JEDDAH — India is celebrating its 65th Republic Day on Sunday, Jan. 26. On this occasion, a flag hoisting ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. sharp at the Consulate General of India on Tahliya Street.
Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, Consul General of India, will be hoisting the national flag.
All Indian nationals, persons of Indian origin a
Flag hoisting at Indian consulate
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Qur’an teachers to have permits soon
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A charitable society for teaching of the Holy Qur’an is adopting a project requiring Qur’an teachers to have permits to conduct their lessons in mosques, Al-Hayat daily reported.
The permit, with a validity of three to five years, is to guard against arbitraril
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Adl cases show upward trend
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Courts in the Kingdom have received 78 Adl cases (the act of male guardians preventing women from getting married) since the beginning of the Hijri (lunar) year, Al-Hayat daily reported on Tuesday.
Ministry of Justice statistics show that Riyadh and Jeddah were at the front
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Indian pilgrim missing
JEDDAH — An Indian pilgrim has gone missing in Madinah. Achchey Miyan, from the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, holding Passport No: H3501069 has not been seen after offering noon prayers in the Prophet’s Mosque on Friday. Qaiyum Bano, Achchey Miyan’s wife, said they both left their Al Firdous 4 Hotel in the city for the Fr
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British suffers stoke on board ship
A British citizen was evacuated from a ship after suffering a stroke in the middle of the Red Sea. Makkah Boarder Guards spokesman Col. Naji Al Jihany said the cruise ship was heading to Salalah in Oman when the British national complained of severe chest pains. The captain placed an emergency call to the Red Sea search and rescue center asking for arrangements to evacuat
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Umrah pilgrims injured in bus accident
Nineteen Umrah pilgrims from Jordan were injured on Monday after their bus smashed into a pedestrian bridge in the plains of Arafat. Four of the injured were treated for minor injuries at the crash site itself while 16 passengers were were moved to King Faisal and Al-Noor hospitals. Col. Salman Al-Jemaiei, head of Makkah traffic police, said the bus slammed into the two-meter h
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Murder suspect arrested
JEDDAH — Riyadh police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing to death a 60-year-old Nigerian woman in Al-Karantena, south of Jeddah. The suspect was believed to have fled to to Riyadh after the murder. Acting on information received from Jeddah, Riyadh police arrested the suspect, who allegedly murdered the woman for a large sum of money stored
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Seven Chadians arrested
JEDDAH — Jeddah police have arrested a gang of seven Chadians accused of committing more than 13 house burglaries using light weapons. Police received continuous reports about a gang breaking into homes and threatening people with knives. Investigations led to some alleged members of the gang. Two of the gang members are minors and the rest are in t
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Man Shot and Killed
TAIF — Taif police are investigating an incident where a Saudi man in his 30s died after being shot in the head allegedly by his brother. Police teams and forensic experts arrived at the location to investigate the incident and the suspect was taken into custody. The suspect told police that he shot his brother accidentally and did not mean to kill him. P
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Man found dead in police car
JEDDAH — Jeddah police are holding three members of a highway patrol for questioning over a dead body found in a police car on Makkah Road. A police report said the body of a man of African nationality, who was suffering from a mental illness, was found dead inside the car. According to a statement filed by the officers, the African man was found wanderin
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Arsonist arrested in Riyadh
RIYADH — Riyadh police have arrested a Saudi man in his 20s for burning four cars in the Al-Suwaidi neighborhood, west of Riyadh. Police received reports that four cars, parked in front of residential apartments, were on fire. An eyewitness gave police a detailed description of the man who allegedly torched the cars. Police deployed secret units in the ne
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Traffic management is not down to Saher system alone
Mazen Abdul Raziq
Baleelah
Al-Madinah
Forbes has issued a list of 15 countries in which retirees would love to spend the rest of their lives. These countries are characterized by traffic safety and security.
Their people are friendly and their standards of living are convenient. Among others, these countries inc
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Utopian society inhabited by devils
Khaled Al-Solaiman
Okaz
When I was young, I used to look at Muslim society as a community of angels where love, honesty and truthfulness prevailed. When I grew up, I came to realize that this community was nothing more than a society replete with hatred, lies and cheating.
The ideal societies that we had in our minds during
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Europeans document Jeddah’s heritage
Several European visitors have shown interest in the culture and heritage of Jeddah. These visitors are flocking to Jeddah’s heritage area and taking pictures for posterity. They are also keenly enjoying the traditional dishes on offer near the heritage sites. Many visitors were happy to be in Jeddah, where the weather is pleasant with a cool breeze sweeping the city, esp
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Residents irked as baboons create havoc in Asir
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Baboons have spread across Al-Sarawat Mountains and have become a source of concern to Asir residents. They are damaging farms, attacking stores, public parks and houses, and have become a serious hazard to the safety of the residents, Makkah daily reported on Tuesday. Asir M
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Qatif hospital accused of neglecting patient
Saudi Gazette report
QATIF — A Saudi family has accused the central hospital in Qatif of causing the death of their father through negligence and a lack of proper emergency services.
The family said the emergency ward did not have qualified doctors, necessary equipment or required medication.
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Who is to blame for the drowning of six sisters?
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Questions are being raised about who was responsible for the creation of a swamp in which six girls aged 10 to 18 drowned in the Al-Armah area, 25 km south of the Al-Ramah region.
According to the preliminary investigations, the swamp was a location for removal and transportation
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Child in a coma after electrocution
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A 6-year-old child, who was electrocuted on Sunday as he fell onto a ground lighting at the Corniche, is in a coma.
Khalid Al-Ghuraibi said he accompanied his family for a picnic on the corniche at Al-Hamra District on Saturday. “My son was playing with his friends when he
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Use means of culture to support victims of conflicts, says Khoja
From left: Abdulaziz Al-Tuwaijri, director general of ISESCO; Madinah Emir Prince Faisal Bin Salman; Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khoja; and Abdullah Al-Jasser, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information, at the beginning of the 8th Conference of the Ministers of Culture from the member countries of the OIC, in Madinah on Tuesday. — SPA
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Newly launched Saudi carrier in $1.99 billion aircraft acquisition
Sheikh Tariq Al Qahtani
JEDDAH – Dammam-based Al Qahtani Aviation Company has signed a firm purchase agreement with Bombardier Aerospace for 16 CS300 aircraft with options for an additional 10 CS300 jetliners. The aircraft will be operated by SaudiGulf Airlines, a newly launched national carrier from the Kingdom of S
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