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Snakes cause scare at school

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   TAIMA, Tabuk — Students and teachers fled as two snakes caused a scare at an elementary girl’s school here on Monday. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said one of the snakes was found hiding inside a prayer mat, while the other was found on the school fence. Civil Defense teams were able to kill one of the snakes, wh

Riyadh accident claims four lives

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   RIYADH — Four citizens were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision on Makkah Road in the Dirab neighborhood. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Al-Enezi said four citizens died on the spot while another sustained serious injuries. All victims were airlifted to a nearby hospital as investigations continue.

Citizen held for human trafficking

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   WADI AL-DAWASIR — Security patrols on Monday detained a Saudi for allegedly attempting to transport a number of illegals. Patrols grew suspicious of a car that was completely tinted and stopped and searched it. However, the suspect stopped them by claiming that he had his family in the car. Security personnel then asked the suspect to exit t

Smuggler killed in pursuit

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  AL-DAYER, Jazan — A suspected smuggler was killed as his car overturned on Al-Saeed Road on Monday. The suspect, who was driving at a high speed, ignored warnings from security personnel and rammed his vehicle into a security barrier and fled. Security personnel put a barrier on the other side of the road, but the suspect

Fire broke out in shopping mall

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   A fire broke out in a toy shop in a shopping mall here on Monday. Security personnel, who arrived at the scene immediately on getting the report, evacuated all those in the mall before dousing the fire. Lt. Col. Waleed Abu Shanab, deputy Makkah Civil Defense spokesman, said five firefighting teams attended to the fire and contained it before it could engulf other

Group to collect old books till Mar. 23

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   DAMMAM — As part of continuous endeavor to bring forth various issues of day-to-day life the Hyderabad Association is collecting books and distributing them among the needy students. Convener of this program Mohammed Fayazuddin appealed to the community, teachers and students to come forward and support them in this noble caus

Manarat holds ‘Career Day’

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — A Career Day event at high school is held to help students plan and choose a track of education  that they hope to follow, while also giving them necessary insight of possible careers in order to prepare them for their desire future careers.

Spelling Bee event held by Al Ekha’a

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   The Al Ekha’a Boys School (International Section) held its first Spelling Bee. Students from grade one to grade six participated in the competition, according to a press release. Spectators were treated to an evening of nail-biting rounds as learners competed for first place in each event. The evening was the fruit of five weeks’ of elim

MWS office-bearers re-elected for two years

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  (Sitting L-R) Munaf Bakhshi, Younus Habib, VP, Arif Memon, President, Iqbal Advani, Tayyab Moosani, Secretary General, Mohammed Badi, Dr. Hamid A.Khader, Kaleem Ahmed. (Standing L-R) Ahmed Kamal, Irfan Kolsawala, Shoaib Sikander, Treasurer, Rashid Kasmani, Joint Secretary, Younus A.Sattar, Dr. Iqbal Musani, Tareq Madani, A.Kader Africawala. — SG photo&nbsp

Enchanting musical night holds audience in thrall

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Indian expatriates here, especially from Hyderabad, savored a night full of fun and laughter with their families at the Indian comedy show, ‘Hungama in KSA’ on Friday here. The ‘Hungama in KSA’ was  re-enacted for

Tabuk scouts team visits

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   SPAA student scouts team from Tabuk Secondary School visited the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) office in Tabuk province on Tuesday as part of their program to obtain their journalist badges. The scout team met with the office’s director Ibrahim Al-Muslamani, who briefed them on the role played by the office since its formation almost 30 years ago at local, region

Drivers ‘under training’ irk other motorists

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — A motorist suddenly stops on the expressway, causing the other cars behind him to do the same to avoid hitting his vehicle. The sound of tires screeching is deafening, but this is a regular scenario on the Kingdom's streets. The common factor, howeve

Young man in Madinah missing for two months

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  Abdul Hadi Al-Sowayyan Okaz/Saudi Gazette  MADINAH — A young Saudi with mental problems has been missing from his family for two months without any trace, the family said, asking all residents of the holy city to join the search for him. Fahd Ayed Al-Mutairi, 34,

Shoura rejects proposal on expat school building

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   RIYADH – The Shoura Council on Tuesday rejected a proposal to amend article 9 of the foreign education bylaw that deals with buying of building or plots of land to build private schools for expatriates. The Shoura committee turned down the recommendation to allow embassies to own buildings for their schools, saying that the missions fall und

Bangabandhu’s b’day celebrated with fervor

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Consulate General of Bangladesh this week celebrated the 94th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children's Day — 2014 with due enthusiasm and fanfare. The

Pakistani illegals to be deported in a week: CG

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  Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — About 2,000 illegal Pakistani nationals — including a couple of women — awaiting deportation at Shumaisy detention center will be sent back home within a week. Addressing a press briefing here on Monday even

Drugs on the streets

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  Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz   I WISH schoolteachers dedicated part of their time to raising awareness among students about the hazards of drugs instead of teaching them the art of jihad in various parts of the world or showing them how to wash the bodies of the dead during night trips to the cemeteries. I wish t

Ministry of health constructs 11 new hospitals which provide 2,200 more beds

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Time management in universities

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  Othman Al-Rabiah Al-Jazirah   WE can say without doubt that the establishment of more and more universities in various regions of the Kingdom is a remarkable achievement. Nobody can wrangle over the positive outcome of this in terms of the Kingdom’s development at regional level. The country currentl

Project set up to dispose of slaughtered animals sensibly

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  Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — Work has started on a SR200 million project to dispose of the carcasses of animals slaughtered during the Haj season in an environmentally-friendly manner, Makkah daily reported Tuesday quoting a senior official of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affa
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