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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Social security experts have called for the Saudization of temporary and part-time jobs in hospitals, wedding halls and beauty parlors in order to find work for Saudi women struggling to make ends meet. They pointed out that some of these w

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  Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah   A REPORT published by Al-Hayat newspaper recently said the cost of school transport would increase by about 60 percent starting this new academic year. The reason given is the scarcity of drivers caused by the rising cost of recruitment and the cessation of bringing them in from a number o

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  Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz   THE Ministry of Commerce and Industry used to tell us through "unidentified" official sources that it had been monitoring the hikes in consumer prices. Residents would have noticed that the prices had gone up long before the statement of the ministry's spokesman. After tha

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  An Interior Ministry medevac plane airlifted a father and his two children to a public hospital in Riyadh after a horrific road accident in Al-Majmaa governorate on Thursday. A medical team accompanied the injured on board. All passengers in the vehicle sustained various injuries, including multiple fractures, in the accident. — SG photos 

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MADINAH – An Indian worker in his 40s died after falling into an open manhole on Al-Qassim Highway, according to Madinah police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam. Police still do not know if the man was a construction worker who might have fallen into the manhole accidentally. A passerby reported the accident to police and rescue workers retrieved the body.

Dental clinic using arsenic shut down

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JEDDAH – A private dental clinic has been shut down for using arsenic, a globally-banned chemical, as a pain killer while treating patients with toothaches or other problems, said Sami Badawood, Jeddah Health Affairs director. The clinic was also using expired medications while most of its equipment appeared to be unsterilized. 

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QURAYYAT – Customs officers at Al-Haditha border point foiled an attempt to smuggle 30,000 amphetamine pills into the Kingdom. An Arab woman arriving on an Umrah visa was arrested after customs officers became suspicious of her behavior. When they searched her luggage, they found the pills stashed in small boxes. The pills were seized and the woman was re

Fake passport officer arrested

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HAIL – A citizen was arrested after he was caught red-handed while posing as a Passport Department officer and trying to rob expatriate workers of their possessions, Hail police spokesman Col. Abdul Aziz Al-Zenaidi said. A group of victims reported the incident to the police. A team was formed to nab the citizen who focused on neighborhoods where expatria

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SARAT OBAIDA, Asir – A young man grieving over his brother’s death in a road accident took his own life, according to Asir police acting spokesman Lt. Col. Muhammad Al-Shahrani. The man shot himself in the head and left a suicide note for his family saying he could no longer cope with life after his brother’s death. His brother died in a horri

24 Saudis get flood training in Malaysia

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ABHA – Twenty-four Saudi employees belonging to several government departments, including Civil Aviation, Civil Defense and various municipalities, are participating in an intensive course in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur to train them on “flash flood management in urban areas,” Al-Watan newspaper reported Friday. Head of Sarat Obaidah Mu

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RIYADH — The Ministry of Health said on Friday another man has died from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), bringing to 43 the number of deaths caused by the new SARS-like respiratory virus in the Kingdom. It said the man who died on Friday was also suffering from kidney failure and had been in the intensive care unit

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RIYADH – Chairman of the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) Zuhair Nawab spoke out against rumors being circulated on various social networking websites on the likelihood of an earthquake in Jeddah. Nawab said there is little scientific evidence for the claims and said such rumors only help spread panic. He reassured Jeddah resid

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Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM – A 37-year-old Filipino national will soon be a free man after being incarcerated for more than 12 years on murder charges. Rodelio Lanuza stabbed a Saudi citizen to death during a fight in which he claimed was out of self-defense. A court in Dammam sentenced him t

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Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH – The Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia was bestowed upon with the title of “People’s Ambassador” by the Pakistani community in Riyadh. The Pakistani community had gathered Thursday evening to pass a resolution appealing to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to consider awarding

Annual mushaira showcases Urdu poetry

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Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Famous Urdu poets from different Indian states mesmerized the Indian expatriate community at an annual Mushaira (poetry recital) event organized by the Consulate General of India here on Thursday night. The vibrant colors of Ghazal, the traditional genre of Urdu poet

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Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With the new academic year just around the corner, parents are already complaining about an increase in the prices of stationery items such as bags, pens, notebooks and other school supplies compared to last year. Bookstores and stationery shops across the Kingdom a

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Saudi Gazette report NAJRAN – Relatives buried the victims of last week's gruesome murders in Sharourah on Friday while the alleged perpetrator remained in prison, according to Najran police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Ashwi. The circumstances that led to the crime are still being investigated.

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Education authorities across the Kingdom are geared to receive more than five million male and female students who will return to school on Sunday after the summer holidays. Some 34,000 schools in all provinces and governorates are well equipped to receive the students on the fi

Women’s salaries highest in Tabuk

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — According to statistics released by the Ministry of Labor, the average salary of women working in the private sector is SR2,613 a month, while Tabuk registered the highest average salary for women in the country at SR3,598, Al-Watan newspaper reported. The Eastern Province came

Makkah Emir to launch Haj awareness campaign

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Ali Bin Gharsan Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Emir of Makkah province and head of the Central Haj Committee, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, will launch the sixth national campaign for Haj awareness on Sunday. The Makkah governorate has prepared the necessary plans and programs to ensure proper execution o