Indian writer underscores need to enhance cultural exchange with Arabs

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  Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A well-known Indian journalist and cultural figure underscored the need for further enhancing the India-Arab cultural exchange. C.P. Saidalavi, chairman of a Kerala-based cultural academy and editor of Chandrika daily, clai

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KNRI Forum elects new committee members

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  Sitting from left : Aijaz Ahmed, Krish Jangal, Maanzoor Ahmed, Syed Nasir Khursheed, Roshan Rodrigues, Sri Harsha, Sabu Chandran, Vasu Manche Gowda, Mohammed Mansur. Stand from Left (Front Row): Pravin Netekar, Niaz Ahmed, Syed Habib  ,Mohammed Saheb, Peter Mascerenhas, Syed Haseebuddin, Syed Shakeel Ahmed, Mohsin Khan, Illyas Momin, Mukarram Ahmed Khan. Standing from L

Unregulated restaurants ‘causing chaos in the streets’

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The major cities of the Kingdom are crowded with a large number of restaurants that cause traffic jams at several locations due to a lack of coordination between municipalities, local traffic department and other concerned bodies, Al-Riyadh daily reported

Pak navy ships to dock at Jeddah port

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — To further strengthen the existing warm and cordial relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, Pakistan navy ships PNS Tippu Sultan and PNS Rah Naward are scheduled to dock at Jeddah port from June 19-22,  on a goodwill cum training cruise. Sohail Ali Khan, press consular at the Pakistani consulate, said PNS Ti

Iftah Ya Simsim launches singing product in Arabic

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH —   In its new and developed edition, the renowned educational program Iftah Ya Simsim will open its doors again to children by launching for the first time the educational CD titled “The Treasure Hunt.” The CD aims to teach children in Arabic language t

Lack of saving leads families to spiral of debts: Experts

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A number of economists said Saudi families are taking out loans because they believe it to be an easier option than saving. The number of borrowers in the Kingdom has reportedly reached 3.5 million and the volume of personal loans has excee

Craftsmanship

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Mohammed Al-Saanoun puts final touches to a wooden food container at the handicrafts festival that opened in Onaizah in Qassim Province, recently. Al-Saanoun has acquired special skills to carve household utensils from wood. — Courtesy Makkah daily

It’s vacation time, but are children playing spoilsport?

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — Many parents take their children along when they travel on vacation, hoping to spend some quality time and seek a time out from their job and house chores, but their plans come to a halt as they have to cater for their children’s needs and desires.

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Complaint writers in Makkah toil under the scorching sun

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette  MAKKAH — The temperature in Makkah these days is extremely high. According to the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME), the average temperature of about 46 degrees Celsius is expected to increase during the coming days. The presidency

Sharika Program’s Phase 1 completes

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   With support from Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, under the leadership of Chairman Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, “Sharika” Program partners met in Dammam to celebrate the graduation and completion of the first phase of the program.  “Sharika” is aimed at strengthening and promoting full and effective political participation of Saudi women&

‘Mother’s Blessing’ awards presented

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH – Abdullah Saleh Kamel, CEO of Dallah Albaraka Group, was present at a special ceremony in Jeddah to distribute the “Mother’s Blessing” award offered by the group. Three Saudi women, each with a touching story of resilience, patience and deter

Denying peoples' rights

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Khalaf Al-Harbe Okaz   A MAN in his 60s was missing from his family in Madinah for three weeks before they discovered that he had died in a car accident. The man was aboard a bus that had an accident. The bus belonged to a giant public transport company and the company crew transported the unconscious man between governm

Absence of temporary workers hits 30 Haj catering companies

June 18, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Talal Al-Raddadi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — The head of the catering committee at Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) said 30 companies have said that they will not be able to provide catering services during the coming Haj season as they cannot secure enough temporary labor.

Nazaha investigating TVTC corruption

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has started investigating allegations of corruption in the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), Al-Watan newspaper reported on Thursday. It said a number of the corporation’s employees have supplied the commission with a complete file containing details of viola

Absher for renewal of Saudi passports

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) will start renewing Saudi passports electronically through the Absher online service in two weeks time, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported on Thursday quoting a senior Jawazat official. Col. Khaled Al-Saikhan, director of the Jawazat IT department, said the service is currently being trialed

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Saudi diplomat Adil Jalal promoted

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Abdul Latif Al-Zayani, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), has issued a decision promoting veteran Saudi diplomat Adil Jalal to the rank of minister plenipotentiary with effect from June 1, 2014. Jalal, who had his higher education at King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran and George Washingt

NSHR prevents old men from marrying underage girls

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   TAIF – The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) recently prevented two Saudi fathers in Taif from marrying off their underage daughters to old men. Adel Al-Thubaiti, NSHR representative in Taif, said the society intervened after the girls' relatives informed it of

Coronavirus kills 42-year-old expat

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — An expatriate resident died Wednesday from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), commonly known as coronavirus, the Health Ministry announced. It did not reveal the name or the nationality of the dead man but said he was 42. Since September 2012, a total of 704 people have contracted the virus and 290 have died. The ministry

The myth of conservatism in Saudi society

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Badur Al-Rashid Al-Hayat   Saudi society is often described as conservative although there are no social studies that support such a description. Our society is not conservative and I can prove it. The myth of conservatism started long  ago with those who believe in it usually citing the ban on girls’ educatio

Stop depicting Saudi men as monsters!

June 19, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Shalash Al-Jazeera   It looks like Saudi men have become monsters, according to some Saudi women who seem to hold a grudge against them. I am not going to generalize and say that all Saudi women think this way – only some think this way and this includes those Saudi women who claim to be modern a