MADINAH — A fortune-teller who used a coffee cup reading method to defraud people has been sentenced to five years in prison. The 54-year-old Arab woman fooled her victims to believe that she could predict the future and even cast a spell on anyone. She used coffee grounds left at the bottom of the cup after the victim drank it to pull off her tricks. Mem
Fortune-teller gets five years in jail
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Three killed in horrific accident
ABHA — Three people were killed and five others seriously injured in a pile-up on Aqbatshiar-Mahayil Road on Friday. A sedan crashed into a fuel truck after its driver lost control while another car hit the sedan from behind as the speeding driver was unable to brake in time to avoid the crash.
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Scaffolding collapse injures construction workers
TAIF – Two Pakistani construction workers sustained severe head trauma after they lost balance and fell from a scaffolding, according to Taif Civil Defense spokesman Col. Nasser Al-Shareef. They were rushed to King Faisal Hospital by Red Crescent paramedics. In addition to head injuries, both suffered fractured legs. Doctors said they were in stable condi
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Border Guards rescue 3 from leaking boat
Border Guard divers administer first aid to the boy who was rescued from the sea off Thuwwal. – Okaz photo JEDDAH — Border Guard divers rescued three Saudis and a teenager off the Thuwwal coast on Friday. The Border Guard received a distress call from the citizens who were on fishing trip in the Red Sea after they noticed that
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Special courts to deal with disputes over house rents
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Sources at the Ministry of Housing said there is high level of coordination between the ministry and the Justice Ministry to refer rent dispute cases to special courts.
The sources told an Arabic daily this would allow for the quick resolution of such cases and allow general cour
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Students present teacher with truck
TAIF – Abdullah Abed Al-Harbi, a teacher who spent the past 40 years teaching in Umm Al-Doum, Hafr Kishb and Nimran schools in Al-Muwaih, was honored Friday night at a retirement ceremony. Students and their guardians from Al-Dhaibah tribe that live in Nimran rural complex in Umm Al-Doum center presented the teacher with a 2014 model pickup truck in appre
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EP jewelers expose fake gold shipment
DAMMAM – Jewelers in the Eastern Province discovered large quantities of fake gold ornaments imported from a foreign country. Chairman of the Gold Committee at Asharqiyah Chamber of Commerce Abdulghani Al-Muhanna said jewelry stores in the Eastern Province uncovered attempts to market large quantities of fake gold ornaments this week. Al-Muhanna said the
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23 percent of Saudis suffer from asthma
TABUK – Professor and consultant in pediatric chest diseases at King Saud University’s College of Medicine said 23 percent of Saudi nationals, especially children, suffer from asthma, respiratory inflammations, chronic coughing, heart and blood disease and tumors. Dr. Musallam Muhammad Al-Saedi revealed the shocking statistics during the inauguratio
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Body to protect rights of working women
RIYADH — The second forum on the rights and duties of working women recommended the establishment of a national commission to protect the rights of Saudi working women. The commission will be tasked to revise regulations in line with the Shariah as well as representing women at official bodies. The forum recommended disseminating Shariah concepts on women
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102 dengue cases in Jeddah in 4 weeks
JEDDAH – At least 102 people have been afflicted with dengue fever in the past four weeks, according to weekly reports issued by the Directorate of Health Affairs. Jeddah Municipality and Health Affairs held an emergency meeting with the Committee for Combating Dengue Fever to discuss the results of the report. The municipality decided to intensify sprayi
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Before phosphine kills our kids
Turki Al-Dakheel
Okaz
A FEW days ago, some young Saudis posted a documentary titled “Phosphine” on YouTube. The film, directed by novice Abdurahman Sandagji, speaks about the deadly chemical aluminum phosphide, which produces the highly toxic phosphine gas. The chemical, which is commonly available in the market as a pesticide,
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Do we need an assembly plant?
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
India’s largest automobile company, Tata Motors, has decided to establish its third largest automobile manufacturing plant in the Eastern Province. The proposed plant is expected to manufacture 100,000 Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles a year and create 4,000 to 5,000 job opportunities for Saudis.
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Garbage containers ‘source of epidemics’
Mohammad Dawood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The chairwoman of the Saudi Society for Environmental Sciences (SENS) has warned that garbage containers can be a source of pollution and epidemics.
Ruqayyah Qashqari, also a microbiology professor at King Abdulaziz University, said that these containers are
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Campaign seeks to promote tolerance among youth
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A 68-day youth ethics campaign promoting tolerance in society was launched in Jeddah on Thursday by the non-profit organization Rekaaz. The campaign, titled “A Tolerant Person is a Winner”, is based on a study conducted in the Gulf Co
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Female flight dispatchers ‘denied jobs in Saudia’
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) told five female flight dispatchers who hold licenses from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) that it cannot offer job opportunities to them now, Makkah daily reported.“I don’t think Saudia has any p
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A man’s battle for identity after sex change operation
Badur Al-Huwayel Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — A man in his 30s who underwent a sex change operation in 2010 complained that he had not received his new ID although he applied for it more than three years ago. The man preferred to stay anonymous. He told Okaz/Saudi Gazette his story.
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‘Homesick’ Filipino deported a day after arrival
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – A Filipino domestic helper recruited to work for a Saudi family here was sent back a day after she arrived in the Kingdom because she complained of homesickness.
Speaking to Saudi Gazette, Luming (not her real name) said she wanted to go back home to be with her
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Harsher penalties sought for sellers of killer chemical
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Selling aluminum phosphide, a cheap and commonly used pesticide that can prove deadly if inhaled, is not a mere violation but a major crime because the deadly chemical can cause death to many, said Abdullah Al-Alyan, director of the Ministry of Labor’s Riyadh branch.&ldquo
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Man shot in the pelvis
JAZAN — A young man was in the pelvis on Sunday and airlifted to King Fahd Central Hospital, said Jazan Red Crescent spokesman Yasser Al-Nemi. Initially, the man arrived at Al-Khobar Hospital in critical condition with a shot in the pelvis and the doctors there ordered that he be transported to a more specialized hospital. Police investigations are ongoin
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Man stabs younger brother over money
MAKKAH – An Arab expatriate was arrested for stabbing his younger brother over a money dispute, according to Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The younger brother was rushed to King Faisal Hospital and was treated for stab wounds in the abdomen. The expatriate ran away and hid in a mountain near Al-Mesfalah neighborhood. Secret police agent
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