Saudi Gazette report
AL-AHSA — Random visits to many bakeries in various parts of the Kingdom revealed that most of them do not comply with the bread weight standards despite constant warnings from the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs, Alsharq newspaper reported.
Many citizens and expatriates Alsharq m
Bakers flout bread weight standards
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Illegal vendors plague Makkah neighborhoods
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Vendors selling fruit and vegetables of dubious origin have been gathering in Al-Nikasa and Al-Mansour Street neighborhoods of Makkah since the beginning of Ramadan. Al-Nikasa is considered a key artery in Makkah, and is the city’s most outlying district bot
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Four arrested over warehouse burglary
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Police have taken into custody four Yemeni men who allegedly broke into an electronics warehouse in Al-Khumra district. They carried out their crime when the warehouse had shut down in the evening, said police.
The warehouse’s management discovered the bu
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Hospital hires staff flouting regulations
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHARJ — A yet to be inaugurated hospital in Al-Kharj has hired three employees, a full eight months before the official announcement of the names of employed workers, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
The employees were installed on the payroll of King Khalid Hospital, then tasked with staf
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Driver trapped in cabin after dairy truck overturns
Nadia Al-Fawwaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — Civil Defense teams in Al-Majaridah dealt with an accident where a trailer truck driver got trapped in the vehicle on the Al-Majaridah-Tharban road.
Rescue, firefighting and ambulance teams rushed to the scene 20 km away from downtown Al-Majaridah, deputy spokesman
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Civil Defense contains Makkah shoe shop fire
Badea Abu Al-Naja
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH – A fire broke out in a 250 square meter shoe shop on the ground floor of a building in Makkah’s Aziziah district.
Four various Civil Defense teams under the command of Director of Civil Defense in Makkah Brig. Gen. Khalaf Al-Matrafi and Assistant Director o
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OFWs urged to help stranded compatriots
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Several Filipino organizations in Jeddah are calling on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to continuously provide assistance to undocumented compatriots currently staying in a makeshift tent near the Philippine consulate. During their visi
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Abused Asir woman ‘commits suicide'
Saudi Gazette report
ABHA — Sources close to a young woman who was found burned to death in her kitchen in Asir believe she committed suicide, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Sunday.
Hanan Al-Shehri had been abused by her uncle and brother after her father’s death, claimed a relative who declined
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More Saudis ‘buying’ followers on Twitter
Laura Bashraheel
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — In today’s social media world, followers equal power or, at least, indicate importance.
Companies realized the potential of selling followers to users as a way to gain profit by charging a certain amount of money for a certain amount of &ldquo
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Saudi Post registration must to apply for work visas: Labor Ministry
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has issued a ministerial decision stipulating that companies should have a registered address with Saudi Post in order to get visas for the recruitment of workers.
It said companies should start registering from by Sept. 7 or eventually risk losing a
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Madinah expects 13,000 'mutakifs'
Worshipers get ready to break the fast inside the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. More and more people are expected to retreat to the holy mosque for prayer and meditation as Ramadan enters its final 10 days. — SPA Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The number of mutakifs (those performi
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Warehouse fire contained
Nadia Al-Fawwaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — Civil Defense firefighters in Asir contained a fire that broke out inside a fodder warehouse on Sunday evening, according to Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Maeed Al-Shehri.
The warehouse is located at a village 30 kilometers away from the clos
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3 burglars get prison terms, lashes
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The General Court has found three Saudis guilty of breaking into houses and stealing valuables.
The first felon was sentenced to five years in prison and 500 lashes, the second to two years and 200 lashes, and the third to four years and 400
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Man’s body found crammed below truck head
Abdulrahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah are investigating the body of a man that was found hanging from the top of a truck in southern Jeddah. A team has been formed to investigate the case.
A Saudi national had noticed the lower part of the ma
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Saudi Gazette subscription lucky draw winners announced — Part 3
Saudi Gazette subscription’s lucky draw took place at Hera Mall in the presence of Businessman Amr Anani, Tal’at Alim, Director General of Hera International Market; Ala Al-Deen Al-Qawasi, Operations Manager in Hera International Market; Abdulaziz Baowaidhan, Marketing Manager in Souk Hera; and artist Muhammad Al-Odhaib. Attendees from the organi
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Saudi Gazette subscription lucky draw winners announced — Part 2
Okaz recently threw an iftar party for orphans on cruise Al-Ahlam Tourist Anchorage. Among the guests who were part of the event were Sports commentator Waleed Al-Farraj, Secretary General of the District Centers Society in Jeddah Engineer Hassan Al-Zahrani, artists Imad Al-Yusuf, Abdulaziz Al-Shammari, and Muhammad Al-Odhaib. Abdullah Al-Hassoon, Supervisor Gener
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Saudi Gazette subscription lucky draw winners announced — Part 1
Saudi Gazette subscription’s lucky draw winner, Ismat Amin Khoja from the Eastern Province, was recently announced at the Intercontinental Hotel. Guests who attended the ceremony were Abdullah Al-Shareef, Assistant Director General for Combating Drugs for Preventive Affair, Lt. Col. Fahd Al-Saleh, Maj. Nasser Al-Zahrani, singers Abadi Al-Jawhar a
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Forces ready for 2nd stage of Makkah security plan
Khalid Al-Homeidi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The special emergency forces in Makkah are ready for the second stage of the security plan, the leader of Makkah Special Forces declared.
Col. Mohamed Al-Osaimi explained that the second stage commencedMonday night, a
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Winners of Souk Okaz awards announced
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Emir of Makkah and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of Souk Okaz Prince Khaled Al-Faisal Tuesday announced the names of the winners of the seventh Souk Okaz awards.
Issa Ali Jarabah, Saudi, won the SR300,000 award of Okaz Poet while Haydar Jawad Al-Abdu
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Eid festivities
Work is under progress in one of the designated areas in Riyadh where festivities connected to Eid Al-Fitr will be held. Prince Khaled Bin Bandar, Emir of Riyadh, has approved various festivals for the Eid holidays. Over 200 activities are planned in 35 different locations in the capital targeting families, youth, and children. Some of the activities include enter
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