MADINAH — A Saudi man in his 20s killed his younger brother just before iftar recently, according to Madinah Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghanam. A family argument occurred between both brothers while they were waiting to break their fast. The older brother lost his temper and stabbed the younger one with a knife in his right thigh, cutting one of the ma
Man kills brother just before iftar
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Job fairs for Filipinos on July 19 & 26
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Philippine Consulate here will hold job fairs at its premises in Al-Rehab District on July 19 and 26.
The consulate has asked all jobless Filipino workers to grab the opportunity to find suitable jobs in famous companies like Indomie, Dallah and Marriot Hot
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Teams to monitor hazardous substances
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Civil Defense teams have intensified their activities during the month of Ramadan to deal with any emergencies, Al-Yaum newspaper reported.
Teams to monitor and analyze hazardous substances have also intensified their supervision of the entrances and exits of the tunnels network
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Alwaleed Foundation lights up 3 Asir villages
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation has donated electric generators to three villages — Al-Khayala, Al-Teasa and Al-Hasan — in Asir region. In all 69 homes will benefit from Alwaleed Foundation’s “Lighting up Lives” project.
Lighting Up Lives has resulted
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WHO technology applied in Kingdom’s blood banks
Nader Al-Enezi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TABUK — The Director of Tabuk laboratories and blood banks and head of King Khaled Specialist Hospital laboratories, Karem Al-Enezi, said that all donated blood is subject to a multitude of tests.
He said that the bank employs the “TAN” technology, which i
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PWC conducted Iftar meet in EP
Prominent scholar Professor P.T. Abdul Rasheed delivers a talk on Ramadan as PWC president V. Aboobacker (right) General Secretary Hamza Kutty and Treasurer M. Abdul Aziz (left) look on at the at the Ponnani Welfare Committee’s Iftar meet. — SG photos by Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette
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Making a difference even with disabilities
Sarah Ayed M. Al Ayed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Helen Keller said: “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” And she was a personality who pushed herself to the lim
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Spending a blessed and blissful Ramadan with kids
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Ramadan Kareem! Happy Ramadan! Smiles and happy greetings are exchanged everywhere on the streets, in the mosque, at the mall, supermarket, between friends and relatives, to celebrate the first few days of Ramadan; the month of blessings, forgiveness, and mercy.
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Fire in Makkah
Nine Civil Defense teams contained a fire that broke out Sunday on the 18th floor of a building under construction near the Grand Mosque. As a precautionary measure, firefighters evacuated 350 Umrah performers who were staying at a nearby hotel. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Alyani said there were no casualties. Investigations are continuing to find the caus
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Eating out costs more this Ramadan
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani
Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — Hotels and restaurants across the Eastern Province have raised the prices of the Ramadan iftar meals to meet the hike in food prices.
Saudi Gazette’s inquiries with several four and five star restaurants indicate that the prices have increased by
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Red Crescent deals mostly with ful fights at iftar time
Ramzi Abduljabbar
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Most scuffles occur at ful (a traditional bean-based Arabic dish) shops and several of them end with Red Crescent transporting the injured to various hospitals.
Even though fasting themselves, the Red Crescent paramedics attend to emergency cases just befo
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Asir young men set example in volunteer work
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — A group of young men in Asir region set a shining example of volunteering when they worked with Al-Bir Charity Organization to distribute 1,800 Ramadan meals to the general public in Abha. Muhammad Al-Ahmari, captain of Asir Stars Sports Club, who also participated
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1,500 young men to serve pilgrims
Naif Al-Ali Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Over 1,500 young men from different regions around the Kingdom are participating in the Presidency of Youth Welfare’s programs to help Umrah performers in the Two Holy Mosques. The programs, which will continue until the end of Ramadan, aim to help Umrah performers carry out
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Over 70,000 rotten food products seized
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s inspectors have seized over 70,000 rotten food products at a south Riyadh warehouse that were going to be sold to different supermarkets during Ramadan.
Most of the products got bad due to improper storage while some expired, the Sau
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Stopping hiring of Ethiopian maids not feasible
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — It is impractical to stop recruitment of housemaids from Ethiopia, said Dr. Mutlaq Al-Hazmi, member of the recruitment committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Al-Hazmi was responding to the demand made by several citizens following fatal crimes committed by Ethiop
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Girl killed by housemaid buried
Mansour Al-Shehri Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – A 10-year-old Syrian girl who was stabbed to death by an Ethiopian housemaid last week, was buried this Sunday in Riyadh following funeral prayer at Al-Rajhi Mosque, east of the capital. The body of the girl, identified as Israa, was returned to her family
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Maid killing child…. a long soap opera
Abdo Khal
Okaz
In less than a month two baby girls have been killed in the same region at the hands of their housemaids. As a result of these two crimes, Israa and Lamis have now joined the number of innocent children who have been murdered by the women employed in their homes.
The questions which we need to ask ourselves a
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Foreign manpower threatens our security, economy and existence
Youssef Al-Kuwaileet
Al-Riyadh
There are about 10 million foreigners in the Kingdom controlling the wholesale and retail business. Their unskilled labor costs about $1.7 an hour.
There are solutions being sought to tackle this huge number of foreigners, who are the main cause of unemployment among citizens. They are also p
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3,000 emergency officers deployed at Holy Haram
Fahd Al-Manai
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Civil Defense has deployed as many as 3,000 officers and personnel at some 35 sites inside the Grand Mosque as well as at its new annex building and courtyards to cope with any emergency situations.
These personnel, who are specialized in handling emergency sit
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Three Yemenis detained for burglary
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Police search and investigation teams in Jeddah have arrested a Yemeni gang for allegedly committing a warehouse burglary. The police acted after a report that a Saudi’s warehouse was broken into and started monitoring the three suspects. They suspe
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