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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — India’s social fabric is friendly to all communities. To know each other one should be socially conscious and for it knowledge is necessary. According to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, to receive education is obligatory on Muslim men and

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Saudia’s first Toronto flight from Oct. 28

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Saudi Arabian Airlines is due to operate its first flight to Toronto from Oct. 28. Saudia is finalizing the flight schedule and procedures for setting up its counters at Toronto International Airport, said the airline’s Director General Khalid Abdullah Almolhem.

Woman loses teeth after getting an injection

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Maslam Al-Omair Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A woman in her 20s passed out and fell off her bed face first onto the ground, losing two of her front teeth, after she was injected with the powerful painkiller Tramadol at a public hospital here. The woman was suffered from gallstones. Although she needed

Orphan found dead in his room

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Jeddah Police have opened an investigation into the death of an orphan whose slightly-decomposed body was found in his room in Jeddah on the second day of Eid Al-Fitr, Al-Hayat daily reported. A source told Al-Hayat that the boy, Abdullah, died between 12 noon and 4 P.M.

Misgivings about Islam figure at UK symposium

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Saudi Gazette report LONDON – The secretary general of the Makkah-based Muslim World (MWL) will open in London Wednesday a symposium to discuss the role of Islamic centers in the West to correct misconceptions about Islam. A number of Muslim scholars and thinkers from Britain and other European countries wil

Saudis charged in 29% of sorcery cases last year

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DAMMAM — Over 100 Saudis faced sorcery charges in the Kingdom last year, constituting about 29 percent of the total cases filed, Al-Sharq newspaper reported. Forty-three of the foreign defendants were Sudanese, 32 Indonesian, 28 Yemeni, 20 Pakistani, 20 Indian, five Ethiopians and five from the Philippines, Al-Sharq newspaper reported. Abdu

Filipino group assists undocumented OFWs

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Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A Filipino community group in Jeddah has attempted to provide relief to undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) currently staying at a temporary shelter inside the Philippine Consulate by donating assorted goods to them. Around 78 members of the 35th Alph

Eid festival in Dammam

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An artist entertains families by putting up a spectacular “Light and Sound” show at an Eid festival in Dammam. — SPA

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Makkah locality remains unpaved for 20 years

August 13, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Ahmad Al-Afifi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Twenty years have passed and the streets of Makkah’s Al-Sofyani neighborhood remain unpaved. The neighborhood’s residents have become used to inhaling dust particles when a car passes by their houses. Although the local municipality

55-year-old Makkah post office to be demolished

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Abdullah Al-Thibyani & Ahamad Al-Hassani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – A 55-year-old post office building in Gaza Street, the oldest government building in Makkah and a well-known landmark, will be demolished soon to make way for the largest metro station as part of the expansion project for the Grand Mosque.

Who protects the victims of violence?

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Abdo Khal Okaz Incidents of domestic violence have been on the rise recently. Every day we hear or read about a case where the victim is beaten up or deprived of the right to live a normal life or get married or get educated. There have been many such cases and at times they have become fatal too. Yet, we do not see any new initiatives to

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Yasser Al-Marek Al-Riyadh Making fun of and disrespecting laws and the rights of others are a dangerous practice that will spread over time if not tackled timely and properly. Such violations pose a great risk to public security. Car drifting cases have been on the rise and the efforts exerted by authorities have not been s

New company awaits ministry nod to sponsor 40,000 Burmese

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Ali Gharsan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A Saudi company is expected to get final approval from the Ministry of Interior to transfer the sponsorship of 40,000 Burmese workers. The company will act as a mediator between these workers and their prospective Saudi employers. They will be able to work in 25 professions.

Erring businesses fined SR11m

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor’s labor dispute commission has imposed fines of SR11 million on various businesses that breached the ministry’s laws, an Arabic daily reported. Inspectors registered 1,513 violations during their visits to the businesses. A source

Probe launched into death in private clinic

August 14, 2013, 2:00 pm

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BISHA – Police have started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Saudi male who was brought dead to a government hospital by a doctor and a nurse from a private clinic. The doctor and nurse left him by the emergency room and disappeared without informing anyone. A source told police that the Saudi man had felt fatigue and was

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Officer thwarts suicide attempt

August 14, 2013, 2:00 pm

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BURAIDAH – Al-Qassim Security Patrol Department’s director Col. Salih Al-Qarzaee succeeded in preventing an Asian housemaid from committing suicide. She had climbed to the roof of a tall building and was ready to jump. Several police officers tried to talk her out of doing it but she seemed adamant about her intentions. Col. Al-Qarzaee silently crep

Suspect in Tabuk heist arrested

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TABUK – The man who stole SR10 million in Ramadan from an ATM servicing vehicle has been arrested, according to a source in Tabuk police. The suspect was an employee for the company that refills ATMs with money. He allegedly stole the money from inside the vehicle while it was parked on the company’s premises. Earlier, police had arrested three men

Two held in raid on liquor distillery

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JEDDAH – Two Ethiopians were arrested for operating a liquor distillery at the Khumrah neighborhood, according to Jeddah police spokesman First Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq. Police seized 500 bottles of liquor. The Ethiopian male and his female accomplice were preparing to sell them. They were both handed over to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution.

Two arrested for robbing pharmacies

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JEDDAH – Police nabbed two males of African descent who allegedly robbed several pharmacies in Jeddah in broad daylight and then fled. The thieves would enter a pharmacy as customers and then threaten the pharmacist to give them money. Police collected information about the identity of the thieves and started an exhaustive search operation. Secret agents

Mosque set on fire in Dammam

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DAMMAM – An unidentified person has set fire to a mosque in Dammam and fled, according to Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Ali Al-Qahtani. Twelve air conditioners and a speaker were completely damaged. Initial investigations revealed the attack was deliberate. Police have launched an investigation. No one was injured in the fire.&nbsp