Debris of collapsed building removed

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH – Debris from the site of the 50-year-old two-story building that collapsed in Jeddah’s Bab Shareef neighborhood on Sunday have been removed, Lt. Col. Saeed Sarhan, Makkah region’s Civil Defense spokesman, said on Monday.

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Supporters of women driving to launch new plan on Feb. 25

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  Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — Campaigners for women’s right to drive will launch a fresh initiative on Feb. 22, Al-Hayat daily reported. Azizah Yousif, lecturer at King Saud University in Riyadh and one of the organizers, said it is to educate the public about the

Tremors in Jazan show school buildings unsafe

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  Saudi Gazette report   JAZAN — The recent tremors in Jazan have inadvertently revealed that more than 200 rented buildings housing boys and girls schools in Jazan are old and cracking. According to sources from the local department of education, a number of these buildings do not have the r

953,000 Umrah pilgrims arrive in the Kingdom

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Around 953,000 Umrah performers have arrived so far in the Kingdom while 516,000 have left since the beginning of the Umrah season in December 2013, according to Ministry of Haj statistics. The number of Umrah visas issued for this season h

Threats are NWC’s new policy

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  Mohammed Al-Faidi Okaz   IT is obvious that the National Water Company (NWC) is dealing with its subscribers in an uncivilized manner when it comes to ensuring they pay their water charges. The company will send a text message to the subscriber on his mobile asking him to pay his bill and follow this up with a warning th

Experts say no laws to check arbitrary increase in rents

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Tenants, both Saudis and expatriates, have recently been suffering from an arbitrary increase in rents of their apartments and homes. Several landlords have adopted the tendency of increasing the rents manifold without any plausible reason. Several realto

Insurance companies must be forced to stop procrastinating

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  Abdul Hameed Al-Amri Al-Eqtisadiah   THE procrastination of insurance companies in settling claims have become routine. The matter was further aggravated by the silence and negligence of both the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), which is responsible for the organization and follow-up of insurance companies, and the

Kingdom, India have ‘a lot in common’

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  Ambassador Muhammad Ahmed Tayyib, director general of the Foreign Ministry’s branch in Makkah region, Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai and other consuls general cut the customary cake to mark the 65th Republic Day of India at a function in Jeddah, Sunday evening. — Courtesy photo  Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gaze

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Nitaqat ups salaries of Saudis

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — The Nitaqat program has come as a boon to Saudi workers in the private sector as several companies increased their salaries, Makkah daily reported. To comply with the Nitaqat directives, several companies have been forced to change their em

Bogus lawyers referred to BIP

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JEDDAH — The Ministry of Justice’s lawyers committee has referred eight bogus lawyers to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution. In addition, the committee has struck off seven lawyers and issued 167 licenses. The general department of lawyers pointed out that the committee has conducted several meetings to review the issuance of license

Pharmacies fined over violations

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JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health has approved the recommendations of committees monitoring medical violations to impose fines worth SR105,000 on four pharmacies for violating regulations. The fines include a SR15,000 fine for a pharmacy in Jazan for lacking a necessary license and for providing housing to the pharmacist inside its premises. A pharm

Security officer killed in drugs case

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WADI AL-DAWSER — A security officer was killed and six others injured during a shootout with a suspected drug dealer in Al-Aflaj on Monday. Security bodies stormed a house where the suspect was hiding and he began shooting at the officers. Backup units were called and the house was surrounded. After a while, the police were finally successful in arresting

Illegal residents detained

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The Eastern Province security bodies have detained more than 1,302 illegal residents during field campaigns. Police spokesman Lt. Col. Musaed Al-Harthi said 18,799 illegal residents have been detained since the beginning of the year. The spokesman warned that inspection campaigns will continue in all areas.

Hit-and-run driver arrested

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  BISHA — Al-Neqai police have detained a Sri Lankan national allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident that caused the death of two citizens. The driver’s car veered off the road and collided with another car killing two citizens and injuring other car occupants. Police circulated the car’s description and the driver was soon arrested.

Chadians arrested for robbery

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — Two Chadian nationals were arrested for allegedly robbing a famous restaurant of SR90,000. Al-Khaleej police center received a call from a Sri Lankan worker that the suspects entered the restaurant through the back door, stabbed him in his leg, and ran away with SR90,000. Search and investigation teams were successful in arresting the duo. Police

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Distillery raid nets 5

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JAZAN — Bisha governorate police detained five Vietnamese nationals for allegedly running a distillery. Acting on reports that some expatriates were manufacturing liquor inside a house, police teams surrounded a house in the city on Monday. As the suspects were leaving the house police arrested them. They have been referred to concerned authorities.

Two killed as car overturns

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BAHA — Two people were killed on the spot when their car overturned on Yabs Road in Al-Mekhwah governorate on Monday. Baha Red Crescent spokesman Imad Al-Zahrani said three ambulances were rushed to the site and moved the two others who were injured to Al-Mekhwah Hospital. Police are still investigating the case.

Two burnt to death

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — A fire in a building on Southern Ring Road resulted in the death of two people here on Monday. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman, Mazen Al-Ghamdi, said rescue teams rushed to the site, but the two were already dead. He added that the police could not yet identify the bodies.

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Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Pakistan International School hosted its 8th Commendation Ceremony last week and awarded gold medals, cups, shields and appreciation certificates to about 144 students for their excellent performance at the examinations. Awards were also given to some 35 teachers for excel

Jeddah music lovers recount memorable santoor night

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Santoor player Sandip Chatterjee lights a candle along with Saud Ali Al-Sheikhi, director general Ministry of Culture and Information, as Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmad Kidwai and Consul Press, Information and Culture Dr. Irshad Ahmad (extreme right) look on. — SG photo Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH