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Woman caught driving in EP

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QATIF — Police caught a woman driving her husband’s car on Wednesday. The woman, named Aliya, told police she needed to go to the polyclinic because she was sick and her husband and children were not at home. However, police officers handed her over to the Traffic Department where she was given a fine and had to sign an undertaking not to drive agai

Two injured in Jeddah refinery fire

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MAKKAH — Two people were injured in a fire that broke out at a private petroleum refining plant in the industrial area of south Jeddah Thursday morning. Civil Defense firefighters doused the fire before its spread to huge oil tanks in the plant and the warehouses nearby. One plant worker suffered 60 percent burns and a firefighter sustained minor injuries

New judges should speak English

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RIYADH — The Supreme Judicial Council will make sure new judges selected this year speak good English and are comfortable using computers, sources at the Ministry of Justice told Al-Hayat daily. The council expects to take in 450 graduates of the schools of Shariah who are specialized in Islamic jurisprudence and displayed outstanding performance at colle

CPR for everyone!

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Taghreed Al-Qudhaibi Al-Jazirah I have recently taken a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) course at a private hospital. I can now perform CPR on anyone who needs it. Before taking a course or learning a new skill, we should think about the real purpose of learning and whether we have a strong motive to continue learning

Keep your city clean

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Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Ammar Al-Jazirah The scene pained me. I saw a man collecting garbage from inside his car, putting it in a plastic bag and then throwing the bag into the middle of the street. There is no excuse for a man doing this. If he were insane or a small child we might have found excuses for him. What excuse could

New university projects worth SR2.59b awarded

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Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – Minister of Higher Education Khalid Al-Anqari signed on Thursday contracts worth SR2.59 billion for several new projects in a number of universities in various regions of the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. These projects include the second phase of the Faculty o

Fire rips through shanties in Makkah’s Al-Mansour Street

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette  MAKKAH – Four Civil Defense units, backed up by two rescue teams, battled for several hours a fire that ripped through a cluster of makeshift houses built on an empty plot in Al-Mansour Street in Makkah Thursday night. The area was not easily accessible and the fi

Kabsa for suhoor: Is it a good idea?

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Saudi Gazette report Kabsa is the Kingdom’s national dish that is made up of a mixture of rice, spices and meat. For many Saudi families, kabsa is a main dish that must be served on the lunch table every day, a practice nutritionists frown up on due to its high fat content. In Ramadan, many Saudi families have kabsa for suho

Message to our tourists: Please respect others

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Dr. Ahlam Muhammad Alaqi Okaz While I was shopping at a well-known mall in a Gulf city, I had to use the ladies’ restroom  and was shocked to find that it was dirty. I know the city very well and I know that it is famous for its clean and orderly restrooms and streets. The floor of the restroom was wet and used paper towels wer

Tips for successful working moms

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Running a household successfully has traditionally required the love, care and patience of a housewife. For working mothers, however, spending eight hours a day out of the house and balancing household chores can often prove to be a tricky task. Haifa Bin Bishir, an English teacher for over 20 years and a mother of four — the eldest is a spe

Makkah: The city that does not sleep in Ramadan

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Saudi Gazette report Ramadan in Makkah is like no other experience in the world. It is as if the city does not sleep; its roads and streets are crowded throughout the day and while there is a momentary reprieve after Maghreb prayer when people break their fasts, the hustle and bustle that has come to characterize life in Makkah returns after Tar

Woman student invents scarless suture

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TAIF — A Saudi student on a government scholarship to study medicine in Germany has discovered a new surgical stitch, especially suited for dermatological surgeries, Al-Riyadh daily reported. Dr. Raedah Al-Mohammadi is on scholarship from the Ministry of Higher Education and is specializing in dermatology and skin surgery at Helios St. Elizabeth H

New technique to treat cleft lips devised

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QATIF — A Saudi doctor has devised a “triangle right” procedure for the treatment of cleft lips, Al-Riyadh daily reported. Dr. Fatima Aal Nasrallah works at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh and she believes her invention will spread the technology locally and globally, in addition to educating surgeons. She said this would ultimat

Expressway pedestrian bridge collapses

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JEDDAH — A pedestrian bridge across Al-Haramain Expressway in the Al-Rawabi neighborhood of Jeddah collapsed after a truck crashed into the bridge Thursday. No casualties were reported. Jeddah Municipality said the bridge was included in the maintenance program of bridges and had been closed for over a month. Traffic police were on hand to

Expert questions statistics on divorce rate

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JEDDAH — A family consultant questioned the reliability of statistics released by the Justice Ministry that showed about 90 percent of marriages between Saudi women and foreign men were successful. Dr. Fawziyah Ashmakh said it was important to verify the accuracy of these statistics. “The longevity of these marriages does not mean there are

Iftar project benefits 2m Muslims abroad

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RIYADH — The project of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for providing iftar (fast-breaking meal) to the needy people abroad in Ramadan has benefited more than 2 million Muslims in 41 countries. According to the director general for external relations at the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Abdul Majeed Al-Amry, the project distributes more tha

Coping with autism

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Nadir Al-Anzi and Samar Mashkhouj Okaz/Saudi Gazette There are more than 200,000 autistic children in the Kingdom, according to the latest figures. There has been a steady increase in the number of children affected by this disorder with the annual increase ranging from 200 to 400. E

Why are Saudis who fail to pay their rent being sent to prison?

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Jasser Al-Jasser The General Court in Dammam has sent a Saudi widow to prison because she could not pay her house rent. As a result, her three daughters may be in danger because she is their sole provider and protector. If tenants who fail to pay rent to landlords are going to be imprisoned, then we must create“fami

Al-Soudah cable cars

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Saudi Gazette report Four cable car stations in the Asir region transport over 600 passengers an hour. The number of tourists benefitting from this service reaches 30,000 in the summer season. Director General of the National Tourism Company (Siyahiyah) Saleh Qadah said the first cable car station was established i

Stop denigrating Saudi women!

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Lubna Al-Khamis Every now and then jokes about Saudi women spread on Twitter. The jokes are cruel because they make fun of the character of women. In these jokes, women are always obese, not beautiful, have black marks around their knees because they sit all the time, and fear competition from Moroccan, Syrian, Lebanese, etc. wome
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