Fake Zamzam bottles seized

March 30, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Makkah Municipality inspectors recently shut down a warehouse that had around 15,000 large fake Zamzam bottles in the Al-Hussainiya neighborhood. Five Burmese men were arrested, but the warehouse supervisor fled the scene. The suspects used water from unknown sources to fill the bottles. Dr. Muhammad Al-Fawtawi, director of environment and public health department, urged the pu

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OFWs in need get tips on being effective financially

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Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — More than 50 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) currently staying at the Filipinos Workers Resource Center in the Philippine Consulate in Jeddah benefited from a financial literacy seminar conducted by the Overseas Filipino Workers Cooperative Council (OFWCC) and the Kaagapay n

Sigmund Freud of Saudi Arabia

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Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madina I do not claim that we are a society of angels for we have shortcomings like any other society, but what I have noticed is that there is a semi-organized campaign to distort the image of our society. There are attempts to portray Saudi society as a cruel and a violent one, especially regarding our behavior tow

Reckless extravagance

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Abed Khazindar Al-Riyadh Our reckless extravagance has reached such proportions that we are wasting the most valuable and rarest commodity: energy. Although we are among the leaders of oil producing nations, we also consume the most energy. According to statistics, each citizen consumes 35 barrels of oil annually, which is equivalent to $

Specializations up wages of female expat teachers

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Salaries of female expatriate teachers have increased by 120 percent following the end of the rectification period. This is due to the scarcity of female Saudi teachers who are fluent in English and qualified to teach science. Expatriate teachers are also given medical insurance

Uproar over plans to buy mosque to build business

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Residents of the Al-Jummaizah neighborhood have expressed anger after three businessmen offered to purchase and demolish the local Al-Ruwais Mosque, which is 300 years old, to implement a business project. Ahmed Al-Sinki, a lawyer, said the mosque is important because it is loca

MERS strikes newlywed nurse

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A male nurse is currently in intensive care with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) only two days after getting married, Al-Watan reported Sunday. The nurse, who works for King Abdulaziz Hospital in south Jeddah, was identified by Al-Eqtisadiah business dail

‘Alimony can be taken off from man’s salary’

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — All law enforcement departments within courts all over the country can deduct half the salary of any man who has been ordered by a court of law to pay alimony to his wife and children, Al-Riyad daily reported. The order will be enforced and the man will have to pay even if he is

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Demand to Saudize administrative posts

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of Saudi employees have underlined the need to Saudize managerial and key administrative posts to boost the confidence of Saudis working in the private sector. These employees complained that foreigners who control key administrative posts are hampering the Saudization drive by employ

Two liquor plants shut down in Tabuk

April 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   TABUK — Security teams raided two liquor plants here, confiscated its contents and arrested many illegal residents who were running them. Tabuk police spokesman Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghabban said the police acted on information that some expatriates were distilling liquor. Special police teams monitored the suspects and followed them to the sit

Citizen’s body found in desert

April 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   NAJRAN — A family found the dead body of a citizen on the outskirts of Sharoorah in Najran governorate and immediately notified police. Najran Police spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Ashwi said forensics teams examined the body and did not suspect any foul play. Forensics teams were able to identify the body and contacted the family of the deceas

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   RIJAAL ALMAA, Asir — A two-meter long snake caused panic in a girl’s elementary school in Al-Jurf on Tuesday. The snake appeared in the school yard during the morning line-up, terrifying more than 100 students. A school guard succeed in killing the snake. 

One arrested for stealing car

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   WADI AL-DAWASIR, Riyadh — Security patrols succeeded in arresting a man who allegedly stole a car and fled to a farm. The police acted on information from a citizen that his pickup truck was stolen and circulated the car’s description to all patrols. The stolen car was monitored around farms in the area, and patrols pursued the car and

Speeding smuggler injures nine of a family

April 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   AL-HARTH, Jazan — An alleged qat smuggler was speeding on the Al-Khawiyah Road near Al-Harth and lost control of his car. His car collided head-on with another car carrying nine members of a family. Eight victims sustained injuries of varying degrees and were transported to Al-Harth General Hospital. A seven-year-old boy suffered serious inj

Fire breaks in Al-Andalus Intermediate School

April 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Al-Andalus Intermediate School in Jeddah was evacuated on Tuesday after a fire broke out in a classroom. Deputy spokesman of Makkah Civil Defense Lt. Col. Waleed Abu Shanab said several firefighting units were rushed to the school to contain the fire. All students were safely evacuated, due in part to the fire drills they undertook to deal with such situations. Th

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‘After the Flower’ shows unique Japanese culture

April 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Embassy of India held the screening of “After the Flower” recently. Directed by Kenji Nakanishi “After the Flower” is based on the famous novel by Shuhei Fujisawa. It is a historical drama, based in 18th Century of Japan, a period ca

BIS students excel in CIE

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Mukbul Ahmed Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Bangladesh International School (BIS) students have excelled in the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), held in May-June session 2013, making their institution, teachers and families proud once again. Madiha Chowdhury was the top scorer in additional mathematics and Nowrin Yasmin in

Halqa e Danish marks Pakistan Day with fervor

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   JEDDAH — “Youm e Pakistan (Pakistan Day)” was celebrated with zeal by Halqa e Danish recently at Rahma Banquet Hall. About 100 selected VIPs and socialites from Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah, Taif, Rabigh, Yanbu, and Riyadh participated in the event. The event was presided by Tahseem ul Haq Haqqi, Consul

Visiting Indian leader confident of Congress’ victory

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Gulbarga NRI’s felicitated Qamar ul Islam, Karnataka’s Cabinet Minister for Municipality and Local Body, Minorities Welfare and Wakf Board, at a local restaurant here recently. Islam, who was on a short visit t

Prince Alwaleed receives Goldman Sachs Chairman & CEO

April 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group and an accompanying delegation. They discussed investment related issues, including the latest economic developments in the GCC and globally. — Courtesy photo