Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – An Ethiopian accused of robbing shoppers in an Old Jeddah market of their possessions has been arrested by Jeddah police, thanks to the quick thinking of his latest victim.
The pickpocket melted into crowds around shop entrances and stole shoppers' wallets. He
Quick-witted victim helps police arrest pickpocket
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Pearson firm to run 3 vocational institutes
JEDDAH — TQ Education and Training, a Pearson subsidiary that provides outsourced training solutions, has been awarded a five-year contract to develop and operate three vocational colleges in Saudi Arabia, providing high quality vocational skills and qualifications for more than 8,000 students.
The contract, which makes TQ fully responsibl
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Princess Latifa Center, a beacon of hope for patients in distress
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Princess Latifa Bint Fahd Center in Riyadh has been instrumental in supporting poor patients through its humanitarian and charitable services.
The center has so far provided shelter to more than 3,700 sick people who came from outside Riyadh to receive treatment
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Muslims prepare for the fasting month of Ramadan
A Saudi buys dates at the dates market in Riyadh. Dates are in great demand with the approach of the fasting month of Ramadan. — Reuters
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Authorities turn a blind eye to fake recruitment offices
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Over the past two years dozens of offices claiming that they can fast-track recruitment papers for foreign manpower have appeared and many citizens have fallen victims to their fraudulent practices, Al-Riyadh daily reported.
Although these offices do not have licenses to finaliz
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Employers welcome concessions for ‘dependent’ expats
Sana Abdul Salam
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Employers and executives welcomed the new concessions for dependents of expatriates to work in the Kingdom, describing it as a positive step toward using the already present pool of skills and talent in the country. They also feel that this could greatly ease the processes of
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Diplomats, volunteers win hearts at job fairs
Syeda Amtul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — During the initial three-month grace period announced by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, thousands of expatriates who were in violation of the country’s labor and residency regulations found work through job fairs organized by various diplomatic missions in J
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Are we a field for experiments?
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
According to a local newspaper, many businessmen have asked for the implementation of a decision to make vocational testing mandatory for foreign workers as part of the country’s latest attempt to ensure the foreign manpower we import is qualified and skilled.
The businessmen said if it was th
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Aftermath of amnesty extension
Ibrahim Badawood
Al-Madinah
It was only logical that the authorities would respond to requests by a large number of Saudi businessmen and expatriates to extend the initial three-month grace period granted by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
Foreigners in violation of the Kingdom’s labor and residency
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Jizawi, accomplice handed down harsher sentences
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A circuit court in Jeddah handed down additional sentences to Egyptian lawyer Ahmed Al-Jizawi and an accomplice under directives from the Court of Appeals in Makkah. According to the new verdict, the two Egyptian men will each pay a fine of SR10,000 in addition to jail terms. Th
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Civil Defense contains major warehouse fire
JEDDAH — Ten Civil Defense firefighting teams contained a large fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in three stores and a warehouse in Al-Hindawiya neighborhood of west Jeddah. No one was injured in the blaze, according to Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan. Ten water tankers helped in putting out the fire that started in three kitchen utensil a
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Customs officers seize cash stashed in bed
RIYADH — Customs officers at Al-Bat'ha foiled an attempt to smuggle SR1.2 million in cash out of the Kingdom in a truck owned by a Gulf-based company. The money was stashed inside a bed, according to Eid Al-Eneizi, acting customs director. The driver was arrested and handed over to the relevant authorities. Al-Eneizi said all customs officers are vigilant
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Woman drowns in attempt to save girls
DAMMAM – A 49-year-old woman died while trying to rescue three girls, aged between 12 and 17, from drowning after they were all swept away by strong tides. The girls were swimming in a no-swimming area at the east coast of Neela. There are several signs warning the general public against strong tides in the area. An Eastern Province Border Guard officer w
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500,000 illegal expats deported in 3 months
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The General Directorate of Passports has said more than 500,000 illegal workers have been deported during the first phase of the grace period.
It said more than 1.3 million others have corrected their residency status within the period.
Speaking to Al-Madinah news
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Container backlog at Jeddah port to end
Abdulrahman Al-Misbahi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Salih Al-Hadad, deputy director of Jeddah Islamic Port, said container backlog problems at the port in the past two months were because of a labor shortage.
He confirmed that the problems would not be repeated during Ramadan because most companies had
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200 Filipino domestic helps arrive
Saudi Gazette report
ABHA — Philippine Ambassador Ezzedin Tago said his country’s embassy would not allow any Filipino domestic workers to enter the Kingdom without a work contract, Alsharq newspaper reported on Friday.
Tago said about 200 new domestic workers arrived in the Kingdom and that the embassy
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Boy, 12, fined SR900,000 for Turaif barbecue mishap
Saudi Gazette report
TURAIF – The General Court in Turaif issued a verdict on Wednesday fining a 12-year-old boy SR900,000 for accidentally setting his friend on fire when he was just nine years old.
Fayiz Muhammad Awwad accidentally poured kerosene on his 11-year-old friend when the two were having a barbecu
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40 Dhulum graves disinterred
DHULUM — A team from Makkah Emir’s office accompanied by members of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) disinterred 40 graves inside a gold mine here, Al-Hayat daily reported. A source within the team said the bones removed from the graves were taken to the Dhulum cemetery. The authorities are working on findin
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Tahliah underpass set to open
Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The underpass on Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz (Tahliah) Road underpass, which intersects Prince Majed Road, will be opened to traffic next week, according to Jeddah Mayor Hani Abu Ras. He said the project took five years to complete and was sup
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Stores openly dispense ‘supernatural’ remedies
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM – Some herbal stores take advantage of customers’ ignorance and sell them products claiming to cure all types of diseases, especially those believed to be caused by the “evil eye” and black magic.
There are certain Qur’anic verses that are recited to people
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