Hyderabadi cinema stars to perform in Jeddah

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — “Targeting the common man and our presentation in pure Deccani-style Urdu are the main elements that has led to our success,” said Aziz Nasir popularly known as “Jahangir” — a famous Hyderabadi comedian and film maker.

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Knowledge workshop held in Jubail Indian school

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   JUBAIL — The International Indian School, Jubail (IISJ) recently conducted a general awareness workshop for the students aspiring for engineering and medical entrance exams in India. IISJ Principal Dr. Syed Hameed opened the session with emphasis on the importance of competitive exams and the need to understand different care

Egyptian consul hopes detained fishermen to be freed soon

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  Abdullah Al-Hetailah Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Egyptian consul general in Jeddah has expressed hope Saudi authorities will release Egyptian fishermen who were detained for trespassing on Saudi waters. Adel El-Alfy said the fishermen have paid the required fines and was hopefu

Judge’s kin imprisoned for attacking his ex-wife

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — The summary court in Jeddah has sentenced a judge’s mother and sister each to two weeks in prison for helping him assault his ex-wife, Al-Hayat reported Wednesday. The newspaper did not report the court's verdict against the judge, who was working in Je

300 death row prisoners pardoned in 15 years

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — The reconciliation committee of Makkah was successful in securing pardons for 300 convicts on death row over the past 15 years. The committee was successful in persuading many victims' families to waiver their private rights. The committee incl

Philippine Embassy offers mobile services at IPSR

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   RIYADH – The Philippine Embassy successfully conducted a mobile passport renewal service for female applicants at the International Philippine School in Riyadh (IPSR). The one-day mobile consular service was able to process 185 passport renewal applications for women who did not have prior online appointments. A

Pak Navy hosts community dinner aboard ship

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  Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH - The Pakistan Navy ship PNS Alamgir hosted a community dinner on board while it was docked at the Jeddah Islamic Port on Tuesday night. The event marked the first time a Pakistani navy ship visiting Saudi Arabia on a goodwill-

Greek flavors satisfy all senses at Jeddah food fest

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  Chef Konstantinos Kouklis (standing 2nd L) with Park Hyatt General Manager Ashwini Kumar (L), Greek Consul General Chronis Polychroniou (2nd R), Nafoura chef Fouad Hamka (R), Park Hyatt Director of Sales and Marketing Anas Abdallah (front L) and Park Hyatt Director of Food and Beverage Ali Mansi. – SG photo  Selma Roth

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Ignorance on road!

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   Motorists ignoring safe driving rules are a common sight on the Kingdom’s roads, which register one of the world’s largest road accident rates. This driver carrying women and children on the back of his pickup truck in the mid-day heat in total disregard to their safety was spotted on a busy city street recently. — Okaz photo

Obesity kills ‘20,000 Saudis every year’

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  Saeed Al-Mansour Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The chairman of the International Medical Center (IMC) in Jeddah said 20,000 Saudis die of obesity every year. During the international medical conference organized by IMC, Dr. Waleed Fetaihi talked about the negative

Owners reject low pricing of seized Madinah properties

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  Saudi Gazette report   MADINAH — A number of Madinah residents have objected to the evaluation of their properties expropriated for the expansion of the Prophet's Mosque and filed lawsuits against the evaluation committee. Chairman of the pricing committee of the Madinah Chamber of Commerce

Message from a disabled person

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  Qaisar Mutawie Al-Madinah   PLEASE wait. Do not throw away this message or show carelessness toward it because it has been sent to you by a disabled person. Do not be like other individuals in our society who do not care much about us. This society has no culture regarding the disabled. It acts as if we do not exist. Thi

Determined to be independent, blind Saudi women seek jobs

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – While blind Saudi women may have lost their eyesight but they have not lost their will to lead a normal life and be useful members of society. These women who have completed their higher studies and training are asking for employment opportunities and wan

Phosphine poisoning kills Afghan girl

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH/RIYADH – Amid reports of an intensive crackdown by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry against shops selling pesticides containing aluminum phosphide, an Afghan girl died and six Saudis got hospitalized in Jeddah after inhaling the toxic chemical, authori

Doctor, hospitals, pharmacies fined

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   RIYADH — Two hospitals, two pharmacies and a doctor have been fined a total of SR195,000 by the Ministry of Health. The owner of one of the hospitals was fined SR55,000 for not hiring a Saudi pharmacist and allowing an expatriate to dispense prescriptions without a professional license. The owner of the other hospital was asked to pay SR25,0

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   RIYADH — A special court sentenced to death three people accused of involvement in an explosion at Al-Muhayya residential compound in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. Five people were killed and about 100 others wounded in the blast in November 2003. Another defendant was sentenced to 17 years in prison and a travel ban f

Paramedic collapses after wife killed

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   HOFOUF — A Red Crescent Paramedic was shocked when he discovered that the victims of a home fire he was trying to help were none other than his wife and four nephews, said Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Ali Al-Qahtani. Paramedic Issa Al-Rasheed collapsed and broke down at the scene when he learned that the charred bodies pulle

Youth told to focus on technical fields

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   RIYADH — Young Saudi men and women should consider enrolling in technical colleges and institutes because the Kingdom has a shortage in several technical fields, said Ibrahim Al-Muaiqel, director of the Saudi Human Resources Development Fund. Al-Muaiqel said students should focus on vital technical specializations in order to create an equil

i2 Institute invites talented Arabs

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   JEDDAH — Talented Arabs have been invited by the Jeddah-based i2 Institute for Imagination and Ingenuity to apply for the i2 Fellowship Program, which develops the talents of future scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs. Winners will have a chance to complete eight-month training programs at the Harvard Innovation Lab and Massachusetts Ins

MERS death toll rises to 62

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   RIYADH — Health authorities said Thursday a man has died from the MERS coronavirus, bringing the death toll from the respiratory disease in the Kingdom to 62. The 55-year-old Saudi, who died in Riyadh from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, was suffering from “chronic illness,” the Health Ministry website said. The ministry al