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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Ghizal Mahdi, elected president of the Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association JMIAA this week, has stressed the need to single-mindedly focus on the issues of Jamiites and the social and academic growth of their wards. Mahdi got 120 votes to beat Syed Aftab Ali Nizami (67 votes)

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Two students electrocuted in Makkah

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Abdullah Al-Dahhas Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Two students were electrocuted by an exposed electricity cable of an endowment building near their school. The students were on their way home and passed by an endowment building where an electrical cable was lying exposed. Mohammad

High rents force small businesses to relocate outside residential areas

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Mohammad Al-Khelaifi and Omar Abdulwahid being treated in Al-Noor Hospital in Makkah. — Okaz photo Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Increased rents as a result of the expansion project around Makkah’s central area and neighborhoods have forced many small businesses to

Principals against old men as school guards

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  Abdullah Al-Dahhas Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Two students were electrocuted by an exposed electricity cable of an endowment building near their school. The students were on their way home and passed by an endowment building where an electrical cable was lying exposed. Mohammad Al

Energy inefficient ACs ‘secretly sold at a discount’

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of electric shops in Jeddah have started selling energy inefficient air-conditioners for low prices behind the Commerce Ministry’s back, Makkah daily reported Tuesday. The ministry had banned the selling of air-conditioners that are not energy efficient as part of its efforts to sa

Encyclopedia to be ready by year-end

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The executive manager of a Jeddah encyclopedia project said the book will be ready by the end of the year. Ghadah Al-Tuwati said 36 professors from four Saudi universities, a Bahrain university and Cairo university have participated in preparing the encyclopedia. It will consist of eight volumes covering the city’s geography, history, herit

Saudi migration policy a failure: French researcher

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Hélène Thiollet, associate researcher at the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, (Sciences Po), gives a lecture on immigration in Saudi Arabia at the French Consulate in Jeddah recently. — SG photo by Selma Roth Selma Roth Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH – The Sau

Encroachments in Abha valleys to be removed

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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ABHA — Asir Municipality will begin tracking encroachments in all valleys in the area. The manager in charge of monitoring valleys in the municipality, Ahmad Naser, said the ongoing campaign would include valleys from Wadi Shamsan until Wadi Abha. He added that properties to be removed were monitored with the assistance of the municipality’s encroac

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Shoura okays proposal to amend Tenders Law

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH – The Shoura Council has approved a proposal to amend Article 16 of the Government Tenders and Procurement Law that aimed at removing the obstacles in implementing government projects. The proposal was presented by Shoura member Saad Mareq. Fahad Al-Hamad, Assistant President of the Council, said that the Council listened to a repor

Saher: Operation OK but patient dead

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Rashid Mohammed Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh An integrated traffic system is our real demand. Saher came to us in 2009 when the number of traffic deaths was 17 a day. Today, with Saher very much a part of our traffic system, the number of daily deaths has risen to 21, according to official statistics. This is in addition to other traffic vi

Bisha Dam not affected by Jazan quake, claims ministry

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Ministry of Water and Electricity has denied social media reports that cracks have developed in the Bisha Valley Dam due to the recent earthquake in Jazan."Reports on Internet are far from reality and not based on technical reports nor on accurate information," the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Prince Miteb receives Vice Admiral Mark I. Fox

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, minister of National Guard, receives Vice Admiral Mark I. Fox, deputy commander of US Central Command, and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh, Tuesday. During the meeting, they exchanged cordial talks and reviewed issues of mutual interest between the two countries. — SPA

Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah receives Sardar Mohammed Yousaf

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah receives Sardar Mohammed Yousaf, Pakistan’s Minister for Religious Affairs, in Jeddah, Tuesday. The Emir and the visiting dignitary discussed matters of mutual interests. The visiting minister was accompanied by Ambassador Mohammed Naeem Khan; Cosul General Aftab A. Khokher; Director General Haj Syed Ahmad Abu Akif; Press Consular Soh

Online campaigns against price increases ‘worrying merchants’

January 28, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Social media campaigns against greedy merchants selling certain commodities are proving to be successful, economists told Makkah daily on Tuesday. The economists believed the drop in the sales of certain consumer goods was a direct result of these campaigns, which had a great inf

Car crashes into cell phone store

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   ABHA — A car crashed into a cell phone maintenance store in Abha. According to police, the speeding driver lost control and crashed into the store. The store was closed at the time and no one was injured, but the car sustained considerable damage.

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Decomposed body found in Muzdalifa

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — A decomposed body was found in a mountain in Muzdalifa and police suspect it belonged to one of the pilgrims visiting the area. The body was found about 300 meters away from the mosque in the holy site. The body was taken to a nearby hospital for further examinations. 

Pilgrims’ accommodation burgled

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   MADINAH — Police arrested a thief accused of breaking into a the pilgrim’s room in a hotel in the central area of Madinah and stealing more than SR4,000 and a mobile phone. Police went to the crime scene to collect evidence and soon arrested the suspect. The man confessed to police that he committed a similar theft in a nearby hotel an

Three arrested for armed robbery

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   TABUK — Police arrested three armed men accused of breaking into a restaurant in Tabuk and stealing money. Police received a phonecall from a restaurant owner reporting three armed robbers who broke into the restaurant with guns and stole money from the safe. Police surrounded the area and began searching for the suspects. They were quickly

Hashish smuggling foiled

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   ABHA — Police arrested a Saudi trying to smuggle a large quantity of hashish in his car in the southern Asir province. Police grew suspicious of the driver during a routine road check. When police searched the car, they found more than 90 bags of hashish hidden inside. Police seized the car and hashish and took the driver for further questio

Cargo truck overturned

January 29, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   A cargo truck that overturned in Dhahran Al-Janoub in the Asir province blocks access to a hospital in the city. — Okaz photo