Alhaji M.B. Jalloh
The West African State of Sierra Leone will be celebrating its 53rd Independence Anniversary on Sunday 27th April, 2014. The small West African nation covers an area of 71,740 square kilometers with Liberia to the South, Guinea to the North and East, and the Atlantic Ocean to the West. The last national
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Holy Qur’an expo to be held in Jeddah
JEDDAH — Governor of Jeddah Prince Mishal Bin Majed will open on May 13 an exhibition on Holy Qur’an. The exhibition, organized by the Saudi Society for the Holy Qur’an Studies, will be held on the sidelines of the Holy Qur’an competition for public and private university students. The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs will have
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220 Saudis had organ transplants abroad
DAMMAM — The head of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT) said that 220 Saudis had organ transplants abroad during 2013 at their own expense. Dr. Faisal Shaheen added that 190 Saudis had organ transplants abroad in 2012. He said 20 of them purchased the organs through illegal channels in Egypt, China and Pakistan. He pointed out that about 40
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Philippine Embassy to start overseas voter registration early next month
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy has advised all Filipino nationals in the Kingdom to register for overseas voting in the run-up to the 2016 general elections. The overseas voting registration will start on May 6 and continue until Oct. 31 pursuant to a COMELEC resolution on Jan. 15 this y
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Only 583 Saudis apply for 6,000 jobs
RIYADH — The Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has pointed out that 6,000 jobs were made available for Saudis through the employment program, but only 583 have applied for these jobs. The jobs were made available through the national program for joint training with the cooperation of the employment center at the RCCI to expedite work op
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Link between corruption and beggary
Qaisar Metawea
Al-Madinah
WE recently published a news story about the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) uncovering corruption in the Makkah municipality concerning the distribution of land grants. The municipality gave out pieces of land in gratis to the relatives and acquaintances of a number of its officials.
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Ministry of Interior lists crimes that justify arrest
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Interior has identified major crimes that warrant the arrest of suspects, Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper reported on Saturday.
A directive issued by Minister of Interior Prince Muhammad Bin Naif that authorizes the head of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecuti
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Food prices start to bite as Ramadan nears
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH – Food prices have increased by up to 30 percent for some items over the past three months as consumers count down the days for the holy month of Ramadan to begin, Al-Madinah daily reported.
During the month of fasting, which is set to begin this year in late June, food prices gen
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Beach Polo Cup 2014 celebrates 10th year
Mariam Nihal Saudi GazetteJEDDAH - Julius Baer Beach Polo Cup 2014 celebrated its 10th year on a high note this month. The event was held on April 11 and 12 at the Skydive Dubai Complex, Dubai Marina. Supported by the Dubai Sports Council, the high profile event also saw Tyrese Gibson and Michelle Rodriguez of Fast & Furious fame. After two consecuti
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Arab TV portrays working women as ‘superficial’
Saudi Gazette report TAIF – Arab satellite channels depict working women as superficial individuals who use feminine wiles to secure promotion, according to a study by a King Faisal University media professor in Al-Ahsa. Dr. Hanan Al-Yusuf told Al-Watan on Saturday that the first-of-its-kind study, which focu
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South Jeddah ‘a potential source of epidemics’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The city council of Jeddah has expressed concern that the southern areas of the city have become a source of epidemics and diseases, Makkah daily reported.
Abdulmalik Al-Jenaidi, head of the council, said these areas have become an environmental hazard due to a lack of necessary infrastructure.
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Indian consular delegation to visit Najran
JEDDAH — A team from the Consulate General of India will visit Najran on May 2 (Friday) to provide consular services to Indian nationals living in the region.
The services will be limited to attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies. The team will camp at Hotel Najran from 8.30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 5 p.
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Why do viruses appear this time of year?
Khaled Al-Solaiman
Okaz
The Health Ministry, according to its official spokesman, has sought the help of an international company to produce a vaccine for the MERS. Before that, the ministry had asked many other international firms to produce millions of vaccines for the H1N1 virus, otherwise known as swine flu.
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Civil Defense rescues child from deep well
TABARJAL, Al-Jouf – Civil Defense teams rescued a child who fell into a 50-meter-deep well inside a farm in Tabarjal. Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Atallah Al-Ruwaili said the operations room received a notification about the accident and Civil Defense teams were dispatched to the site and managed to rescue the child. The 5-year-old child fell 35 meter
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Gang stealing cars at gunpoint busted
RIYADH — Police were successful in arresting a gang for allegedly stealing cars in Riyadh after threatening motorists with firearms. Police said in a statement on Saturday that the search and investigation teams collected information and descriptions of the gang members and focused their attention on three suspects, who were unemployed, and arrested them.
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Stray bullet injures teacher
TABUK — A teacher was injured by a stray bullet which penetrated a school fence and hit him in his left thigh, while he was resting in the shade. The teacher filed a complaint with local security bodies to document the incident and to take the necessary procedures. A source said investigations are still under way to determine the source of the bullet that nearly
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5 firemen injured battling blaze
MAKKAH — At least five Civil Defense firemen sustained various injuries while carrying out their duty to extinguish a fire in a residential building in Al-Otaibiah neighborhood of Makkah. Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Saleh Al-Elayani said a flash of fire from a room inflicted different degrees of burns on the firefighters. Red Crescent paramedics prov
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Two injured in head-on crash
AL-WAJH — A young man and his companion were seriously injured when their car collided head-on with another vehicle on Zaaem Road in Al-Wajh governorate. The car sustained extensive damage. Police and Red Crescent teams attended the accident and transported the injured to Al-Wajh General Hospital, where one of the injured was rushed to the operation room.
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Three detained for ripping up stolen cars
JAZAN — Police have detained a number of unidentified illegal residents who were ripping up stolen cars in the Sabya governorate. Police spokesman Maj. Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani said the officers acted on reports about some illegal residents who were scrapping cars inside a yard. They were also preparing secret caches in the vehicles allegedly for smuggling
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Family courts a welcome step
Salim Sahab
Al-Madinah
USUALLY when a system is implemented it is followed by explanatory rules and regulations. The new judicial system is no exception and is a clear example in this regard.
Under the system, independent family affairs courts will be established in major cities. Until the system comes into force to cover al
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