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Kevah puts up a grand Indian-Pakistani fashion show

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  Saman Ali Abbasi KHOBAR — Coco Chanel once said: “A girl should be two things: classy and beautiful.” It is the dream of every woman to dress up nicely and fashionably. Many TV channels telecast fashion shows, so now even an ordinary female knows what is trending. But

Compilation of stories by a third grader

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A successful compilation of stories written by third grade students at Jeddah Knowledge International School. — SG photo

Prince Muqrin with American Ambassador

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Prince Muqrin Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier, holds talks with American Ambassador to the Kingdom James B. Smith at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Sunday. Prince Muqrin received a number of foreign dignitaries and senior officials, including Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) Fahd Bin Abdullah Al-Mubarak, who came to congratulate him on his appointment as Second Deputy

Asir governorate denies warning about criminals on the loose

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Nadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Asir governorate on Sunday denied it had issued a warning against unidentified criminals said to be running loose in the region to threaten its social security.“There is no truth to this warning which was widely circulated through the social media tools, including

Study makes suggestions to improve performance of spokespersons

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Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — A recent study conducted by the Ministry of Culture and Information under the direction of Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Molhem, Assistant Undersecretary of Planning and Studies at the ministry, revealed that 64 percent of spokespersons of various government agencies had neither received training nor attended any refresher courses after their employment, and 31 percent

Success story of Saudi girl guides highlighted

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Fatima Muhammad and Samar Yahya JEDDAH — Princess Adela Bint Abdullah attended the Saudi Girl Guides Day held at the Scouts headquarters in Jeddah Saturday evening.“I am pleased to attend the Girl Guides Day under the slogan ‘Safe Girl … Safe Community’, which aims to spread the conce

Writers, academics call for easier citizenship path

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Abdulrahman Al-Habeeb Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A number of professors and writers have called upon concerned authorities to restructure the Saudi citizenship point system. Dr. Khalid Aba Al-Hassan at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University and consultant at the Higher Education Ministry, said the system n

Consular-cum-community welfare tour to Najran

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JEDDAH – A team from the Consulate General of India, Jeddah would be visiting Najran Thursday, Feb.28 to provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies) to the Indian nationals from 0900 to 1300 hrs. and 1700 to 2000 hrs. at Al Najran Hotel (Telephone: 07-522 1949/07-522 1418).

Expat makes SR13 million forging 700 degrees

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — An expatriate who allegedly made more than SR13 million from forging 700 university degrees was arrested in Jazan, Al-Madinah daily reported on Sunday. The sources did not identify the expatriate but said he used to forge university degrees and diplomas with the help of friends in his country’s con

Marriage — the most critical decision one will ever make

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Muhammad Al-Sheikh Al-Jazirah Anyone my age would agree that marriage is the most important decision one makes in his/her life. It is a difficult decision for a man to choose his future wife and a woman to choose her future husband. It is even more difficult for women to do so in a male-dominated society like ours; therefor

Umrah traffic to reach all-time high, says Hajjar

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Minister of Haj Bandar Hajjar said on Sunday the number of Umrah visas issued by the ministry has reached 1.6 million since the beginning of the Umrah season on Dec. 15. This is at an average rate of 400,000 Umrah pilgrims a month. Hajjar said during the holy month of Ramadan, Umrah pil

Expat held for cheating nurses

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Ali Al-Ali Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Police in Jeddah foiled the attempt of a Pakistani national to flee the country with the wages of nurses at Al-Khormah Hospital. The nurses entrusted him to transfer their wages to their families, but he disappeared. After waiting for a long time they trie

British law firm starts new venture in the Kingdom

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Roberta Fedele Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Leading UK-based International Law Firm Ashurst celebrated its launch and new venture in the Kingdom in partnership with Faisal Adnan Baassiri Law Firm at the British Consulate here recently. Hosted by British Consul General Mohammed Shokat and Head of UK Trade & Inves

Device to prevent cars from dodging police patrols

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Saleh Al-Elayani Okaz/Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — A secondary school female student in Hafr Al-Baten has invented a device that will stop vehicles from taking off from security patrols. She presented the devise at the National Olympics for Scientific Creativity which was held recently in the Eastern Province. 

‘Madinah Riders’ in Kuwait

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Members of the ‘Madinah Riders’ in Kuwait, Monday. The team participated in the recent Kuwait Bike Show and acquainted the people of the importance of choosing Madinah as the Islamic Cultural Capital 2013. The team reached Kuwait after covering a journey of 2,800 km passing through Al-Qassim region, Al-Zulfi governorate, Hafr Al-Batin city, and the Saudi-Kuwaiti border. The journey

Workers trapped in water pipe rescued

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Civil Defense personnel rescuing two workers trapped inside a pipe transporting desalinated water below King Abdullah Road in Abha, Monday. — SG photo by Nadia Al-FawazNadia Al-Fawaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — The Civil Defense successfully rescued two workers who were trapped inside a pipe transporting desalinated water bel

Citizen held for setting 14 buses on fire

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RIYADH — Police in Riyadh arrested a citizen in his 30s for setting 14 buses on fire recently. Spokesman for Riyadh Police Col. Nasser Al-Qahtani said officers received two different reports of buses that were on fire. The buses belonged to a private company that transported female students. The police inspected the buses and concluded that they had been set alight deliberatel

Online service soon connecting journalists with govt spokesmen

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Culture and Information will soon launch a secure online service to connect journalists with government spokesmen in the Kingdom, Al-Watan reported Monday. The ministry’s spokesman Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Milhem told a recent Riyadh workshop, covering the relationship betw

Alwaleed receives Luigi Narbone

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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives Luigi Narbone, Ambassador of the European Union and head of the European Commission to Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Monday. The meeting was also attended by Dr. Nahla Nasser Al Anbar, Private Executive Assistant to Prince Alwaleed. — Courtesy photo

Eisa: Civil appeal cases are decided in two weeks

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Abdullah Al-Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Riyadh appeals court delivers its verdict on civil appeal cases within two weeks on average.  Only criminal cases require more time to reach a decision, Dr. Mohammad Al-Eisa, Minister of Justice, has said. In a meeting with the president and memb
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