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   In raids carried out by Jeddah Police in the south and downtown areas, a huge quantity of fireworks were seized and several people arrested. Governor of Jeddah Prince Mishal Bin Majed has directed the authorities to crack down on fireworks dealers. Citizens and expatriates have also been urged to cooperate in tackling the menace. — Okaz photo

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Ruqyah has become ‘job of the jobless’

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — The head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai’a), Dr. Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, revealed that they have uncovered cases of assault and harassment of women by people who claimed to practice ruqyah (recitation of Qur'an to ward off evil

KFSH in Dammam conducts 10 successful pancreas transplants

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  Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — Traveling abroad for organ transplantation is no longer an urgent need after the Ministry of Health provided specialized transplant centers around the Kingdom that offer expertise and scientific, practical and consulting skills. One of these specialized centers is

Experts: Expat control of retail market raising unemployment

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — Expatriate control over the Saudi retail market is the main reason behind the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warning that Saudi Arabia may not be able to create enough jobs to stave off rising unemployment levels, economic experts claimed.

Jeddah Municipality under fire for cutting down trees

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Environmental experts have blamed Jeddah Municipality's indiscriminate removal of trees for this year's record rise in temperature, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported. Dr. Mohamed Tajuddin, member of the World Green Building Council, said trees in the city's di

Jobless Saudi women cook in ‘home kitchens’

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  Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM — Several women have come up with the idea of ‘home kitchens’ for preparaing tasty dishes and then marketing them. This is due to the great response to such dishes compared to food available in restaurants, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.

After 20-year wait for jobs, Yanbu grads are optimistic

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  Saudi Gazette report   YANBU — A number of graduates from the Teachers’ College for Women in Yanbu have remained unemployed for the last 20 years. Their employment issue has been taken all the way up to the Royal Court, where the case is currently being processed. Al-Bi

Wage control: Follow the Dubai method

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  Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz   DEPUTY Labor Minister Dr. Mofarrej Bin Saad Al-Haqbani announced over a year ago that his ministry was working on new initiatives, including a salary-protection system, which would preserve the rights of workers, define the relationship between the employer and their staff, and safeguard the sec

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Over 900 female guides working in Grand Mosque

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — The Director of the Female Guides Affairs Unit in the Grand Mosque Sheikh Adel Al-Hamdan said the unit has a qualified female cadre to guide women visitors to the Grand Mosque on the etiquette one should observe in and outside the mosque. Th

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  Jameel Al-Dhiyabi Al-Watan   THE Shoura (consultative) Councils in Saudi Arabia and the other GCC countries have so far failed to convince the citizens that they are capable of representing them, expressing their concerns or resolving their problems. Early this month, my friend and colleague Talal Al-Shaik

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   The Grand Mosque is crammed with visitors and pilgrims just before Iftar time on Monday. A senior security official said special arrangements have been made for the safety and  security of the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims thronging the city during the last days of Ramadan. — SPA

Comatose for 20 months, Taif girl struggles to live

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  Saudi Gazette report  TAIF — A five-year-old girl from Taif, who has been suffering  a brain disorder, has been lying comatose in her family home for the past 20 months and doctors have not been able to work out what is wrong with her, Al-Sharq reported. Saad Al-Qathami, the father of the g

‘Hulal’ plans to expand to all regions

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  Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette   RIYADH – “Hulal,” a charitable project that supports needy families by recycling and reselling high-end clothing, has announced an ambitious plan to expand to all regions of the Kingdom. The Hulal project was launched last Ramadan in assoc

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  Amal Al-Sibai and Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — A four-day exhibition for productive families was inaugurated on Tuesday by Princess Al-Anoud Bint Abdullah, wife of Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, at Jeddah Hilton Hotel on Tuesday. While addressing the ceremony, Muham

Protracted road excavations irk residents of Dammam

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  Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette   DAMMAM — Residents of Dammam are complaining that ongoing road excavation works in various parts of the city and the delay in the completion of digging work, construction, demolition and ongoing road blockades have made life in the area miserable.

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Telecom towers in Makkah pose major health risks, says expert

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — An environmental expert and researcher in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Institute for Haj Research said the electromagnetic waves emitted from telecommunication towers spread in the central area of Makkah and in the holy sites pose serious health and environmental r

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  Fahd Al-Manaee Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — All details of the new technology that will be used next Haj to prevent pilgrims with no Haj licenses from entering the holy sites will be announced in September, according to Abdul Aziz Soroji, dean of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Haj and Umrah Rese

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  Jawad Fazal   JEDDAH — Toastmasters International was started in 1924 in California, US, by a man who believed that the path to success was through the power to effectively communicate and efficiently lead. Since its beginning, about 4 million people from approximately 14,000 clubs in 116 c

Bottled Zamzam distributed on Tawaf bridge

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — The director of the Zamzam distribution project at the Grand Mosque has revealed that the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques issued a directive that the holy water should be handed out every day when it is time to break the fast. Mah

An environment-friendly ‘hajja’

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   An enduring sight of Jeddah, a hajja (vernacular for a woman street vendor) displays her wares. Despite promises from the Saudi authorities to crack down on these sellers, the hajjas continue to attract good business, selling delicacies such as “humar” and “habhabou”. The hajjas are said to be successful, financially independent and even en