Indian Cultural Society president hosts Eid function

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  Seated from right: Hassan Bayazid, Azher Ali  Zai, Jimmy Fareed Al-Siddiqui, Dr Irshad Ahmed, Pranav Ganesh and Dr. Haroon Rasheed.Standing from right: Michael Coutinho, Maqbool Pervaiz, Mohammed Imran, Hussain, Omi Notani, Arif Quraishi, Ahmad Siddiqui and Mohsin.  JEDDAH — The Indi

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Pakistan Journalist Forum celebrates Independence Day

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — On the auspicious occasion of the 67th Independence Day of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a splendid and colorful function was organized by the Pakistan Journalist Forum (PJF) at a local restaurant on Friday evening. Aftab Ahmed Khokhar, Consul General of Pakistan, atten

Effat receives approval from MoHE for VDP program

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A brand-new graduate degree is opening applications at Effat University. The Ministry of Higher Education has approved the Visual and Digital Production Program (VDP), the first degree of its kind in Saudi Arabia. The program acknowledges the unique achievements made already by innovators within this area by Sau

Indian consular team’s Madinah visit on Saturday

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The Indian consular team’s Madinah visit will be on Saturday (Aug. 24) and not on Thursday as was reported in these columns in Tuesday’s edition. Consular services will be provided on Sunday (Aug. 25) at the Indian Haj Mission, and not on Friday as was reported, a consulate press release said. — SG

Ministry seeks to privatize govt schools

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A report from the Ministry of Education (MOE) explored possible solutions to the difficulties facing private education in the Kingdom, Al-Madinah newspaper reported on Tuesday. The solutions include privatizing parts of public education including new governme

Nazaha probing alleged Haia violations

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Khalid Al-Jabri and Mariam Al-Sagheer Okaz/Saudi Gazette   RIYADH/MADINAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has denied reports that it committed financial and administrative violations. Haia spokesman Dr. Turki Al-Shelail said these reports ar

Zakat Dept. makes SR18.2b in 9 months

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  Saudi Gazette report  ABHA — The Department of Zakat has announced revenues of more than SR18.2 billion from the start of the current lunar year (Nov. 15) to mid-Ramadan (July 23), its director told Al-Sharq newspaper in a statement on Monday. Ibrahim Al-Mofleh said out of this amount, about SR1

Madinah school told to pay wages to 40 axed Saudi teachers

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   MADINAH — The labor office in Madinah had ordered a private school to pay 40 Saudi teachers their salaries for the school summer vacation, the office director Awwad Al-Hazmi was quoted by Al-Madinah daily on Tuesday as saying. The teachers had filed a complaint to th

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‘Saudia’ among punctual airlines in the world

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — Saudi Arabian Airlines was among the most punctual airlines in July, according to the report issued by the FlightStats website. It was among the top 10 airlines in a list that included airlines from all continents of the world. The website specializes in avia

Ministry campaign on coins in full swing in E. Province

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette   DAMMAM — As part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s new campaign “Take back the remaining amount in cash following any transaction,” authorities have erected billboards on various streets and highways in the Eastern Province t

Fake degrees: Independent probe needed

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  Saleh Ibrahim Al-Turigee Okaz   JUST before Eid, I wrote a column in Okaz about the discovery of a number of forged certificates in five ministries. Over 230 persons with bogus certificates were occupying leading positions in these ministries such as undersecretaries, division chiefs, general directors and other executiv

The needy and assistance

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Khaled Al-Suleiman Okaz    THE total amount spent by the Ministry of Social Affairs through its support program to help families living below the poverty line since its establishment in 1427H is more than SR500 million. This figure reveals two things: The huge support the government provides to needy families and there

Saudization of jobs in private schools difficult, say specialists

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Zain Anbar and Sami Al-Maghmasi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH/MADINAH — A number of specialists believe that the Saudization of teaching jobs in private schools is difficult and cannot be achieved easily because Saudi teachers are not attracted to teaching certain subjects such as Islamic education,

Most Saudi families prefer to have Indonesian maids

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Mishal Al-Otaibi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   RIYADH — A study conducted by King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue (KACND) has revealed that 27.5 percent of Saudi families prefer Indonesian maids, while 17.3 percent prefer  Filipinos. The study based its findings on a survey of 1,000 families. It

Work to complete half of medical stores face obstacles, says official

August 20, 2013, 2:00 pm

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  Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has faced a number of obstacles in completing even half of its project to allocate medical stores for its establishments around the Kingdom, according to a senior ministry official. A lack of land was a major obstacle, Deputy Minister

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Joy rider sentenced to prison, lashes

August 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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HAIL — A youth was sentenced to one month in prison and 39 lashes for repeating the offense of joy riding for the third time. Hail traffic police chief Col. Badr Al-Dhawi said such acts on public roads will not be tolerated as they pose hazards to others. He added that traffic police patrols will deal strictly with such behavior and that all necessary mea

Dialysis center evacuated after fire

August 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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HAFR AL-BATIN — A fire erupted due to an electrical short circuit inside the Prince Sultan Kidney Center in Hafr Al-Batin. Civil Defense teams evacuated patients and staff at the center and prevented the fire from spreading to other areas of the facility. Hafr Al-Batin Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ammar Al-Gharbi said the center was evacuated as a pre

Maid commits suicide in Khamis Mushayt

August 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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KHAMIS MUSHAYT — An Ethiopian maid committed suicide by hanging herself at the entrance of her sponsor's house at Al-Raaqi neighborhood in Khamis Mushayt in Asir province. Her sponsor said the maid had worked two years for him, and had not shown any signs of mental disturbances. She had asked for her final exit visa, and he had paid her all her dues as sh

Drunken man jumps off hotel building

August 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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MAKKAH — An intoxicated man was killed when he fell off the 13th floor of a hotel in Al-Misfalah neighborhood of Makkah. Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zaki Al-Ruhaili said the 30-year-old man had come from Jeddah to visit his brother who works in the hotel. The hotel was undergoing renovation and was completely vacant. The hotel owner was exiting the hotel en

Annual All India Mushaira on Aug. 29

August 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India in Jeddah will organize its annual All India Mushaira on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Boys Section of the International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ). Indian nationals interested in attending the Mushaira may email their name, iqama number and cell phone number to mushiara2013@cgijeddah.com by Sunday for entry passes, w