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Can we say goodbye to diabetes?

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  Abed Khazandar Al-Riyadh   Although I am not a diabetic, I was forced to live with the disease as my late wife was diagnosed with the illness. She suffered a lot as she had to start each day by determining her blood sugar level which is not an easy process. Every year, November 14 is set aside as World Dia

How can we get rid of illegal expats once and for all?

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  Saleh Ibrahim Al-Turigee Okaz   The recent riots by a number of illegal expatriates were not unexpected. They can happen in any country which has done nothing for many years about the issue of illegal residents. The rioters did not believe that the government was serious in its campaign. They thought that the crackdown c

Rains make a mockery of the Kingdom’s drainage projects

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  Abdo Khal Okaz   With every rainy season, one of our cities becomes a victim of the rains giving rise to the same cries and complaints of the season before. Riyadh has been the first victim of the rainy season this year. The rains caused the death of three people in Riyadh, destroyed cars along the streets

Cats & rats are friends in Jeddah

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  Misbah Matouq  Al-Nadi/Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH – In Jeddah, cats and rats are no longer enemies. They can be found side by side amid the heaps of garbage. The piles of garbage in Jeddah’s districts and on its streets are disfiguring the Bride of the Red Sea, whi

Is harassment a two-sided issue for which men and women are both accountable?

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  Saudi Gazette report   Dammam — It is not fair to hold men only responsible for harassment, as some women dress and act in ways that encourage men to harass them, according to Al-Riyadh newspaper. Harassment exists in every society and they deal with it differently according to their laws.

Crackdown on taxi companies begins

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JEDDAH — The Traffic Department on Thursday began a crackdown on taxi drivers who do not comply with residency regulations, according to its director Brig. Waslallah Al-Harbi. The campaign comes after the Ministry of Interior has asked the department to ensure that all taxi drivers follow regulations. There have been complaints that some taxi companies al

Saudi woman, Syrian guilty of tasatur

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JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court found a Saudi woman and a Syrian expatriate under her sponsorship guilty of tasatur (business coverup). The Syrian was summoned to the court after authorities discovered SR13 million in his bank account. He told the court the money was proceeds from his wife’s business in Syria. The sponsor who appeared

Haj Ministry website in 7 languages

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MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj has upgraded its website (www.haj.gov.sa) to allow visitors to browse it in seven languages: Arabic, English, French, Indonesian, Turkish, Persian and Urdu, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. This move has put the ministry ahead of other ministries and government agencies. Minister of Haj Bandar

Residents complain about SEC negligence

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JEDDAH — Residents of a south Jeddah neighborhood filed a complaint with the authorities after several electricity boxes on a main were left open, posing a potential threat to the safety of their children. The residents of the Kilo 10 area said they suffer from frequent power outages and high electricity bills. Some residents, who own small two-floor hous

My dignity is more important than your love!

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Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – Married couples are in a dilemma when faced with a situation where dignity confronts love. There are those who believe that dignity must win in the end, as it is a “red line” that must not be crossed, according to a report in Al-Riyadh newspaper. Others say th

The post amnesty scenario

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Ameera Kashgary Okaz Last Sunday was not a usual day as far as the roads and streets in Jeddah, from north to south, were concerned. I had no doubt that there was something unusual going on. Jeddah is a city known for its traffic jams and busy streets round the clock, so it was unbelievable that the city had been changed into a quiet oasi

The crackdown must go on!

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Rashid Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh The crackdown campaign on illegal expatriates has been marred by a number of violent incidents captured on camera and circulated on social media websites on the Internet. These clips show illegal expatriates engaged in looting and the destruction of property. This occurred not only in Ri

Do Saudis like foreigners?

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Lubna Al-Khamis Al-Jazirah On my way from lunch at Dubai Internet City, I ran into a number of university students who were also on their lunch break. There were people from different cultures wearing colorful costumes and speaking with a variety of accents. An Indian woman in a colorful sari was walking beside me, while nearby a blonde E

Assassinating Childhood

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Despite continuous efforts by officials and responsible authorities to put an end to the scourge of begging, it is still continuing and growing day after day. The worst form of begging is when gangs operating covertly use children for begging because people are more sympathet

Young man drowns in Baljurashi dam

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AL-BAHA — A man in his 20s drowned in Wadi Al-Janabain dam in Baljurashi governorate. Spokesman for Al-Baha Civil Defense Lt. Col. Jamaan Al-Ghamdi said rescue teams pulled out the young man, gave him first aid and rushed him to Baljurashi General Hospital but he was pronounced dead on arrival. Witnesses said the young man was taking photos of the water u

Motorist crashes into electric pole, dies

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JAZAN — A man was killed when he lost control of his car and crashed into an electricity pole on Abu Areesh-Jazan Road on Friday. Witnesses said the man, who was in his 20s, was driving at excessive speed and lost control at an intersection. The Red Crescent attended the site and transferred his body to King Fahd Hospital in Jazan. In another incident, a

Manhunt in Makkah after Saudi stabbed

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MAKKAH — Police have intensified the search for two Ethiopians who allegedly attacked a citizen on Umm Al-Qura Street. Tarek Ghassan said he was in a mobile phone store when an Ethiopian national approached him, spat in a paper tissue and gave it to him. The man then allegedly told Ghassan, “You are a Saudi and this is your status.” Ghassan an

Fatal crash

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Two men lost their lives in a horrific car accident on Al-Wadi Road in Asir province on Friday. Spokesman for Asir Red Crescent Ahmad Aseeri said the two men died after being involved in a head-on collision that also critically injured a third occupant in one of the cars. Civil Defense rescue personnel extracted the victims trapped in the wreckage and rushed the injured passeng

Bootleggers arrested in Jeddah

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Special Forces police on Friday detained two expatriates for brewing and selling liquor in Al-Nuzhah neighborhood of Jeddah. After receiving a tip-off, police started monitoring the area. They were able to track down one of the men with a paper bags containing bottles and set up a trap to arrest him. One of the officers approached the man pretending to be a customer and followe

Govt employees: When will we get medical insurance?

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Muhammad Dawood and Adil Babkair Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A large number of government employees and their families need to have medical insurance, according to professor Reda Muhammad Khalil, an health insurance expert. Khalil believes the only way through which insurance services can be p
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