Community group holds blood donation drive to help pilgrims

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      Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — In preparation for the upcoming Haj, King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah and Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), Jeddah Region, jointly organized a blood donation campaign on Friday. 

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EP conference to discuss latest fire safety systems

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   Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — The Saudi Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will hold its fifth international conference on Sept. 15 in Al-Khobar. The conference will discuss the latest methods of protection against fi

Haia men in attack against Briton reject penal action

September 7, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The four members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), who were demoted to administrative positions and transferred outside Riyadh following an altercation wi

Loaded with danger

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   This truck carrying a scrap car precariously perched on another was spotted in a Jeddah street the other day. Apparently, its destination is the city’s car graveyard in the Briman neighborhood. — Courtesy photo

Health expo aims to raise first aid awareness

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  A view from the Multaqi Antal Munqaz (You Are the Rescuer) exhibition at King Abdulaziz Cultural Center at Abrug Al-Ragama Saturday evening. — SG photo   Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A fi

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    Abdullah Al-Jameeli Al-Madinah  In each ministry or government department, there are sections whose task is to frame future plans. Also, there are standing committees and advisers for each project. Hence, logic and wisdom necessitate implementation of all projects only after cl

Counterfeit products seized

September 7, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Riyadh confiscated more than 50,000 fake products stored in warehouses and inside apartments of expatriate residents. Ministry teams found fake car spare parts, used tires, fake watches, perfumes and many other products. The mini

US trainers recognize Khobar schoolgirls’ story-telling talent

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   Saudi Gazette report   JUBAIL — Trainers from Columbia University in New York praised the quality and content of English stories written by a number of female middle school students in Al-Khobar.&

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Naming and shaming forgers

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   Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh  Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, who is also the head of the Senior Scholars' Commission and the Ifta (religious ruling) Council, has asked the justice minister to reveal the names of the land sharks who have forged land deeds. 

Govt employees demand right to run private business

September 7, 2014, 2:00 pm

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     Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — A number of government employees have asked to be allowed to run their own private business after office hours to supplement their incomes, especially in light of rising inflation.

Young man donates kidney to save sister

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      Saudi Gazette report  SARAT ABIDAH, Asir — A young man is recovering after donating his kidney to save his sister from the agony of constant dialysis.  The operation took place in the Armed Forces Ho

Blackmailers arrested

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RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) arrested six men in Riyadh, Makkah and the Eastern Province for allegedly blackmailing six women from different nationalities. The Haia arrested them after collecting enough evidence against them.

Impersonator apprehended

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MADINAH — The police on Sunday arrested a Saudi and accused him of committing multiple robberies in several neighborhoods in Madinah using a fake military identity. After gathering evidence from many sites where the crimes occurred, the police began searching for a red car that was allegedly used by the suspect who robbed his victims showing a fake milita

Suspected killer arrested in Abha

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ABHA — The police have arrested a man suspected of killing an African national. The victim was found shot in an isolated area in Khamis Mushayt. Police collected evidence and started a wide search for the alleged killer. Inquiries revealed the involvement of two persons in the crime. After sustained interrogation of several people, one person was taken in

Liquor factory busted in Jeddah

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JEDDAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) busted a liquor factory in the southern part of Jeddah on Sunday. The Haia said its team received reports of suspicious activity around a house in south Jeddah. The team raided the house and seized a large quantity of liquor. A Saudi and an African national were arrested for

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Mentally ill man stabs expatriate

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YANBU — A mentally ill person was arrested after being suspected to have stabbed an Arab expatriate using a knife. The victim suffered from deep wounds and was rushed to Yanbu General Hospital where he underwent immediate surgery. Hospital sources said he was on the road to recovery. Police arrested the alleged attacker and said he suffers from a mental i

Seven injured in road accident

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ARAR — Seven people were injured when a jeep carrying five passengers collided with a truck on Arar Highway on Sunday. A Red Crescent team arrived at the scene and transported the victims to Arar Central Hospital. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Woman commits suicide in Makkah

September 8, 2014, 2:00 pm

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MAKKAH — A woman in her 50s allegedly committed suicide in her family home in Al-Sharayie neighborhood in Makkah by stabbing herself using a sharp object. Notified by her family, a police team arrived at the scene and lifted fingerprints and collected other evidence. According to her family, the woman suffered from psychological problems. Police are still

Search for Border Guard officer continues

September 8, 2014, 2:00 pm

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Border Guard officers continue their search for one of their colleagues (right) who went missing along the Al-Ghadeer beach near Farasan Island on Saturday. His colleagues got worried after he did not report the station on time. They went searching for him and found his jet ski. Fisherman and divers are still searching for him while a marine forces airplane also flew over the a

Rotten food seized in Tabuk

September 8, 2014, 2:00 pm

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TABUK — Teams from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry have destroyed over 33,000 food products contaminated with sewage water. The food items were stored in an illegal warehouse in Tabuk. During an inspection of the warehouse, the ministry teams found a broken sewage pipe and the storage area flooded with sewage water. The team seized all products stor