Pakistani minister calls on Al-Sudais, IIRO chief

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  Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Mohammed Yousaf called on Grand Mosque Imam Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais in his office, Tuesday. Ambassador of Pakistan Mohammed Naeem Khan accompanied the minister. — Courtesy photo  Saudi Gazette report  

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Govt staff work one hour a day

July 23, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Rashid Bin Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh   ACCORDING to our labor system, the daily working hours for the government employees are eight. These hours have been cut by many employees to one hour only. This is not something I am imagining but has been stated in an official government report. The report, widel

Stop bad treatment of maids

July 23, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Yasser Bin Ali Al-Maarik Al-Riyadh   EVERY time I read a report that a foreign housemaid has murdered one of our babies, I feel a deep pain in the heart. Nevertheless, it is difficult to say that all the housemaids in our country have become predators waiting to kill our children. Such crimes are rare comp

Mini vehicles for tunnel rescue missions

July 23, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette  MAKKAH — The Civil Defense in Makkah is making use of compact vehicles that can undertake rescue operations in tunnels, narrow streets and alleys, for the first time this year, Brig. Gen. Khalaf Al-Matrafi, Director of Civil Defense in Makkah, sa

Huge quantity of narcotic pills seized

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Customs officers at Al-Haditha border point arrested a man who attempted to smuggle 796,000 amphetamine pills into the Kingdom. The man stashed the pills in different places inside his car. An officer became suspicious about the behavior of the motorist and decided to search his car. Some of the pills were hidden inside the doors wh

Suspect in double murder arrested

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   QURAYYAT — Police here arrested a man who had escaped after allegedly killing two young men two months ago, according to Riyadh Al-Jouf spokesman Brig. Damam Al-Darran. The officers found the man hiding in a place near a desert outside Riyadh. The victims, 25 and 27, were shot dead. One of them died immediately while the other died at the ho

Youth cons cash from job seekers

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Police arrested an unemployed young man who conned many men and women into giving him money by claiming that he was from the Ministry of Civil Service and could help them land a good job. Most of the complaints came from Riyadh when many people went to the ministry and told officials that they had been duped into sending money to a

Police close highway as truck overturns

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   REJAL ALMA — A truck carrying steel overturned on the Jeddah-Jazan Highway, causing traffic police to close the road for a few hours. The driver was not hurt. Meanwhile, a small child and a young man were killed and a woman critically injured when two cars crashed head-on in the Asir province. The driver of one of the cars was traveling at a

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Car crashes into fuel truck, catches fire

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A speeding car caught fire after hitting a fuel tanker at Al-Khair Bridge in south Jeddah. The collision caused fuel to spill all over the street, according to Jeddah Traffic Department spokesman Col. Zaid Al-Hamzy. All three people riding the car sustained moderate injuries and were rushed to hospital while special intervention tea

185 pilgrims evacuated after hotel fire

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Fahd Al-Manaee Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH – Five various Civil Defense units managed to control a fire that broke out on Tuesday afternoon in a room on the fourth floor of a hotel in Makkah’s Al-Misfalah district. One hundred and eighty five Umrah pilgrims were evacuated from the h

Six held as police bust burglary ring

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Police arrested six foreigners who allegedly burgled homes and shops in several districts of central and south Jeddah. The police detectives set up several traps for them. The suspected leader of the ring was apprehended firs

Top police officer found dead in Baha

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  BAHA — A high-ranking police officer was shot and killed in Al-Baha with a bullet to the right side of his head. Preliminary investigations indicate the officer might have accidentally shot himself. Police found the gun next to his body with an empty magazine.

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July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Not every rowdy, active, and untidy kid who talks too much can be labeled as a child with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Most kids at one time or another demonstrate such behaviors as talkativeness, ina

Uthumalebbe: Working to finish status correction two months before deadline

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH —  Sri Lanka Consul General Dr. Adambawa Uthumalebbe thanked the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and the Saudi government for the amnesty and its extension that helped a large number of his community members to rectify their residency and

SABIC reaches out to special needs people

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — More than 550 people with special needs and their families had a fun-filled evening thanks to a Ramadan Open Day hosted by the Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) at Al-Babtain Hall in Riyadh on Monday. Mosaed Al-Ohali, SABIC’s executive

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300 attend first job fair at Philippine consulate

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Around 300 Filipinos looking for jobs attended the first job fair held at the Philippine consulate on Friday. The majority of the attendees were female, looking for jobs as hospital cleaners, waitresses, and hotel and salon staff. Male appli

Derelict vehicle converted into mobile blood bank

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Abdulaziz Al-Rabeei Okaz/Saudi Gazette   TAIF — A mobile blood bank in Taif has been receiving blood donations in large numbers since its launch. It has extracted blood from more than 4,500 donors to date. The blood bank was founded by Saeed Al-Zahrani, an official at Taif Health Aff

Illegal construction angers residents of south Jeddah district

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — There are a spate of unauthorized storage facility construction projects taking place in south Jeddah’s Luluat Al-Janoob district, local residents claimed. The seaside district has witnessed preparatory work for the construction of th

Pak minister lauds efforts to ensure safe Haj

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Minister of Haj Bandar Al-Hajjar received Pakistan's Minister of Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammed Yousaf here on Wednesday and discussed with him matters pertaining to the upcoming Haj. Yousaf was accompanied by Pakistan's Ambassador Moham

Probe continues into death of scalded boy

July 24, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Abdulaziz Al-Mushaiti Okaz/Saudi Gazette   QURAYYAT — The family of a young boy who died at an Al-Jouf hospital from burns he sustained at home is awaiting an official medical report as police are questioning the family's Ethiopian housemaid. Afat Al-Shaalan, 4, died after sustaining