'Hand in Hand' volunteers distribute iftar meals in eco-friendly bags

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A group of young volunteers has been distributing iftar (fast-breaking) meals packed in eco-friendly bags to motorists at major crossroads in all areas of Jeddah since the start of Ramadan. Dubbed "Hand In Hand", the group started off as a massive expression of loyalty

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Traditional Ramadan snacks with a healthy twist

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Mariam Nihal Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – It is time to change from monotony to an exciting variety at Iftar time. For the millions of expatriates living in the Kingdom, we bring a widespread mixture of multi-cuisine for you to choose from. From Maghreb we bring you Cous Cous made of (numerous tiny granules made from) ste

Ramadan in Saudi Arabia unforgettable: Expats

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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — At an Iftar gathering, organized by the Majlis-e-Ilm-o-Adab Friday, expatriate speakers were of the view that  Ramadan in Saudi Arabia is unforgettable. It leaves life-time imprint on the minds and souls of expatriates. The climate of Saudi Arabia is hot and in som

Officers’ humanity

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Security personnel posted in the Grand Mosque complex do not confine themselves to their responsibility of ensuring the safety and security of Umrah pilgrims and visitors; they often engage in humanitarian activities as well. The picture shows two officers distributing iftar (fast-breaking) meals to worshippers on a street leading to the Grand Mosque. — Courtesy Makkah Da

Busy laundries using Eid run-up to increase prices

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Ayman Al-Sahli Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Laundries are exploiting the high demand for their services in the run-up to the Eid Al-Fitr vacation by increasing their prices, according to their customers. They said these businesses claimed the higher charges were due to the increase in equipment mainten

‘Sahab’ to guide ambulances

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RIYADH — Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah, head of the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, has launched a project that will allow his organization to better locate callers in need of medical services by using mobile networks. The initiative, called “Sahab”, will also facilitate the management of ambulances through the use of satellites with

Asians grab bulk of work visas

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Labor Ministry said it issued 1.02 million work visas during 2013, including 708,290 for manpower from Asian countries, reported Makkah daily. In its annual report, the ministry said it issued 285,960 visas for workers from Arab countries. According to the rep

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Rashid Al-Fouzan Al-Riyadh A Big Saudi businessman who owns a chain of supermarkets once told me that the Saudis eat with their eyes, not with their mouth. He said about 40 percent of the food on the table will go to the garbage bin. We have turned Ramadan, the month of worship, blessing and charity, into an occasion for pu

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Prince Muqrin receives Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif

July 23, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz, deputy crown prince and second deputy premier, receives Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif in Jeddah Tuesday night. They discussed bilateral and regional issues and expressed satisfaction with steps taken to further strengthen relations. Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar was also present at the meeting. — SG/SPA

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The branch municipality of Makkah’s Al-Sharie district has closed down a large warehouse storing bottled water over a number of violations, including improper storage of goods. Many bottles of water were destroyed because they had long expired.

SFDA warns against using test strips

July 24, 2014, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has warned diabetic patients against using blood test strips (GenStrip) manufactured by Shasta Technologies. The warning statement said the strips do not give accurate readings of sugar levels, posing great health risks to patients. The SFDA has called on the users of such strips to stop using them immedia

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MAKKAH — A fire broke out in a wooden scaffold inside the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Expansion Project of the Grand Mosque in Makkah on Wednesday, injuring at least 14 people, the Saudi Red Crescent Authority said. Official spokesman for Saudi Red Crescent in Makkah Ali Abdullah Al-Ghamdi said in all 35 Red Crescent units took part i

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Saudi man is believed to have gunned his wife down Wednesday at their home, said Makkah Region Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The wife, 48, was shot three times. Preliminary investigations showed that the husband used a handgun to commit the crime. Af

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RIYADH — Five certified accounting firms have signed contracts with the Ministry of Social Affairs to monitor and control the accounts of charity organizations every three months. The firms will revise the organizations’ balance sheets and audit them. The ministry will also send its inspectors all over the country to the organizations to check their

Volume of tasattur trade hits SR1 billion

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JEDDAH — The value of textile and ready-made clothes businesses solely run by expatriates, known as tasattur, reached SR1 billion in Ramadan, according to Muhammad Al-Shehri, chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s textile and ready-made clothes committee. Al-Shehri blamed the environment of traditional markets and said it is a hav

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Prisons chief tours Historic District

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JEDDAH — Maj. Gen. Misfer Al-Sewatt, director general of prisons in the Makkah province, toured the Historic District of Balad on Monday. The prisons chief toured different activities of the Ramadan festival, including the traditional restaurants and old photo exhibitions. At the end of the tour, Al-Sewatt praised the efforts of the festival organize

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MADINAH — The Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques has set up huge electronic screen in the Prophet’s Mosque courtyards to display educational messages in English and Arabic to visitors, said Ali Sulaiman Al-Obaid, undersecretary for the Prophet’s Mosque affairs. The screens also show Qur’anic verses, Prophet’s sayings and different

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MAKKAH – Sheikh Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Al-Sudais, chief of the Presidency of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, on Thursday launched a website to teach Muslims how to recite the Qur’an correctly. Initially, the website will be functional from the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Al-Sudais thanked Allah and Custodian of the Two

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Rogaia Al-Huwairini Al-Jazirah  A 26-year-old man confessed to killing his 64-year-old father by bludgeoning him with a sharp tool and then setting his corpse on fire. The reason for the murder: the father refused to give his son money to study abroad. Another son, aged 30 years old, shot his mother dead with a machin

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Ibrahim Ali Nusaib Al-Jazirah Please have mercy on these simple people.  Help them. Be kind to them. Show them that you are equally human. Give them anything that may make them happy. I am talking here about the cleaning workers. They represent a very poor class of people. They are the real heroes who ar