SAKAKA — A group of women students at Al-Jouf University got into a brawl with fellow students who were allegedly bullying them, a university source told Al-Hayat daily. A lack of action against bullying was blamed for the mayhem that resulted in a student being sent to hospital after she was knocked unconscious, the source said. Students fr
Students brawl at women's campus
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Ethiopian phobia rages on
Mazen Abdul Razziq Baleelah
Al-Madinah
Following a number of murders and other crimes, attempts by some housemaids to kill children and the recent riots in Manfuha in Riyadh and Siteen St. in Jeddah, a large number of Saudi citizens have become wary of the Ethiopian community here. Most Ethiopians are peaceful and law-
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Manpower terrorism
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Tuwayan
Al-Jazeera
Are we facing the unknown at the hands of well-trained gangs? Are we dealing with the problem of illegal expatriates who have failed to rectify their residential status or with something more sinister?
The huge number of undocumented expatriates who have infiltrated o
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Our problems with contractors
Rashid Bin Mohammed Al-Fouzan
Al-Riyadh
You cannot find a single government project whether it is a tunnel, a bridge, an airport, a school or a hospital without faults of some kind or another. The problem is that these faults are usually not discovered during the time of the delivery of the project or before its actual
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Girls: Most miserable of creatures
Hamoud Abu Talib
Okaz
Rescuing girls from inside their schools has finally been permitted. This was the banner headline on the front page of Okaz newspaper last Saturday. But what does this mean? What are its implications? It simply means that rescuing girls who are victims of violence or abuse in schools was not allow
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Roof collapse at Grand Mosque work site
MAKKAH — A ceiling near the Grand Mosque’s Al-Omra Gate collapsed on Thursday as the construction crew was doing drilling work on the first floor. No one was injured in the accident. An engineer from the Saudi Binladin Group, the contractor carrying out the project, said the ceiling gave in due to the weight of the rubble. &mdash
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Teacher faces probe over abuse video
JAZAN — A teacher who posted a video on YouTube of one of his students begging for mercy while being disciplined is now facing an investigation over his conduct. The boy was seen crying in the video because he had apparently not prepared for the lesson. He asked the teacher to give him another chance and promised the teacher he would come ba
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Young men and women: Rents are a big burden on our budgets
Adel Babkair Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – For the past few years, rents have witnessed continuous hikes and have become a burden on the budgets of low income people. Fleeing high rents in central Jeddah, many have gone to districts such as Al-Harazat, Al-Sanabil, Al-Rehail
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Children on the street... Working!
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — Some expatriate families here have taken advantage of the crackdown campaign on residency law violators by sending their children to do hard labor. Instead of going to school, children as old as eight were seen at the vegetable market pushing wheelbarr
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“A Saudi doctor never thought his 40-year-old love for Lebanon would get him involved in a drug case which his Lebanese best friend masterminded as part of an elaborate plot”
Abdul Rahman Al-Shamrani Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Dr. Zakariya Al-Faisal, an ophthalmologist, had fallen in love with Lebanon since 1973 when he visited Beirut from neighboring Egypt, where the then 18-year-old was a medical student. From the moment he stepped foot in Beirut
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Utility connections to Ajyad hotels cut
MAKKAH — The authorities have started disconnecting electricity, water and telephone connections from 30 hotels in the Ajyad district of Makkah. These properties were expropriated for the train station project and their owners have started vacating the hotels as demolition work is set to begin in two weeks.
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JMIA vice president bereaved
RIYADH — The mother of Vice President of Jamia Millia Islamia Association (JMIA) Riyadh Chapter Syed Aftab Nizami died in New Delhi after a protracted illness. She was 70. She was laid to rest in a cemetery behind Humayun's Tomb. Her funeral prayer was attended by Member of Parliament and former captain of Indian cricket team Mohammed Azharuddin. Aftab Ni
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Tremors in Jubail no cause for panic
JEDDAH — The director general of the National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes in the Saudi Geological Survey Hani Mahmood Zahran said the earthquake that struck Iran Thursday and whose aftershocks were felt by residents of Jubail, a city 250 km away from the epicenter, should not cause any panic among residents of the Eastern Province.
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SR390m spent to feed violators
JEDDAH — Security sources said the cost of providing meals to violators in detention centers in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the security campaign to arrest violators of the Kingdom’s residency and labor regulations has reached SR390 million at the rate of SR1 million for each center.
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Smart taxis in six months
JEDDAH – Jeddah will launch a smart taxi service in six months to serve residents of the governorate who can subscribe to the service with downloading an application to their smartphones. Muhammad Bjad Al Wahtan, chairman of the Taxis Committee at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), said the application shows all taxis enrolled in the syst
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Qur'an contest concludes today
RIYADH — The 35th session of King Abdulaziz International Competition for Qur'an memorization, recitation and interpretation will conclude in Riyadh on Sunday. On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah, Minister of Islamic Affairs Saleh Al-Alsheikh will attend the concluding ceremonies. In all, 85 contestants from all over the world
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Respect for law: Experts stress role of citizens
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Officials and experts have said expatriate residents will not respect the country’s laws and regulations as long as citizens do not abide by them.
The recently concluded status correction campaign has revealed that large numbers of expatriates were violating the country&rsq
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Is media freedom a myth?
Aziza Al-Manie
Okaz
When people talk about media freedom, what comes immediately to mind is the government censorship to suppress the ability of journalists to criticize state institutions, hold them accountable and perhaps oppose them.
At a time when democracy has taken firm root in society, people in power who are afraid o
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Truck turns turtle inside tunnel
A truck carrying asphalt overturned inside a tunnel in Al-Shi’ar mountain road outside Abha Friday morning, killing the driver and injuring another. Asphalt spilled on the road prevented rescue teams from reaching the accident scene. The injured motorist sustained second degree burns and was transported to Asir Central Hospital. Preliminary investigations revealed that th
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School violence: Parents demand in-depth investigation
Mariam Al-Sagheer Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Parents are asking the authorities to study the reasons behind the recent rise in school violence, including attacks against teachers. Mohammad Barnawi, a secondary school teacher in Jazan, was killed in such an attack while another
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