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Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Chaudhry Tahir Mahmood Hundli, a Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) former lawmaker from Sialkot and a former health minister in the Punjab government who is on a private visit to the Kingdom, has been accorded a very warm welcome by the Pakistani community in Riyadh. A

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Resetting biological clocks for school

September 2, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Many students are heading off to school this week fighting sleep because their biological clocks are still in disarray. Staying up all night and sleeping until noon was inseparable with the past Ramadan season and summer holidays for most families living in the Ki

Toll-free phone urged at Madinah municipality

September 2, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Ziyad Al-Damjani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Several residents of the city have expressed their displeasure over the fees they are charged every time they call the municipality’s emergency telephone number 940 to complain about violations in shops and market places. The residents have asked the

Ministry intervenes to prevent Taif land grabbing

September 2, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report TAIF — The Ministry of Finance has urged the Makkah governorate to take quick action to protect government property in the local authority’s jurisdiction from land grabbers. In a letter sent to the governorate, the ministry warned that a number of businessmen and developers have en

17,000 Saudis visited Thailand last year despite travel ban

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Over 17,000 Saudi tourists spent their vacations last year in Thailand despite the 20-year-old travel ban which the Saudi government imposed on citizens following a number of pending cases between the Kingdom and Thailand, according to Abdul Elah Al-Shuaibi, Saudi chargé d’affaire

Third Arab Exhibition for Postal Stamps in Madinah

September 2, 2013, 2:00 pm

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Minister of Communications and Information Technology  Mohamed Jamil Mulla and Chairman of the Saudi Post Mohammed Saleh Bentin attend the inaugural ceremony of the Third Arab Exhibition for Postal Stamps in Madinah on Sunday. Delegates from 13 countries are participating in the event, organized as part of the yearlong festivities on the occasion of Madinah being chosen as

HIV blood girl cleared, joins family in Jazan

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette RIYADH —  A 12-year-old girl who was given HIV-infected blood six months ago returned home to Jazan to join her family on Monday after doctors in Riyadh successfully treated her. Reham Hakami was discharged from King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Private security companies to execute court verdicts

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Justice is currently planning to contract private security companies to help execute court verdicts, local daily Al-Sharq reported Monday quoting a senior official of the ministry. Sheikh Khaled Al-Dawoud, ministry undersecretary, said: “This project will b

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Trial of Sharoura killer delayed

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Saudi Gazette report NAJRAN — The trial of the father who allegedly slit the throats of his wife and children has been postponed because investigations with him have not yet concluded, according to Dr. Ayoub Naheet, Prison Directorate’s spokesman, Al-Watan daily reported. Sources said that the father h

Court of Appeals delays execution of ‘human wolf’

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Court of Appeals has returned the file of Saudi rapist, dubbed “human wolf”, who kidnapped and raped several girls back in 2011, to Jeddah General Court after recording several objections, Al-Hayat daily reported. The General Court in Jeddah sentenced the rapist

When will domestic violence end?

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Abdul Ilah Saati Okaz Hanan, a young woman, sets herself on fire because she was a victim of Adl (prevention from marriage) and constant physical and verbal abuse by her brother and uncle. A seven-year-old boy is rushed to the hospital suffering from internal bleeding caused by a kick to his stomach by his father. The young

KSA stands by the will of Syrian people

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia reemphasized Monday its support for the Syrian people and their leadership represented by the opposition national coalition. The weekly session of the Council of Ministers, chaired by Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, called for a “d

MOL shuts down 72 violating shops

September 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has shut down 72 women's wear shops for violating labor rules. The shops were shut down after they were warned and their electronic services were suspended two weeks ago. The shops failed to employ women despite the 14-day grace period given to the shops to hire female employees.

Hacker sends message to ministry

September 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

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YANBU — An unknown hacker attacked the education supervision department website in Yanbu and shut it down. The hacker sent a message to Ministry of Education officials asking them to improve the level of education. The hacker also accused the private school sector of turning education into a business and passing students with high grades regardless of the

Gang of thieves arrested in Jeddah

September 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — Jeddah Police have arrested a gang of three men in connection with more than 18 theft cases in the city. The thieves allegedly broke car windows and stole the interior contents of the vehicles. Police formed a task force to track down the thieves and spotted the gang trying to break into one of the parked cars. Police moved in and made the arrest

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Fake perfume factory shut down

September 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has shut down a factory producing fake perfumes. Teams from the ministry arrested the workers inside the factory during raids, south of the capital. More than 41,000 bottles of fake perfumes ready for distribution were seized. The owner of the factory was arrested.

Ministry approves doctor's punishment

September 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has approved a hefty fine on a Saudi doctor for violating ministry rules and regulations. The Saudi doctor was fined SR100,000 for storing medical equipment in his private residence in which he was practicing his profession. The Saudi doctor was not authorized or licensed to do so, according to the ministry.

Skinny Leading by example

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Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — "I’m not asking for people to like me. My music is going to do some damage. Or it can inspire an entire curious generation of undiscovered regional talents." Unassuming and ambitiously facetious, Skinny has no qualms about being "a rapper

Call for unity for Pakistan's welfare and development

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Iffat Shaheen RIYADH — Chaudhry Tahir Mahmood Hundli, of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and a former deputy from Sialkot and a former minister of the Punjab government, welcomed the unity presented by the Pakistani people here in the Kingdom and called for a similar united stand in working for the development of the country.

Pakistani student makes world record with 47 As in IGCSE

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Nisma Rafiq Saudi Gazette JEDDAH —  Haroon Tariq, a young Pakistani student of Froebel's International School (FIS), is the new record holder with 47 A Grades (As), which he obtained in the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) O-Level and A-Level exams conducted by the University of