ABHA — A two-car collision in Ballahmar center just before the iftar time resulted in the death of two adults and a child. The child's parents were taken to hospital in critical condition. Another child was killed, and six of her family were injured when their car ran into a cement barrier on a bridge at Bishah-Khamis Mushayt Road. The child
Pre-iftar accidents claim several lives
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Hustler detained for deceit
JEDDAH — The police here Monday detained a Pakistani resident for deceiving a fellow compatriot by telling him that he has connections in the right places and that he would correct his residency status for SR10,000. The offender also told the victim that he was leaving the country shortly and to quickly complete the procedures. Once he got t
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Saudi detained for impersonating police
MAKKAH — The police here have detained a Saudi for allegedly collecting money from several drivers by impersonating a police officer. The Saudi would allegedly stop cars and ask for a ride, and then threaten the drivers before absconding with their money. Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdulmohsen Al-Maiman said that police were able to ap
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MW&DO hosts Iftar party for members
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Muslim Welfare & Development Organization (MW&DO) hosted an Iftar party at Mehran restaurant Sunday. Khalid Wajih, general manager, Abdul Lateef Jamil -Toyota, presided the gathering. A large number of people
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TC VOICE inducts new set of officers
JEDDAH — Toastmaster Club VOICE (993464) elected its new set of officers for 2013-2014 at a recent ceremony themed around “Be Heard & Set Your VOICE Free.” Area 24 TM Governor Gino Ruperez served as the Installing Officer for the new sets of officers and congratulated all the outgoing officers for their a
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Pakistani-American poet lauded by Urdu poetry lovers
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Aalami Urdu Markaz, Jeddah’s President Athar Nafis Abbasi held a Suhoor reception for Pakistani-American humorist and satirist poet Khalid Irfan at his residence Sunday. Irfan, a popular humorist of North America has
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‘Reap bounty of awards for good deeds’
JEDDAH — Khak-e-Taiba Trust (KTT), a Jeddah-based community welfare and service organization, hosted an Iftar party at a local hotel here. A large number of community members, including heads of other social organizations were present. The Iftar party was chaired by KTT’s President Aijaz Ahmed Khan, and the chief-g
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Create and Inspire 2013
JEDDAH — In line with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives’ (ALJCI) aim to support art in the Gulf and Middle East region, ALJCI supported the Crossway Foundation’s Create & Inspire 2013 competition. Thirty-two of the Gulf’s most promising emerging artists were interviewed for this year’s Create
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Civil Defense: Guard against kitchen mishaps
RIYADH — The Civil Defense Directorate has advised the general public to be especially careful when preparing meals inside the kitchen during Ramadan. Citizens and residents were warned that putting metal plates inside microwaves when heating food may cause the microwave to explode.
They were also told to a
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One dies as vehicle falls off steep cliff
Nadia Al-Fawwaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — A man died after the vehicle he was driving swerved off the road down a steep cliff of Raidah Hill, said Asir Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ma'eidh Al-Shehri.
The vehicle, which was carrying three people in total, fell 70 meters. One passenge
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Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana employs 25 young Saudi grads
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Al Marwa Rayhaan by Rotana-Makkah, one of the key Rotana franchises and the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and Africa, has announced the recruitment of 25 young graduates from the Technical College in Makkah. The colleg
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Alwaleed receives French ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received Bertrand Besancenot, French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Tuesday. Besancenot’s delegation included Pierre Vincent, Attaché De Cooperation in French Embassy, Ms. Mona Khazindar, Director General of Institute Du Monde Arabe, and Julien Chenivesse, Diplomatic Counsel
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No decline in drug peddling and infiltration
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Spokesman of the General Directorate for the Border Guards, Brig. Mohammad Al-Ghamdi said that cases of drug smuggling and infiltrations have not declined in Ramadan.
The Border Guards have arrested nine drug smugglers who were in possession
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Saudi gets 5 years for stealing cars
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Riyadh General Court has sentenced a Saudi citizen to five years in prison and 300 lashes for stealing cars and electrical cables.
An Indian resident notified the police that his truck was stolen, and police se arch and investigation team
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Many Syrian doctors aiding Assad expelled
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH/RAFHA — The Ministry of Health has closed down the practices of a number of Syrian doctors working in the Kingdom after they were found to be aiding Bashar Al-Assad's regime by claiming to collect donations to support the Syrian Revolution and then sending lists with the name
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Special education requires more teeth
Afnan Linjawi
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A mother with a child suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability in reading and writing, said her 16-year-old daughter is not getting any support from her school.
The mother, who requested anonymity, said her awareness of learning disabiliti
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Physiotherapy ends the plight of obesity patient
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — An immobile and morbidly obese patient entered hospital on a stretcher, and came out of it walking on his own two feet. Physiotherapy and a gastric bypass operation greatly helped pare his weight down from 375 kg to 159 kg. Hattan Al-Shehri had
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Taraweeh prayers in the Prophet's Mosque
A view of the Prophet’s Channel studio in Madinah. The channel transmits Isha and Taraweeh prayers from the Prophet’s Mosque live. — SPA
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Outrage over TV prank on little girl
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Saudi TV show has caused outrage among critics and Twitter users after it played a prank on a little girl that apparently backfired. Staff on the live show, which airs during Ramadan on Saudi Ajial channel, called the 11-year-old girl a liar an
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Insurance against unemployment
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
THE Shoura Council has finally approved a system of insurance against unemployment. The council has to be commended for this move because it has always been hesitant and indecisive on various issues.
An instance of this is the change of the weekend holidays. The council was unab
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