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Campsites handed over to Haj firms

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   MAKKAH — The Ministry of Haj has begun delivering Mina camp sites to Haj companies that have met all of the ministry’s requirements. The head of local pilgrims, Fayez Al-Barakati, said the delivery of camps began on Thursday. He said the early delivery of the camps will al

When a Saudi gets locked inside a Japanese toilet

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   Idrees Al-Dris Al-Watan  It doesn’t take long for Saudi citizens who travel extensively during the summer vacation to realize that life has become much easier fo

Scholars underscore role of media in tackling extremism

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   Taleb Bin Mahfouz Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A number of prominent scholars underscored the media’s pivotal role in effectively combating deviant thoughts and extremism. They emphasized the need for working out a joint charter by emine

Haia distances itself from viral video

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   Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM — The Presidency for the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Haia) said the man who recently appeared in a video clip beside one of the Haia’s vehicles and launched a wave of threa

Elderly woman found abandoned

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   This 92-year-old woman was abandoned Thursday at the gates of the Civil Affairs Office in Jeddah’s Safa neighborhood with a bag of clothes, her identity documents, ATM card, electricity bills and the card of a private hospital. The head of Makkah Province Social Affairs Directorate, Abdullah Al-Tawi, said the ministry normall

SFDA bans drugs repackaging

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   JEDDAH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has prevented pharmaceuticals from being repackaged or having additional labels on them without prior approval. SFDA also said the closure of any installation containing narcotics and psychotropic substances requires the drugs to be transferred to alternative premises. Such drugs ma

Four arrested over drugs possession

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   JEDDAH — Officers at a police checkpoint in Dhahban, about 50 km north of Jeddah, arrested four youths in two separate incidents after they were found carrying a total of 510 amphetamine tablets and 15 hashish fingers in their possession. An official source said the youths were handed over to investigation authorities.

Two expats held for practicing black magic

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   RIYADH — Teams from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Makkah have arrested two suspected black magicians of African nationalities in separate cases. The commission in Makkah also arrested an Arab expatriate working as a manager of a furnished apartments building for allegedly trying to have an aff

Hashish smuggling attempt foiled

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   AL-TUWAL, Jazan – Border Guard patrols in Al-Tuwal foiled an attempt by two youths who were allegedly trying to smuggle 400 blocks of hashish into the Kingdom across the southern borders. One of the two youths was apprehended after they were detected by Al-Tuwal Border Guard patrols. They were riding a car between Al-Mahraqah Al-Su

Suspect in house break-in detained

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   TABUK — Al-Wajh Police arrested a man who allegedly stole three big gold sets and pictures of a family from the home of a Saudi national in the governorate. Spokesman for Tabuk Police Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghabban said police received a report from a citizen that his house was broken into while out of the city. A detailed description

3 killed, 5 hurt as car overturns

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   ABHA — Three people were killed and five others injured when the vehicle carrying them overturned on the Khamis Mushayt–Riyadh Road near the village of Rubah. All the victims were from the same family. Spokesman for the Saudi Red Crescent Authority in Asir region, Ahmed Ibrahim Asiri, said the vehicle was carrying eight peopl

Trampoline collapse injures four children

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   TAIF — The collapse of a trampoline at an amusement park in Taif’s Al-Shafa area injured four children. They were taken to King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital for treatment. Sources told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that Civil Defense teams in Taif rushed to the scene and found the trampoline had collapsed due to a defect while the chil

Indonesian navy ship leaves Jeddah after three-day port call

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     JEDDAH — A new Indonesian naval ship, KRI Bung Tomo 357, left Jeddah Islamic Port Saturday morning after a three-day transit.  Named after one of Indonesia's national heroes, Bung Tomo had arrived in Jeddah Wednesday morning while on its way to Jakarta from the UK

A zoo with diseased animals, bad smells, terrible upkeep

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   Saudi Gazette report  TAIF — Local residents and visitors have criticized the zoo in Taif for neglecting its animals and bad upkeep.  They said the owner of the zoo is not taking good care of the animals and left some of them to starve by cutting their foo

Fiqh Council official condemns extremism

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   JEDDAH — The secretary-general of the Muslim World League’s Islamic Fiqh Council said the Islamic nation has been undermined by Muslims who have embraced extremist ideologies. “These ideologies allow their followers to claim others are disbelievers just because they have different opinions about Islamic teachings,&rdquo

Need for more training stressed

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   JEDDAH — The head of the human resources awareness team at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry said it is important that training programs are provided in all sectors to ensure the success of the Saudization program. Mahmoud Khan explained some companies have realized the need for training to keep their talented Saudis and are

No end in sight to attacks on children by house workers

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   Saudi Gazette report  ABHA — Gruesome attacks on Saudi children by domestic workers continue with the latest victim being Amer Aseeri, a child who miraculously survived a vicious assault on Thursday.   The incident came on the heels of the deaths of L

Backpack dilemma for parents

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     Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — With the approach of the new academic year, parents are facing the usual problem of submitting to the wishes of their children to buy school bags that have cartoon characters on them and risk having them confiscated d

New stadiums to create jobs for Saudis

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   RIYADH — The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) said Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s plan to build 11 new stadiums around the country would provide new job opportunities for Saudis. Fund spokesman Sulaiman Al-Zughaibi explained the aim of these stadiums is not only limited to improving sports but will

Street cleaners deserve charity

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   Mohammed Al-Hassani Okaz  SOME people in the Kingdom oppose giving Zakat or Sadaqa (charity) money to cleaning workers. They argue that the workers should not abandon their work to beg at the traffic lights or in front of shopping malls, waiting for motorists and shoppers to give them something.
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