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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A Saudi young man who joined Islamic State (IS) earlier this year then defected and joined fighters in Gaza has been killed by Israeli rockets in a recent attack on the city, Al-Hayat daily reported. Sultan Farhan Rajeh Al-Harbi, a native of Hafr Al-Batin, decided to leave IS af

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Riyadh court jails imam who used Eid sermon to glorify violence

September 1, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A court in Riyadh sentenced an imam to five years in prison after he was convicted of glorifying takfirist (accusing others of apostasy) organizations in a sermon he delivered more than a year ago, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported. The imam, whose name was not disclosed, was f

44,000 visas for Indian domestic helpers in one month

September 1, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi authorities have granted more than 220,000 visas to Indian domestic helpers and laborers in one month, according to a senior official at the Labor Ministry.“Since we resumed bringing in Indian domestic workers at the end of Ramadan, the number of visas has reached 2

Patient’s relatives beat up nurse at Makkah hospital

September 1, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A Saudi nurse at Hera General Hospital had her leg broken by six women, Makkah daily reported. The women were related to a patient she was looking after, hospital sources told the newspaper. Jumeah Mishal Al-Otaibi, the nurse, said she was asked by the patient&rsq

Kingdom underscores joint GCC work

September 1, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Council of Ministers on Monday emphasized the firm position of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states with regard to a number of regional and international political issues, including ongoing terrorist activities in the region. The weekly session of the council, ch

35,000 low-cost Haj applications in hours

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — Deputy Minister of Haj for Pilgrim Affairs Dr. Husain Al-Shareef said local pilgrim companies have received 35,000 applications for the low-cost Haj program within hours after they started accepting applications. He added the registration procedures went very smoothly and no problems or obstacles were faced by any of the applicants.

Women-only medical college in Jeddah

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The College of Science and Health Professions at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences intends to open a medical college for women in Jeddah. Associate professor at the university, Dr. Adnan Al-Sheikh, said all preparations are completed for the opening of the college to accommodate graduates of the preparatory prog

Coffee shops raise prices by 25 percent

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A number of coffee shops on expressways have raised their hot drinks prices by up to 25 percent. Some customers claimed the shops had formed a cartel and fixed their prices. The price increases began during Ramadan but remained at their high level after the end of the holy month. Sources at a famous hot drinks company said the price

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Mega freighter docks at Rabigh port

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — King Abdullah Port in Rabigh, north of Jeddah, received the largest cargo ship ever to dock in the country's seaports. The giant ship, MSC London, arrived from Greece and is 300 meters long, 54 meters wide, and 16 meters deep in the water. It is capable of carrying more than 16,500 containers weighing a combined 189,000 tons. The sh

SR6.7 billion in SIDF loans

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A report published by the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) for 2013 revealed an increase in industrial loans for 144 projects worth SR6.7 billion. These loans were used to establish 120 new industrial projects and expand 24 existing industrial projects. The report, however, did not mention the number of stalled projects that

Car falls into ditch for water project

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   SABYA, Jazan — A car fell into a ditch where a contractor was carrying out a project for the water company on the Al-Sabya coastal road. The car driver, Hadi Siddiq, said he tried to avoid an approaching car and swerved off the road only to fall into the ditch. He claimed the contractor did not put up any warning signs or a fence around the

Fuel truck catches fire at gas station

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   SHAROURAH, Najran — Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire that broke out in a fuel truck in the Al-Khalidiya district of Sharourah. The head of Najran Civil Defense, Maj. Gen. Ayedh Al-Ghamdi, said the truck caught fire while it was unloading its cargo at a fuel station. “The fuel tanker was carrying 32,000 liters of gasoline and fir

Attempt to smuggle drugs, arms thwarted

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JAZAN — Border Guard patrols thwarted several attempts to smuggle large quantities of drugs and weapons over the past two months.  The deputy spokesman for Jazan Border Guards, Maj. Hasan Al-Qesaibi, said 31,835 narcotic pills, 3,247 kilograms of hashish, 400,030 kilograms of the narcotic leaf qat, 750 weapons and 33,130 rounds of ammun

Four children drown in Jazan valley

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JAZAN — Four children aged 8 to 12 have drowned in the Shahdan valley, east of Jazan, while they were swimming in water that had accumulated due to recent rainfall in the area. Onlookers who witnessed the children calling for help notified the Civil Defense, but it was too late when rescuers made it to the scene. The children’s bodies

3 Syrians, Iranian executed for drug trafficking

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   SAKAKA — Three Syrians convicted of drug trafficking were executed in the northern Al-Jouf region on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry announced. Mahmoud Hassoun, Hassan Musalamani and Yussef Al-Halqi were all arrested with a “large amount of banned amphetamine pills”, the ministry said in three separate statements carried by the Sa

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Indian kills wife, child to ‘cover infidelity’

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Police have arrested an Indian expatriate for allegedly killing his wife and five-year-old child in the Al-Shemaisi neighborhood of Riyadh on Sunday. Riyadh Police spokesman Col. Fawwaz Al-Maiman said police were notified of the crime and forensics teams attended the scene. Officers found that the woman and child had burned to death

‘Mushaira’s’ express sentiments, highlights problems of people

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — “Urdu Mushairahs (poetic gatherings) have enriched Indian culture and even non-Urdu speaking people love them. Mushairas have paved a nice way to express popular sentiments, to highlight problems of the people and to bri

Indian poet confident that Urdu will progress

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH —  Nashtar Amrohvi, or Syed Sayyedain Shuja Naqvi, hails from Darbar Shah Vilayat, Amroha. Presently working with the electrical department, Amrohvi received his education in his hometown. Part of the Annual Mushair

‘Happy to see Urdu flourishing in Saudi Arabia’

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH — Ghazal’s charm has compelled Dr. Afaq Fakhri to devote his life to it. Among the 13 participants of the Annual 2014 Mushaira, Fakhri made his mark with his thoughtful poetry and his serious tone. His simplicity and factual

30-day limit to look into bounced check cases

September 2, 2014, 2:00 pm

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  Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette   RIYADH — The Council of Ministers has directed police to consider bounced checks a crime and treat it as such. It also directed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s committees of financial disputes to issue a decision in any case involving ba