Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Preparations for Eid Al-Fitr holidays are in full swing in cities and provinces throughout the Kingdom with numerous festivities and events planned, Al-Riyadh daily reported.
Riyadh Municipality has prepared a number of different sites to hold various activities for children dur
Eid Al-Fitr preparations in full swing
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460 bodies sent home in 3 months
RIYADH — The head of the deceased affairs at Riyadh forensics, Ali Bawazeer, has said 460 bodies of expatriates were repatriated home in the past three months. He pointed out that 1,800 bodies of workers who die in the Kingdom are sent back to their respective countries every year according to their families’ request, regardless of whether the cause
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Heat to subside after Aug. 10
HAFR AL-BATIN — A number of astronomers said last Friday was the first day of the fifth stage of summer, which lasts for 13 days, and ends on Aug. 10, when temperatures will begin to decline. They said during this period, humidity increases in coastal areas in addition to increased possibilities for light showers and dust storms on the western coast of th
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Kingdom produces 17% of world dates
DAMMAM — Deputy Agriculture Minister for Agricultural Affairs Dr. Khalid Al-Fehaid said that the Kingdom’s production of dates reached around 1.1 million tons, while producing palm trees cover an area of 157,000 hectares. He said the number of palm trees reached more than 25 million and the Kingdom is considered the world’s second largest date
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Health centers to operate during Eid
ABHA — The Asir Health Directorate has commissioned 1,970 medical staff to work during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays in primary health care centers, preventive medicine centers, and disease control centers. Asir Health Affairs spokesman, Saeed Al-Neqair said the medical staff would include doctors, technicians and administrators in all 249 health centers in th
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Ministry to distribute housing plots soon
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Housing is expected to soon begin distributing plots of land, loans and residential units to citizens according to the ministry’s procedures. The ministry has assured housing support will be available through easy installments and that land prices will range from SR50,000 to SR150,000, and residential plots will be between 3
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Riyadh rolls out 8 dramas
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Riyadh Municipality has chosen eight dramas that will be shown throughout the Eid Al-Fitr holidays.
Three of the dramas are catered toward men, four toward women and people with special needs and one toward children.
The municipality said it selected the dramas acc
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Coast guards on constant alert
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The coast guards are always on full alert for emergency cases at the Kingdom’s beaches and it takes only six to eight minutes for them to rescue a drowning person after a distress signal is received.
Coast Guard spokesman Brig. Mohammad Al-Ghamdi said the alertness of coas
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Two people drown in Rathaf well
ABHA — Asir Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mohammad Al-Asmi said the Civil Defense was notified that two people had fallen into a well in Rathaf, north of Abha. He said the victims were expatriates working in a farm. The incident happened when one of them fell into the well and the other tried to pull him out. Instead of saving the first person, the
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20 infiltrators detained in Taif
Infiltrators arrested by road security patrols near Taif are being taken to the detention center. — Okaz photo TAIF — Road security patrols detained 20 Ethiopian infiltrators on Asheerah Bridge near Taif, two of whom were without any documents. Sources said the infiltrators were coming from Najran and had paid SR1,500
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Fire ravages building of Prophet's Mosque Affairs
MADINAH — Civil Defense firefighters extinguished on Sunday a fire that broke out in a Presidency for Prophet's Mosque Affairs building on Al-Salam Road west of the central area of Madinah. Spokesman for Madinah province governorate Wahib Al-Sahli said the fire broke out in a warehouse adjacent to the agency's administrative building and spread to some of
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Two expats perish in Rabigh accident
RABIGH — Two expatriates were killed on Saturday when a water truck collided with their car on Al-Abwaa Road, north of Rabigh. The head of Rabigh Police, Col. Rashed Al-Ghamdi, said fire engulfed the small car killing the two men on the spot. The accident caused a partial closure of the road. Traffic police reached the accident site quickly and diverted t
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Truck driver's body found
JEDDAH — Civil Defense teams found the body of a truck driver who was swept away on Friday in Wadi Al-Jouf east of Al-Qunfudah governorate. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said rain waters had flounced the truck that overturned while the driver was swept away. He added that Civil Defense rescuers were dispatched to the area, but the murky
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Decomposed body found near gas station
TABUK — An expatriate worker found a decomposed body in a suburb of Dhiba governorate. The body was found near a petrol station. Dhiba Police spokesman Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghabban said police were notified of the body and forensics teams were dispatched to the site for investigations. He said the body is of a Saudi citizen in his 30s, and due to decomposit
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Attempt to smuggle narcotic pills foiled
TABUK — Border Guard patrols at Amar sector in Tabuk province foiled an attempt to smuggle 220,000 fenethylline (Captagon) pills into the Kingdom. The patrol team spotted the track of footprints of people coming across the border. They arrested the suspects and handed them over to the competent authorities along with the contraband to complete investigati
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Jeddah Municipality preps diverse programs
Saleh Fareed
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Jeddah Municipality has unveiled its calendar of events to mark Eid Al-Fitr holidays.
Dubbed “Your Eid is Our Eid,” the municipality’s festival program will feature an array of entertainment activities, including folklore and musical bands, cartoon
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Pigeon’s iftar?
A security guard quenches the thirst of a pigeon in the central area of the Grand Mosque where temperature this week soared to 45 degree Centigrade. — Okaz photo
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Expat doc dies after a 105-day battle with coronavirus
Adel Babkair Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Female doctor Hajir Muhammad Muhammad Ali passed away last week in Jeddah leaving behind her husband and children to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr alone. She died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) after battling the deadly coronavirus for 105 days.
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Play to highlight youth issues in Jazan
Saudi Gazette report
JAZAN – As part of Eid Al-Fitr festivities organized by Jazan Municipality, the branch of the Saudi Society for Culture and Arts will present a social satire with artist Bashir Al-Ghunaim playing the lead role.
Several actors from the region will also take part in the play, which was wri
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Insurance firms apprehensive of money stolen in transit
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Experts at security companies specializing in the transportation of money have said the amount of money stolen from armored vehicles during the past five years amounts to SR600 million, a figure they expect will increase if no drastic and deterrent measures are taken against the perpetrators of
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