Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Two men are wanted in connection with a number of thefts at a Riyadh shopping center recently, Al-Watan reported Monday.
A number of salesmen in the center said they noticed unusual movements by two people, whom they believed to be Ethiopians, at the places were the thefts occur
Ethiopians believed to be behind Riyadh serial thefts
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SCE chief laments absence of female Saudi engineers
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The number of Saudi women registered with the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) does not exceed 50, according to the council's head.
Speaking to Al-Madinah Arabic daily, Hamad Al-Shakawi described the figure "shameful" and not in line with the size of current developme
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50 Saudis undergo Twitter etiquette courses
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The Riyadh Literary Club recently organized a course on Twitter etiquette to improve the tweeting skills of Saudis and introduce them to the do’s and don’ts of this important social networking site, a local daily reported Monday.
Fifty participants attended the two-d
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Dates Festival
Hectic business activity is being witnessed at the annual Dates Festival in Al-Badayea in Al-Qassim region, Monday. — SPA
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Female students set to promote ‘modesty’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Thirty female students of Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University in Riyadh said they would launch a campaign on Wednesday and Thursday at the capital’s Al-Hokair Land Amusement Park, targeting female visitors who they felt were dressed immodestly, Al-Eqtisadiah reported Monday.
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SR60m Najran road project canceled
Saudi Gazette report
NAJRAN — A 36-km road project in Najran Province costing more than SR60 million was withdrawn from a national contractor.
Emir of Najran Prince Mishaal Bin Abdullah said the project was canceled and its execution stopped because it would only be serving a very thinly populated area, Al-W
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Beggar in women’s clothing arrested
Eastern Province Police arrest a man who was disguised in women’s clothing and went around asking passersby and drivers for money. One of the officers got suspicious of the way the man was walking and approaching people. The officer arrested him and handed him over to a police station. In Ramadan, officers arrested 107 women, 30 men, and 73 children begging on Dammam stre
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Most Ethiopian women treated at Al-Amal ‘are ill’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The director of Al-Amal psychiatric hospital in Riyadh said about 75 percent of Ethiopian women brought to the hospital suffer from mental illnesses or severe anger issues."We have noted that their behavior was abnormal," Dr. Mohammed Al-Qahtani told Al-Sharq newspape
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Unlicensed kindergartens springing up all over EP
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — There are about 500 unlicensed kindergartens throughout the Eastern Province, Al-Yaum newspaper reported Monday.
These kindergartens receive children aged one to 10, including those with special needs, according to complaints from citizens on the province’s department of e
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Appalling conditions at MCH revealed
Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – The medical condition of a child who has been lying bedridden at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital (MCH) here for a year and a half has spoken volumes about the appalling conditions of the hospital and the way it is being run. The child had a fe
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Making local tourism attractive
Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Shiraidi
Al-Riyadh
With the ongoing geopolitical events in some tourism-dependent Arab countries in mind, we should ask some simple questions to the people managing local tourism.
When can you make local tourism more attractive to Saudi citizens? How can we stop Saudis from insisting on going abroad ev
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Why doesn't the MOL listen to us?
Fahd Bin Julaid
Al-Jazirah
I do not know why the Ministry of Labor attempts unilaterally to find a solution to the problem of the housemaids? Why does the ministry not hear the opinions and suggestions of the Saudi families, who are the real parties mainly concerned with the issue? Is it not the right of the Saudi families, who pay for th
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Keep away from politics, pilgrims told
Ali Bin Gharsan
Saudi Gazette/Okaz
MAKKAH — Haj Minister Dr. Bandar Al-Hajjar has warned all Haj missions against violating the agreements signed with Saudi Arabia, represented by his ministry, to prevent politicizing the Haj season. Under the agreements, no demonstrations would be allowed in Makkah, Madinah or the
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Public universities enroll 270,000 students
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Higher Education has said 276,459 male and female students have been enrolled in public universities in the Kingdom for the coming academic year.
There are still 102,704 vacant seats, of which 60,293 are for male students and 42,411 for femal
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Youth dies of thirst in the desert
RANYAH — A youth who went missing for days was found dead in a desert area east of Ranyah governorate. Civil Defense teams initially searched for the missing youth and could only locate his vehicle. A relative of the youth intensified his search and was able to find the body deep in the the desert. Security bodies attended the site, and tran
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MOH penalizes three drug stores in Jeddah
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has fined three drug stores in Jeddah for various violations. A committee from Jeddah Health Affairs inspected a drug store and detected various violations. The drug store was fined SR 50,000 for operating without a license, and SR100,000 for selling herbal and other medicines without registering them with the
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Gang of thieves arrested in Riyadh
RIYADH — Riyadh police were successful in detaining a gang of four for a number of armed robberies on fuel stations and delivery cars. Reports were received by police stations in western Riyadh of a gang that was threatening fuel station workers and delivery vehicle drivers, and stealing their cash and mobile phones. Police immediately forme
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Teenager runs over child in Rafah
RAFAH — A Jordanian child was run over as she was crossing a road near the international road at Rafah. The motorist was a 15-year-old teenager who lost control of the vehicle and smashed it right into her. She was taken to a nearby hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. In another accident, three youths were injured in an accident in
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Aged patient dies in hospital bathroom
BISHA — Maintenance personnel of King Abdullah Hospital in Bisha found an Indian patient in the throes of death in the hospital's bathroom. Bisha Health Affairs spokesman Abdullah Al-Ghamdi said that the 75-year-old patient went to the bathroom, but did not return to his room. A companion of the patient informed the nurses, who called mainte
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PISES maintains record of academic excellence
RIYADH — Pakistan International School, English Section, Riyadh (PISES) has been enjoying the reputation of being one of the best educational institutions in the region for the last decade for continuously producing excellent results in ‘O’ and ‘A’ Level exams.
The students of PISES further streng
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