Saudi Gazette report
TAIF – The children of Mazin Al-Masawee, a Saudi prisoner who was executed nine months ago in Iraq even though an appeals court had ordered a stay on his death penalty, have finally arrived in Jeddah to live with their grand parents, Al-Sharq daily reported.
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Children of executed Saudi arrive in Jeddah
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A father pleads for financial aid
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Saden, almost two, has been suffering from head injuries sustained last Ramadan following a road accident on the Qurayyat-Al-Jouf Expressway. Her father, Madallah Al-Ruwaili, has asked philanthropists to help him pay for the cost of treatment abroad.
Saden lost
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Saudi accused of killing two Bahraini girls
Saudi Gazette report
MANAMA — A Saudi citizen was accused of causing the death of two Bahraini girls and injuring a third when he ran into their car on Al-Saif bridge in Manama Thursday, the Dammam-based Al-Sharq newspaper reported Monday. It said the Bahraini Council of Ministers has formed a special committee to investig
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Ebsar program helps 40 blind children learn shopping skills
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Ebsar Foundation for Rehabilitation of the Visually-Impaired has implemented a program to help 40 children with various visual impairments learn shopping skills. The six-week program, which is being carried out here, will enable children to shop on their own and help them integ
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Ramadan with Saudi Diabetes and Endocrine Association Diabetes
JEDDAH — If you have diabetes, fasting changes your daily routine, including the meal and medication times in addition to the increased consumption of special traditional food that may contain more carbohydrates. If you intend to fast, discuss your management plan with your doctor, diabetic educator OR dietitian; plans are ind
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Job fair at IISJ on Thursday
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Indian consulate is organizing a second job fair at the International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ), Boys Section in the city's Rehab District on Thursday, June 27, a press release issued here said.
The earlier job fair at the consulate premises on June 20 was a huge success w
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Jubail’s top companies back job fair for Saudi graduates
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — Extending its support to the Saudization program, the Royal Commission for Jubail recently organized a job fair to offer opportunities to young Saudi graduates from various colleges and institutes. The event was attended by more than 18 con
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Major projects
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, inspects models of major projects being implemented in Jeddah. Earlier, the Emir opened the second edition of the Jeddah Projects Exhibition, Monday. The exhibition showcases mainly the new King Abdulaziz International Airport project and King Abdullah Sports City project. — SPA
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Food prices go up 15% as Ramadan approaches
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — With only a few days left for the holy month of Ramadan, many food products have witnessed an increase of unto 15 percent. There is growing suspicion among consumers and market inspectors that some traders seek to exploit the wave of rising
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Ethiopian maid kills sponsor’s minor girl
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH – A 26-year-old Ethiopian maid confessed to killing her sponsor’s six-year-old daughter inside the family home by slitting her throat with a meat cleaver, according to Riyadh Police spokesman Col. Nasser Al-Qahtani.
The gruesome murder took place Sunday eve
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Experts: Need to activate criminal information laws
Saudi Gazette report
AL–KHOBAR — Technology has increased communications and interaction between people, who have become dependent on various gadgets in their daily life.
Such technology has transformed people into mobile media stations, as they record daily events and upload them to the various social
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Experts claim e-govt services are faltering
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The government has spent large amounts of money to upgrade all its sectors and improve services provided to citizens including the easy and swift handling of paperwork. This has led to the establishment of a project for an electronic government. However, many government dep
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Give equal financial rights to women
Rashid Mohammed Al-Fouzan
Al-Riyadh
THE Shoura Council has approved the right of a woman to borrow money from the Real Estate Development Fund (REDF), the Saudi Credit Bank (SCB) and the Saudi Industrial Development Bank (SIDB). The approval, it seems, was long overdue.
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Sponsorship system must change
Ibrahim Al Majri
Al-Sharq
WE will not be able to correct the Tasatur on foreigners or rectify their position in the iqama unless we correct the kafala (sponsorship) system. Most of the huroob (runaway workers) cases and the phenomenon of working for employers other than the original sponsors are caused by some of the u
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Tawteen expo: 100% increase noticed in Saudi job applicants
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The efforts being exerted by the Ministry of Labor to Saudize jobs in the Kingdom have resulted in an increase in the number of job applicants at the Tawteen (nationalization of jobs) exhibition in Jeddah by nearly 100 percent. The companies participating in the exhibition have also increased
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Thousands held for illegal pickups
JEDDAH — The traffic police in Jeddah have registered 8,550 violations for illegally transporting passengers in private vehicles in the past six months. Traffic officers detained 5,167 Saudis and 3,383 expatriates during the period for the offense. A spokesman for the traffic police said carrying passengers in private cars for a fee is a violation punisha
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Scrap shop shut for flouting rules
JEDDAH — Municipal inspectors closed down a scrap shop in Al-Jamiah neighborhood of Jeddah and asked the electricity company to disconnect power supply to the shop. This comes as part of a municipality campaign to close down all shops and restaurants operate inside residential neighborhoods flouting regulations. The municipality had previously close
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Faculty members at Taibah axed
YANBU — Taibah University in Madinah has dismissed two faculty members for manipulating students’ test results. Many students had complained to the university, and investigations proved that the two faculty members were indeed manipulating tests results. The two faculty members will be banned from working at any university in the Kingdom.&nb
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Rama’s condition improving
BURAIDAH — Rama, a five-year-old child who is receiving treatment at Riyadh’s King Faisal Specialist Hospital after she was given chemotherapy as a result of an identity mix-up at a Buraidah hospital, is now able to walk. She has begun to smile, but is still in bad mental state and is refusing to eat. Her older sister was at her side trying to cheer
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Prison, lashes for car thieves
RIYADH — A criminal court in Riyadh sentenced two Saudis to four years in prison and a total of 400 lashes for car theft. Riyadh police had received a number of reports from residents that their cars were stolen while they left their vehicles with the engines running. Undercover agents searched suspected areas and identified two Saudis in their early 20s
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