Heat-resistant marble slabs in Grand Mosque

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Workers lay heat-resistant marble slabs outside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. All courtyards of the Haram will be paved with the well-known white marble tiles from the Greek island of Thassos that do not absorb heat and maintain the same temperature day and night, allowing visitors to walk barefoot without hurting themselves in extreme weather conditions. — Okaz photo 

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The miraculous rise in Saudis’ level of happiness

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 Mazen Baleelah Al-Madinah IT is not just possible that someone would jump from the 26th to the first position in a year when it comes to happiness and satisfaction. If this happened to an individual, it would be like the miraculous stick of the Prophet Moses (peace be upon him), but how will it be considered if it hap

Police deny rumors on Bahra shooting spree

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Saudi Gazette report BAHRA — Jeddah police denied rumors of a shooting spree occurring in Bahra on Friday.  The rumors had been spread through social media networks, but the police insist that the reports were baseless. The rumors claimed that the perpetrator of the alleged massacre had found his siblin

Calls mount for resuming Thai recruitment

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Scores of recruitment offices have called upon the authorities to open the door for recruitment from Thailand, according to Yehya Al-Maqbool, chairman of the recruitment committee at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.“Thai workers are experienced, competent and respe

Prince Sultan vows sweeping changes to tourism festivals

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Prince Sultan Bin Salman, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), has vowed to introduce sweeping changes to tourism festivals all over the Kingdom. The prince made the remarks while announcing a comprehensive development prog

Philippine embassy warns forgers

July 28, 2013, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has clarified that documents authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and countersigned and stamped by the Saudi Embassy in the Philippines will no longer require its “Seen and Noted” certification. The embassy reiterated its “zero tolerance” policy toward fake documents

Two expats jailed for theft

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RIYADH – Two Sudanese expatriates were jailed for four years each and 600 lashes by Riyadh General Court for stealing car tires. Riyadh police caught the men while they were stealing the tires of a car parked outside a rest area.

Police crack down on fireworks dealers

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TABUK – Police in Tabuk have started cracking down on fireworks dealers. Many people have been arrested for selling dangerous fireworks to boys and young men. The crackdown was launched to curb this practice, which often result in house fires.

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Aramco employees rescued from desert

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ABQAIQ — Civil Defense rescuers saved four Aramco employees who went missing in the Empty Quarter desert. Their car got stuck in the desert and they could not free it. There was no network coverage. They had to walk for 12 kilometers in the scorching heat of the sun until they were able to call for help.

8 poisoned after eating watermelon

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TAYMA — Eight children were poisoned after eating watermelon, according to Tayma Hospital medical director Abdullah Aziz Al-Shawli. The children were admitted to the emergency unit suffering from severe pains in the stomach. The watermelon was bought at an expatriate-run local vegetable market in Tayma.

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MAKKAH — Two women were killed while two people and a child injured when their car overturned on their way to Makkah, according to Makkah Red Crescent spokesman Ali Al-Ghamdi. Also, a woman and a young man were killed while another man was injured in a horrific road accident on the northern ring road in Hail.

Lightning strikes power pole

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KHAMIS MUSHAYT — Lightning struck a high-voltage power pole in Khamis Mushayt and caused a fire to break out in a small room inside a house 40 meters away. However, all family members escaped unscathed. The house owner quickly turned off the main electricity switchboard. He said he had asked authorities to do something about the pole and fix it, but he ha

Pakistani forum honors community leaders

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  Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — "Halqa Ahbab-e-Fikr-O-Fun, a Riyadh based Literary Forum, hosted an iftar/dinner reception for the community leaders during this past weekend. Literary Forum President Poet/Writer Javed Akhter Javed welcomed the guests mentioned, saying it was a

Saudi Cricket Center hosts iftar party

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  Saudi Cricket Center hosts iftar party Saudi Cricket Center’s (SCC) CEO Nadeem Nadwi hosted an iftar party at Mehfil restaurant Sunday. Among the attendees (seen in the picture from left) were Amir Mohammed Khan, chairman, Pakistan Journalist Forum (PJF); Qasim Naqvi, executive advisor, SCC; Mujeeb-ul-Hassan, member of PJF; Tahsimul-Haqi, welfare consular, Pakistan Consula

Three young men trapped in well

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ABHA — Civil Defense rescuers saved three young men who got trapped inside a deep well while they were swimming, according to Asir Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Maeed Al-Shehri. The young men went inside the well in Bilqaran but could not get out.

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Seeing with the heart, not the eyes

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Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Where there is a will there is a way. We hear that motivational saying often when we encounter difficult times to push us to keep trying and to never give up. The loss of vision for most would be experienced as a physical handicap, a severe psycholo

The importance of tolerance

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Fahd Al-Ahmadi Al-Riyadh IN February 2010, I was on a leisure trip to a beautiful place known as the "Blue Mountains" in Australia. I was accompanied by my mother, wife and 20 other people on the bus. On the journey back, a man and his wife sat near me. The man had Middle Eastern features. After an hour of complete

We can eradicate unemployment

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Abed Khazandar Al-Riyadh  There are two countries with a population of over 1 billion. These two countries have successfully managed to bring down total unemployment. The unemployment among women is also low. How did that happen? This is now happening here. An example can be seen with companies like Saudi Aramco, SABIC

Charities: Don’t give money to beggars

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Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Beggars across the Kingdom have become more active during the holy month, especially in front of mosques, traffic signals, restaurants and shopping malls. Charity workers in the Eastern Province have recommended that people should

Municipality takes the heat as cleaners toil under hot sun

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The municipality in Jeddah has reportedly had its cleaners out on the streets during the hot morning hours, sparking a fierce debate over worker rights. Talal Al-Nashri, head of social services at King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah, stated that it is unfair for municipality cleaners to