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Entrepreneurship Week in Jeddah starts February 17

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Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Jeddah Entrepreneurship Week 2014 will be held for the first time to inspire young Saudis through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators, according to officials of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and I

Winter ailments up as EP is hit by cold weather

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Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — As temperatures drop in the Eastern Province, more and more people are catching diseases associated with the cold weather. Common colds or influenza are the most common contagious diseases reported in various hospitals in the region, while children are

Crown Prince receives minister of religious affairs of the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam

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Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, deputy premier and minister of defense, receives Dr. Hajji Muhammad Hajji Abdulrahman, minister of religious affairs of the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam. The minister conveyed the greetings of Sultan Hajji Hassanal Bolkiah and his Heir Apparent to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah and the crown prince. For his part, the crown

Residents upset as mental patients roam Asir streets

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Saudi Gazette report ABHA — The number of mental patients roaming Asir streets has been on the rise, worrying residents, Makkah daily reported. These patients are usually found around mosques, shopping centers and public parks as their families have neglected them, and there are no specialized centers in the

Riyadh youths spend free time at the ‘bachelor pad’

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Mohammed Alshoaiby Saudi Gazette RIYADH — If movies and television have taught us anything about being a man in the Western world, it is that by the age of 18, whether for a job or for college, the bird has to leave its nest. In the Arab world, the situation is slightly different. Here, men usually co

Why cannot Saudi women issue their own passports?

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Haya Al-Manie Al-Riyadh Officials at the Passports Department are working hard to facilitate services for citizens and expatriates by providing the “Absher” online service where they can complete their paperwork themselves. Absher has saved a lot of time and energy for both the public and passport officials. Now

Illegals want to go home

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of residency regulation violators said they have been moving freely in the Al-Harazat District after a long time due to “a notable decrease in security campaigns” against them. Several of these people expressed their wish to return to their countries. They s

Cable thieves arrested in Buraidah

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BURAIDAH — Search and investigation teams have detained four expatriates suspected of stealing electric cables. A spokesman for Qassim Police Capt. Badr Al-Sehaibani said the suspects were residing in a remote private resort and were stealing cables and batteries. They had amassed a large quantity of cables, with an estimated value SR70,000, and were plan

Liquor smuggling foiled at Batha checkpoint

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RIYADH — Customs officers at Al-Batha border checkpoint have foiled an attempt to smuggle of 2,244 bottles of liquor into the country. Acting head of Al-Batha Customs Eid Al-Enezi said the bottles were stashed in a hidden compartment of a vehicle carrying 36 calves. Smugglers were resorting to innovative methods to bring liquor and narcotic pills into the

Suspects in school fire detained

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MADINAH — Search and investigation teams from Madinah Police detained several people suspected of starting a fire at Ibn Al-Haytham Intermediate School. They were detained within two hours of the incident. The fire completely destroyed the offices of the school principal and his deputy.

Female students escape accident unharmed

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MAJMAA — A bus carrying female students collided with a water tanker, but all 25 students on board escaped unharmed. The bus was taking students to their homes after school. The students were evacuated from the damaged bus and Red Crescent paramedics examined them for any injuries. Two students who fainted at the accident site were given first aid and tak

Saudi detained over friend's murder

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MADINAH — Police have arrested a Saudi suspected of murdering his 21-year-old friend. Madinah Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said a citizen had notified police that his brother was missing and police circulated  his description to all police units. Search and investigation teams narrowed down their suspicions to a friend of the victim and arre

Fire destroys car workshop

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BAHA — Several residents of a residential building in Baha were evacuated as a safety precaution after a car workshop operating on the building’s ground floor caught fire. Baha Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Thabyah said firefighting units and Red Crescent teams evacuated at least 25 residents from the three-story building and provided

3 paramedics hurt as ambulance crashes into truck

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TAIF — An ambulance crashed into a truck on Qeya Road, south of Taif, injuring a number of paramedics. The ambulance, which was not carrying any patients, was on its way from Misan Hospital to Taif when it collided with the truck. Taif Health Affairs Director Siraj Al-Humaidan said the ambulance driver sustained serious injuries, while two nurses escaped

SR340m spent on Tabuk roads

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TABUK — The Municipality of Tabuk allocated SR340 million over the past four years for road projects in the city of Tabuk. Mayor Mohammed Bin Abdulhadi Al-Omari said the municipality is continuing to develop a 250-kilometer network of major roads and streets in the city.

Traders defy ban, import used tires

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RIYADH — Used tires worth SR6.4 billion were imported into the Kingdom in 2012 despite a ban on such imports, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported. Imports of new tires were only worth SR1.6 billion during the same year. A Council of Ministers directive issued in 1418H banned the import of used tires. Car tires accounted for SR3.3 billion.

EP signs new water contracts

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DAMMAM — Contracts worth more than SR42 million for water and sanitation projects in the Eastern Province have been signed with national companies. Five of the contracts were signed recently by the Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayen. Acting director general of water in the region Siraj Bakhurji said the contracts included consultative

Princess Adelah tours Madinah heritage sites

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RIYADH — Princess Adelah Bint Abdullah, president of the Saudi Heritage Preservation Society, paid a visit on Tuesday to Madinah's heritage sites and museums. The princess expressed thanks to president of Al-Maimani Holding Group Yusuf Abdulsattar Maimani for inviting the society to see Madinah's antiquities and organizing the schedule for visiting the ho

Speaker receives Ethiopian envoy

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RIYADH — Shoura Council Speaker Sheikh Abdullah Al-Asheikh received on Wednesday Ethiopian Ambassador Mohammed Hassan Kabeera to review a number of issues of common interest between the Kingdom and Ethiopia. They also discussed ways of strengthening bilateral relations in various fields, especially parliamentary relations between the council and the Ethio

Thanima organizes cultural programs as part of its ‘Ideal Family’ campaign

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Keralite expatriate organization Thanima’s Jeddah Rowais area organized cultural programs and competitions as part of its "Ideal Family" campaign. Nearly 200 family members participated in the event held recently at a rest house in Rihaili. Abdul Shukoor Ali,
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