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Women poets rev literary gathering in Riyadh

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Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Two women poets from the Eastern Province revved up and enthralled the literary gathering in Riyadh last weekend. Javed Akhter Javed — an eminent poet and writer of Urdu and Punjabi in Riyadh and the current President of Halqa Fikr-O-Fun, a li

'Mushairas in India have great secular foundations'

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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — "Mushairas, as an institution, in India have great secular foundations. Those who connect Urdu with Muslims must attend Mushairas to know the truth," said Iqbal Ashhar, a prominent Urdu poet, who hails from Delhi. Iqbal was in Je

Chaos returns to EP roads as schools reopen

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Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Heavy traffic jams were experienced along all major roads in the Eastern Province as the schools reopened on Sunday after the summer recess. The reopening of all schools coupled with the closure of several main roads due to construction

Who stands in the way of reforms in Haia?

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Abdo Khal Okaz SHEIKH Abdullatif Al-Alsheikh was appointed chairman of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) to introduce comprehensive reforms that would do away with the serious and recurring mistakes being committed by its members. It is a fact of life that intentions to reform are usual

Cheapest labor: Saudi women

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 Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh Statistics released recently by the Labor Ministry indicated that the average monthly salary of a Saudi woman working in one of nine job categories in the private sector all over the Kingdom was SR2,613. Her maximum salary was SR3,598 while the minimum was SR1,539. According to these salary sca

Qassim cold stores full, crisis for dates merchants

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Saudi Gazette report BURAIDAH — Six cold stores dedicated for dates storage with a total capacity of 100,000 tons have stopped receiving any orders to take in more produce because they are full. Dates merchants in the province now have to store large quantities of dates in cold stores in Riya

Study India project for overseas Indians

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JEDDAH — The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs in New Delhi is conducting a Study India program to enhance engagement with the diaspora of young Indians, the Consulate General of India said in a statement on Sunday. The objective of the program is to enable overseas Indian youths, namely foreign citizens of Indian origin aged 18-26, to un

Jeddah rents jump 40%

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — House rents in Jeddah have increased between 30-40 percent lately and this came without any previous warnings to tenants. The rent for a three-room apartment jumped from SR20,000 to SR40,000, and rent for a four-room apartment went up from SR25,000 to around SR40,000, while the r

Okazalyoum website launched

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JEDDAH — Okaz Company for Electronic Publishing has launched its website okazalyoum.com, an advanced electronic platform providing visual and audio content for live news. Visitors can enjoy watching TV newscasts, investigative reports and segments focusing on health, real estate, tourism, classified advertisements, joyous events, and many

King approves $200 million fund for Palestinian cities

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has issued directives to allocate $200 million to help Palestinian cities resist infringements on their territories. The funding will cover all Palestinian cities and

Ministry shuts down 31 illegal offices

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RIYADH —  The Ministry of Transport has shut down 31 unauthorized offices operating illegally. This came after the ministry’s recent field campaign against illegal offices. Most of these establishments were located in Al-Naseem and Al-Bat’ha neighborhoods. These establishments will be fined SR155,000. The ministry will continue its campai

School bus drivers in Yanbu strike

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YANBU —  More than 40 school bus drivers in Yanbu went on strike on the first day of academic year. The drivers demanded from the contracting company an increase to their salaries from SR2,300 to SR3,000. The contracting company was forced to provide foreign bus drivers from different nationalities to transport students. As a result of the strike, mo

Fire breaks out in Jeddah school

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JEDDAH — Students at Muzdalefa elementary school were greeted on their first day at school by a fire that started in the electrical box. The fire damaged the school entrance and two cars that were parked outside. Civil Defense teams controlled the fire before it could spread. Civil Defense is investigating the causes of the fire. 

Asian expatriate shot and killed

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QATIF — Dammam police are currently investigating the case of an expatriate truck driver who was shot and killed in Al-Awamiya in Qatif province, east of the Kingdom. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti, official spokesman of the Eastern Province police, said that the police station received a phone call from the victim’s sponsor saying that he was shot and kille

30,000 free meals for Jazan area students

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JAZAN — Takaful charity organization provided more than 30,000 free breakfast meals for students in the southern villages in Jazan area on the first day of school. These meals were provided after the minister of education approved this charity project. Muhammad Al-Harthy, director of education in Jazan area, thanked the minister for this kind initiative.

Ethiopian killed in Taif fight

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TAIF — An Ethiopian shepherd was killed in a fight with an Indian expatriate in Taif on Sunday. Police arrested the killer before he fled the scene. Forensic teams examined the body and collected evidence. The body of the victim was sent to a nearby hospital morgue while police are still investigating with the killer.

Consulate advisory to Indian nationals

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JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India has asked the Indian nationals who have a valid passport or iqama and have registered with the consulate for fingerprinting and stamping of final exit visa to approach the deportation center in Tarheel on Tuesday (Sept. 3)  at 7 a.m. Indian nationals already allotted token numbers: I Series –1451-200

Ministries put on alert against cyber attacks

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A full alert has been sounded in a number of ministries and government agencies following warnings from higher authorities that the websites of some ministries and agencies could be targeted and attacked, Al-Watan daily reported. Authorities have asked the ministries and agenci

Suspects in cab robberies apprehended

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Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A gang of Eritrean men has been arrested by Jeddah Police for allegedly robbing several taxi drivers of their cars. Their latest victim, a Pakistani cabbie, provided officers with information that helped in the suspects’ arrests. The drive

Makeshift engineer

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Repeated power outages have turned residents of Jeddah’s Al-Aziziah District into electric engineers. Tired of complaining to the authorities, many residents are taking matters into their own hands and restarting power from the high-voltage cabinet as seen in the picture. — Okaz photo
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