Qunfudah officials asked to protect age-old graveyard

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Ahmad Ali Al-Kinani Okaz/Saudi Gazette QUNFUDAH — Following the directives of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh, human skeletons exposed by stray animals were buried again in an age-old graveyard in Qunfudah governorate. The Grand Mufti had instructed the chief of courts in the governorate to c

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Riyadh job fair benefits over 1,000 Bangladeshis

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — A two-day job fair organized by the Bangladesh Embassy organized at Istiraha Al-Fakhr in Riyadh concluded Thursday with more than 50 Saudi establishments and some 1,000 workers participating. The companies that took part in the fair included major contracting and construction firms, private establishments, fast food outlets, mainte

Amnesty deadline may be extended, says Batterjee

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — There is a possibility that the July 3 amnesty deadline for undocumented and illegal workers to correct their status will be extended, Deputy Chairman of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Mazen Batterjee said here on Friday. Speaking as chief guest at the 3rd Job Fair organized by the Consulate General of Pakistan, Bat

Killing ignorance

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of patients have said they had no idea about their rights in hospitals and denied any knowledge of what is called "the document on the rights of patients". They called for including these rights in booklets and brochures to be distributed freely inside hospitals or displayed

Prince Khaled to review progress in correcting status of Burmese today

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, will review on Saturday the progress of the procedures being carried out by the committee in charge of correcting the residency status of Burmese nationals living in Makkah and other regions in the Kingdom. The Emir will visit the commit

Saving one’s neck from sword

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Muhammad Al-Fal Okaz One of the regional governorates in the Kingdom recently opened an official account at a local bank to collect donations to save the life of a man who was sentenced to death for murder after his victim’s family members demanded SR14 million in blood money. They gave the family of the killer until Aug. 22 to come

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June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Abed Khazendar Al-Riyadh The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Council of Engineers disclosed the existence of eight illegal foreign companies that have been operating in the Saudi market for the past 25 years. The companies allegedly took a lion’s share of government projects. He said one of them is cur

Work on Mataf project to halt for Ramadan

June 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – The first phase of the expansion of the Mataf (circumambulation) area inside the Grand Mosque will not be completed until after Ramadan while the second phase will be finished only after Haj 2015. After seven months of work, the contracting company implementing the project will

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‘Challenge Fair’ presents 21 Guinness holders

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Challenge Fair, held in Jeddah and Dhahran, concluded Friday with 21 participants achieving 21 new Guinness World Record titles in Saudi Arabia. Seven females bagged the record: four at the Mall of Arabia here and three at the Mall of Dhah

BRJ launches “Go Green” campaign

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), an initiative of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI), launched a campaign titled “Go Green,” to support owners of companies and establishments to provide job opportunities for the Saudi job seekers. The campaign invites private companies and establishments to employ Saudi job seekers

Al Waha International School hosts glittering graduation ceremonies

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Munwarunissa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Al Waha International School recently celebrated the graduation ceremonies of its eleventh batch of Grade 10 students and its seventh batch of Grade 12 students.  The graduation ceremonies were attended by mothers of the graduates in the

Turkish pilgrim falls off Jabal Thour, rescued

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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 Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Civil Defense teams rescued a 50-year-old Turkish Umrah pilgrim who fell off the historic Thour Mountain in Makkah. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Saleh Al-Elayani said three rescue units were dispatched to the accident scene in a rugged area where th

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June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Mazen Baleelah Al-Madinah A QATARI court has sentenced five people, including a VIP, to six years imprisonment for negligence that caused the death of 19 people, including 13 children, in a fire that broke out in Villagio Mall in Doha in May 2012.   The children were in a nursery at the mall. Two female teachers at the

Residents complain about giant hole in Makkah neighborhood

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Ahmad Al-Hassani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Residents of Makkah's Al-Shisha district, which neighbors Mina at the entrance to Al-Aziziah Street, have said city officials have failed to fill a 10-meter deep hole left by a resident of the district next to a building he was trying to have built nearly f

Former Saudi footballer refuses to leave Lebanon despite threat

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A former Saudi football player has refused to leave Lebanon and return to the Kingdom despite a Saudi Embassy warning that he faced imminent threat to his life, according to Al-Sharq newspaper. Adel Al-Majnoon, who played for the Dammam club Al-Nahdah, currently lives in a small

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Police bust liquor den

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Security patrols busted a liquor distillery operated by two men and two women of Ethiopian origin. A plainclothes patrol team received a tip-off that four Ethiopians have set up a liquor distillery in an abandoned house and are distributin

Haj quota cut to ensure pilgrims’ comfort: Khaled

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal emphasized on Saturday that the decision to reduce the number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims in the wake of the ongoing Mataf (circumambulation area) expansion is aimed at ensuring the comfort and dignity of pilgrims. Prince Khaled urged the fait

125,000 Pakistanis correct status

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — More than 125,000 Pakistanis were able to regularize their work and residency status in the Kingdom since the three-month grace period announced by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah in April, officials revealed at the launch of a job fair in Riyadh on

460 healthcare projects stalled, says Nazaha

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Ahmad Al-Kinani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has called upon concerned authorities to hold accountable several national companies that have failed to complete 460 healthcare projects in different governorates and regions around the Kingdom.

Gunmen fire at patrol unit in Qatif

June 22, 2013, 2:00 pm

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DAMMAM – A patrol unit came under heavy gunfire from unidentified sources at Al-Toubi town in Qatif governorate around midnight Friday, police said on Saturday. The police were forced to return fire and a 19-year-old youth in his car was hit by a stray bullet during the brief exchange. An Eastern Province police spokesman sai