Accident claims five members of Yemeni family

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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MADINAH — Five members of a Yemeni family were killed when their car overturned on Al-Hijrah Road. The accident also resulted in serious injuries to four other occupants of the car. The driver was apparently trying to overtake another vehicle but slammed into it, also causing the car behind to hit him. Other drivers tried to avoid the carnage, but two mor

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Expat burns to death inside car

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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NAJRAN — A Pakistani was burned inside his car after it smashed into an electricity pole on King Abdullah Road. Najran Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ali Al-Shahrani, said firefighting teams rushed to the scene and found the victim dead inside the car.

Truck crashes into police checkpoint

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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NAJRAN — A truck crashed into a police checkpoint in Najran, injuring an officer. Najran police spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Ashwi said officers were stunned when the vehicle approached the checkpoint at a high speed in the early hours of the morning and hit it. The Yemeni driver was sleepy and only regained concentration when he went over the speed bumps

Four detained over burglaries

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — Police detained a gang of four in connection with a number of house and car burglaries. An investigation was launched after several residents complained that their houses and cars had been burgled. Four suspects were identified and they admitted to the burglaries. 

Pakistan’s Ambassador receives Sardar Mohammad Yousuf

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Muhammad Naeem Khan and Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khokher receive Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Haj and Religious Affairs Sardar Mohammad Yousuf at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah Sunday. The minister is in the Kingdom to finalize arrangements for the upcoming Haj season. — Courtesy photo

Employee ‘lures women using marriage mediators’

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) is reviewing a case of a government employee accused of utilizing marriage mediators and bus drivers to lure women into his apartment, Makkah daily reported. The man would then force women into a sexual relation, photograph

Patients call for relocation of health center in Madinah

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The Al-Khandaq health center is in a “miserable” condition, uses damaged medical equipment and lacks medicine, patients told Al-Madinah daily. The center’s building is rented and lacks appropriate medical and support services, they said, adding that it

Target of Saudization of work at home women

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Furniture from demolished Makkah buildings on sale

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A huge bazaar selling furniture from hotels and buildings that were removed for projects is being held on Umm Al-Qura Road in Makkah. More than 1,700 hotels and residential buildings were removed recently for the ring road project and the furniture on show is valued at SR5 millio

Saudi women docs work in forensics

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Five Saudi women doctors have begun working for forensics teams in Jeddah, Makkah daily reported. Their work involves helping solve crimes, especially those involving women who are victims of sexual assault. A spokesman for Jeddah's forensics department sa

Traffic troubles irk Jeddawis with start of shopping season

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Residents are complaining about heavy traffic on the streets with the start of the Haya Jeddah shopping festival, which is expected to attract 1 million visitors to the city. Saif Ali, a Jeddah resident and teacher, plans to travel to Madinah and “will leave Jeddah for its

For the sake of social security

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Turki Al-Dakheel Okaz If you ask any Saudi citizen about the main problem he faces, his instant answer would be housing. Demands for salary hikes or reduction in prices of gas come only after housing. If this problem was solved, it would have helped citizens save a greater portion of their monthly salary, not to mention put

A starting point for solar power

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Abed Khazandar Al-Riyadh According to a report in Okaz newspaper recently, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is studying 12 projects and initiatives to harness technology to produce clean drinking water. The study is being carried out due to the scarcity of conventional

Scholar accused of plagiarism

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – A prominent Saudi scholar has been accused of plagiarism after he used text from a book without attributing it to the original author, Al-Hayat daily reported. A case was filed last week with the Ministry of Culture and Information against the anonymous scholar by the lawyer of t

Call to empower BIP, CIB to probe stalled projects

January 19, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Emir of Asir Prince Faisal Bin Khaled receives Qalit Bin Shuwaish Al-Qalit, director of the Control and Investigation Board (CIB) in the province, at the governorate in Abha on Sunday. Al-Qalit presented a copy of CIB's annual report to the emir. — SPA Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A nu

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IIS Dammam wins first Patron’s Medal Quiz India Contest

January 20, 2014, 1:00 pm

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 Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani DAMMAM — International Indian School, Dammam girls’ team triumphed in the first patron’s medal quiz India contest (2013-14) held in Riyadh at the Indian Embassy’s auditorium on January 17.  The girls’ team comprised Ramasa,Tuba Mohsin and Sree Vidh

Stage set for solo play on Maulana Azad

January 20, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  JEDDAH — A solo play on the life of Maulana Azad, the great Indian visionary who championed the cause of Hindu-Muslim unity during the turbulent time of partition of the subcontinent, will be staged in the India International School Jeddah on Saturday, January 25. In his foreword to Maulana Azad’s book “India Wins freedom

Four Pakistani pilgrims die in accident

January 20, 2014, 1:00 pm

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MADINAH — Four Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 29 others injured when their bus collided with a truck on their way to Madinah from Makkah. Twelve ambulance teams and two helicopter ambulances arrived at the location to transport the injured to Al-Hemna village hospital for treatment. Four of the severely injured passengers were rushed to King Fahd Hosp

Gas truck crashes into house

January 20, 2014, 1:00 pm

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BESHA — A truck driver carrying gas cylinders lost control and crashed into a house in Besha. Witnesses said the driver was driving at a high speed and jumped over a speed breaker. Losing control, the driver crashed the vehicle into a house. No injuries were reported. Police are still investigating.

Two fraudsters nabbed in Makkah

January 20, 2014, 1:00 pm

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MAKKAH – Police have arrested a citizen and an Arab expatriate for trying to con money out of a private school, according to spokesman Lt. Col Abdulmohsen Al-Maiman. The conmen told the principal of the private school that they owned a big company and wanted to enroll the sons of their expatriate employees in the school. After crunching the numbers, the p