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10 hazardous factories to be relocated

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   DAMMAM — Director General of the Civil Defense in the Eastern Province Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al-Khashman said the relocation of 10 hazardous factories in the First Industrial Estate of Dammam is among the priorities of the Civil Defense. He said the grace period given to these factories is about to end. He said one of the obstacles before the r

1,100 students take part in beach cleanup

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   RAS TANURA — About 1,100 students participated in a beach cleanup organized by Saudi Aramco Environmental Campaign in Ras Tanura Thursday morning. The cleanup drive was part of a three-day environmental awareness program, which was inaugurated by Ras Tanura Gov. Muhammad Boudi on Thursday. Director of the program Saad Bin Mutlaq said the act

Health directorates to be revamped

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   RIYADH — The Ministry of Health is planning to reduce the number of health directorates operating in regional governorates. The ministry believes directorates in major cities are sufficient. Sources said employees of the redundant directorates would be transferred to fill vacancies that arise all over the Kingdom. The decision will be implem

Red Crocodile exercise wraps up

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   TABUK — Saudi and British military units wrapped up a joint exercise codenamed Red Crocodile 4 in Tabuk on Thursday. Prince Maj. Gen. Fahd Bin Turki, deputy commander of the Saudi Land Forces and commander of the parachute unit, accompanied by British Ambassador John Jenkins, inspected the closing session of the exercise.

Too much of TV ‘can stunt children’s mental growth’

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  Saudi Gazette report   CHILDREN spend a lot of time in front of the television and with electronic gadgets, interrupting their lingual and social growth and producing a generation that suffers from a series of problems, according to an educational sociology expert. Sheikha Al-Owdah told Al-Madinah daily that youn

Why do some parents beat their children in public places?

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  Ahlam Alaqi Okaz   Psychologists are unanimous in their view that parents must not resort to physical abuse to discipline their children. It is especially painful to see parents beating their children in public, when the physical and mental abuse is worse for the child because it takes place in front of strangers. 

It’s time to reintroduce corporal punishment in Saudi schools

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  Osama Al-Sibai Makkah Daily   There have been a number of assaults on school teachers in Saudi Arabia. Students have assaulted their teachers in a number of ways, such as beating them with sticks or iqals (the black cord used to hold in place the headscarf worn by Arab men). Students have also stabbed teachers or fired g

Let’s install CCTV cameras to fight crime

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  Abdul Ghani Al-Qash Makkah Daily   A local Arabic newspaper recently ran a high-profile story on its front page. According to this story, 41,284 cars were stolen in the Kingdom last month and the police have only been able to recover 4,538 of them. The newspaper also ran another story that SR250,000 in cash had been stol

Saud and Lavrov discuss oil, regional conflicts in Moscow talks

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   MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Friday. A joint statement issued following the meeting said the two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways of boosting them, the Saudi Press Agency reported. "The two sides expressed thei

Getting ‘digitally high’

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  Saudi Gazette Report   I-DOSING is a relatively recent phenomenon that allegedly creates a feeling of drug-like euphoria. Increasingly popular with Saudi youth, these so-called digital drugs use binaural or two-toned technology to alter a listener’s mental state. Listeners, or i-Dosers, download audio track

Women with a vicious cause

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  Mariam Al-Sughair Okaz/Saudi Gazette   A MOTHER’s duty is to raise a child with a sound upbringing that instills awareness and knowledge while promoting good conduct. A mother is supposed to raise her children to become good people who are useful to family, society and the nation as a whole. A mother

El-Sisi lauds King Abdullah's efforts to close Arab ranks

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   CAIRO – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has lauded the key role being played by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to unify Arab ranks and achieve stability in the region."This reflects the King's concern and keenness for the Arab and Muslim Ummah," the Saudi Press Agency quoted El-Sisi as sayin

Illegal expats arrested for theft

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   DAMMAM — Police here arrested three expatriates accused of stealing an unspecified amount of money and several mobile phones. Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said the suspects belong to a group of illegal expatriates and may be involved in several other thefts in Al-Khobar and Dammam. The suspects were

Accidents kill 2, injure 71 in Baha in 10 days

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   BAHA — Road accidents in Baha province over the last 10 days resulted in two deaths and 71 injuries. The official spokesman of the Baha Red Crescent, Emad Al-Zahrani, said the Red Crescent had received over 85 road accident reports in the past 10 days. “Most of the accidents were reported during heavy rains. We received 64 car accident

Gas station worker burned in fire

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   JAZAN — A gas station attendant suffered burns to his body after a fuel pump caught fire here Friday. Jazan Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Yahya Al-Qahtani said the operations room at the Civil Defense received reports of a fire at a gas station in Beesh. A rescue team, an ambulance and firefighters were dispatched to the location. The fire wa

Imam escapes open manhole fall

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   AL-KHURMA — An imam who was on his way to perform evening prayers at a mosque in the Turbah governorate fell into an open manhole but managed to pull himself out after he was able to hold onto the edge. Dangling from the edge, he called for help and passersby rushed to his aid and called the Civil Defense. Turbah Province Civil Defense head

500 labor violations at Najran University

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   NAJRAN – Over 500 labor violations were recorded on Najran University campus. The Ministry of Labor office in the region recorded 500 violations in health and safety procedures during an inspection campaign, which was headed by office director Khalid Bin Ali Alatallah and head of inspections Sultan Al-Munaif. The violations were committed by

Fake tires ‘an increasing menace to motorists’

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  Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM – There are more than 700,000 fake tires in the market that are believed to be one of the main causes of road accidents, Al-Yaum reported. Mohammad Al-Otaibi, citizen, demanded the authorities monitor the trade of used tires. He said: “The

We don’t respect people’s time

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  Ahmad Al-Arfuj Al-Madinah   I STILL complain about people who do not respect others’ time. Every time someone promises me to show up at a specific time, they come an hour late. It seems like people have forgotten that one of the characteristics of a good and pious Muslim is fulfilling one’s pro

Women and veterinary medicine

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  Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz  THERE is a segment of society that wants to restrict the type of jobs women can work to a short list. These people have dedicated themselves to this issue and have done everything in their powers to make sure the job opportunities created for women are limited. I came to know, through a news rep
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