JEDDAH – The Saudi Radio and TV Corporation will soon air the Arabic version of the global show Masterchef on Saudi TV Channel One. This is the first time the show, which features Arab amateur cooks competing to win the title of Masterchef, will be launched in Arabic in the Middle East. The names of the judges have not been announced yet. Viewers will hav
Saudi TV to telecast Arabic Masterchef
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Mother develops child sex abuse film
RIYADH – A mother of four has made a short film that aims to educate little children about sexual abuse. The film was presented during the activities of the third TEDxKids Event, which kicked off Saturday at King Fahd Cultural Center. In the film, Hind Khalifa explains to children the different forms of sexual abuse. She also urges children not to let any
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Call for teaching medicine in Arabic
MADINAH — A medicine student has started a campaign calling for medicine and other sciences to be taught at university level in Arabic. In a televised interview on Saudi Channel One on Saturday, she told the Good Morning Kingdom show that it was Arabs who started to develop medicine for many centuries. She called on all authorities and people interested i
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Pakistan has stood in solidarity with the people of Kashmir: Khayyam Akbar
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Khayyam Akbar, Deputy Head of the Mission at the Pakistan Embassy, reiterated the fact that Pakistan has never compromised and wavered from its principled stand on Kashmir. He was speaking last Friday at the Community Hall here to commemorate Feb. 5 — the day marked throughout Pakistan, and in
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Ethiopia has much to offer: Diplomat
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have had long standing relations for many centuries in terms of business, tourism, religion and people-to-people contact, according to an Ethiopian Consulate official. Speaking to Saudi Gazette at the 2014 Jeddah International Travel &
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Winter windfall for EP tea vendors
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Eastern Province residents have been enjoying the winter by drinking special hot tea sold on the sidewalks of the Dammam Corniche areas. As the temperatures drop, people find the traditional hot tea sold on the footpaths very attractive and comforting.
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Al-Bir charity employees ‘fired arbitrarily’
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — The executive manager of Al-Bir Charity Society has been accused of arbitrarily firing employees and issuing other directives that are against the law, Makkah daily reported Sunday.
Ministry of Social Affairs spokesman in Madinah Ahmad Al-Senani said his ministry has not yet co
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Customers warned against face wash in barbershops
Saudi Gazette report
BURAIDAH — Qassim Municipality has warned the public against using facial cleansers at barbershops, Makkah daily reported.
The municipality claimed that most barbers use creams purchased from unknown sources and tools on multiple customers without disinfecting them in between uses.
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Flimsy excuses
Saeed Al-Suraihi
Okaz
The Shoura Council is close to approving two days off a week for private-sector employees, the majority of whom are expatriates, and reduce weekly work hours from 48 to 40.
Apparently, this has not gone down well with businessmen as the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) has called on the council to recon
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‘Words & Illuminations’ expo in Madinah
MADINAH — On the occasion of Madinah being selected Capital of Islamic Culture 2013 by the Islamic Education Science and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), the city is holding an exhibition to celebrate this event under the ages of Madinah Emir Prince Faisal Bin Salman. Each year ISESCO selects a city in the Islamic world to celebrate Islamic
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Students irked by university acceptance cold-calls
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — Many scholarship students are receiving messages and calls from companies claiming they can get them accepted at universities abroad, Makkah daily reported.
Nouf Al-Yafei said she received repeated calls from people claiming to help her study abroad at the place of her choice.
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Beggars pose as Syrian refugees to evoke sympathy
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — A number of women beggars roam the streets pretending to be Syrian refugees to elicit sympathy from the public. They claim that they have fled the conflict back home and are in need of money to buy food and medicine for their children, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
These beggars
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Racial slurs
Abdulaziz Al-Samary
Al-Jazirah
A Saudi woman of Nigerian origin has launched the first campaign of its kind against racial discrimination when someone called her "a slave girl" in a public place. She started a hashtag to draw attention to the matter without worrying about how the public will respond.
This inciden
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Economists divided over 40-hour week
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A number of economic experts have criticized proposals to reduce working hours in the private sector, Al-Madinah daily reported.
Some have stressed that it is important to reduce working hours, others believe businesses have the right to ask their employees to work certain hours
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Car thief arrested
TABUK — Tabuk Police have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a car and shooting its owner. It is alleged that the man tried to stole the car parked infront of a bakery. When the owner tried to stop him, he shot him twice in the hand and fled. Immediately, police teams surrounded the area to search for the suspect. The victim told police that he did not
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Woman shot in Makkah
MAKKAH — A 29 year-old woman was shot in the head and stomach in Makkah. The victim was rushed to King Faisal Hospital in critical condition where she underwent an immediate surgery. Police have launched a manhunt for the alleged shooter, who fled the scene immediately after the crime. This is the second such case after a husband shot his ex-wife several
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Police search for Asian harasser
TAIF — Taif Police are currently searching for an Asian male accused of harassing and beating up a woman in her 30s. According to the woman’s statement, she was on her way from school after dropping her children off when an unknown man in a car stopped next to her and offered to give her his phone number. When she refused, he stepped out of the car
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Three die in Jeddah fire
JEDDAH — An elderly couple and their 28 year-old son died in a fire in their home in the Al-Montazahat neighborhood, south of Jeddah on Sunday. Civil Defense teams that rushed to the house immediately after getting the alert found the door locked and heavy smoke coming out of the house. Civil Defense broke into the house and managed to rush the three to a
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Five killed in road accident
JEDDAH — Five people were killed and four others injured in an accident involving four cars. Ground and air-ambulance teams responded to the accident and treated some of the cases on ground. All injured victims were transferred to King Abdulaziz Hospital for treatment while police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
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Liquor factory busted
JEDDAH — Police busted a liquor factory operated by an African couple in the Al-Jamia District, south of Jeddah. Police received reports about some suspicious activities in the house. Police monitored the house and found that the house was used to produce liquor. Police moved in and made the arrests. Over 25 barrels of liquor and more than 600 liquo
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