HAIL — A total of SR498,525 was stolen from the car of a salesman in Hail. The money belonged to the company the salesman worked in and was stolen from the trunk of the vehicle. Based on the reports received from the salesman, Hail Police investigated the robbery and arrested a suspect, said spokesman Brig. Abdulaziz Al-Zinaidi. The suspect
SR498,525 stolen from salesman's car
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Man arrested over Baha double murder
BAHA — A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a mother and her son in Al-Baha province. The victims were murdered in their own home in Al-Saidan village last Sunday. The case was under investigation until a man approached the police and admitted committing the murders. The man claimed that he was acting alone. The woman&rsq
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Two police officers shot near Al-Jouf
AL-JOUF — Two police officers were shot and injured by an unknown shooter in Tabarjal on Tuesday morning. A patrol got suspicious of a car near the premises of Nadec Company east of Tabarjal. The officers tried to stop the vehicle but the driver just drove off. The patrol followed the car with their vehicle but the driver lured them into a d
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Poetry symposium to be held in Bahrain
JEDDAH — Sir Syed Educational & Cultural Society (SSEduCul) is organizing a International Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan in the Cultural Hall of National Museum Complex of Bahrain on Thursday, November 13, at 8:00pm. In this literary evening, the society will be presenting a galaxy of internationally acclaimed Urdu and Hindi poets from the s
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Mohi Academy launches in Jeddah
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Mohi Academy, a non-profit organization, in recently Hyderabad-Telegana State, India, launched its branch here at a local restaurant. Founder and president Dr. Ahmed Hambali of Mohi Academy, selected the office bearer of Mohi Aca
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‘Journalists have forgotten the real spirit of this profession’
RIYADH — Tanzeem Hum Hindustani (THH), a non-political and non-religious organization, organized a felicitation ceremony in recognition of renowned journalist and editor of Gawah Urdu Weekly Dr. Syed Fazil Hussain Parvez's illustrious journalistic journey. The ceremony which was attended by members of the Indian communit
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Urdu Academy Jeddah marks India’s National Education Day
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Urdu Academy Jeddah organized a literary program to promote Urdu language and to mark India’s national Education Day — celebrated every year in the memory of the India’s first Education Minister Maulana Abul Kalam Azad — at the Indian
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PWF celebrates the 84th Saudi National Day
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — To mark the 84th year of the unification of Saudi Arabia by King Abdul Aziz, Pakistan Writers Forum (PWF) recently hosted a joyous event for community members at the VIP hall of Mehran restaurant here. The recept
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PTI Insafians mark Allama's Iqbal's birthday
RIYADH — PTI Insafians celebrated a memorial on the birthday of poet Allama Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday. The event witnessed the participation of a large number of Pakistanis. After the recitation of a few verses from the Qur'an, Malik Nadeem Sher and Shakeel Kiani warmly welcomed the attendees. Office bearers
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Hope, Sheraton offer free screening for children
Syeda Amtul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — "Hope for Exceptional Needs" in collaboration with the Sheraton group of hotels will arrange a two day free annual screening assessing for young children to see if he/she has any kind of disability or disorder or delay in devel
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French CG reminisces 175 years of glorious journey with KSA with Hejazi-style festivities
French Consul General Louis Blin (Inset) officially opened the week that commemorated 175 years of the French Consulate in Jeddah. (Right) Hejazi folkloric music and dance was part of the opening ceremony. — SG photos Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH
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5 days without bed for boy with meningitis
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A 7-year-old meningitis patient was denied hospital treatment due to a lack of available beds, Makkah daily reported.
The patient’s father Badr Abdullah said when he took his son to the emergency ward of the Maternity and Children Hos
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Consumer beware
Retailers who buy bulk quantities of fish at the Dammam fish market throw their purchases on the unhygienic floor in total disregard for consumers’ health. — Courtesy Makkah daily
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Camel breeding season brings more coronavirus fears
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The command and control center of the Health Ministry has noted a rise in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus infections from only four cases in September, with health experts blaming the camel breeding season for the increase.
The
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What is the rush for?
Khalaf Al-Harbe Okaz NEW YORK lawmakers have decided to lower the speed limit on city streets to 40 kilometers an hour in an attempt to reduce traffic accidents. There is no way a 40 km/h speed can be the minimum — let alone maximum — limit on our streets. The speed limit in our country star
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Our perilous traffic situation
Salem Sahab Al-Madinah A LOCAL newspaper recently reported that the Makkah traffic police detained 311 drivers for running red lights. The police also apprehended five joyriders. According to the daily, these arrests happened between Sept. 25 and Oct. 18, which was the peak season in the holy city.
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Prince Jalawi appointed Najran emir
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Wednesday appointed Prince Jalawi Bin Abdulaziz Bin Musaed the new emir of Najran province, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The King issued a royal decree relieving Prince Jalawi of his po
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Matchmakers still light the way to marital bliss
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — “Kattaba”, translated loosely as “matchmaking”, is a flourishing business in the Kingdom because conservative Saudi society allows men and women to meet only once before their official engagement.
Wom
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Social Affairs to cover daytime care expenses of special needs children
Abdullah Al-Dahhas
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs has earmarked SR250 million to implement the royal decree ordering the government to bear the cost of rehabilitating and training children with special needs at private daytime rehabilitation centers.
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Shoura woman says more work needed for women empowerment
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — One of the first women members of the Saudi Shoura Council has said women’s rights are improving but more needs to be done to bring the Kingdom on par with other countries. Thuraya Al-Arrayed has been an influential woman and a voice
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