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Mosques geared for fasters’ flurry

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Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Mosques around the Kingdom have started preparing for the expected increase of worshipers during the holy month of Ramadan. They will be busier than usual due to the daily Taraweeh  prayers. Imams have been busy over the last few days making s

Over 1,500 Riyadh mosques to offer communal iftars

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 Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Thousands of mosques all over the Kingdom will start offering free communal iftar (breaking of the fast) meals throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Helping fasting Muslims during Ramadan is considered one of the most recommended good deeds in Islam.

MERS-CoV case in Asir hospital confirmed

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Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — A new case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was registered in Asir region, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. It said on its website that a 66-year-old Saudi man was found to have the virus but his condition was stable.

170 inmates released in Madinah

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Prison officials in Madinah distribute gifts among inmates released on Tuesday following an amnesty announced by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. At least 170 inmates of Madinah prisons have benefited from the royal reprieve. — SPA?

Obstacles before female students revive ‘mahram’ debate

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 Joud Al-Amri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — There is a controversy going on about Saudi female students studying and living abroad without a male guardian or mahram. The controversy has been sparked by problems that many a female student has encountered abroad while they are on their own. Some say the st

Saudi woman scrubs floors at EP mall to support 9 children

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A 45-year-old Saudi woman has begged for help after she was forced to find work as a cleaner at an Al-Khobar mall to support her nine children because her husband abandoned them, Alsharq newspaper reported on Tuesday. Aliya Al-Qarni said a lot of people who come to the mall look

Sarah Attar Keep moving forward

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Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Sarah Attar is the first Saudi woman to participate in the Olympics as a track and field athlete. Born and raised in California, 20-year-old Attar spoke to Saudi Gazette in an exclusive interview here. She is currently pursuing a Bache

Keep restaurants under surveillance

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Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh THE recent inspection raids conducted by the Riyadh municipality against eateries have uncovered a huge number of violations concerning the safety of food and the compliance of these eateries to the hygienic rules and regulations. We hear every day about the temporary closure of some restaurants, w

The ominous Haia statistics

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Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz ABOUT six years ago in 2007, I wrote an article with the same title, criticizing the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) for publishing figures about crimes and misdemeanors it had dealt with. The Haia said it had that year dealt with 390,117 cases, an increase of about

Summer program preps youth for job interviews

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Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — "Our Youth" summer program under the sponsorship of Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal commenced this week. As a culmination of a month-long series of workshops and training, a two-day forum was held at Hilton Hotel and was opened to the public.

Saudi-Iraq prisoner swap ‘imminent’

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Saudi Gazette report ARAR — Iraqi authorities have completed the final procedures for the release of 44 Saudi prisoners who will be deported to the Kingdom in line with the prisoner exchange agreement signed recently between the Saudi and Iraqi governments, Alsharq newspaper reported Tuesday quoting sources familiar with th

Khaled Al Sabt wins ‘Photomentaries’ contest

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Khaled Al Sabt from KSA was named the Grand Prize winner, for his photo, entitled ‘Walking on the palms of destiny’ in National Geographic Abu Dhabi’s Photomentaries Competition 2013. The image, portraying a traveler getting ready to embark o

Indian intellectual and poet honored by Jeddah Urdu lovers

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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Dr. Khalid Mahmood, former head of the Department of Urdu, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, managing director of Maktaba Jamia, New Delhi, and editor in chief of Kitab Numa monthly was felicitated at a special gathering of Indian and Pakistani Urdu poets,

Learn, unlearn and relearn, says Seju in reinventing self

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JUBAIL — “Learn, Unlearn and Relearn” announced Blessy Seju, the newly elected president of Periyar Toastmasters Club, Jubail, amidst thunderous applause from a packed audience. She was making her maiden policy speech after being installed as the prestigious educational club’s president for the term 2013-2014.

Stop bad consumer habits

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Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh HIGH consumption has become the main feature of Saudi society. We have reached a point at which we tend to establish welfare societies to dispense extra food, drinks and even shoes. Studies say about 40 percent of the food we cook will go uneaten and end up in the garbage or with a welfare society.

Why do vigilantes disrupt film shows?

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 Mohammed Al-Ossaimi Al-Yaum I believe the attempts made by the Mohtasiboon (religious vigilantes) to stop showing the Saudi movies “Haifa” at Al-Mouftaha village theater in Asir and “Wajda” in the Cultural Palace in the diplomatic enclave in Riyadh were only triggered by the feminine names of the two f

Cell phone ringtones in mosques irk worshipers

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 Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — It was the beginning of the Taraweeh prayers at Badar Mosque in Dammam’s Thubaishi area and the mosque was full of worshipers. The imam instructed people to stand in line and fill the gaps between them. He also told th

Coronavirus fertile ground for rumors

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Saudi Gazette report HOFUF — Similar to the rumors that spread during swine flu and bird flu alerts in the past, the rumor mills are actively promoting gossip and other unsubstantiated claims about a new respiratory virus to increase public apprehension and cause unnecessary panic. As the Ministry of Health announced

Strategic reserves to end Jeddah’s water woes

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Majed Al-Mufadhali Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Huge strategic water reservoirs will be constructed in Jeddah over the next three years to store water in excess of 12 million cubic meters, said Abdullah Al-Assaf, director of Jeddah water unit at the National Water Company. The gigantic project will put

HRC film lashes out at guardianship abuse

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – After publishing a scathing report on the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia recently, the Human Rights Commission (HRC) has launched a short film on social media to raise awareness about abuse of women by their male guardians. The film is a warning against guardians who prev
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