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Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier and minister of defense, receives Gen. Lloyd J. Austin, commander of the US Central Command, and his accompanying delegation in Jeddah on Monday. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the Kingdom and the United States and the latest developments in Middle East region. The audience was attended by Princ

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Economy and Planning has accused some government authorities of withholding information and data necessary to prepare economic studies, development plans and reports for following them up, Al-Madinah daily reported. Meanwhile, the Shoura Council’s Economic

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Haj foreign missions controlling the rent of pilgrims’ accommodation and the locations of these buildings that are often far away from the Grand Mosque are just two of the problems facing this particular sector during the pilgrimage season, according to a seminar on the subject.

75 women get IT certificates

September 16, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   AL-AHSA — The center for community service and continuous training of the Technical College for Girls in Al-Ahsa has issued Cambridge IT Skills diplomas to 75 women on the Hafiz unemployment assistance scheme who successfully completed the course. The head of the center, Reem Al-Eisa, said that the certificates were approved by the Ministry

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   JAZAN — The president of a society raising awareness of the hazards of qat said 300,000 trees bearing the narcotic have been removed from mountainous areas in the region. Sheikh Ali Al-Ameri, also head of Jazan courts, said the owners of the land where the trees were found would not be compensated. He said the governorate has approved the re

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   JAZAN — The media team of Jazan governorate fell off Al-Raith Mountain while the crew was filming a documentary about the region. The team arrived Monday morning at Wadi Lajab and was climbing the mountain when the director lost his footing. His team tried to grab him but they also were dragged with him down the mountain, sustaining injuries

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   BISHA, Asir — Police in Balgarn governorate have found the body of a citizen who went missing more than a month ago. Asir Police spokesman, Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Shathan, said the victim’s family had reported him missing but did not know where he was heading when he left the house. In addition, the mountainous and difficult terrain of t

School bus runs over girl student

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   Al-AHSA — An elementary school girl was killed and her sister sustained serious injuries after being hit by their school bus moments after exiting the vehicle on Monday. Eastern Province Red Crescent spokesman, Fahd Othman, said police notified the Red Crescent of the incident and paramedics attended the scene but found one girl already dead

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   DAMMAM – The Administrative Court has convicted 17 Eastern Province Passports Department officials of taking kickbacks and misusing their power, Al-Hayat daily reported. The officials issued a travel permit to a young man who was under 21 without his father’s permission, a clear violation of Saudi laws. The BIP had gathered various evi

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  AL-AHSA - A 1-year-old child of an Arab nationality was killed when he fell off the third floor of the building where his family lives in the Al-Batha neighborhood. Eastern Province Police spokesman, Col. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti, said Al-Batha police station was notified of the incident and forensic teams attended the scene. He added t

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   During a routine search, Border Guards in Jazan on Monday seized 176 guns concealed in the fuel tank of a 2014 Land Cruiser. The Saudi driver of the vehicle has been arrested and is under investigation.

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   Two workers were killed and another critically injured when their water tanker overturned on the Al-Kar-Al-Wajh Road. Tabuk Red Crescent spokesman, Husam Al-Saleh, said ambulances rushed to the site and paramedics found the two victims already dead, while the third worker sustained critical injuries. He added the bodies were transported to Al-Wajh General Hospital

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Maulana Hifzur Rahman Seoharwi Academy is distributing prayer mats and other souvenirs among pilgrims in Makkah. The Jeddah-based academy will distribute 20,000 easily foldable plastic prayer mats, 10,000 stickers containing verses from the

KTT to mark Saudi National Day with colors

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Khak-e-Taiba Trust (KTT) Jeddah chapter, an educational and community welfare service organization, will commemorate the 84th Saudi National Day by organizing an inter-school color competition titled “Saudi Cultural and Artistic Drawing&

Royal Thai Consulate extends services to Thais

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   Officials from the Royal Thai Consulate General in Jeddah visited Makkah on September 11 – 12 September as part of the consulate’s mobile consular services program. The consulate outreach mission, led by Consul General Thanis Na Songkhla, extended a number of consular services to the Thais in Makkah and adjacent areas. The consular team also visited th

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   DAMMAM – The Administrative Court has convicted 17 Eastern Province Passports Department officials of taking kickbacks and misusing their power, Al-Hayat daily reported. The officials issued a travel permit to a young man who was under 21 without his father’s permission, a clear violation of Saudi laws. The Bureau of Investigation and

Indian Consulate marks Hindi Day

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  JEDDAH — Hindi Day was celebrated at the Consulate General of India, Jeddah on September 14. Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak presided over the function. In his inaugural speech, he congratulated all the officials on Hindi Day and exhorted them to work in Hindi, which is the official language of India. He also congr

Pakistanis donate SR 500,000 for Jazan school project

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Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH — Five prominent members of a local community announced the donation of SR 500,000 for a school project in Jazan, according to Press Consular Sohail Ali Khan at the Pakistan Consulate General here Sunday. The press consu

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   JEDDAH — The Saudi society for the care of widows and divorcees has committed to work with other concerned government bodies in combating traffic accidents. They took action because accidents are the single biggest reason why women become widows. The society’s statute has included an article to this effect in its list of main services,

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   Pilgrims and visitors to Makkah are often confronted with the problem of finding correct directions for their places of stay. For their benefit, the municipality has erected several glittering signboards on all important roads and intersections. But a majority of these signboards have lost their shine due to road accidents and other vagaries of nature. There are e