima General Hospital in Tabuk region of causing the death of his wife and committing several medical errors after she made a routine visit to the hospital to confirm her pregnancy, Al-Hayat Arabic daily reported. The

EP Emir to bear cost of treating obese siblings

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Prince Saud Bin Naif, Emir of the Eastern Province, has put an end to the predicament of Majed and Rana, a brother and sister who are suffering from obesity by declaring that he would bear the entire cost of their medical treatment and their transport to Cleveland Hospital in the United States

Women prefer cashier work to staying home

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A year has passed since women began working as cashiers in stores, allowing them to fulfill their financial needs and alleviate their often chronic boredom. These women now have become active and effective members of the society. However, despite their succes

Income tax on foreigners

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  Dr. Mazen Baleelah Al-Madinah   THE Shoura Council had on several occasions discussed the issue of levying income tax on foreigners against the huge amounts of money remitted every year abroad, which is equivalent to a third of the general budget. Every time the issue was brought up, it soon died because of the fear that

Should women go out or work at home?

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  Abdullah Munawar Al-Jamili Al-Madinah   MEMBERS of the Shoura (Consultative) Council last week refused to pass a recommendation asking the Labor Ministry to implement two decisions issued by the Council of Ministers about nine years ago calling for introducing the system of working from the home. Shoura me

Spirit of Italian Renaissance animates Jeddah

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“La Rossignol” group poses for a picture after delighting guests with a unique and colorful performance including various music and dances from the Renaissance period. — Saudi Gazette photos by Roberta Fedele Roberta Fedele Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Renaissance (literally &

Fire in Jeddah Health Affairs building

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JEDDAH — The Jeddah Health Affairs building was evacuated due to a fire in the main electricity cabin. There was no backup generator and the fire extinguishers did not work. The Civil Defense had previously conducted inspection rounds on government buildings and had reported 13 violations in the building. The directorate claims that it had notified the He

Three hurt in road accident

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MAKKAH — A head-on collision involving two cars on Juranah Road left three people injured. Civil Defense teams dismantled the wreck and the injured were taken to King Faisal Hospital for treatment.  

Youths drown in Qassim swamp

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BURAIDAH — Two youths drowned while swimming in a swamp at Qassim’s Al-Nabhaniyah area. Qassim Civil Defense spokesman Col. Ibrahim Abalkhail said the swamp was 2,500 square meters but Civil Defense divers were able to recover their bodies. 

Workshop on energy today

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Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A workshop on “Energy Production by Natural Resources” will be held at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI) premises here on Wednesday. According to Dr. Abdul Aleem Khan, President of the Engineers Welfare Forum (EWF), Pakistan&rsquo

Ethiopian stabbed to death in Makkah

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — An Ethiopian national on Tuesday stabbed a compatriot to death following a dispute over scrap iron. Both of them were illegal workers in the Kingdom. Lt. Col. Abdul Mohsen Al-Maiman, spokesman of Makkah Police, said a massive manhunt has been launched to nab t

Symposium to focus on environment protection

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Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The Royal Commission for Jubail is organizing a symposium on World Environment Day in Jubail Industrial City on Wednesday. The one-day symposium's theme is "Think. Eat. Save", which is a United Nations' anti-food waste and food loss campaign that aims

Specialized team to study case of obese EP siblings

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has decided to deploy a specialized medical team to study the case of two obese siblings currently undergoing treatment at Dammam’s Medical Tower. A source at the ministry told Saudi Gazette here on Tuesday that the team would be ass

41,555 houses damaged in floods

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   RIYADH –The Civil Defense Directorate announced that about 41,555 houses were damaged by heavy rain and flashfloods that struck various regions of the Kingdom last month.  Col. Abdullah Al-Harthy, spokesman of Civil Defense, said that heavy rain caused havoc to a total of 15,431 farms. He said that flood damage assessmen

Emir to launch Jeddah Summer Fest ; over 2m tourists expected

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  Saudi Gazette report    JEDDAH – Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, will open the Annual Jeddah Summer Festival on Wednesday evening. The inaugural ceremony of the festival, with the slogan of “Jeddah Ghair” (Jeddah is Different), will be held at Al-Hamra Corniche, south of the Je

Award for King Khalid Medical City Project

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The King Khalid Medical City Project in the Eastern Province has won the Middle East’s best future design award. The award was announced at an exhibition at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center which concluded on Tuesday. Dr. Khalid Bin Moha

South Africa CG at Saudi Gazette

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Khaled Almaeena, Editor-in-Chief of Saudi Gazette, and Ebrahim Edries, Consul General of South Africa, hold talks at the newspaper’s office in Jeddah, Tuesday. Issues of mutual interest and Saudi-South African relations came up for discussion during their meeting. — Saudi Gazette photo
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