Badea Abu Al-Naja
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Unpaid compensation for most endowed properties expropriated for charity or religious purposes is estimated at SR30 billion, said the chairman of the endowed property committee at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.“The large
SR30b remains frozen in unpaid compensation for endowments
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Black market for house workers
Yousuf Al-Muhaimeed Al-Jazirah A FEW years ago the recruitment of housemaids from Indonesia was suspended. Many reasons were given for this step, including the violations committed by the labor recruitment offices in Jakarta. Among others, these illegal acts included forgery, embezzlement and fraud. The
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Deserted school turns into den for illegal workers
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A deserted school has been turned into a shelter by illegal expatriate workers, Makkah daily reported. Although Prince Majed Middle School in the Quwaizah neighborhood has been deserted for three years, the power is still on and the computers and files have n
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Patients warned against ‘miracle diabetes cures’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A consultant endocrinologist has warned diabetes sufferers against buying products from fraudsters who claim to be able to completely cure their conditions, reported Al-Watan daily.
Dr. Isa Al-Dhufairi said these con artists exploit the desperation of such pa
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Anti-graft body says ministers hindering work
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has accused ministers and top government officials of hindering its efforts aimed at fighting corruption.“The ministers and top government officials usually ignore our questions and do not supply us with
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Fire erupts in foam warehouse
TABUK — A fire broke out in a foam warehouse on the Tabuk–Madinah Road and five Civil Defense firefighting teams attended the scene. Spokesman for Tabuk Civil Defense Col. Mamdouh Al-Enezi said the warehouse covers an 800 square meter area but no one was injured in the blaze. He added that investigations are under way to determine the cause of the f
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6 women teachers injured in accident
MAKKAH — Six women teachers from Bairain village, east of Makkah, sustained injuries when their car swerved off a road and collided with another vehicle that was parked nearby. The victims were transported to hospital by another bus carrying teachers that happened to be on the road at the time. A source at Al-Laith Hospital said all six teachers were trea
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Expat smuggles liquor in car’s fuel tank
RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) has arrested an expatriate for allegedly smuggling alcohol into the Kingdom inside his car’s fuel tank. The Haia received information about the suspect and monitored his activities to verify the information. They raided his house and found him filling bottles with the
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Saudi inmate hangs himself inside prison
BURAIDAH — A Saudi citizen ended his life by hanging himself inside a prison toilet in Al-Ras governorate. Spokesman for the Prisons Directorate Col. Ayoob Nehait said the prisoner used his underwear to hang himself, adding that he had been showing symptoms of psychological problems ever since he was admitted to the prison 13 days ago. Col. Nehait said pr
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Saudi killed, another wounded in firefight
TAIF — One citizen was killed and another wounded in an exchange of gunfire that erupted between them after a heated argument in the Raihah neighborhood of Taif. Spokesman for Makkah Police Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi said an argument got out of control between a number of citizens, resulting in the firefight. He added that both men who were shot during the v
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Motorist killed in head-on crash
KHAMIS MUSHAYT — One man was killed in an accident on the Riyadh–Khamis Mushayt Road on Monday and another suffered various injuries. Spokesman for Asir Red Crescent Ahmad Aseeri said the victim’s car collided head on with a truck and he was trapped inside his car until the Civil Defense managed to free him, but by then he was already dead. He
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Free medical camp by PDG at Pakistan Embassy
RIYADH — The Pakistan Doctors Group Riyadh is holding a free medical camp at Embassy of Pakistan on Friday, November 7 from 01:00 pm thru 07:00 pm.
The camp is open for all Pakistani nationals, and it is a great opportunity for all those who do not possess a medical insurance.
The attendees can consult doctors in
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Severe sandstorm grips Eastern Province
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Eastern Province was enveloped in a haze of strong wind along with heavy dust since Tuesday afternoon, causing the atmosphere to turn red.
Motorists as well as pedestrians struggled in the face of
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Kashmiri legislator prays for peace in valley
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Kashmiri woman legislator returned to India on Monday after performing Haj with a hope that peace and harmony would prevail in the Kashmir valley, especially the border region. Dr. Shehnaz Ganai, a member of the Jammu and Kashmir (JK) State Legislative Council and a leader of
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‘Pink Fighter’ drive aims to tackle breast cancer
Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Under the slogan "Pink Fighter", Femi9 continued its annual campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of breast cancer and methods of its prevention in cooperation with Zahra Breast Cancer Association and Gold's Gym. This year's campaign witnessed larg
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Princes visit sick child poet
Prince Sattam Bin Khalid and Prince Faisal Bin Sultan were at a Jeddah hospital on Tuesday to visit Rayan Waleed, who was supposed to read a poem at an event held by the Jordanian Community to celebrate the Kingdom’s 84th National Day before he had to pull out with sickness. Muhammad Al-Refaee, supervisor of the event, read the poem on behalf of Rayan. The e
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Jeddah governor launches public mental health campaign
Prince Mishal Bin Majed, Jeddah governor, launched Tuesday from his office in Jeddah the activities of the World Mental Health Day, organized by Jeddah Health Affairs. Medical and social programs and activities will be offered to the general public on this occasion while the National Society for Human Rights will hold a seminar on the rights of mental patients. Pr
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Batterjee Medical College builds cooperation with Finnish varsities
Saudi Gazette report‏JEDDAH — Batterjee Medical College (BMC) in Jeddah hosted a delegation from Finland to discuss the prospects of strengthening scientific and research cooperation in all fields, mainly through exchange visits involving faculty members and students at all academic levels. The delegati
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New VFS center next year: Mubarak
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Indian Consul General B. S. Mubarak pledged to improve passport and consular services with the introduction of a new VFS outsourced center next year that would be spacious, people-friendly and hassle-free for the community in getting its passport and consular services done in the future.
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Prince Salman Prize for Arab History and Civilization distributed
Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier and minister of defense, distributes Prince Salman Prize for Higher Studies on the History and Civilization of the Arabian Peninsula in a ceremony held at his office in Riyadh on Tuesday. Nine researchers have won the prize instituted by the Prince Salman Chair at King Saud University. — SPA
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