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Why do maids in Kingdom commit such gruesome murders?

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Saudi Gazette report There have been frequent reports in the media about gruesome murders being committed by maids, in some cases against children, which raises the question of what is prompting maids all over the Kingdom to resort to violence? Such murders are being committed at a time when families are becoming increasingly depe

Yemeni worker dies of thirst in desert

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   NAJRAN — A Yemeni worker died of thirst after he got lost in a desert area east of Najran, said Najran Police spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Ashwi. The man’s car got stuck in the sand and he could not free it; he called one of his friends and told him exactly where he was. Although the rescue teams

Border Guards seize hashish, narcotic pills

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   JAZAN — Border Guard patrols at Al-Tuwal sector in Jazan region seized 37 kg of hashish and 27,000 narcotic pills, which smugglers tried to bring into the country. The Border Guard patrols in the sector detected several people with bags on their shoulders trying to cross the Yemen-Saudi border on foot.

Baha eatery closed after food poisoning

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   AL-BAHA – The Environmental Health Administration of Al-Baha Municipality closed down a well-known restaurant after four citizens suffered from food poisoning after eating at the restaurant. The citizens were taken to King Fahd Hospital. An informed source in Al-Baha Municipality said several citizens

1 dead, 2 injured in Al-Jouf collision

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   QURAYYAT — One man was killed and two others injured when their car crashed into another vehicle on Al-Raf’ah-Al-Laqait road in Al-Jouf, a Saudi Red Crescent spokesman in the region said. A citizen reported the accident and three Red Crescent teams rushed to the scene. They found one man dead upo

Umdah of Sabya prevents suicide by young woman

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   SABYA — A district chief (umdah) in Al-Sabya governorate prevented a young woman from committing suicide after her family refused to allow her to marry a local man who was allegedly a drug dealer. The umdah of Al-Asfal Center in Sabya, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Sulaiman Qanawi, helped the girl’s family

Haia men storm liquor distillery

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   KHAMIS MUSHAYT — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) at Wadi Bin Hashbal Center, in cooperation with Khamis Mushayt Police, busted a liquor distillery. They confiscated four barrels of alcohol containing 250 liters of locally-distilled arrack. The barrels were burie

Ahsa dates auction to start in three weeks

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   Saudi Gazette report  HOFOUF — The first international auction for dates will begin on Sept. 1 after the inauguration of the new King Abdullah City for Dates on the Hofouf-Uqair Road. 

How was Ebola discovered?

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   Muhammad Al-Harbi Okaz  The public should realize and understand that the Ministry of Health cannot be blamed solely for a virus outbreak, be it Ebola or any oth

Jazan braces for more tremors

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   Emergency authorities in Jazan are calling for reducing the water level in Wadi Beesh Dam in the wake of the recent earthquakes that shook the region.    Mohammad Al-Malki Okaz/Saudi Gazette

Rain and mild weather lure tourists to Asir mountains

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   Record numbers of visitors headed to the mountains of Asir following the recent rain. — Okaz photo   Mohammad Talbi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  ABHA — Rain and mild weather are

Labor Ministry preps 5 new plans to create jobs for Saudi women

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   Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor will announce, in less than three months, five new plans for creating job opportunities for women in several new businesses, Alsharq newspaper reported on Saturday.  

56 Saudi females run Rabigh port

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   RABIGH — More than 50 Saudi female supervisors run the department responsible for unloading containers at King Abdullah Port here.  The 56 women, who underwent intensive training in cargo handling at seaports, monitor the loading and unloading activity at the port through a c

Haj Ministry amends catering contract for domestic pilgrims

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   Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — Minister of Haj Bandar Hajjar has approved a unified contract for catering companies that provide meals to domestic pilgrims in the holy sites of Mina and Arafat, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported on Saturday. 

Young man donates kidney to father

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   RIYADH — Saeed Al-Dhaen has ended the suffering his father endured from receiving regular dialysis by giving him his kidney. The 24-year-old underwent tests to confirm whether his kidney is medically suitable for his father and once tests proved positive, the operation was conducted in Riyadh's

SR135b in annual electricity wastage

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   RIYADH — The Saudi Energy Efficiency Center (SEEC) has estimated that the annual wastage of electricity in the Kingdom is around SR135 billion, accounting for 45 percent of total electricity production. The SEEC said the average electricity bill for resid

Virologist: Ebola more dangerous

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   MADINAH — Virology professor at Taiba University Dr. Ilham Kattan said Ebola is more dangerous than the coronavirus responsible for the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). She said Ebola can be transmitted from a dead individual because the virus can live even when the host dies and countri

Rain and mild weather lure tourists to Asir mountains

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   Record numbers of visitors headed to the mountains of Asir following the recent rain. — Okaz photo   Mohammad Talbi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  ABHA — Rain and mild weather are

Summer’s not over: Saudis continue with travel plans

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   Saudis wishing to spend a few days abroad before schools reopen after the summer break continue to clog the Kingdom's airports. — File photo   Saudi Gazette report  MADINAH &md

Recreation day for kids with cancer

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   BURAIDAH — Balsam Society for the Rehabilitation and Support of Children organized a special recreation day for 50 children suffering from cancer and their families at a shopping mall in Buraidah. The deputy chairman of the society's board of directors, Mariam Al-Harbi, said the event was held i
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