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AIUS hosts literary expo in honor of Indian community member

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RIYADH — The All India United Society (AIUS) organized an exhibition displaying literary work and contributions of prominent poet, author and physician Dr. Hanif Tarin here last week. The exhibition featured memorable pictures and books of Hanif alongside articles and interviews about the author published in different newspapers, maga

Indian HRD minister congratulates IISD toppers

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Union HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, as a motivating gesture, personally wrote to six students of International Indian School Dammam (IISD), who scored highest marks in different subjects. The six toppers are Sanjay Abraham Koshy, Liyana Shiri, and Fathimath Naima who secured 98% in English, Ranju Raju and Mohammad Akrram 100% in Chemistry, and Shajitha Begum

There is no danger to Urdu language in Pakistan: Poet

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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — “There is no danger of extinction or damage to Urdu language in Pakistan. Urdu is ahead of other languages, and it has been enriched by the words of Siraiki, Punjabi and other Pakistani languages,” said Naseem-e-Sehar, a veteran poet and longtime resident of S

Achievements of visually impaired girls celebrated

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) recently organized a function for KAFEEF Society to celebrate the achievements of visually impaired girls. The event, titled “Joy of Success”, was held at the Prince Salman Social Center in Riyadh and attended by female

Pak diplomat commends Haj volunteers

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Top (From L) Aftab Khokher, Syed Ahmed Abu Akif, Azeem Usmani and Wasim Bukhari addressing the audience. Bottom: The award ceremony organized by the Pakistan Haj Volunteers Group at Pakistan International School (Azizia). — SG photos Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Pakistan'

Gujarat to host 2015 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in January

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RIYADH — The Indian government has decided to hold the next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Indian Expatriates Day) at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat in January 2015, according to the country's embassy in Riyadh. Efforts will be made to have more meaningful and interactive sessions that will address the issues and concerns of the overseas In

Prize draws on basis of purchases banned

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Abdul Aziz Gazzawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has directed commercial firms not to make purchasing a precondition for customers to take part in their promotional offers and prize draws. In a directive, the ministry instructed companies, establishments and factori

Subya — the drink of choice in Ramadan

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Most people in Makkah love to have the drink subya when they break their fast. This popular beverage is made of barley, dried bread, raisins, sugar, cardamom and cinnamon. It is served ice cold and comes in two colors, red and white. It is undou

Makkah Emir approves postponement of launching Souk Okaz 8

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TAIF – Emir of Makkah region and Chairman of the Supreme Supervisory Committee of Souk Okaz Prince Mishal Bin Abdullah has approved a proposal presented by Prince Sultan Bin Salman, President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) to postpone the launching of Souk Okaz 8 until after October 2014 (Dhul Hijja 1435H). Under

5 Saudi women agree to marry AIDS patients

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – Five healthy Saudi women have expressed their readiness to marry men who are AIDS patients with the approval of their parents, the Makkah daily reported on Wednesday. Their marriages had been prevented by the health condition of the grooms. The executive director

Special Court issues verdicts against six militants

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JEDDAH – The Special Court at its summer headquarters in Jeddah issued verdicts against six defendants. It acquitted one defendant and issued verdicts against five others. The court sentenced the defendants to various periods in prison, ranging from two to 17 years. They were also banned from travel for similar periods to their prison sentences, SPA said

Jinni lawyers required

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Mohammed Al-Hassani Okaz A judge who allegedly confiscated large plots of empty government land using forged deeds claimed it was a jinn who made him carry out his illegal activities. He said he was possessed and did not know what he was doing. The human lawyer of the judge refused to continue defending him and apologized f

Haia denies removing TV screens from parks

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Saudi Gazette report TAIF – The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has denied responsibility for removing giant TV screens showing World Cup matches from a number of public parks in Taif recently.“The Haia was not associated with the reported removal of TV screens. No

New website attempts to rectify salary disparities

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Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Next time you knock on your boss’s door to negotiate a salary increase, you may first want to check how much you are worth. A new website and application do the trick for you. Saudiwages.com is a project by 22 Saudi men and wo

Autism centers refuse to shell out for specialist staff

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Autism centers are recruiting secondary school graduates and some specialized expatriates despite the availability of a large number of specialists who are not employed due to their high wage demands, said an expert in the field. Special education professor at King Abdulaziz Uni

Workers caught adding red dye to fuel

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JEDDAH — Two Asian workers were caught red-handed adding a special dye to octane 91 fuel to make it look like the more expensive octane 95 counterpart that is red in color, said Makkah Province Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The Asian men were working for a gas station at the Al-Qurayyat neighborhood of Jeddah. The special police agents kept a

Haia replaces field teams

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RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) has reassigned all its field teams in the capital, according to a decision issued by its president Abdullatif Al-Asheikh. The old Haia teams, which had conducted field inspection visits in the capital for eight years, will be transferred to 44 commission centers where th

Expo on mosque reconstruction planned

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RIYADH — Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance and Chairman of the Supreme Committee for Care of Mosques Saleh Bin Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh has announced that his ministry will soon organize in Riyadh an exhibition on “Reconstruction of Mosques”. He said it would be the first of a series of exhibitions to be organized in

Surveillance cameras to monitor traffic

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RIYADH — Surveillance cameras will be installed in city streets to prevent accidents and reduce traffic congestion, a security source told Makkah daily. The Public Security Department seeks to find a solution to the large number of accidents that take place inside cities. A study on accidents conducted by Saudi Aramco revealed the number of accidents that

49 caught eating during fasting hours

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JEDDAH — District courts all over the Kingdom have received so far 49 cases of people caught eating and drinking during the fasting hours of Ramadan, according to Ministry of Justice statistics. Riyadh had the highest number of cases at 13 followed by Al-Ahsa at 10. The defendants face prison and flogging. The Interior Ministry has advised all non-Muslim
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