Haj volunteers discuss ways to better services

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  Ayyub Hakeem introduces the guests of honor at a function organized by the Indian Pilgrims Welfare Forum (IPWF) to felicitate Haj volunteers in Jeddah, recently. Seated on the dais is Deputy Consul General and Haj Consul Md. Noor Rahman Sheikh, Asim Kamal of Press Trust of India (extreme right) and Kader Khan (left), president of the IPWF. — Courtesy photo

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It’s time to disseminate Islam’s true image, says Indian scribe

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  Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Haj is not only a life changing experience but also a unique opportunity to disseminate the true image of Islam in a world where the divine religion is unjustly linked to terrorism and extremism, according to an Indian journalist. Speaking

Ministry tightens control over charities

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — There are 781 licensed charity organizations and establishments in the Kingdom, Alsharq daily reported on Tuesday. Mohammed Al-Obaid, director of the Ministry of Social Affairs’ public relations department, said the ministry is tightening its administrative and financial c

TVTC devotes over 78,000 manpower hours to Hajis

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Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation has participated in the Haj season for the 11th year in a row by providing training hours for its students who worked during the pilgrimage by repairing cars for pilgrims; providing shaving services; and working with the Red Cre

Expert: Our water consumption equals Sudan’s Nile share

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A writer specializing in urban development has warned against continuing water wastage problem in the Kingdom. Abdulaziz Al-Sehaibani said the Kingdom’s annual water consumption for drinking and agriculture exceeds 18 billion cubic meters. "Egypt’s annual share

Oil events in the world

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Issa Al-Hilayan Okaz The United Arab Emirates will next month a the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADNEC). It is the largest oil gathering in the Middle East and the third largest in the world. More than 60,000 energy experts from 127 countries will attend the conference that will be addressed

Three against one

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Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz Three parties have come together to coerce citizens and subject them to their unjust rules and regulations. The citizen has no other option but to succumb to their conditions and laws because they are playing alone in the field with no referee to control their actions. These three parties are the banks

KSA accused of banning Australian female soccer fans

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – An Australian newspaper has reported that there is no guarantee female and Jewish supporters will be allowed to enter the Kingdom and support their football club during the final of the Asian Champions League to be held in Riyadh in November, Makkah daily reported. The Sydney Mo

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Haj service-providers complain of difficulties

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A number of Tawafa (Haj guide) establishments and Haj campaigns have complained about a number of hurdles that faced them during the just-concluded pilgrimage. They said these problems mainly prevented them from extending good services to pilgrims. The difficulties, which were c

Court allows woman to divorce abusive husband

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The personal affairs court in Jeddah has allowed a woman to divorce her 30-year-old husband after he beat her in a shopping center, local daily Al-Watan reported on Tuesday quoting court sources. The sources said the judge made the man sign a pledge never to abuse his ex-wife in

Fined UK firm may become KSA’s railways consultant

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A British railway company that was fined £52 million by the United Kingdom government for poor performance has submitted a bid to act as consultant for a local project of the Saudi Railways Company (SAR), Makkah daily reported. Daily Telegraph said Network Rail stands a hi

Search under way for three robbers

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   AL-AHSA — Security bodies are searching for three people who violently robbed an expatriate and ran away with his money and vehicle. Acting spokesman for Eastern Province Police, Capt. Abdulaziz Al-Harbi, said the victim notified police that he was attacked by three people on Riyadh–Haradh Road who fled with his possessions and vehicle

Murder suspect arrested

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   BISHA, Asir – Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a citizen who was found by passersby next to his car in Wadi Lajmat Al-Ulaya, Tathleeth governorate. Police attended the scene accompanied by forensics and investigation teams. Spokesman for Asir Police, Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Shathan, said the incident is being treat

Electrical short causes panic

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   JAZAN – An electrical short caused panic among the 300 students of Al-Zubai Bin Al-Awwam Elementary School in Baish. Spokesman for Sabya Educational Directorate, Mohammad Etaifah, said the short affected a cable providing power to the school and that the principal notified the directorate’s maintenance department. He added that a speci

Tractor claims student’s life

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   HAIL – A medical student at Hail University was killed and two of his companions were injured when their car collided with a tractor inside the campus. Spokesman for Hail University, Yaser Al-Kanaan, said the tractor belonged to a contracting company working on a project inside the campus and the tractor driver was making a turn when it was

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Expat detained over theft

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   JAZAN — Security bodies have arrested the national of an African country accused of stealing half a million riyals from a family in Jeddah. The family reported the theft and the expatriate’s description to police, who circulated the information to all police stations. Patrols tracked an expatriate walking on foot to avoid security chec

Child saved from manhole

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   JEDDAH — A citizen was able to save his child from falling into an open manhole south of the city. The Saudi had stopped at a laundry accompanying his child, who then wandered outside. The child went to a nearby open manhole and passersby began shouting at him. The father heard the cries and rushed outside to see his child at the edge of the

Worker goes berserk, stabs several people

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   RABIGH – A Sudanese worker stabbed several people in Rabigh on Wednesday, critically injuring an Indian and a fellow Sudanese. The attack followed a dispute among Sudanese workers at a labor camp in the town, north of Jeddah. The man also attacked two other Sudanese and an Egyptian. The Indian was pronounced bra

Drug smuggler executed

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   QATIF — A Pakistani drug smuggler was executed in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the Interior Ministry announced. Mohammad Yunus Mohammed Shoaib, executed in the Eastern Province city of Qatif, "was caught smuggling a large quantity of heroin into the Kingdom inside his gut," the ministry said in a statement carried by t

Authorities deny rumors on border evacuations

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JAZAN – The Jazan governorate has dismissed rumors that the authorities are planning to evacuate more villages on the Yemen border and relocate residents 10 kilometers inside Saudi territory. In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday, the governorate's official spokesman affirmed the keenness of all government agencies t