Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Mayor of Jeddah Hani Aburas on Wednesday inspected the southern Obhur beach development project, the new slaughterhouse in east Jeddah, the recreation park in Dhahban and a number of bridges and underpasses that are under construction in various parts of the city, the Saudi
Mayor inspects new projects in Jeddah
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No changes in Umrah system, says Haj Ministry
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Haj Ministry said no changes have been made for this year's Umrah season and Umrah is open as usual for everyone.
The ministry's undersecretary, Issa Rawwas, said the number of Umrah pilgrims will be set according to the quota deci
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Ministry bans graduation events outside campuses
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education has banned graduation ceremonies outside premises of schools and universities to avoid fatal incidents, Alsharq newspaper reported.
Director of Education in the Eastern Province Abdul Rahman Al-Midairis said the mi
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Using blackmail as a weapon
Khaled Al-Solaiman
Okaz
A NEWS report recently published by the local media said a man made it a condition on his ex-wife to quit her job and stay at home if she wanted him to give her the divorce document she was asking for.
The ex-husband was only short of deciding for her which corner of the house she
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Expat sells kidney to pay off debt
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A Saudi-born Pakistani national has offered his kidney for sale to pay off a SR 30,000 debt and avoid a court case which his debtor threatened to file, Al-Hayat daily reported on Wednesday.
Majed Nawwaz said an Indian resident offered him a
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17 khula cases reach courts each week
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi courts handled an average of 17 khula divorce cases a week in the past six months, Alsharq daily reported Wednesday.
Khula is when a woman secures divorce from her husband in exchange for the dowry he paid her and forfeiting her alimo
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Public services: Low-income Saudis should get priority
Abid Khazandar
Al-Riyadh
IF we cannot completely eradicate poverty, at least we can reduce its impact on poor citizens. We can mitigate the sufferings of impoverished people, who are mostly low-income citizens.
Among others, poor people include retirees and the beneficiaries of social security assistance
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Expat woman cons Awaser
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — An unidentified woman who carried both Saudi and Egyptian nationalities conned social security and Awaser, the charity society that takes care of stranded Saudi families abroad, of huge amounts of money over the past six years, Makkah daily reported on We
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Businessmen cry foul as JCCI jacks up warehouse rents
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A number of businessmen were surprised when Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) increased warehouse rents by 1,800 percent, Al-Madinah daily reported.
They said the rents were increased from SR4 for a square meter to SR99 and thi
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Lavish lifestyle makes Saudi tourists ‘vulnerable’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A number of market experts and citizens have confirmed that Saudis traveling abroad are being exploited due to their lavish life style, Al-Riyadh daily reported.
They said many Saudis expose themselves and their families to various dangers and negative situations b
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School owners, officials square off at seminar
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The newly launched General Education Evaluation Commission will evaluate all private schools in the Kingdom, according to the deputy minister of education for education affairs. Speaking at a seminar on investments in educa
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CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA — JEDDAH
It has been reported to the Consulate General of India, Jeddah that an Indian national Mr. Mohammad Rasheed Mustafa, aged 82, who arrived in the Kingdom as Umrah pilgrim through P. K. Travels, Kallabalam, Trivendrum has been missing from Makkah since 27th April, 2014. He belongs to Kerala and speaks Malayalam language only. It is requested that if anybody has any
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Rose carpet major attraction at flower fest
TAIF — Emir of Makkah Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah on Tuesday evening opened the 10th Taif Flower Festival, which will continue until the end of the month. A number of Arab and Gulf countries are participating with indigenous food pavilions. The festival also includes a tent for craftsmen, a productive families’ section, an open theater,
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REDF approves SR5.5b in housing loans
RIYADH — Housing Minister Shuwaish Al-Duwaihi, who is also chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Real Estate Development Fund (REDF), has approved 11,000 real estate loans totaling SR5.5 billion to eligible citizens to build 13,202 housing units in various parts of the Kingdom. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), this is the
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New deaths take coronavirus toll to 160
RIYADH — Health authorities in Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced the deaths of another three people from the MERS coronavirus, taking the country’s toll to 160. The Health Ministry’s daily bulletin on the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak said the latest people to die were two women aged 72 and 54 and a 63-year-old man.
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1,640 engineers hold forged degrees
ABHA — The Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE) has referred a total of 1,640 engineers to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) for forging certificates. The degree forgers included 37 Saudi men and one Saudi woman. Ahmed Al-Shaqawi, head of the council, said certificates of all Saudi and expatriate engineers will be thorough
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Ban on Iraq, Bosnia travel lifted
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on citizens from traveling to Iraq and Bosnia-Herzegovina under certain conditions, but Israel and Thailand still remain on the blacklist, local newspapers reported on Thursday. Spokesman for the Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) Lt. Col. Ahmed Al-Lihaidan said Saudis wishing to travel to Ira
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Crown Prince Salman receives US House of Representatives Committee
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, receives in Jeddah on Thursday a delegation from the US House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security. The meeting reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and issues of common concern. — SPA
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Going to a wedding celebration? Leave your gun at home.
Khaled Al-Qarni
Okaz
I don’t know what kind of thrill some people get by firing machine guns and other weapons into the air during wedding celebrations and other festive occasions.
Several years ago the Ministry of Interior banned the use of weapons and firearms during wedding parties after several
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Pay Kingdom-born expats the same salaries as Saudis
Talal Al-Qashqari
Al-Madinah
The Ministry of Interior’s Civil Status Agency should make its citizenship requirements less difficult for those expatriates who were born in the Kingdom. Unfortunately, this has not happened. These expatriates have been living here for years and years and some of them have neve
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