RIYADH – Minister of Transport Jabarah Al-Suraisry signed Sunday contracts worth a total of SR4.2 billion for the construction and maintenance of several road projects in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The contracts, which are for execution, maintenance, consultancy, designing, electrical works and installation of computer systems in 10 regions of
Road projects worth SR4.2 billion awarded
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Hashish smugglers arrested in Jazan
AL-DAYER — Border Guards in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan region arrested five smugglers who were in possession of 99 bricks of hashish while two others managed to escape. Jazan Border Guards spokesman Brig. Gen. Abdullah Muhammad Bin Mahfooz said patrol units in Al-Dayer sector were able to apprehend several smugglers after they were monitored and
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Narcotic pills seized in Qurayyat, youths held
QURAYYAT – The special task force in Al-Qurayyat recently arrested several youths with 100 Captagon narcotic tablets in their possession, aside from a piece of hashish, found in their car after it underwent meticulous inspection. This occurred during an inspection campaign on one of the major roads in the governorate. The campaign comes within intensive e
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Man dead, 10 injured in head-on collision
BISHA — One man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the gateway to Al-Thaniyah center on Bisha-Alaya Road. Civil Defense teams from Al-Thaniyah and Tabalah and Red Crescent ambulances from Bisha rushed to the scene. Four of the injured were taken to Tabalah Hospital by passersby while the other six were taken to Kin
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Fire cuts off power in 27,000 Makkah homes
MAKKAH – A fire in one of the condensers on Saturday led to a power outage in 27,000 homes in northern Makkah. Electricity was restored within two hours after the fire was extinguished by Civil Defense and Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) emergency teams. No casualties were reported. SEC teams managed to restore electricity to the homes in Al-Nawariyah dis
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Expat caught smuggling 18 illegal foreigners
BISHA — Police patrols foiled on Friday the smuggling of undocumented residents on Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road. The policemen grew suspicious of an SUV and upon stopping the vehicle, the expatriate driver was accompanied by 18 undocumented foreigners, including 10 women.
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Worker’s body found near garbage dump
ABQAIQ – Police were informed of the body of a cleaning worker found near his vehicle at a garbage dump on Abqaiq-Dammam Road. Police patrols arrived at the scene and the body was taken to Abqaiq General Hospital to determine the cause of death. Spokesman for Eastern Province Police Col. Ziyad Al-Riqaiti said at 10 a.m. Saturday, an Asian cleaning worker
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What are our human rights organizations doing?
Abdo Khal
Okaz
OUR two human rights organizations, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) and the Human Rights Commission (HRC), are very slow when it comes to defending human rights. They wait until an issue surfaces in the local media and then they start making noise.
When they find out about a humanitarian issue fro
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Al-Suwaiket Toastmasters Club
Al-Suwaiket Toastmasters Club in Al-Khobar recently elected its executive committee for the new term from July 2014 to June 2015. The committee includes K. Bhaskaran (president), Niyaz Nazar (vice president for education), Sajan P. Velayudhan (VP, membership), Jacob Thomas (VP, public relations), Punniyamoorthi (secretary), Arshad Haris (treasurer) and Sarfraz Mah
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Illegals from demolished Makkah districts find haven in Housh Bakr
Housh Bakr is considered the artery of illegal commercial activities in Al-Mansour district of Makkah. — SG photo Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The holy city of Makkah is currently witnessing a number of development projects aimed at improving the services being provided to its residen
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Alwaleed Bin Talal with the Ethiopian ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Mohammed Hassen Kebira, Ethiopian ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was accompanied by Zelalem Birhan Alemu, minister counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy. They discussed economic and investment issues. — Courtesy photo
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3 judges fired, 17 under probe for violations
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Three judges were sacked for grave violations and 17 others either are under trial before the Supreme Judicial Council or are under investigation, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Sunday, quoting a council source.
The source said most of the violations committed by the judges were ad
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Nutritionists: Saudis neglect day’s most important meal
Saudi Gazette report
TABUK – Leading nutritionists in the Kingdom have said 74 percent of Saudis neglect having breakfast, considered the most important meal of the day, Al-Riyadh daily reported.
Family medicine specialist Dr. Saleh Al-Ansari said breakfast is the only meal where people should consume 30 to 4
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Islamic Ministry bans imams from delegating others to lead prayers
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has banned imams from deputizing others to lead worshippers in prayer, a practice that has led to many disputes.
Many people believe that deputizing others is a necessity in the event an imam has another matter to attend. These people point to the
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Kingdom spends SR4 billion a month on diabetes treatment
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The National Center for Diabetes warned on Friday against the growing number of diabetes cases in the Kingdom.
The center said the current awareness campaigns are insufficient to combat the disease. It also stressed the necessity to begin awareness campaigns to help contr
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Football fans complain about exorbitant World Cup subscriptions
Renad Ghanem
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Football fans are counting down to the start of the World Cup in Brazil that kicks off on June 12, but they are not happy with how much money they will have to fork out to watch the tournament.
Many people consider the SR
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15 Asians arrested for selling diesel in the sea
DAMMAM — Border Guard patrol units have detained 15 Asian nationals who were illegally selling diesel fuel on a boat belonging to a petroleum company. Eastern Province Border Guards spokesman Khalid Al-Orqoubi said patrol teams found $21,700 and a wine bottle on board the boat. He said illegal sale of petroleum products has been under the sc
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Elderly Saudi beaten to death inside hospital ER
MAKKAH — Two elderly Saudis got into a heated argument, which turned ugly and ended in the murder of one of them, inside the emergency room of Makkah’s Al-Noor Hospital on Monday. Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi said one of the hospital’s security guards notified police of the incident. He said the 95-year-old vic
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17 cars burned down in scrap yard fire
TABUK – Sparks from welding work nearby started a fire that engulfed 17 cars at a scrapyard in Tabuk on Sunday, but no casualties were reported. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said some workers were welding vehicle parts and the wind apparently blew a spark into a nearby vehicle, which caught fire. He added that the fire
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Joyrider killed, 5 hurt as car overturns
JAZAN — One student was killed and five others injured when their vehicle overturned on Abu Al-Sala-Sabya Road in Jazan. Witnesses said the students had finished their exams for the day and were apparently joyriding on the road, when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Jazan Health Affairs spokesman Mohammad Al-Semaili said the injured s
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