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PISJ-ES honors outstanding students

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Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Pakistan International School-English section (PISJ-ES) honored students who have excelled academically and in other school activities this year by conducting an annual awards function at the school’s Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Auditorium Saturday.

Toastmasters announces newly elected District 79 officers

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From left: LGET Joey 1 villanueva, district secretary; Shuja M. Sheriff, immediate past district governor; Saif Ali Sheikh, new district governor; LGM Abdullah A. Al Sharif and PRO Delfin Federrico. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH — Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. The membersh

Jamia alumni offer Islamic courses

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JEDDAH — The “Bazme Tulaba-E-Qadeem Wa Muhibban-E-Jamia Nizamia (Old Boys Association of Jamia Nizamia)” is conducting short term courses in Islamic Studies for young boys to promote Islamic awareness. The course, which began on June 30, will continue until July 31. The timings of the course are 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm from Saturday to Thursday.

Effat University establishes Entrepreneurship Clinic

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JEDDAH — Entrepreneurship education provides students motivation, knowledge and skills essential for launching a successful venture company, and thus comes the first Entrepreneurship program at Effat University. “Effat University is a dynamic, entrepreneurial institution. We aim to provide quality education for students who want to m

IEF conducts two-day course for mechanical engineers

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Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Indian Engineers Forum (IEF)-Jeddah chapter conducted a two-day course for mechanical engineers in the field of HVAC and fire fighting at a local restaurant here. The course was attended by many Indian and Saudi engineers. At the prize distrib

Two held over garage murder in Riyadh

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Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Police detectives arrested two suspects in the murder of an Egyptian resident who was found dead in a pool of blood in a car garage in Dar Al-Bayda district of southern Riyadh recently. The arrest of the two Indians put an end to the mystery shrouding the gruesom

Makkah police work out security plan for Ramadan

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MAKKAH – Makkah police have announced an integrated security plan to ensure the comfort of the large number of pilgrims and visitors expected to converge on the holy city during Ramadan. Lt. Col. Abdulmuhsin Al-Maiman, spokesman for Makkah police, said on Sunday the authorities would mobilize all potentials to serve the guests of God and pr

8,000 workers hired to serve pilgrims

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MAKKAH — The General Presidency for the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah has started implementing a plan prepared for the blessed month of Ramadan by recruiting more than 8,000 workers to serve Umrah performers and worshippers at the Grand Holy Mosque in Makkah. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Nasser Al-Khuzayy

Jeddah to be a world-class city in 25 yrs

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Jeddah’s permanent drainage solution projects were completed last year. The projects included five dams with a total length of 2500 meters and a total capacity of over 24 million cubic meters, and seven reserve dams with a total length of 1800 meters. Earlier in December 2011, a total of 14 emergency projects to deal with rainwaters and flashfloods

Embassy's outreach program benefits 2,700 Filipinos in EP

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh conducted its 17th Embassy on Wheels (EOW) mobile consular services program at Al-Jazeera International School in Al-Khobar last weekend. A five-member embassy team led by Vice Consul Maria Angelica C. Genotiva and assisted by the

Father of slain girl wants killer executed

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Turki Al-Fadhli Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Muhammad Al-Salman, the father of a six-year-old girl who was slaughtered by the family’s Ethiopian domestic helper, said he hopes that authorities carry out the death sentence as soon as possible as this will alleviate the family’s pain and anguish.

Riyadh school expels eight students with ADHD

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A private school in Riyadh has expelled eight elementary grade students because they suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alsharq newspaper reported. One of the students, Muhannad, is an orphan who has been raised by his foster parents. Umm Mohsin,

McDonald’s gives orphans a treat

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JEDDAH — In celebrations organized last week, fast food chain McDonald’s honored 70 volunteers of “Let’s Play Together” campaign for their efforts in putting a smile on the faces of orphans and the poor last year. Jamal Banoon, the campaign’s general supervisor, said over 16,000 toys had been collected over th

Planting the future

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Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette RAS TANURA — About 700 elementary school students from Ras Tanura, Safwa and Umm Al-Sahik recently took to the shores of Tarut Bay to plant 6,000 mangrove seedlings. Under the theme of “Planting Our Future,” they were joined by Saudi Aramco officials and emp

Court ruling to deter abusive husbands

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Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz The summary court in Qatif sentenced a man who slapped his wife on the face to 10 days’ imprisonment and 30 whip lashes. The court should have said in its verdict that the ruling was made especially harsh to deter other men from being cruel to their wives. It should have also allowed the wife to

Our main airports are one-star

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Issa Al-Hulaiyan Okaz British national Steve Wilkinson wrote a comment about King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh in the Skytrax website, which is the world’s leading airline and airport review site. He described the airport to be among the worst in the world. He said he had traveled through many airports in Af

Youth caught drifting on video arrested in Asir

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Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — A young driver whose videos appeared on Youtube pulling drifting stunts with a girl and another young man in his car has been arrested, according to Asir Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Shathan.“We’ve seen the Youtube video and will arrest all th

23 infiltrators held in Turbah

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TURBAH — Border officers arrested 23 infiltrators, mostly Yemenis and Ethiopians, while they were walking near Turbah City. They told officers that they were riding with a driver who took money from them and promised them he would take them to Jeddah. However, when they got close to the city, they were asked to get off the car and wait. The driver promise

Police arrest girl harassers

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AL-AQEEQ — Police have arrested three men for allegedly harassing a girl a week ago at a park in Al-Baha. The men tried to force the girl to get in the car but she resisted and started shouting. Two passersby heard her and jumped on the abductors and got in a fight with them. However, one of the abductors stabbed one of the passersby in the stomach and ra

Boy, 11, found dead at home

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JAZAN — Samtah Governorate Police have found an 11-year-old boy hanging at his home in Al-Khalfah Village in Jazan. The fifth-grader's body was dangling from a rope tied to a pole. An eyewitness said the boy tied the rope around his neck and fixed to the pole then let himself dangle. He added that the boy was trying to imitate violent American movies. How
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