Wingbeats of victory

November 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   The car park in Al-Shatie Market near Jeddah beach has been taken over by wild pigeons. The pigeon is revered by almost all religions and many of the pigeon-related problems in urban societies are attributed to religious feeding of the birds. — Courtesy Makkah daily

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Insurance firms in the red likely to shut up shop

November 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A source at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) said a number of insurance companies that have incurred huge losses may be forced to halt operations to protect their clients, Al-Eqtisadiah business daily reported. The source added that many of these comp

Two people suffocate in restaurant fire

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RAFHA — A fire that broke out in the chimney of a restaurant in Arar’s Musaidiyah district left two workers suffering from smoke inhalation. Three firefighting and two rescue teams extinguished the fire and vented the smoke-filled restaurant. One of the workers was treated on the spot while the second was rushed by the Red Crescent to

Three children drown in valley

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   AL-DARB, Jazan — Three boys drowned in a creek at Reem Valley near a garbage dumping ground. The victims were on a picnic in the area with their families before they descended into the creek and fell in. Their families could not pull them out and had to call the Civil Defense in Al-Darb. Two had died at the scene while the third died in Al-D

Fire breaks out at Taif hospital

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   TAIF – A short circuit caused the breakout of a fire at King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital in Taif. The hospital’s director for emergency and crisis management, Mazin Al-Zahrani, said the fire broke out in a room in the early hours of Saturday due to a short circuit in one of the sockets. The fire was controlled within a short time by

Youth killed, 8 injured in crash

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   AL-MAJARDAH, Asir — A youth was killed and eight others injured after they were involved in an accident on the road linking Al-Majardah and Bariq in Asir region near the Shari Valley Bridge. Two Red Crescent teams from Al-Majardah and Mahayil Asir attended the scene of the accident and transported the injured to Al-Majardah General Hospital.

Sir Syed Day in Jeddah Friday

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — The alumni of Aligarh Muslim University (AMUA), Jeddah Chapter, will celebrate Sir Syed Day on Friday, Nov. 21, at the Consulate General of India. The birthday of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the university's founder, is celebrated all over the world to commemorate the greatest educationist and social reformer from the India

Organizers of pageant that never happened suffer losses, divorces

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — The organizers of a beauty pageant who were arrested by local authorities have suffered financial losses and other social consequences, Al-Watan daily reported. Some of them were on the receiving end of divorces because their husbands start

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Children’s nurseries must be secure, says ministry

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has made it compulsory for children’s nurseries to install security systems in order to prevent the entry of unauthorized people or children leaving the premises except with family members or authorized caregivers, Makkah d

Sickle cell attack kills Saudi student in US

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — A Saudi student died after suffering a sickle cell crisis in the American state of Louisiana. He started suffering due the cold weather and slipped into a coma that led to his death in the early hours of Saturday because doctors reportedly

Conference to discuss ways of reducing Alzheimer risk

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) will host an international conference on Alzheimer’s disease in Riyadh from Nov. 24 to 26. Organized by the Saudi Association for Alzheimer, the conference expects to attract leading specialists and local and international healthcare practitioners in the fie

Remote hearings to start in all prisons after success at Al-Malaz

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The General Directorate of Prisons is preparing to facilitate remote court hearings in all of the prisons in the Kingdom after a successful trial at Al-Malaz prison in Riyadh, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. Minister of Justice Muhammad Al-Iss

Growing number of Saudis go for private sector jobs

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — An increasing number of Saudis prefer to work for private sector companies due to better salaries and benefits compared to the government sector, Al-Madinah daily reported. The 2014 Career Exhibition, held by Asharqia Chamber of Commerce an

The need to accommodate law graduates

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh   THE Shoura Council rejected a recommendation to absorb the graduates of law colleges in the judiciary. The council’s logic is that these graduates have not specialized in Islamic Shariah. As far as I know, the law colleges teach Islamic Shariah to their students. If the Isl

Conference to discuss new developments in Alzheimer’s care

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   RIYADH — King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) will host an international conference on Alzheimer’s disease in Riyadh from Nov. 24 to 26. Organized by the Saudi Association for Alzheimer, the conference expects to attract leading specialists and local and international healthcare practitioners in the fie

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Beware of the digital drugs

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Fahd Bin Jleid Al-Jazirah   A REPORT recently aired by CNN about the increasing use of digital drugs among young men and women has caused serious concern among many people around the globe. Senior journalists in various parts of the world wrote about this topic. This is why I deemed it important to write this article abo

Water, water everywhere

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   Parts of Jeddah received moderate rain Sunday afternoon. The picture shows pedestrians trying to cross the flooded Makarona Street in the northern part of the city. Rains were reported in other Saudi cities, including Makkah and Taif. — Photo by Waleed Balsharaf

PME to curb capricious ‘climate experts’

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Naheel Abdullah Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A study into the possibility of granting licenses to those interested in carrying out meteorology from private offices or websites is set to be carried out, said a source in the Presidency for Meteorology and Environment (PME).

Kingdom needs 30,000 medics by end of year

November 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The health sector will need over 10,000 doctors and 20,000 nurses by the end of the year, according to a recent report issued by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, Makkah daily reported. Health institutions in all regions continue to be

KNRI, Jamiyatul Falah felicitate Karnataka minister

November 17, 2014, 1:00 pm

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      JEDDAH — Expatriates from Karnataka, a southern state of India, felicitated their Hajj, Information and Infrastructure Development Minister Roshan Baig at the inauguration ceremony of the Karnataka Noble Trophy Cricket tournament.  The tournament