MAKKAH — Search and investigation teams of Makkah Police have detained a gang of nine people suspected of burgling houses and pickpocketing Umrah pilgrims. Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi said the gang members were Arab nationals and police found them carrying large amounts of different currencies, mobile phones and personal belongings the
Nine-member burglary gang arrested in Makkah
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Fuel tanker kills four members of a family
BISHA — The driver of a fuel tanker caused the death of a woman and her three children when he abruptly crossed the road and hit their car on Saturday. Asir Red Crescent spokesman Ahmad Asiri said ambulances and security bodies attended the accident scene on Bisha-Alaylah Road. The victims were trapped inside the wreckage of the car and the Civil Defense
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Gunfight leads to arrest of crime gangs
JAZAN – Security bodies in Jazan have arrested two gangs for allegedly committing a number of crimes in a village near Jazan. Spokesman for Jazan Police Maj. Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani said the gangs were involved in smuggling narcotics and weapons, in addition to a number of armed robberies. He explained that a dispute between the two gangs resulted in a gun
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Save the middle class Saudi
Ibrahim Al-Farhan
Makkah
The prospect of the Kingdom’s middle class disappearing almost became a reality with the crash of the Tadawul, the Kingdom’s stock exchange, in 2006. Many faced the harsh reality of losing all of their savings when the capital market stumbled to a five-year low.
All of thi
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Shoddy streets irk residents of Riyadh neighborhood
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Residents of Cortobah, in the east of the capital, cannot understand the reasons behind the poor condition of streets in their neighborhood, especially as it is considered one of the newest residential localities in the city, Al-Hayat daily reported.
Construction of new bui
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Health body underlines hand hygiene
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Arab Hygiene Council (AHC) has recently identified a series of misconceptions about hand washing habits that put the health of people in the Kingdom at risk.
As a medical body of leading experts from around the Middle East that recognizes and promotes the fact that im
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9 years and counting: Saudi widow in pursuit of national ID
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A Saudi widow has been in a relentless pursuit to obtain IDs for her and her eight children for the past nine years but to no avail. Sagheera Sharahili hopes that somebody will come forward and help her in this blessed month of Ramadan to end her family&rs
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Al Thaqafah IT Solutions group of companies hosts Iftar party
Mohammed Abdul Razzak Flimban, owner of Al Thaqafah IT Solutions group of companies and sponsor of Mak Tradelinks, Ain kaaf Seen Alif, hosted an Iftar party at the Golden Tulip hotel recently. — Courtesy photo
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MWS honors Iqbal Memon
Iqbal Memon was felicitated and presented with a memento by the Memon Welfare Society Saudi Arabia for his commendable social and welfare services to the community. — Courtesy photo Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The "Memon Welfare Society (MWS)" hosted a
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Indian academic Raynold satisfied with stay in Kingdom
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A well-known academic, who has contributed immensely to the educational, cultural and literary life of Indian expatriates living in Jeddah, is leaving the Kingdom this week after an eventful life. Prof. Raynold Ittoop, who worked at
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AMU Jeddah alumni announce Zakat Fund
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Jeddah announced the establishment of a Zakat Fund at a ceremony here on Saturday. The fund will be used to help the needy. The utilization of the fund will be transparent, and will be managed by a three-mem
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Sejel Technology hosts Iftar party
Sejel Technology, an IT services and Software solutions provider that works with the Ministry of Haj on various projects, hosted an Iftar at Laylati Ballroom recently in Jeddah. CEO Ahmed Alawi Al-Ghamri and CIO Zoubair Skiredj can be seen with their staff in the above photo. — Courtesy photo
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'Problem lies nowhere else but right inside the Muslim mind'
Riyadh — "Problem lies nowhere else but right inside the Muslim mind." This message was delivered by renowned scholar Dr. Rashid Shaz to a large number of expatriates at an iftar party organized by the Riyadh Chapter of India Islamic Cultural Center (IICC).
Shaz applauded the role of IICC, the purpose of which is to promote m
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MOL flayed for shoddy treatment of obese family
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has held the Ministry of Health responsible for a perceived failure to provide medical treatment to citizens suffering from obesity, osteoporosis and other chronic diseases that need urgent intervention, Makkah daily r
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Secret police agents on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle 136 hashish bricks
Secret police agents on Sunday foiled an attempt to smuggle 136 hashish bricks, according to Khalid Abdullah Qazeez, Secret Police spokesman. The bricks were confiscated in three separate operations. The suspects had stashed hashish inside their vehicles.
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Umrah pilgrims injured in accident
Twenty-six Umrah pilgrims suffered various injuries when their bus hit a truck, swerved off the road, and tipped over on the Riyadh-Taif Expressway on Sunday. According to Saudi Red Crescent Society’s Riyadh branch spokesman Ahmad Al-Eneizi, rescuers had to extract a few passengers from the wreckage. Eight ambulances and teams of paramedics were dispatched t
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Man arrested for assaulting father
JAZAN – A young man has been arrested on Sunday for allegedly attacking his elderly father, said Jazan Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani. The father, 90, was hit on the head with an iron rod. He suffered deep cuts in the eyes and face, according to Jazan Health Affairs spokesman Muhamamd Al-Sumaili. He also lost vision in one of his eyes a
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Two citizens shot in Al-Awamiyah
AL-AWAMIYAH — Two men who were walking on the street were shot by unknown people here on Sunday, said Eastern Province Police Spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. The men reported the shooting to the police. They said they were on their way to attend a traditional festival when they got shot. One of them was hit in the back and the right leg, while the other
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Anti-smoking campaign targets 7,000 mall visitors
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — An anti-smoking campaign at a famous mall was able to create awareness about the hazards of smoking among about 7,000 visitors.
The campaign was launched by the the anti-smoking program in Jeddah Health Affairs. It targeted visitors to the mall in general and abou
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Awaiting iftar
An expatriate in Unaizah waits for others as iftar plates are spread for them to break their fast. Many philanthropists, both individuals and organizations, offer free iftar meals to expatriate workers all across the Kingdom. — Courtesy photo
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