Nadia Al-Fawwaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — A 10-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being shot in the head, according to Asir Health Affairs. The bullet went in the right eye, said Health Affairs spokesman Saeed Al-Naqeer. The child is still in intensive care at Al-Farsha General Hospital. Police have started a
Girl gets shot in the head
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Student dies after mountain fall
AL-DAYER — A Jazan University student died after he lost control of his car and went down a mountain while he was on his way home on Sunday. Although Civil Defense rescuers and paramedics arrived quickly at the scene, the student died from his injuries on the way to hospital. Jazan Traffic Department has urged drivers using mountain roads to exercise extr
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Hashish smuggling foiled
JAZAN — Al-Tiwal Border Guard officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle contraband drugs into the Kingdom and seized 15 kilograms of hasish. The smugglers, three Yemenis, dropped the bags of hashish and ran back to the Yemeni borders before being arrested. It was difficult to close in on them as they were very close to the border. The vigilant officers cont
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Two Indonesians held over murder
JEDDAH – Two Indonesians have been arrested in connection with the murder of a compatriot driver. The victim was found in a pool of blood inside his home. It was the sponsor who reported the crime to police after an Indonesian woman, one of the suspects, knocked on his apartment door for help. The sponsor told police that he had never seen her before unti
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MOJ website has an e-gate
TAIF — The Ministry of Justice has set up an e-gate on its website to expedite the process of executing court verdicts. Judges at supreme courts all over the Kingdom will use the e-gate to assign respective judges at district courts to implement a certain verdict. The ministry will also soon start assigning the job of implementing verdicts to specialized
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31,000 drivers issued tickets
MADINAH — Traffic Department officers here issued 31,118 tickets to drivers, said director Brig. Muhammad Al-Shanbari. Violations included running red lights, driving without a license, double-parking, not having seat belts on, making illegal U-turns and using mobile phones when driving. Al-Shanbari said his department would continue to crack down on driv
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MOE to design new curricula
TABUK — The Ministry of Education (MOE) is currently designing curricula focusing on social responsibility for schools all over the Kingdom. The decision came following the resounding success of the “We should be grateful to society” program, which had been implemented in different schools over the past two years. The program emphasizes the im
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HIV patient flees hospital in Taif
TAIF — A hunt is on for a HIV positive woman who escaped from a public hospital. Sources said the 40-year-old Somali woman had an argument with one of the nurses a day before she vanished. She escaped during visiting hours when the hospital gets crowded, according to Taif Health Affairs spokesman Siraj Al-Hemaidan. The nurse reported the patient to the ho
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Kerala sets unique global model in e-governance – Minister
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The southern Indian state of Kerala has achieved world standard in e-governance, according to Minister of Industries and Information Technology P.K. Kunhalikutti. “We are presenting ‘Kerala Brand’ in front of the world on how to achieve e-liter
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Hadith presentation launched in Riyadh
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Renowned Muhaddith (interpreter of Hadith [the sayings of the Prophet peace be upon him]) and King Faisal Award winner Dr. Mohammad Mustafa Azmi recently launched a Hadith presentation prepared by Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Azmi said in the beginning he
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Karnataka NRIs celebrate state formation day
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — NRIs from Karnataka here celebrated the 57th year of their state formation as "Rajyotsava Day" at the Indian Consulate on November 29. Prabhat K Jain, consul for labor affairs, attended the function as the chief guest. Vishwanath Hegde, chie
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India to be saved from danger of ‘Modism’
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Leaders of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), a constituent of India’s ruling coalition, called on the people of India, especially the minorities, to rise to occasion in preventing the Hindu fascist forces from coming to power in the coming general elections.
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Official Indian organization issues free air tickets in EP
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani
Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — As part of an ongoing process to help those who have completed legal paperwork and obtained emergency certificates from the Indian Embassy to return home, a Kerala state government body has issued at least 63 free air tickets in the Eastern Province.
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Real estate prices likely to drop 30%
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Several realtors are of the view that real estate prices have reached a saturation point and are expected to decline 30 percent in the coming two years, Alsharq newspaper reported.
The chairman of Makune for Real Estate Development, Majdi Hariri, said returns from rents have dec
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Bahrain’s National Day celebrated
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Bahrain's Consulate held a celebration on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the country’s National Day, Sunday evening in Jeddah. Consul General Ibrahim Al-Meslmany and Deputy Consul General Mohammed Ahmad Al-Hejazy and the consulate team received guests.
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Missions assign lawyers to help Saudis abroad
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi diplomatic missions abroad have assigned lawyers to defend Saudis accused of mistreating their housekeepers and drivers while they are abroad.
A government circular seen by Al-Yaum newspaper reported said accusations included not providing such employees with medical insur
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First Saudi woman to earn PhD from KAUST
Zain Anbar Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A woman will go down in history as the first Saudi female to be awarded a doctorate by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Mai Majed Al-Qurashi, who specialized in biochemistry, told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that her next ambition is to be a Nob
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Experts stress importance of combating violence in schools
Nadia Al-Fawwaz
Saudi Gazette
ABHA — A number of psychologists and social experts have stressed the importance of combating the growing number of violent incidents in schools.
They said there are a number of reasons why youths and adolescents carry knives and arms into school, including protection fro
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Taif University’s odd behavior
Fawwaz Aziz
Al-Watan
I flatly fail every time I try to understand the mentality of some of our officials. I also fail whenever I try to defend some of our university officials. I also fail whenever I try to convince anyone that our university officials are exerting strenuous efforts for our benefit.
In the same vein, I have
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Many historic mosques in Madinah need repair
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — Many historic mosques in Madinah are in need of urgent repair, maintenance or complete reconstruction to preserve and keep them intact for many years to come, local daily Al-Madinah reported Monday quoting a noted Saudi historian."These mosques are part of our history. Th
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