QUNFUDAH — A Saudi national was executed in the western coastal city of Qunfudah on Wednesday after he was convicted of murder, the Interior Ministry announced. Salem Bin Hasan Al-Issi was found guilty of shooting dead Omar Bin Shami Al-Shardi, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
Saudi executed for murder
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Janet Breslin-Smith: Touching the lives of Saudi women
Tala Al-Hejailan and Katherine L. Ho RIYADH — James B. Smith came to Saudi Arabia in 2009 and served for four years as the United States Ambassador with dignity and a sincere thirst for understanding the Saudi culture and people. As they always say, behind every great man is a great woman. This prover
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Syrian expats face tough predicaments
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — It has become a familiar scene to find crowds of people situated outside the Syrian Embassy in Riyadh as early as sunrise, waiting for its doors to open at 8:30 a.m. Assemblies of men and women extend for meters, reaching the neighboring Korean Embassy. Those who
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Telecom Mini MBA
The department of development and training at Saudi telecom (STC) recently held a training program dubbed Telecom Mini MBA in cooperation with the Intelligence Training & Consultancy Co. for its staff from various departments and regions.This one-of-a-kind program was organized to develop and enhance the skills of the staff in addition to learning the latest telecom ma
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Indonesian pilgrims arrive
The first group of Indonesian pilgrims for the upcoming Haj arrives at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah Tuesday evening. Acting Consul General of Indonesia in Jeddah Sunarko as well as Saudi and Indonesian officials received the pilgrims on arrival. — SPA
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Girl loses tooth to metal piece in sandwich
TABUK — A seven-year-old girl lost a tooth after biting into a piece of metal found inside a sandwich her father had bought for her. The girl, Kadi, was enjoying the snack from a well-known restaurant in Tabuk when she suddenly began crying in pain and bleeding from her mouth. Her father was alarmed and after ex
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An open day for children with cancer
RIYADH — The Saudi petrochemical giant SABIC organized an open day at Riyadh’s King Fahd National Center for Children’s Cancer and Research that included a visit by a company delegation led by Khaled Al-Mana, SABIC executive vice president for polymers, and Yaarob Al-Thenayan, director of CSR. The delegation visite
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18 imams fired, banned over Friday sermons
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs last month dismissed a number of mosque imams in six cities after they delivered sermons that touched on sensitive issues of a political nature, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Wednesday.
Others were suspended or banned from delive
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IISJ to lease land for new buildings
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The newly elected managing committee of the International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) has stepped up efforts to accommodate more students by finding additional school buildings or constructing buildings on leased land.
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Reham ‘won’t grieve her yesterdays’
Thaifah Othman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JAZAN — Reham Al-Hakami, the 13-year-old victim of a botched blood transfusion at a Jazan hospital, has returned to school after more than six months. The HIV-contaminated blood the sickle cell patient received during a routine b
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Conflicting views on faltering projects
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz
THERE are conflicting views on faltering government projects. Some Saudis believe that these projects are only figments of one’s imagination. Their reasoning is that they have been hearing about them for a long time without seeing anything materialize on the ground.
Specialist
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Do we have excess housing?
Rashid Al-Fouzan
Al-Riyadh
I RECENTLY had a chat with Ghazi Al-Abbasi, the secretary general of the Saudi Council of Engineers, who has an unusual view of the Kingdom’s housing problem.
He stated confidently that we had no shortage in the number of housing units. This is contrary to what the Minis
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CCTV cameras in 33,000 schools
Nader Al-Enezi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TABUK — The director of schools safety and security in the Ministry of Education said CCTV cameras will be installed in some 33,000 schools around the Kingdom to ensure safety. “It is a huge undertaking,” Majed Al-Harbi added.
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40 special needs children in Makkah deprived of education opportunities
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — As many as 40 children suffering from Down syndrome in Makkah have been deprived of an opportunity for education after their learning center was closed down due to a lack of teachers. Al-Amal Al-Manshoud (Cherished Hope) Center was forced to shut down after
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Power outage sparks panic in Taif school
TAIF — Authorities at an elementary school in Taif evacuated 122 students and teachers after an electrical failure. Teams from the Civil Defense attended the scene and made sure the school was evacuated. However, a subsequent investigation revealed there was no electrical short circuit and no sign of faulty wiring.
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Flight attendant jailed for assault
HAIL — An appeals court has approved a court decision to sentence a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight attendant to four years in jail for attacking an Austrian colleague. The general court in Buraidah sentenced the Saudi man to 10 years in jail and 2,000 lashes for the assault on the woman. An appeal reduced the sentence to eight years in jail.
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Couples arrested over nursery scam
MAKKAH — Police in Makkah are currently investigating a couple who allegedly stole more than SR300,000 from their victims in a scam. The couple, a 50-year-old Saudi and his 40-year-old Nigerian wife, convinced many families that they were going to open a nursery for children and began collecting the fees. Police began monitoring their activi
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19,317 benefit from literacy programs
MAKKAH – Almost 20,000 men and women have benefited this year from illiteracy eradication programs offered in 135 centers for adult education, according to Makkah education administration director Hamid Al-Sulami. Twenty-nine centers have recently been opened in several cities in Makkah province to offer their services to illiterate men and
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4,993 cases against Saher before courts
RIYADH – Four thousand nine hundred and ninety-three complaints have been filed against Saher since the beginning of this year, according to a source in the commission in charge of challenging traffic fines at the Riyadh Traffic Department. Two thirds of the complaints challenge Saher fines while the rest deal with other road violations caug
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52 Jouf mosques to receive facelift
AL-JOUF — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has allocated SR12 million for the restoration of 52 mosques in Al-Jouf region. The director general of the ministry's branch in the region Ali Bin Salem Al-Abdali pointed out that this comes within the framework of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s SR500 million program to rest
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