It’s just the hot sun

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   An expatriate working on the Haramain Railway project takes shelter from the scorching sun under the makeshift shade he built with plastic blocks used for creating barriers to protect him. — Courtesy Makkah daily

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Flying the highest flag

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Jeddah Municipality will formally inaugurate the world’s highest flag during National Day celebrations next month. The flagpole will be 170 meters tall and will be located at King Abdullah Square at the intersection of Andalus Road with King Abdullah Road. The flag is 49.5 meters long and 33 meters wide and weighs 570 kilograms, while the square covers a 26,

8 arrested for inciting youths to join foreign outfits

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — Saudi security authorities have arrested eight people for inciting Saudi youths to join extremist groups abroad, the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday.“The arrests were made during a security operation in the Tumair governorate

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August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — A series of workshops as part of the Art Jameel Photography Award is being held to develop the skills of entrants. The award is one of the programs of Art Jameel, part of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI). The workshops will intr

Expat unpaid for 10 years admitted to care home

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   TAIF — The National Society for Human Rights is monitoring the case of an Arab expatriate who has not received his salary for the past 10 years, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. The expatriate was living in difficult conditions and was finally admitted to the social care

22,000 infiltrators detained each month, says ministry

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — The Ministry of Interior has issued a report revealing that an average of 22,000 illegal migrants were detained every month for the past six months, Al-Madinah daily reported. The report also shows 252,544 people were prevented from crossin

Investing to enlighten pilgrims

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  Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah   IN a group discussion, we talked the other day about the significance of investing in the Haj and Umrah seasons to enlighten the guests of God about the correct Islamic tenets. We agreed that text messages should be sent to the pilgrims to explain to them the correct Islam, which is far fr

Education Ministry to scrap maternity leave for teachers

August 26, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Mariam Al-Sagheer Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH — The Ministry of Education is planning to stop maternity leave that is granted to new mothers. The ministry sent messages to school principals that maternity leave has been halted for all teachers, administrators, prin

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Young Saudis take pride in doing humble work

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  Saudi Gazette report  AL-KHOBAR — A large number of young Saudis have joined jobs that were considered beneath them in the past and are proving that such negative traditions and norms are not an obstacle to their ambitions. It has become normal to see young Saudis workin

Expat detained for selling liquor

August 27, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) arrested a European expatriate who was selling homemade liquor. Haia members tracked the suspect and verified the reports and called in police to detain him at his house, where a number of liquor bottles were found. He has been referred to investigation bodies.

4 Saudis executed for murder

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   RIYADH — Saudi authorities on Wednesday beheaded three citizens after they were convicted of murder in separate cases, the Interior Ministry announced. Nawaf Al-Mutairi was executed in Madinah for the machine-gun killing of fellow Saudi Adel Al-Harbi in a dispute, a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency said. Naji Al-Mutleq, also a Sau

Fire destroys stalls in Riyadh flea market

August 27, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — A fire broke out on Tuesday night at Ibn Qasim flea market, destroying several stalls. Deputy spokesman for Riyadh Civil Defense, Capt. Mohammad Al-Otaibi, said 13 firefighting units, three rescue units, ambulances and evacuation units attended the scene. He added the fire started from some stalls in the market and firefighters stop

Police investigate body found in street

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   DHAMAD, Jazan — Police are investigating the suspected murder of an individual whose body was found in the main street of Al-Hema village, near Dhamad. The head of Al-Sheqairi police station, Ali Al-Jebaili, said officers and forensics teams attended the scene and lifted evidence before transporting the body to hospital. He added no identifi

Electrical short sparks Baha warehouse fire

August 27, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   BAHA — A food supplies warehouse in the Bani Saar area, Baha, was completely destroyed by a fire that broke out on Monday. Civil Defense firefighters combated the blaze that was being fanned by high winds and were finally able to stop it from spreading to nearby warehouses. Preliminary investigations revealed an electrical shortage was respo

600 abandoned wells in Yanbu

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   A committee represented by members of the governorate, the Civil Defense, the Ministry of Agriculture and the municipality has begun hunting for abandoned and exposed wells in Yanbu. The head of the committee, Salamah Al-Refaei, said over 107 of these wells have been found. The committee asked the owners of another 64 to ensure they are safeguarded. — Okaz p

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'Digital solution' to labor disputes

August 27, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The high committee for labor disputes is conducting a session between two parties who are in two different cities through the use of digital communication. The head of the high committee for labor dispute, Dr. Abdullah Alabdullateef, said the use of such technology will save the time and effort of parties in remote areas and will no

Pakistan patriots celebrate 68th Independence Day

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  Waqar Naseem Wamiq   RIYADH —  Pakistan patriots of the Christian community here also celebrated the 68th Independence Day of Pakistan at the premises of Pakistan Embassy last weekend. Charge’d’affairies at Pakistan Embassy Khayyam Akbar was the chief guest of the occasion.

'To save Urdu, people should learn its script'

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  Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH —  The Annual Mushaira 2014 introduced and gathered a number of new poets who are gradually getting a foothold in the field of Urdu poetry in India. Moin Shadab, anchor and assistant producer of Sahara TV’s Alami Samay Urd

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   BAHA — The applied sciences and continued education college of Baha University has begun accepting students from limited income families for different training courses and programs. The head of the college, Dr. Mohammad Bin Zoomah, said the university is cooperating with the social charitable fund to provide training opportunities to childre

Land encroachers to be blacklisted

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   ABHA — A committee comprising representatives of three government bodies and governorates has been set up to study and arrive at suitable sanctions against encroachers of public land. A source said one of the sanctions under consideration was to blacklist encroachers and ban them from various services. The source pointed out that encroachers