Room for 400,000 more worshippers

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  Maj. Gen. Othman Al-Mehrej, director of public security, inspects the readiness of the special forces for Ramadan in Makkah on Friday. The picture shows Commander of Special Forces Maj. Gen. Yehya Al-Zahrani briefing Maj. Gen. Al-Mehrej of the security plan for the Grand Mosque. — SPA   MAKKAH — The head of

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Fearing the evil eye

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   EVIL eye, a malevolent look that many cultures believe able to cause injury or misfortune for the person at whom it is directed for reasons of envy or dislike, is a reality for countless people and they fear and try to avoid it. In many cases, people become obsessed with the possibility that misfortune may befall them or those they are close to due

The Kingdom’s heritage problem

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  Saudi Gazette report   A country’s heritage is one of the most difficult traditions to maintain in a rapidly-changing society. One factor that complicates the problem is the lack of support for people trying to keep indigenous cultural handicrafts alive. Such people need support in running their businesses and reaching th

In Huroob Mountains, living an isolated existence

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  Dhaifah Othman Okaz/Saudi Gazette   NOBODY knows why the residents of Huroob choose to stay on the mountain tops that can be reached only by climbing up steep terrain. It took this reporter eight hours to reach the peak. The trip was almost like death, as city residents are not used to such challenging face-offs with nat

Why do Saudi retirees prefer to live abroad?

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 Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah The social media recently told the story of a Saudi retiree who fled his country to live in Bosnia because of the high costs of living in the Kingdom. The man bought a small farm there at a relatively cheap price, compared to the soaring prices here. I have personally seen a number of Saud

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Saudi Gazette report QATIF — Hussein Al-Oraif dreamed of serving his people and country one day but his life was abruptly cut short when a truck driver dozed off at the wheel and crashed his vehicle into Al-Oraif’s car. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the number of deaths that occur d

2 dead, 4 hurt as car swerves off highway

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HAIL — A car carrying six family members overturned on Al-Jauf-Hail expressway, killing two and injuring the other four. Al-Jauf Red Crescent spokesman Hamdan Al-Dhuwaih said two of the passengers died on the spot. He added that two of the injured passengers were in serious condition and were air-lifted to hospital for treatment.

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MAJMAA — Police are investigating the death of a 41-year-old Arab resident who fell in a well on a farm in Majmaa, north of Riyadh. A citizen had notified police that an expatriate had fallen into a well on his farm. Civil Defense rescue units were mobilized to attend to the scene. The well was 60 meters deep and water inside was 15 meters high. Civil Def

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RIYADH — A traffic accident on Thursday morning resulted in the death of four expatriates and various injuries to six passengers in Al-Khaldiyah neighborhood of Riyadh. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Al-Enezi said a truck carrying expatriate workers collided with a car. Paramedics who attended the scene of the accident reported that four people died

Youth kills brother in row over bedroom lights

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HAIL — Al-Haet governorate witnessed a gruesome murder on Thursday morning. A man in his 20s murdered his brother after the two quarreled over turning off the bedroom lights. Hail police spokesman Col. Abdulaziz Al-Zenaidi said a citizen notified police that his two sons had had an argument and one of them killed the other with a knife. The brother tried

2 men, woman die in Asir accident

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ABHA – A two-car collision on Abha-Mahayil Asir Road on Friday night resulted in the death of two men and a woman while another woman sustained injuries. Asir Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Asiri said each car had two people inside and both drivers and one woman passenger were killed. He added that the Civil Defense was called to extract the bodies from the

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DAMMAM — Four Civil Defense firefighters were injured on Friday while combating a blaze that erupted in a warehouse at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam. Eastern Province Red Crescent spokesman Fahad Al-Ghamdi said the Civil Defense four firefighters were injured while battling the blaze and one of them had to be taken to hospital for treatment. Eastern Provi

Five children die in Makkah house fire

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MAKKAH — Five expatriate children of an African nationality were killed in a fire that broke out on Thursday in a rundown home in the Al-Fayhaa neighborhood of Makkah. Neighbors managed to retrieve the bodies from the wreckage before the Civil Defense arrived at the scene. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Saleh Al-Elayani said the f

Influx of bloody videos on social media

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Saudi Gazette report JUBAIL — In the absence of laws to control online content, gruesome, bloody and horrific photos and video clips of murder, torture and rape flood social media websites, Al-Watan daily reported. Psychology professor at King Saud University in Riyadh Dr. Abdullah Al-Hariri said people who p

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Adel Abdulrahman Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A moment of carelessness by a locksmith can lead to violations of the Kingdom’s regulations regarding door locks and duplicate keys. Locksmiths use simple technology to open a lock when a key is lost or to make a duplicate key that can be used

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Spike in Ramadan buying drains family budgets

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Saudi Gazette report HOFOUF — In a scene that is repeated every year, consumers have been storming supermarkets and grocery stores all over the Kingdom to stock up on food before Ramadan begins. Many started shopping two weeks before the holy month well before products started disappearing fro

Construction of massive Madinah housing project to start before Haj

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Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Ministry of Finance is soon to launch the largest project in the Kingdom at a cost of SR55 billion, Al-Madinah daily reported. The project consists of administrative and residential towers and is expected to result in a pos

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RIYADH — All government agencies will work five hours a day during Ramadan from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., said Civil Service Minister Abdulrahman Al-Barrak. In a press statement Saturday, Al-Barrak said the decision comes in line with the royal orders regarding official work hours during Ramadan. The Eid holidays for this season will start Tuesday, Ramadan 25 (J

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Abdullah Al-Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Grand Mufti of the Kingdom and Chairman of the Board of Senior U

Spike in Ramadan buying drains family budgets

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This spike in shoppers is a regular phenomenon all over the Kingdom in days prior to the start of Ramadan. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report HOFOUF — In a scene that is repeated every year, consumers have been storming supermarkets and grocery stores all over the Kingdom to stock up on food