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JEDDAH — Jeddah’s renowned hotel, Rosewood Corniche, is wrapping up preparations for one of the most exciting culinary festivals in the city, the Italian Food Festival, taking place from January 15 to 30 January at the hotel’s celebrated restaurant, Habsburg. Now in its third edition, the Italian Food Festival wi

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Pakistanis pay their respects to assassinated cop

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  Office bearers of PML-N and PPP-Riyadh region hosted a prayer meet for Pakistan’s assassinated police officer Choudhry Aslam. — Courtesy photo  Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — The Pakistani community here received with great shock the sad news of assassination of police offi

Indian consular team visiting Abha

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JEDDAH — An Indian consular team will be visiting Abha on Jan. 17 to provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies) to Indian nationals. The team will set up its office at Hotel Al-Rayah (Tel. No. 017-317 1641/017-321 7777), a press release issued by the Consulate General of I

9,000 non-Saudi wives get nationality

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RIYADH — Awasser, a private Saudi institution and NGO working for the abandoned Saudi families living abroad, has in a recent report revealed that 9,000 non-Saudi wives have been granted Saudi citizenship. The report said most Saudis marry foreign women since the cost of marriage to a foreigner is much less than marrying a Saudi.

Egypt may ban Saudi preachers

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JEDDAH — Egyptian Consul General Adel Al-Alfi has told a local daily that his country's diplomatic mission will issue a list of Saudi preachers who have been attacking Egypt in order to ban their entry into the country. The decision comes after the diplomatic mission noticed continuous attack on the interim government in Egypt. He said Saudi-Egyptian rela

Attempt to sell land plots foiled

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JEDDAH — A team from Jeddah Police and the municipality foiled an illegal attempt to sell 1,141 plots of land, 80 kilometers south of Jeddah. A special team raided the place and seized temporary offices that were used to sell the lands. It also seized documents claiming ownership of the lands. A source said the team will continue its raids in remote areas

Financial issues delay 50 projects

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TAIF — A financial dispute between contractors and government department has put more than 50 projects in Taif province on hold. Sources said the main reason behind the delay is related to payment. According to the source, more than 16 health, five drainage and a number of road projects are on hold.

KSU allocates SR500m for research

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RIYADH —  Undersecretary of King Saud University for Graduate Studies and Research Dr. Ahmed Bin Salem Al-Ameri Monday said  the university has allocated SR500 million for research and scientific studies during the current year. He added that last year the university published 2,500 research papers contributing to the support for scientific rese

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A young man died after his car crashed into a light pole and caught fire near Prince Fahad Bin Sultan University in Tabuk on Sunday. His charred body was extricated after firefighters extinguished the blaze. It appeared the driver lost control while speeding and swerved into the pole. 

3 cars collided on Bisha-Alaya Highway

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   Two people died and three others were injured in a collision between three cars on Bisha-Alaya Highway in Asir on Sunday. Civil Defense teams and Red Crescent ambulances arrived at the scene shortly after the accident was reported. Apparently, negligence and high speed were the cause of the accident. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital. The crash was so b

Imposters nabbed in Jeddah

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JEDDAH — Two Saudis and six Pakistanis were nabbed by Jeddah Police on Sunday for posing as security officers and robbing expatiate workers of their possessions. The gang targeted expatriate workers and raided their houses claiming to be security officers and sometimes drug enforcement agents. They robbed clean all targeted places, mostly in the Kandarah,

Jeddah’s car harraj breeds mosquitoes

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Mohammad Hadhadh Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The car harraj (auction center) in South Jeddah where many showrooms are located has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes that spread dengue fever due to large swamps of water neglected by the municipality. In addition, the area's streets have become inac

Why and how women lose in commerce chambers elections

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Rashid Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh No woman was able to win a seat in the recent elections for the board of directors in the Eastern Province and Jeddah chambers of commerce and industry. Though the seats have no or very little impact on economic or commercial activities and are only for social pres

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Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz This is a true story which happened in a private hospital and I personally witnessed it. A patient asked the female employee in charge of fixing appointments with doctors for the nearest date he could visit his doctor. She replied that the nearest appointment was in three weeks. When he insisted on see

Alwaleed donates SR140,000 to NRA

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company, donated SR140,000 to the Saudi National Retirees Association. Prince Alwaleed received a Saudi National Retirees Association delegation headed by its chairman Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Abdulaziz Mohammed Hinaidi.

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Makkah’s Al-Fahya residents endure overflowing sewage

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Ahmad Allihyani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Residents of the west Makkah neighborhood of Al-Fayha have urged local authorities to find a permanent solution to a drainage problem they have been experiencing for over a year now. This problem has now prevented them from using a walkway in the neig

Ceiling collapse injures six

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Six workers were seriously injured Sunday when the ceiling of a mosque under construction came falling down on their heads. The injured were whisked away to a hospital while Makkah Civil Defense teams worked on removing the debris to ensure that no one was still trapped under. The cause of the collapse has not been identified yet. — SG photo and text by Badea Abu Al-Naja

Social beneficiaries seek increased benefits

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Abdulaziz Al-Rabie Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — Several beneficiaries of the social insurance system have asked the Ministry of Social Affairs to increase their benefits to help them cope the rising cost of living. They complained about the long routine procedures of registering with the social insurance

Police important in crackdown campaign, labor inspectors say

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Labor office inspectors said they failed last week to arrest any violators of residency regulations during their visits because they were not accompanied by police officers, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported. They said all violators fled and left the shops they were working in unattended when

Dealers coaxing exam students to try drugs: Parents

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Mohammad Al-Jaser& Majed Al-Nefaiei Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Drug dealers are using exams to peddle substances that they claim would help students study better, several parents have said. These parents expressed fear of this trend during this critical time, when drug dealers try to promo