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Our education system was stronger when it was run by expats

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Issa Al-Hulayan Okaz The main story on the front page of Al-Madinah Newspaper last week was that: “77,000 government jobs are occupied by expatriates”. This is a clear indication that there is now a sensitivity about expatriates which did not exist before. There is a common belief among citizens that every job filled by an exp

Now that the weather is pleasant... care to camp?

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Awad Al-Tuwalah and Aref Al-Suwaidi Okaz/Saudi Gazette HAIL — The pleasant weather that followed the recent rains has spurred many families to venture out into the blooming desert around Hail and set up camps. The rains have turned large areas around Hail into beautiful oases and provided the ideal sp

Mental patients on the streets why?!

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Ali bin Gharsan, Abdullah Al-Dani and Abdullah Al-Abdali Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH/JEDDAH  — Many mental patients in the Kingdom roam the streets aimlessly and live in abandoned houses, narrow alleys and under the bridges, completely ignored by relatives and totally neglected by society and the authorities.

Tabuk girl crowned mental math champion

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Shahad Al-Ahmadi, a 12-year-old girl from Tabuk, has won the grand champion award at the international Universal Concepts of Mental Arithmetic Systems (UCMAS) competition held in Malaysia. More than 6,000 children aged 4-12 from all over the world took part in the competition from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3. Al-Ahmadi said she was proud to carry the Saudi flag while receiving the award.

Hadaf: 600% increase in women’s employment

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Muhammad Al-Abdullah Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — The employment of women in the private sector has increased by 600 percent, according to the deputy director general for special programs at  the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf). Fahd Al-Tekhaifi said this follows reports that the r

Varsity uncovers research fraud

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The University of Dammam has found a number of students from its 24 colleges presented plagiarized or pre-prepared research and threatened to sue all those involved, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.“The university is currently endeavoring to obtain international electr

Money laundering cases on the rise

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A source at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) said there has been an increase in money laundering cases in the Kingdom, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported. The source said bank employees do not usually have the privilege to review clients’ account history.

Young Saudi leaves government job to become electrician

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A young Saudi has broken the stigma associated with labor-intensive jobs by quitting his government job to work as an electrician, Al-Madinah newspaper reported Saturday. Majdi Al-Shareef said he was trying to send a message to officials and young men that Saudis are capable of d

Mufti slams advocates of free mixing of sexes

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The advocates of intermingling between men and women at the workplace want decadence and immoral behavior to spread among Muslims, said Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh. Giving his Friday sermon at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, he said such mixing poses a grea

Saudi girl graduates from Dubai police academy

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Ayaat Osama Bakhraibah has become the first Saudi woman to graduate from the Dubai police academy. She has obtained her master's degree with excellent grade from the academy, an autonomous institution that offers degrees like universities. Bakhraibah chose the academy for

Isolation takes toll on HIV patients

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Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — People who have contracted the AIDS virus complain that they feel isolated because of society’s fears they may transmit the disease to others. Um Hasan said when she was diagnosed with HIV 15 years ago, she tried to hide this from others. She was eig

CSE must okay iqama renewal for engineers

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HAFR AL-BATIN – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Council of Saudi Engineers (CSE) Hamad Al-Shigawi said the council has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Interior according to which residency permits of non-Saudi engineers will not be renewed without the approval of the council. The authorities will begin implementation of the decision in

MERS cases in Riyadh, Al-Jouf

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JEDDAH – The Ministry of Health registered Friday two cases of MERS coronavirus infection. A 26-year-old expatriate woman working in the health sector in Riyadh has contracted the virus after she came in contact with a confirmed case. The second case was a 51-year-old Saudi woman in Al-Jouf. She is suffering from several chronic diseases and was transferr

Govt bodies can issue traffic tickets

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JEDDAH — The Traffic Department in Jeddah has authorized various government agencies and departments to issue traffic violation tickets within 24 hours after registering the traffic violation in areas under their jurisdiction. Brig. Gen. Waslallah Al-Harbi, director of the Traffic Department in Jeddah, said these agencies include the Royal Saudi Navy, air

Rehab center chief sacked over video

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WADI AL-DAWASIR — Minister of Social Affairs Yousuf Al-Othaimeen on Friday issued an order relieving the director of a rehabilitation center in Wadi Al-Dawasir from his post and deducting his one month’s salary after a video clip showing maltreatment of inmates went viral on social networking websites. He also ordered a deduction of one month's sala

Health center heads fired over absenteeism

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RIYADH — The Health Affairs discovered absenteeism by 501 male and female employees working in health centers in eastern Riyadh last year. Supervisor of the health sector Fahd Al-Mufayiz said these absences were detected during inspection tours carried out by senior officials in the administration. He said the employees’ salaries were deducted for n

Thai expats pay homage to king on National Day

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JEDDAH — Thailand's Consulate General in Jeddah hosted on Thursday a reception for the Thai community in the western region of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s 86th birthday anniversary, which is celebrated as the country’s National Day. Approximately 200 Thai citizens resident in Jeddah, Makkah and Taif

Emirati National Day celebrated in Jeddah

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The recent announcement that Dubai would host Expo 2020 contributed to the ambience at the UAE National Day celebrations held at Jeddah Hilton on Wednesday. Consul General Ahmed Mohammed Mangoosh and consulate team members received guests inclu

Deaths, injuries in road accidents

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JEDDAH — A citizen and his child were killed in a horrific accident on a rural road leading to Qena town in Mahayil Asir governorate. Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Aseeri said a small Honda sedan collided with the truck, resulting in the death of the driver and his one-year-old child. In other accidents on Friday, two young men were killed and two others i

Car runs over cop, injures 7 others

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ABHA — A police officer was hit by a car and seven others were injured when an out of control car crashed into their vehicles. The police officer was directing traffic around the scene of an accident, when the driver lost control, crashed into several cars and ran over the officer who was transported to Asir Central Hospital and is currently listed in sta
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