RIYADH — Civil Defense teams found a body in a rugged muddy area in Al-Hayer near Riyadh. Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Mohammad Al-Hammadi said the badly decomposed body may have been one of the two citizens who went missing during the rainy season. The spokesman said DNA tests will be performed to identify the body. He said the search for the other missi
Body found in muddy area
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Man falls off mountain
TABUK — A man in his 20s fell off Tulaih Mountain of Dheba while searching for honey. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said that a search and rescue unit was dispatched to the site. Team members had to climb the 3-km high mountain to reach the victim. It took rescuers three hours to reach the victim on foot, carrying their equipment and
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Fire in rehab center
TAIF — Four women inmates were injured and 20 others evacuated after a fire broke out in the protection unit of Taif’s women rehabilitation center on Monday. Taif Civil Defense spokesman Col. Naser Al-Shareef said the security guard of the unit notified the Civil Defense of the fire and five firefighting teams were dispatched to the site. The fire s
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Jeddah honors 24 principals
JEDDAH — The head of general education in Jeddah Abdullah Al-Thaqafi honored 24 distinguished school principals. The principals were honored for ensuring discipline and full attendance inside their schools after students returned from the midyear school vacation. Al-Thaqafi thanked all school principals and urged them to do more. — SPA
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Al-Muqbil reviews Earth Hour plan
RIYADH — Mayor of Riyadh Abdulrahman Al-Muqbil received at his office Ajlan Al-Ajlan, supervisor of Earth Hour in the Kingdom. The mayor discussed with Al-Ajlan plans to implement this event, which aims to raise awareness of the planet by encouraging people to switch their lights off for an hour. Al-Aljlan thanked the mayor for participating in Earth Hour
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Saudi envoy fetes Grenada
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah Bin Yahya Al-Mo’allemi has conveyed the Kingdom’s congratulations to the Republic of Grenada on the 40th anniversary of its Independence Day. Governor General Dame Cecile La Grenade received Al-Mo’allemi during his participation in the celebr
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Salman receives Rajapaksa’s message
RIYADH — Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, received a message for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah from Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa. The message was delivered to the crown prince during his audience with Abdulhamid Mohammed Fawzi, Sri Lankan senior minister of civil affairs and special envoy of the pres
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CGI warns against fraudulent websites
JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India (CGI) has warned Indian visa seekers against falling prey to certain fraudulent websites claiming to be the consulate's official websites. “Some fake websites such as www.indianvisa.co.in and www.indianvisa.co and similar suc
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8 prisoners in Qassim released
BURAIDAH — The prison department in Qassim region released eight prisoners who met early release criteria. The head of the regional prison department Gen. Saleh Bin Abdullah said reconciliation committees are still studying prisoner cases to identify those who can be released early. — SG
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MOH holds cancer awareness program
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health in Riyadh held a cancer awareness program led by Dr. Ali Al-Shenqiti, who said there were 17,522 cases of cancer in the Kingdom in 2012 according to a World Health Organization report. The total number of deaths due to cancer in 2012 reached 9,134 in Saudi Arabia. He called for a serious plan to work on curing cancer in lig
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Life skills workshop for teachers
RIYADH — A workshop on “Life Skills’ was organized by International Indian School Riyadh (IISR) for teachers of grades six - eight on Saturday school’s auditorium. Guest speaker Jacob John, a qualified social worker, with vast experience in various social care settings, ability in psychiatric assessment, counseling and case co-ordin
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Cooking contest on Friday for Indian women
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A live cooking contest, which is open to all Indian expatriate women of Jeddah, will be held on Feb. 14. The Jeddah-based cultural organization Kerala Kalasahithi, in cooperation with Elekta, is organizing the 8th annual event called “Taste of Jeddah,” according to th
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IISR organizes Career Expo - 2014
RIYADH — The International Indian School Riyadh (IISR) organized a “Career Expo – 2014” for parents and students of grade 12 on Monday in the school’s auditorium. It was attended by the Chairman of the School Managing Committee, Niaz Ommer, its members, principal and HOI Dr. S.M. Shaukat Perwez, vice principals
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KBNCE forms its alumni body
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — KBN College of Engineering (KBNCE) Gulbarga, one of the famous engineering colleges in Karnataka with 9 faculties, launched its first alumni on Saturday at a local restaurant here. This first meeting was attended by 50 former students of the college.
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Indian Minister meets businessmen in Jeddah
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed is flanked right by Prakash Rana, right, and Mohammed Shahzad, prominent Indian businessmen in the Kingdom, in Jeddah, recently. Rana, who is also vice president of the North Indian Fraternity Forum (NIFF), and Shahzad discussed various issues with the minister related to the welfare of Indian laborers in Saudi Arabia. &md
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‘Education is the biggest investment for a nation’
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Engineers Welfare Forum (EWF) recently organized a lecture titled “Latest Scientific Development and higher Education in Pakistan” by renowned scientist and educationist Dr. Ataur Rahman, ex-federal Minister of Education at Spinzer restaurant.
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Wells Covered
Riyadh Municipality field teams covering one of at least 28 open wells in different areas of the capital. The wells, covered by iron sheets and concrete slabs, posed a great danger to the people. The municipality has also urged people to report any open well to the authorities on special number (940). It assured that action will immediately be taken to cover any well found to b
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HRC lacks volunteer female lawyers
Umnya Khudari
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) does not have female volunteer lawyers to offer free services to the domestic violence cases it receives, said Dr. Jawahir Al-Nahari, director of the women’s department at the commission. Although the HRC has a team of legal consultant
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Wanted terror suspect surrenders
RIYADH – Taleb Bin Saud Al-Taleb, a Saudi terror suspect, surrendered before the concerned security authorities, according to security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior. The spokesman disclosed that Al-Taleb has approached the authorities to give himself up, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. Al-Taleb figured i
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Citizen encroaches cemetery in Najran
Qayed Aal Jarah Okaz/Saudi Gazette NAJRAN — A citizen has encroached a cemetery in Sabhan neighborhood and has transferred it into a stockyard. The head of the monitoring and encroachment removing committee at Najran governorate, Saeed Rakban, said the committee noticed camel stockyards and tents in t
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