Issa Al-Hulayan
Okaz
WITH the moratorium on recruitment from Ethiopia, we have closed down all four sources previously supplying us with housemaids.
In addition to Ethiopia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand were major suppliers of household help to the Kingdom. Concerned Saudi authorities decided
Halting recruitment from Ethiopia
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Do not penalize the orphans
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz
SOME Saudi families, or let us say a very few of them, were misusing the funds being paid to them by the Ministry of Social Affairs to sponsor orphan children.
Each family who sponsors a boy or a girl under six years of age will be paid a monthly allowance of SR2,000, while families
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‘Suitcase traders’ flushed out with labor market revamp
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Chairman of the Foreign Investors’ Committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Fuad Frank said the decisions of the Ministry of Labor, especially those related to Saudization and recruitment, are the biggest incentives to attract investment into the Ki
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Special education grads demand jobs
Abdulmohsen Al-Sabti Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Over 2,000 special education graduates have been waiting for three years to be hired by the Education Ministry despite passing the necessary aptitude tests. The graduates expressed their frustration with the ministry’s failure
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Sudanese shepherd rescued from desert
MADINAH — Civil Defense rescuers have saved a Sudanese shepherd who lost his way in a desert near Al-Ola village while he was searching for his sheep, said acting spokesman Lt. Col. Abdul Rahman Al-Suhaimi. The man went missing for two days. He had woken up and could not find his sheep. He went searching for the sheep during the day while he was fasting.
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5 Yemenis killed, 17 hurt in EP accident
AL-NAIRIYAH — Five Yemenis died while 17 others sustained moderate to severe injuries at Al-Nairiyah Road, Eastern Province, in a road accident, according to EP Red Crescent spokesman Fahd Al-Ghamdi. The accident involved a heavy truck and a mini bus. In Al-Qassim, two young men died after they crashed into a hoarding and their car split in half. Eyewitne
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Family rescued from burning house
ABHA — A couple and their three small children were saved by Khamis Mushayt Civil Defense firefighters after they were trapped in their house which had caught fire due to an electric short-circuit. They were evacuated from the two-floor building with the help of firefighters. In Sabya governorate in Jazan, a fire broke out in a house after one of the cabl
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Two patients escape from mental hospital
ABHA — Two patients have escaped from Abha Mental Health Hospital, according to Asir Health Affairs' acting spokesman Saeed Al-Ahmary. The hospital’s administration has launched an investigation. Security guards and nurses have been questioned.
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Gang of 22 thieves nabbed in Riyadh
RIYADH – Police have arrested a gang of thieves whose 22 members stole cash money and valuable items from upscale neighborhoods in north and east Riyadh. Eight Saudis, two Pakistanis, seven Bangladeshis, an Egyptian, two Moroccan women, an Egyptian woman and an Indonesian woman formed the gang. Police seized around SR2 million from them. The police formed
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Free checkups for Lulu customers
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Lulu Hypermarket, with KIMS Medical Center, organized a free health checkup for all its customers at Riyadh Avenue Mall. The camp will function daily from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. until Saturday. As a part of Lulu Group International’s health initiative, customers can get a free c
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Sardar Muhammad Yousaf discusses bilateral issues with Prince Faisal Bin Salman
Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sardar Muhammad Yousaf (C) discusses bilateral issues with Madinah Emir Prince Faisal Bin Salman at the prince’s office on Thursday. The minister was accompanied by Pakistan Ambassador Mohammed Naeem Khan. — Courtesy photo
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WAMY dismisses rumors about office shutdowns
Saeed Al-Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), a Riyadh-based non-profit organization, has dismissed reports circulated on social media networks that its activities have been suspended and offices shut down.
WAMY said in a statement issued on Thursday that the
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408 Indian Haj pilgrims selected for free stay at Nizam's Rubat
MAKKAH — More than 400 pilgrims from India will be given free accommodation at Nizam's Rubat in Makkah during the upcoming Haj. Hussain Al-Shareef, caretaker of the Rubat, said the pilgrims were selected through an electronic draw from among 3,505 deserving applicants seeking free stay in the holy city during the annual pilgrimage.
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Charities cautioned against collection boxes in streets
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Social Affairs' warning to charities to not place clothing collection containers in the streets has drawn a mixed response from citizens.
The decision coincided with the ministry’s efforts to regulate the collection of donations using containers, according
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Consul General of the Philippines visits Saudi Gazette
Uriel Norman R. Garibay (C), Consul General of the Philippines in Jeddah, holds talks with Saudi Gazette Deputy Editor-in-Chief Somayya Jabarti during a visit to the newspaper’s office on Thursday. Garibay was accompanied by Consul Leo Tito L. Ausan, Jr. — SG photo
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Prince Alwaleed receives Abdullah Al-Turki, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation-Global, receives Abdullah Al-Turki, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, at his office in Riyadh. They discussed issues pertaining to philanthropic activity. Al-Turki was accompanied by a delegation that included Habib Zein El-Abidine, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, and
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Catching glimpses of street life
Roberta Fedele Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The whole range of emotions visible on a human face, the colors of different traditions and spontaneous gestures with a strong sense of narrative, that’s what Saudi Photographer Ali Al-Sumayin has immortalized in the last ten years during his travels throughout India, Ital
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12 customs officers jailed for corruption
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Twelve customs officers have been given prison sentences and fines after being found guilty of taking bribes to facilitate the smuggling of banned goods into the Kingdom, Alsharq daily reported on Thursday.
All officers, eight Saudis and four Sudanese, were fined SR2 million by
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Aircraft deployed to monitor traffic flow, security in Makkah
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Directorate for Police Aviation in the Ministry of Interior in Makkah has been executing an air surveillance program to detect and report security and traffic issues in the holy city. Saudi Gazette accompanied the officers on one of the aerial sorties. The
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The Riyadh metro
Rashid Al-Fouzan
Al-Riyadh
I will not talk about the cost of the Riyadh metro which, though long overdue, has finally arrived. I am exulted and very happy about the work of all the people behind the project.
Emir of Riyadh Prince Khaled Bin Bandar will announce the launch of the project on July 28. I will say this is not th
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