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Saudi admits receiving money to spread chaos

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A Saudi who owns a satellite channel has admitted to a court that he received money to spread sedition in the Kingdom, Al-Hayat daily reported. The prosecutor from the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) has called for the strongest penalties

Six arrested for smuggling drugs

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   JEDDAH — The General Administration for Drug Control (GADC) has arrested six members of a gang involved in drug smuggling, Al-Riyadh daily reported on Wednesday. The GADC had received a tip-off on a gang smuggling drugs into the country and was able to identify them. Security bodies tracked the suspects, raided their hideout and found half a

Bootleggers nabbed in Riyadh

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   RIYADH — Police have arrested a number of Ethiopian nationals for making and selling liquor, Al-Riyadh daily reported. Undercover agents monitored an Ethiopian national who was selling liquor and notified the police. Police followed the suspect to a house where liquor was being made. On storming the house, they found two Ethiopian women who

Expats detained over car thefts

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   MAKKAH — Police were successful in detaining four expatriates accused of several car thefts in Makkah. Police received many complaints about some expatriates breaking into cars during football matches. They would smash the car’s windows or force open their doors and steal valuable items inside. Police formed a search and investigation

Patrol officer wounded in gunfire

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   AL-HAREEQ — A security officer was wounded in gunfire on Hareeq-Albain Road. The patrol team grew suspicious of a car on the road and asked the driver to pull over. However, the car’s occupants fired at the patrol car, injuring one of the officers. He was transferred to Al-Hareeq General Hospital, while security patrols intensified the

Four injured in Jazan accident

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   AL-DAYER — Four people were injured in an accident on Al-Dayer-Aiban Road on Tuesday. Jazan Health Affairs spokesman Mohammad Al-Semaili said Bani Malik General Hospital received four people who sustained various injuries in the accident. They were admitted to the hospital for treatment and further tests.

Massive fire engulfs toy store

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  JEDDAH — A massive fire erupted at the Al-Shatie Market in the Al-Zahra district of north Jeddah. A Civil Defense spokesman said the fire started inside a toy store and raged throughout the night. The stored covered an area of 800 square meters and the firefighters battled hard to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoini

Warehouse fire contained

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   JEDDAH — Twelve Civil Defense firefighting units toiled hard to contain a fire that erupted in a warehouse south of Jeddah. Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said the fire started in a 3,000-square meter warehouse that stored plastic goods and gift items. Investigations are under way to determine the cause of the fire. Officials are

Budding scientists of Yasmin exhibit innovative projects

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   JEDDAH — The Science Expo 2013-14 themed "Confluence of Scientific ideas" was hosted by Al Yasmin International School on January 4. The exhibition encompassed various events such as Collage Competition based on the depiction of Scientific Principles of Science such as, Archimedes’ principle, Bernoulli’s

Can you race British Airways' new A380?

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   JEDDAH — British Airways is offering five members of the public from around the world a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to race the A380 super jumbo in the airline’s #ManVsPlane Challenge Accepted! contest. Following last year’s smash hit viral video #ManVsPlane (approaching two million YouTube views) which saw Sout

IISJ scouts’ adventurous trip to Indian hill station

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   JEDDAH — Around 42 young scouts from International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ), under the leadership of Vijender Singh,  Mansoor.CT,  V.Mohanraj and Hameed, went to Shimla, India for scouts training from December 25 to January 1. The scouts were registered with the organizers of the camp after which, they began

Pakistani cardiologist Malik feted in Riyadh

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  Faiz Al-Najdi  RIYADH — Dr. Shahid Nawaz Malik, a Pakistani Cardiologist, was honored at a dinner reception on Monday evening by Pakistani businessman Choudhry Faryad Ahmed. Malik had earlier worked at King Khalid Hospital here from 1988-1996 before he served as a chief cardiologi

840 Haia cars roaming Jeddah streets

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  Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the Makkah region is monitoring schools and their surrounding areas during mid-term school examinations. It has also launched an operation room in Jeddah and has 840 vehicles r

Hand-held devices to issue traffic tickets

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Traffic officers will start in two weeks carrying hand-held electronic devices to issue tickets for traffic violations, a source told Al-Watan Arabic daily. Yellow tickets will no longer be used because all traffic departments in the Kingdo

Dialysis patients call for free transport

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  Omniyah Khodhari Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — A number of dialysis patients have complained of the frequent trips they have to make to the hospital for dialysis. Mohammad, an elderly citizen, said he spent the past 30 years visiting the dialysis center three times a week.

Child’s body in hospital morgue for two years

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A child’s body has been lying in a Jeddah mortuary for two years because an investigation into how he died has not been resolved yet, the Makkah daily reported on Wednesday. There has reportedly been a lack of coordination between Jed

Chadian pair sentenced to death for killing Frenchman in Jeddah

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   RIYADH – The Special Penal Court in Riyadh sentenced two Chadians to death for killing a French expatriate in Jeddah and carrying out other terrorist activities, including armed robbery targeting foreign companies. The pair were charged with following the Frenchman's car, opening fire on him when he got off his vehicle and esc

MOH shuts down 42 health facilities in one month

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   RIYADH – The Ministry of Health has closed down 42 private healthcare facilities across the country for various violations last month. Ali Al-Zawawi, assistant undersecretary for private sector affairs at the ministry, said monitoring authorities discovered 356 violations by private medical centers and pharmacies between Dec.

Prince Alwaleed receives former German Chancellor

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   Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and an accompanying delegation at the Kingdom Resort in Riyadh. They discussed the latest developments on the social and economic fronts. Later, Prince Alwaleed hosted a dinner in honor of the delegation, which included German Ambassador Di

A celestial organization

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  Khaled Al-Sulaiman Okaz   I HAVE started to pity the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) and feel that my expectations of it are far beyond its abilities. Nazaha, simply does not have the claws to pierce thick walls or the long legs to jump over high fences. Therefore, it will remain to be a sound
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