Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Overseas Filipino Workers Cooperative Council (OFWCC) conducted a pre-membership education seminar for cooperatives to members of the AIC Filipino Community Cooperative (AFCCO) last week.
The session was led by their chairman for education and training Mann
OFW group holds education seminar for Filipino co-ops
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Quota cut to stay until mataf work is over: Hajjar
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — Minister of Haj Bandar Hajjar has said the reduction in pilgrim quota will remain in effect until the mataf expansion project is completed.
There will be a 100,000 drop in the number of pilgrims performing Haj this year compared to last year, Al-Hayat newspaper reported quoting
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Indian Haj Mission in full swing as pilgrims flock to holy cities
Left: Dr. Muhammad Abid Ajmer, head of the Indian medical mission for Haj, Center: A.B. Abbas, the man in charge of pilgrims' transport, Right: Muhammad Abdul Salam, the official in charge of the Indian Haj Mission. Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With more than 73,000 Indian pilgrims
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Alzheimer’s awareness: Jeddah skies to turn purple
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The afternoon sky over the Jeddah Corniche on Saturday will be purple — not blue — as a show of support and care toward all Alzheimer’s disease sufferers. The Society of Majid Bin Abdulaziz for Development and Social Services and the Saudi Alzheim
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Deep-rooted Saudi-Malaysian ties hailed
Salim Omar Bashahid, director of the Ministry of Information in Jeddah, Ambassador of Malaysia Datuk Syed Omar Alsaggaf and Consul General Mohd Khalid Abbasi Abdul Razak cut the ceremonial cake with other diplomats to mark the Malaysian National Day in Jeddah Thursday. — SG photo Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette
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Hajis warned against buying Zamzam water from street peddlers
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Zamzam water sold by expatriate peddlers outside the Kuday water factory is not hygienic and may damage the health of those who consume it, a local newspaper warned Thursday quoting factory sources.
The sources told Al-Madinah that the gallons containing the holy water might hav
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For teachers in Jazan village, getting to school is no easy task
Saudi Gazette report JAZAN — Women teachers at a school in Jazan’s Samaad Mountain begin their journey to school in the early hours of the morning. They set out in a vehicle that drives them 150 kilometers to the base of the mountain, from where they have to climb the peak by foot to reach their school, Al-Hayat news
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The latest episode in ongoing Haia drama
Hamoud Abu Talib
Okaz
Among the problems associated with writing about the mistakes and violations committed by certain members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Haia) is the transformation of the case from a public, humanitarian and legal matter to a personal and biased view held by the writer towa
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They were innocent: Haia chase victims’ kin
Khaled Al-Faris
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Relatives of two brothers in a fatal car chase involving a patrol of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) on Tuesday night said the young Saudis did not commit any crime.
Two Haia members allegedly chased a vehicle in a Ri
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Weapons haul in Dhahran Al-Janoub
ABHA — Police in Dhahran Al-Janoub in Asir province foiled an attempt to smuggle 138 handguns, a machine gun and 138 magazines. Police engaged in a shootout with the suspects who tried to smuggle the weapons. The smugglers escaped leaving behind the weapons. Police launched a manhunt. — SG
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Road accidents claim 11 lives in one day
ABHA — At least 11 people were killed in road accidents in various parts of the Kingdom on Friday. Six people, including three women, were killed and two others injured on Friday when four cars collided at the northern entrance of Mahayil Asir. Police said one of the drivers panicked and lost control when he saw three cars coming from the opposite directi
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Teenager arrested for shooting cop
TABUK — A Saudi teenager who allegedly shot a police officer in the leg was arrested by Tabuk police on Friday. The father of the suspect informed the police that his son had stolen his gun from his house and disappeared. When the son learned his father had complained against him, he went to the police station and shot a police officer in the leg mistakin
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Sewage trucks on the decline: NWC
Rioters wielding wooden planks blockade Jeddah’s King Fahd (Sitteen) Road Thursday morning. — Okaz photo
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The head of the water unit at the National Water Company (NWC), Abdullah Al-Assaf, said the dependency on sewage trucks is on the decline as a number of neighborho
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Haramain train divides Bahra: Residents
Saudi Gazette report BAHRA — Bahra residents had welcomed the high speed Haramain train project that will connect their city to Jeddah and Makkah. Considered as a major step toward development of their city, the project had been applauded when it was announced but now residents say the train line has
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Anti-abuse law ignites debate on harassment
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The first article of the protection from abuse law has sparked a heated argument between legal experts and human rights advocates, Al-Watan newspaper reported.
The article does not specifically state that harassment is a type of abuse, which necessitates its amendment or issuing
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Umm Al-Qura scholarship student wins laurels in UK
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – Dr. Reham Isa Al-Haratani, a female scholarship student from Umm Al-Qura University, has obtained her master’s degree in pediatric dentistry with first class honors from King’s College London for her thesis titled “Children’s behavior when they wake up from dental operat
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Innocent victims of a crackdown
Nabila Mahjoub
Al-Madinah
I will write today about people who suffered from the ongoing crackdown on illegal workers. All their stories are linked with organizing the labor market and status correction.
The Passport Department, Ministry of Labor and the muaqebs (government facilitators) have become the talk of the town.
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Pupils honor surgical team that saved their teacher
Students of 60th Elementary School in Buraidah hand over a plaque of appreciation to the surgical team at Prince Sultan Cardiac Center in Qassim after a successful heart surgery on one of their teachers. — Courtesy photo
BURAIDAH — Young pupils of an elementary school in Buraidah, Qassim province, honored the
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Winners of Saudi Creative Business prize announced
Saleh Fareed
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Lateefa Alwaalan from Riyadh was announced as the winner of the Saudi Creative Business Cup contest and will represent Saudi Arabia at the international contest based in Copenhagen, Denmark this month.
With her winning brand “Yatooq”, an electronic Arabic
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20 expats face probe over Jeddah rioting
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Police are investigating 20 Ethiopian and Pakistani expatriates accused of taking part in riots and shutting down King Fahd (Sitteen) Road in Jeddah on Thursday. The rioters used wood and rocks to set up roadblocks on one of the city's main arteries, eyewitnesses said. The rioter
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