RIYADH — Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao will meet volunteers registered with the embassy for an interactive session at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the embassy premises. The meeting will discuss the evolving situation after the end of the status correction period on Nov. 3. The ambassador will also brief the participants about the labor agreement bein
Indian ambassador to meet volunteers
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Human resources forum in Jeddah
JEDDAH — Jeddah Forum for Human Resources will be launched on Sunday under the title "After the Correction Period". The forum is organized by the Human Resources Committee of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), with the participation of the Ministry of Labor and the Human Resources Fund (HRF). The forum seeks to increase awarenes
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55 medical centers closed down
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health has closed down 55 private medical centers and 11 pharmacies in a number of cities in the past two months. The medical violations committee has monitored 229 violations against private medical centers, 101 violations against pharmacies and 179 violations against doctors and medical staff during the same period. Assistant de
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Bangladesh PM performs Umrah
MAKKAH — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Hasina Wajed and her accompanying delegation performed Umrah on Friday. She was received by a representative of the Grand Mosque Special Forces, Col. Abdullah Al-Esaimi, and a number of officials. Earlier, on arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah, Hasina was received at by Deputy Emir of Makka
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220,000 Burmese residents identified
MAKKAH — The committee for correcting the status of Burmese residents completed the identification of 220,000 of them, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. Community leader Abu Alsham'a Abdulmajeed said the committee began its work last March and the next stage that will last until October next year will involve the issuance of iqamas. The committee will also rev
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Punishing the fools
Khaled Al-Suleiman
Okaz
MOST flood and rain accidents attended by the Civil Defense do not happen inside homes, but in valleys and flood paths. This is because some people do not care about the warnings issued by the authorities to stay away from these areas when there is rain.
People go inside the valley and do stupid thin
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When one loses all hope of change
Aisha Natto
Al-Madinah
This is the story of the suffering our daughters endure in private sector retail shops. The more girls I spoke to, the more their stories touched me.
There was a lot of sadness and a sense of helplessness in their voices. I experienced these feelings whenever I met one of them.
One
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APHA award for Saudi researcher
Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA – A Saudi PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won the award of the Conference of the American Public Health Association (APHA) for the best research. Sulaiman Abdullah Al-Ghanam submitted a research paper on the impact of road accident injuries on
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Illegals camping in streets make residents keyed up
Muhammad Al-Sulami Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Illegal workers camping near their embassies to get deported is not a strange sight in Jeddah any more. Filipinos in large numbers are camping near their consulate in Al-Rehab district, waiting to be deported. They have set up tents on sidewalks in the
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Lack of privacy drives Saudi women away from store jobs
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Many Saudi women have objected to working in shops selling abayas and women’s clothing after a ministerial decision to feminize shops in this sector, claiming the sector lacks the right environment for women to work in.
Most of these shops are located in old markets where
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Saudi mom recounts how leukemia claimed her son
Amro Salam
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A Saudi mother who found herself alone after her husband was jailed for failing to pay his debts recounted how she lost one of her children to leukemia.“Myself and my children had to spend the night in a public park east of Al-Haramain Expressway because I
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Labor Ministry asked to allow worker lending
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Industrial and commercial committees of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce have proposed that the Ministry of Labor pass a new law permitting the borrowing of workers between Saudi companies currently working in key projects that cannot be delayed, Al-Eqtisadiah business daily reported S
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Parents voice concerns over crisis at PISJ-ES to envoy
Mahmood Hasan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – More than two dozen parents called on the Consul General of Pakistan Aftab Ahmed Khokher here Saturday to register their concerns regarding the affairs of Pakistan International School Jeddah-English Section (PISJ-ES). Pakistan Ambassador Muhammad Naeem Khan had ter
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Speeding car runs over child
QUNFUDAH — A six-year-old child was run over by a speeding car while she was crossing a main street. The child was rushed to the Qunfudah General Hospital but died on the way. Health Affairs spokesman Ibrahim Al-Multahimi said the child was pronounced dead upon arrival in the emergency room. Police arrested the driver. The street where the accident happen
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Girl’s decomposing body found
MADINAH — The decomposing corpse of a young girl was found by a mountain in Al-Ula governorate, according to Madinah Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghanam. A man saw the body while he was walking in the area and reported it to police. The girl’s identity is not known. There were no signs of struggle, indicating no foul play was involved. However, a p
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Expat dies of electrocution
FAIFA – An Arab expatriate died from an electric shock at his home, according to Jazan Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani. The man was found dead on the floor of his house and the body was examined by a forensics doctor. An investigation was opened to find out the circumstances leading to his death. The victim’s colleagues and friends
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Man killed, six hurt in highway crash
YANBU — A young man died while six others were seriously injured Sunday when a Toyota sedan crashed into a bus on the Yanbu-Jeddah Highway. The car’s driver got stuck in the wreckage and died before Civil Defense rescuers made it to the scene. The injured were rushed to hospital. The cause of the horrific accident is still not known although eyewitn
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Pen guns seized from smugglers
Border Guards in Jazan seized 88 pen guns before a group of people trying to smuggle them across the border. The officers chased the men after they got suspicious of their activities. Handguns were also seized from the smugglers’ vehicle. — Okaz photo
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Lebanon National Day celebrated in Jeddah
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Lebanese Consul General Ziad Atallah held a reception ceremony on the occasion of the country’s 70th Independence Day here, Thursday evening. Consul General Atallah and his wife received the guests, including consuls general and ambassadors of many countries as well as many S
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JCCI hosts 'Dreams Come True' awards ceremony
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The "Dreams Come True campaign" that was jointly organized by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI)’s social center and Dream Whip dessert topping mix held its finale and award ceremony at the JCCI premises on Tuesday. The event was attend
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