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JEDDAH — 14 teams of firefighters were dispatched to Al-Hindawiya neighborhood here after a fire that broke out in five warehouses was reported, said Makkah Region Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan. The firefighters were able to contain the fire but had to continue battling the blaze for several hours. The warehouses had containers full of ready-m

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Muslims from Cuba performing Haj for first time

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Abdullah Al-Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MINA — Five pilgrims from Cuba are performing Haj this year as guests of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. This was for the first time, Muslims from Cuba arriving in the Kingdom to perform Haj, according to Abdullah Al-Modlej, executive director for the program of t

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Dahham Al-Anzi Al-Watan The number of expatriates in our country is increasing year after year and has become really frightening. According to the statistics of 2013, certain nationalities are dominating the scene representing about 85 percent of the total number of expatriates. When we add to them the number of the illegal

150 Saudi barbers to serve pilgrims

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Abdullah Al-Dahas Okaz/Saudi Gazette HOLY SITES — Over 150 Saudi barbers are ready to trim and shave pilgrims’ heads in Mina Saturday on Eid Al-Adha holiday. The barbers have graduated from Industrial Secondary Institutes in Al-Ahsa, Jazan, and Makkah. They are part of the cooperation program i

Despite losing everything, Syrian pilgrim’s heart pleads for homeland

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Saudi Gazette report MINA — He lost his wife, five children, home and country. These tragedies, one after another, gave him no respite in his old age. But despite losing so much, he willed himself to come to the pilgrimage where his heart pleads for his homeland despite his spirit and body being broken.&qu

Saudis have accounted for most domestic Haj campaign places

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Ezz Eldin Ahmed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — About 60 percent of the seats available at the domestic Haj campaigns has been taken up by Saudi citizens, according to a reservation official at a local Haj company. Abd Al-Sahli said that Egyptian expatriates occupy second place with 10 percent of seats. The Ha

Holy Kaaba adorned with new Kiswa

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The annual custom of changing the Kiswa, the black cloth with golden embroidery covering the Kaaba, took place on Friday (Dul Hijja 10). The officials of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques replaced the old Kiswa wih the new one made of pure silk by Kiswat Al-Kaaba Factory at a cost of SR20 million. — SG Photo by Badea Abu Naja Badea Abu Naja

Electrician dies in Jazan

October 4, 2014, 2:00 pm

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JAZAN — An electrician died after he was electrocuted as he attempted to fix an electric meter, according to Jazan Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani. The owner of the home where the electrician was working heard his cries for help and he switched off the electricity and then rushed him to Samtah General Hospital where doctors pronounced hi

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2 dead, 2 injured in traffic accident

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DAWADMI — Two young men were killed while two others were seriously injured when their vehicle crashed into a light pole. Eyewitnesses told police that the vehicle carrying the four men was traveling at high speed when it abruptly swerved off the road and hit the light pole, killing two of the passengers instantly.

Man kills his brother

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NAJRAN — A man shot his brother dead Friday here, said Najran Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Ashwi. The victim was shot three times in the chest at close range. The killer surrendered himself to the police and told them where they could find his brother’s body. The corpse was taken to the morgue while police launched an investigation with the

Teenager sent to protection center for theft

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BURAIDAH — Police here committed a teenager who stole two cell phones from a store to the Social Protection Center for juvenile delinquents. The store’s owner spotted two people stealing cell phones from inside the store late at night and he called the police and provided them with descriptions of the thieves. Plainclothes officers were able to nab

Boy killed in 3-story fall

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JAZAN — A 10-year-old boy fell to his death from the 3rd floor of his family’s house here, according to Jazan Police acting spokesman Lt. Raad Al-Rayani. The boy fell onto an air-conditioner on the 1st floor and neighbors helped his family rush the boy to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The boy’s father told police he did

616 bundles of qat confiscated

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JAZAN — An expatriate truck driver was arrested after customs officers discovered a large quantity of qat concealed in the vehicle he was driving. Customs officers became suspicious of the driver and searched the vehicle. They discovered the qat hidden inside a box at the back of the vehicle. The driver had placed plumbing materials and plastic pipes on t

3 men injured in accident

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TABUK — Three fuel tanker drivers sustained moderate to severe burns in an accident involving their three heavy vehicles Friday on Dhiba-Tabuk Highway. All the three tankers toppled over as the drivers lost control of their respective vehicles. Others drivers reported the accident to authorities and teams of firefighters were dispatched to the scene of th

Female guides volunteer to take care of children during Haj

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Saudi Gazette report MINA — A group of Saudi female guides has volunteered to work in the Holy Sites and take care of children who get lost in Mina until their parents can be located, Makkah daily reported. The volunteers also provide children with new clothes and toys and guide them on how to take care of t

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Visually-impaired scout guides his colleagues

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Saudi Gazette report HOLY SITES — For the second year in a row, a blind scout is serving the pilgrims in his own unique way by participating in the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association (SASA), Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday. Jaman Al-Zahrani, who is a teacher at Al-Noor Institute in Riyadh, works as a li

A vacation from a vacation

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Abdullah Ibrahim Alkeaid Al-Riyadh newspaper People are used to weekends and annual holidays so much so that they take them for granted. They never bother to question why employees — both in the public and private sectors  — and students are given these holidays. The point I’m trying to make is that people in our co

For Saudis, laziness an innate trait

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Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh newspaper Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah told a number of scholars recently that laziness was a common trait among them. This is quite true. Laziness is not limited to Muslim scholars and preachers alone, but it is common among all Saudis. I am generalizing here with no reservation.

90-year-old Hadhrami Cemetery in Mina opens only during Haj

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Saudi Gazette report HOLY SITES — To the South of Al-Jamarat Bridge lies a 90-year-old cemetery that has been primarily used by people who had come from Hadhramawt and settled in Mina plains long time ago. Only Hadhrami pilgrims get buried in the cemetery, which is surrounded by an old wall and guarded by an old man who ha

For 1st time, Saudi women work in slaughterhouses

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Abdullah Al-Dhhas Okaz/Saudi Gazette MINA — For the first time ever, 15 Saudi women are supervising the slaughtering of sheep, cattle and camels at Al- Moaissim Model Slaughterhouse, near Mina during this Haj season. Bandar Al-Suhairi, chairman of the company operating the slaughterhouse, said the wom