Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A number of experts and schoolteachers have been trying to dispel fears about the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), which they said has been blown out of proportion by rumors and social networking sites.
They said Saudi society has successfully dealt with
‘No cause for panic’ — Experts, teachers dispel fears of MERS outbreak
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Saudi disappears in Syria, family stuck in Beirut
Saudi Gazette report
AR’AR — A Saudi family has been stuck in Beirut for a year after the father disappeared in Syria in mysterious circumstances, Alsharq daily reported.
Mubarak Al-Rasheedi said his brother Abdullah left for Iraq 12 years ago and was married to an Iraqi woman who gave birth to three c
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Kingdom firm against terrorism, says Saud
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal has reiterated that Saudi Arabia is "steady and firm" in its stance against terrorism.
In a statement on the occasion of the Second World Congress for Counterterrorism, which will start at the Islamic University in Mad
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Police search for shooter
AL-QURAYYAT — Police are searching for a shooter who fired at two cars. The cars were parked in front of the homos of their owners in the Al-Faisaliah District. Police and forensics teams went to the location and collected evidence. No one was injured during the shooting.
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Expat-run liquor den busted
TABUK — Police busted a liquor den operated by six expatriates of Asian nationality. Police, acting on a tipoff, monitored the suspects’ base of operations before moving in to make the arrests. Police seized the illegal goods inside and took the gang members in for questioning.
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Six injured as car overturns
MAKKAH — Six people were injured when their car overturned on Al-Hada Road, just before the Makkah checkpoint. According to police, the driver was driving at a high speed when he lost control of his car and crashed on the side of the road. The victims suffered medium to severe injuries. They were transferred to the military hospital in Al-Hada for treatme
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Gang that robbed Canadian arrested
RIYADH — Police have arrested a gang of three accused of robbing a Canadian expatriate after he left a bank branch. Police received a complaint from the victim that he was robbed of SR133,000 after the thieves broke into his car by breaking the car window. Police reviewed the camera tapes and focused their suspicions on a car that was parked nearby. When
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48 illegal expatriates arrested in Al-Ahsa
Police arrested 48 illegal expatriates during a raid in west Al-Ahsa. A police source said the security campaign was planned a long time ago and was part of many such operations against illegals in the region. Around 85 percent of those arrested were of Arab nationalities and the rest were Asian. They were taken into custody and will later be deported.
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1 killed, 9 hurt as truck falls off cliff
An elementary school student was killed and nine other students injured when a pickup truck carrying them fell from a 30-meter high cliff in Al-Edabi, east of Jazan. According to police, the driver of the truck carrying the students lost control of the vehicle. He was carrying the students in the back of the pickup, according to police. Local residents contacted the authorities
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Naeem Khan wins OIC post
JEDDAH — Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Muhammad Naeem Khan has been appointed new assistant secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Khan's candidature for the position was endorsed by Saudi Arabia. He won the elections which took place in the second week of December 2013, by receiving 10 out of
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‘Iqbal’s poetry, philosophy has the potential to guide our Ummah’
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – “Allama Iqbal’s poetry and philosophy can still guide the Islamic Ummah that is suffering from disputes and differences. For it we have to devote our time to understand it properly. The Qur’an and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be up
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Pakistan Repatriation Council pays rich tributes to Allama Iqbal
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC), an organization working for the cause of repatriation of stranded Pakistanis from Bangladesh, commemorated the 76th death anniversary of Pakistan’s thinker, poet and philosopher Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal at Kababish resta
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US, KSA bilateral relations will strengthen
From left to right: Karl Delinger, husband of Anne Casper; US Consul General Anne Casper; Ambassador Mohammed Al-Tayeb, Saudi Foreign Ministry Director General of the Makkah Region branch; and Timothy Lenderking, Chargé d’Affaires. — Courtesy photos Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH
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Rawabi Holding talent exhibit to help youth hone their skills
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Rawabi Holding launched its fourth exhibition on vocational guidance at Scitech on Sunday under the auspices of Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud Bin Naif. The Rawabi Talent Exhibit (RTE) event was opened in the presence of Rawabi Holding Chairman, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Turki, bu
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IUML leader in Jeddah
E.T. Muhammad Basheer, Indian Union Muslim League national secretary and member of parliament (in ihram), poses with office-bearers of the Kerala Muslim Cultural Center at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport on Sunday. Basheer is in the Kingdom to perform Umrah and offer prayers at the Prophet's Mosque. — Courtesy photo
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Housing scheme for Madinites affected by mosque expansion
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — The Royal Court has earmarked a residential area of 15 million sq. meters to compensate owners of properties that had to make way for the Prophet's Mosque expansion project.
A source told Al-Madinah daily the area will be a first of its kind scheme in Madinah because it is stra
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Shoura demands Haram presidency’s restructure
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Monday demanded restructuring of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques.
The Council session chaired by its President Sheikh Abdullah Al-Asheikh also urged the presidency to create a new department under it for crowd control at
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Agreement aims to stop KSA talents being wasted
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) is to sign an agreement on Thursday at its Riyadh headquarters with Johns Hopkins University’s (JHU) Center for Talented Youth to develop services for gifted children in the Kingdom.
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Woman continues fight to wed British beau
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A Saudi woman who has been barred from marrying a Briton by a Jeddah court has taken her legal battle to the Court of Appeals in Makkah.
A judge of the Jeddah General Court had initially refused to approve the marriage of the academic to a British aviation engineer, who is Musli
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66% of students change majors midway through degree
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — As the summer approaches, high school students find themselves unable to answer the simple question of what field they want to specialize in.
This is not only because they do not know what they want, but also what the job market demands.
According
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