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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Speakers at a seminar organized recently by the Kerala unit of the India Fraternity Forum — Jeddah voiced concern over their belief that the number of civil rights violations in India was increasing. They urged the federal government to stop victimizing innocent Muslims an

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Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette report JUBAIL — Jubail Industrial College’s Quality Center in partnership with the Institute of Public Administration (IPA) in Dammam conducted a course on applications of quality management systems (QMS). The course was organzied with the aim of promoting a cultu

Black market for Zamzam water

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Illegal residents have created a black market for selling bottled Zamzam water at the Zamzam plant in Makkah’s Kudai District. The gangs operating outside the plant have become a nuisance for the citizens, residents and pilgrims alike, Al-Madinah newspaper reported.

Data of unidentified babies to be recorded

June 6, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Eastern Province Health Affairs has begun electronically recording information related to unidentified children who are referred to Dammam’s Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. This step was taken to make adoption procedures easier and red

Investigators await autopsy of Abha boy’s body

June 6, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Abdullah Al-Yahya Okaz/Saudi Gazette ABHA — A hospital report on the suspicious death of a four-year-old boy has revealed that the victim was hit on his head, abdomen and testicles. An autopsy will be conducted on the body of the boy, identified as Muhammad, by the forensics doctor in Asir province.

Indian Embassy sets up mobile helpline desks at Riyadh Tarheel, airport

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Indian Embassy has set up mobile helpline counters at Shumeshi Tarheel and Riyadh International Airport. The counters will start functioning from Saturday, a press release issued by the embassy said on Thursday. A team of Arabic-speaking officials and volunteers led by a dip

Braving the blazing sun

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An expatriate sells fruit at a traffic post near the Bicycle Roundabout in Jeddah on Wednesday. The expatriate is out on the street under the scorching sun in order to eke out a living even when most of the people in the city would love to stay indoors and away from the blazing sun. Temperatures in and around Jeddah have almost reached 50 degrees Celsius during the last couple

Expatriates ‘control 80% of small businesses’

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A human resources specialist has estimated that 80 percent of small businesses are run by expatriate workers, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported. The Saudi owners of these businesses make around SR7,000 to SR10,000 a month because they act as a cover for these ventures, said Hussain A

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Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The police have arrested an Indian worker after establishing his involvement in trying to cast a magic spell on his employer. The worker, aged 33, received an envelope from his country containing suspicious material with which he wanted to cast a magic spell

Saudi tourists seek to stay away from Egypt

June 6, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Renad Ghanem and Shahad Al-Hamdan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH/CAIRO — Tourism agencies expect a sharp fall in the number of Saudi tourists visiting Egypt this summer owing to the vast changes in that country's political landscape. Egypt has long been a favorite destination of Saudi tourists, but their number

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Dr. Qaiser Hamid Mutawie Al-Madinah The social media have displayed a video clip showing a Jawazat employee slapping a foreigner in the face, calling him bad names and hitting the other foreigners with his belt. This scene can only be described as inhumane and disgraceful to us Saudis. It is shameful that some foreigners ar

Saudis seek end to chaos at Abragh Al-Raghama Center

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Several Saudis have complained that there is chaos at the Passports Department’s Center at Abragh Al-Raghama. They called on authorities to take urgent steps to extend services to those who visit the center in a proper and just manner. Meanwhile, an official

4 children, woman die in Jeddah fire

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Amr Salam Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Four Somali children and one young woman died in a fire that swept through their three-story residential building in Al-Saheefa District here, Thursday afternoon. Col. Saeed Sarhan, spokesman of Jeddah Civil Defense, said the fire was extinguished in a short time

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June 7, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Police patrols in Riyadh region Friday arrested three persons for allegedly robbing a recruitment office in the early hours of the day. The arrests were made after the police received a report from a Saudi national about several persons staying inside a Toyota C

Demonstrations in Turkey won’t affect Saudi tourism — diplomat

June 7, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The continuing unrest at Istanbul’s Taqseem Square won’t have any bearing on the number of Saudi tourists visiting the country, a Turkish diplomat has said. Hussein Es, Cultural and Tourism Attaché at the Embassy of Turkey, claimed that his co

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Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The spirit of family fun was celebrated at the conclusion of the Danube family spring festival here at the weekend. Held at Red Sea Mall, the event included a luxury car raffle draw for customers of the hypermarket, as well as fun and games for all members of th

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DAMMAM — Residents of Dallah District in Dammam have blamed a medical waste recycling factory located in the residential neighborhood for the spread of unidentified insects and have called for the factory to be relocated outside the city. A tour of the neighborhood by Al-Sharq newspaper revealed that the factory was violating several rules.

Experts discuss ways to overcome energy crisis

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Renowned scholar and scientist Dr. Samar Mubarakmund (right) receives a plaque from Pakistani Consul General Aftab Khokher (second right), Dr. Omer Chapra and Dr. Abdul Aleem Khan (left) at a function in Jeddah at the weekend. — SG photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDA

Citizen recounts family’s distressing experience in Jordan

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Nader Al-Anzi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TABUK — A young Saudi has recounted the harrowing experience of how he and members of his family came under attack during their recent visit to Jordan. Saad Abdullatief Al-Atawi said his wife and child sustained injuries after getting hit with a shrapnel from a grenade

Tasattur: Expat-Saudi duo fined SR100,000

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Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An Arab expatriate and a Saudi national have been fined a total of SR100,000 on charges of violating the commercial cover-up (Tasattur) combat regulations. The Administrative Court imposed the fine on the duo after a large amount of money, estimated at SR2.2