AL-DARB — A dispute between two Indian workers resulted in one of them stabbing the other to death.
The victim was stabbed multiple times and died as a result of his injuries. Police received a phone call that alerted them to the murder.
The alleged perpetrator was injured in the fight, which happened in a r
Expat kills friend at Al-Darb farm
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Jordanian authorities foil drug smuggling bid
TABUK — Jordanian authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle nearly 800,000 narcotic pills hidden in truck spare parts which were bound for Saudi Arabia. The Jordanian Information Center said the Drug Combat Administration received information of a man who was preparing to smuggle a large quantity of drugs into Saudi Arabia. After fo
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Nutritionist sounds alarm over obesity in students
Wael Al-Khalid
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TABUK — A nutritionist has issued an urgent call to families and concerned bodies on the increasingly prevalent phenomenon of obesity among students, which has reached 40 percent in the past 10 years."Obesity among students was clear and obvious," Dr. Fifan
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Can we introduce smart education?
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh Smart education encourages each individual student to independently promote their own learning skills. It will enable the student to develop and reach advanced levels without being tied up to a group. This method of learning will enable outstanding students to make giant leaps and foster strong comp
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Conflict-ridden ME ‘can take a cue from peaceful fall of Berlin Wall’
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With the 25-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall around the corner, the German Consulate General here celebrated on Wednesday their country’s national day that commemorates the reunification of Germany on Oct. 3, 1990, in the presence of Saudi officials, German Amba
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Kashmir issue: Dialogue is ‘the only way out’
JEDDAH — The lingering issue of Kashmir can only be resolved through effective dialogue. It is an international dispute and measures should be taken in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter. These views were expressed at the “Kashmir Black Day” event organized at the residence of the Consul General of Paki
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Pathways to better lives for the poor given momentum
Ehsan Saleh Taieb (C), secretary-general of the International Islamic Relief Organization-Saudi Arabia (IIROSA), signs the MOU with Bakr Bin Hamza Khoshaim (L), chairman of the Board of Asdiqa Community Association, in Jeddah. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH — The International Islamic Relief Organization-Saudi Arabia (IIROSA), an a
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Saudi teenager dies fighting in Syria
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Fahad Al-Hajri, 18, joined the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group and blew himself up in an attempt to storm an oil field in Syria, Al-Hayat daily reported. The young Saudi did not complete his secondary education and contacted IS to secure his travel to Syria to join the terror
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Ministry to roll out new taxi regulations by mid-February
Saudi Gazette report TAIF — The Ministry of Transport has decided to implement its new charter concerning the taxi business by mid-February 2015, Al-Madinah daily reported. Both individuals and companies are allowed to operate taxis under set regulations included in the charter issued by the Ministry of Tran
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Expatriate opens fire at police patrol
RIYADH — An Ethiopian man almost killed two police patrol officers during a car chase. The chase started after officers got suspicious of the attacker’s car. The officers continued to chase the vehicle, which did not have any license plate, until it made the driver, a Yemeni man, pull over. The driver confessed that he was trying to sm
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Three injured in stray camel crash
TABUK — Three people sustained moderate to severe injuries when they crashed into stray camels on Umluj-Alees highway, said Red Crescent Authority spokesman Hussam Al-Salih. All three remain hospitalized, one in critical condition. Eyewitnesses said the vehicle carrying the trio was traveling at a high speed when all of a sudden it hit the s
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Little girl drowns in Jazan valley
JAZAN — A nine-year-old girl drowned in a pool of water at Wesa Valley while she was playing with her brother. The victim got pulled in the water and could not save herself. Civil Defense divers with the help of divers from nearby governorates found her dead a few hours later in a spot eight kilometers away from her home. She was taken to Sa
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Police seize liquor, dealers at large
TAIF — Police seized a large quantity of alcohol inside a trash container near a building used as accommodation for street cleaners. Officers were dispatched to the area following reports that alcohol dealers, who are believed to have gotten rid of all bottles by throwing them in the garbage after the officers closed in on them, were operati
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10 people treated for smoke inhalation
DAMMAM — Ten people suffered smoke inhalation on Saturday during a fire that ripped through a three-floor building here, according to Eastern Province Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mansour Al-Dawsari. Firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after the blaze was reported and evacuated all residents. The victims were treated by paramedics at t
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Saudi arrested for posing as policeman
JEDDAH — A young Saudi has been arrested for posing as a police officer and robbing an expatriate of SR100,000, said Makkah Province Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The man allegedly forced the victim to get in the car and took him outside Jeddah where he left him stranded. The expatriate reported the theft to police, who apprehend
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Forum to focus on how to get the disabled into work
Omniah Khidry
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – The largest annual human resources forum in the country is to focus on ways to secure work for 3 million Saudis with special needs. The Jeddah Human Resources Forum, held at the Hilton Nov. 16-19, will include eight s
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Al-Khotani to head Jeddah Health Affairs
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The Ministry of Health has issued a directive replacing the head of the Jeddah Health Affairs Directorate, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
Acting Minister of Health Adel Fakeih appointed Dr. Abdulaziz Ali Al-Khotani as the director of health affair
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Reception for Indian scholar
All India Muslim Scholars Association General Secretary Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar (third right), who was in the Kingdom to participate in the ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba, was given a reception in Jeddah on Saturday. Several Saudi officials, including Muhammad Salem Al-Hunaini, undersecretary at the Ministry of Interior; Abdurahman Al-Mutawwa of
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Dar Al-Hekma girls to show off interior design journey
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Students from Dar Al-Hekma University are participating in the sixth annual Decofair that starts on Monday at the Jeddah Center for Forums and Events.
The interior design students’ work will be displayed next to national and internati
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Why do our girls escape?
Abdo Khal Okaz A LARGE number of our young men and women are frustrated. They have a number of problems irking them but nothing is being done to resolve their issues. A problem may start small in the beginning but it will soon snowball and become bigger if it is not contained in time. There are various r
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