Passion for cockfights refuses to die out despite ban

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Cockfighting remains a popular sport in many parts of the Kingdom despite an official ban. The picture shows two roosters in action at the pigeon market in Najran. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report NAJRAN — Every Saturday between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. cockfighting rings are set up at N

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QURAYYAT — The special tasks forces arrested a citizen for allegedly shooting at a house in Al-Faisaliyah neighborhood of Qurayyat. Al-Jouf police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaisher said the force arrested a citizen in his 40s for firing at the house of another citizen and causing damage to two cars parked near the house. He said a security team led by chi

Female students form bulk of participants at higher ed meet

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A four-day scientific conference for students of higher education will start here Monday night. Minister of Higher Education Dr. Khalid Al-Anqari will open the conference, in which more than 20,000 students of both sexes are expected to participate. Female students

Doctors desert emergency unit at Dhamad hospital

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Saudi Gazette report DHAMAD, Jazan — A number of citizens have complained about the poor services offered to patients in Dhamad Hospital and of the unavailability of doctors in the emergency unit. Al-Madinah daily reported that the emergency unit is staffed with an administrator who records patients' informat

Street vendors

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  A  patrol car pulls over near a street vendor selling vegetables in Al-Souk district of Dammam. The officer behind the wheel was obviously buying a carton of tomatoes. Illegal residents freely roam the streets of the Kingdom right under the nose of security officers, just six months after a massive nationwide campaign to flush out violators of residency and labor regulation

Rising prices hit savings hard, expats say

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Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The vast majority of expatriates living in the Kingdom say they are facing difficulties saving money. As many of them are already working on low wages, the rising cost of living is hitting their savings hard. In the past 10 years, most expatriates li

Young man shot to death

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   TAIF — Authorities have arrested a citizen for allegedly shooting a young man during a scuffle in Umm Al-Sebaa neighborhood. Seven others have also been detained for participating in the scuffle. Makkah Police spokesman, Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi, said that police were notified that a young man was shot and the Red Crescent attended the scene

Elderly woman burned to death

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   TAIF — Police are investigating the death of a 90-year-old woman whose completely charred body was found in her house. Civil Defense spokesman Col. Naser Al-Shareef said the fire initially started in a small house in Wadi Jaleel. The fire completely burned the house before the arrival of firefighters. The elderly woman was found next to a ga

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   MAKKAH — Police arrested a 50-year-old Saudi man for writing bounced checks worth SR12 million, said Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Atiya Al-Qurashi. The man wrote several checks to hotel and real estate owners near the Grand Mosque that were rejected by banks due to insufficient funds. He even signed lease agreements with those owners and

Head-on Collision kills driver

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   A head-on collision in Sabya governorate led to the death of a driver and serious injuries to the other driver. Jazan Red Crescent spokesman said two ambulances attended the accident on Monday afternoon. He said Civil Defense rescue teams extracted the driver’s body trapped in the car. He added that the other driver sustained serious head injuries and was mo

Thunderbolt kills 9 sheep

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  BISHA, Asir — A thunderbolt hit a sheep herd and killed nine sheep in Al-Abla center, west of Bisha governorate, Sunday night. Other sheep sustained injuries, while the sheep owner was in a state of panic. The thunderbolt was a result of heavy rains that were accompanied by hail and caused two-hour power disruptions in the

Total and Wared celebrate World Day for Safety

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   Total Lubricant and Wared transport team celebrate World Day for Safety. From right to left: Operation Manager Siva Subramani, Workshop Manager Aamr El-Garhy, National Sales Manager Tasawar Choudhry, and Logistics Manager Benaissa Gharrouf (standing sixth from right) with other employees. — SG Photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil

Al-Tawfiq hosts science exhibition in the light of Qur’an

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Students of Al-Tawfiq International School unleashed their creativity and hosted a two-day educational exhibition themed around scientific miracles in the Qur’an in its premises last week. An array of colorful and sp

IISJ’s Multimedia students launch first documentary

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  Munawarunnisa Nazneen Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Students of International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) have yet again proved their capacity with a mighty move in the Student film genre. In mid-2013, a team of students complied by grade 11-12’s Multimedia department head Abd

Toastmasters Division E, L conference a success

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   JUBAIL — Division E and L of  the Toastmasters fraternity made history when they successfully accomplished their mission of hosting the annual conference recently at the Royal Commission’s Conference Hall in Al-Fanateer, Jubail Industrial City. “The meticulously planned run up to the conference led to the stu

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S. Africa’s achievements highlighted

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  Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — South Africa celebrated its 20th Independence Day at a reception hosted by Consul General Ebrahim Edries here on Sunday evening. National anthems of South Africa and Saudi Arabia were played, marking the beginning of the occasio

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  Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Random inspection tours of a number of Shariah courts in various parts of the Kingdom by Justice Ministry teams have uncovered a number of violations including bad punctuality, Makkah daily reported on Tuesday. The teams noted that many judges co

Four tons of drugs seized in three months

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   RIYADH — Officials have seized a total 24 million units of counterfeit and fake products, 4,238 kg of drugs, 6.2 million narcotic pills and 68,000 bottles of wine during the first quarter of 2014. This information was contained in a report of the General Customs Department for the first quarter of 2014, the Saudi Press Agency

Pakistan Navy ship set to call on Jubail base

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A Pakistan Navy Ship “S/M HAMZA” will call on Royal Saudi Naval Forces Base in Jubail on May 6 for a goodwill cum training cruise. It will dock at the base till May 11. The navy ship named after Hadhrat Hamza, the great warrior

Minimum wage, applicable or not?

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  Abdulrahim Bin Hasan Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A Ministry of Labor source said that there are more than 1.9 million small firms that will not be able to pay the proposed minimum wage. The source explained that the ministry was reluctant to take a final decision