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Fast food finds new Saudi fans

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  Saudi Gazette report   THE eating habits of many families have changed. For many young people, home food is no longer the next best thing since fast food is the new in-thing. As a result, it is not difficult to see takeaways delivering fast food—despite its unhealthiness—to homes across Riyadh until the late hours of the

A dangerous hobby — Is the thrill of motorcycling worth the risks?

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  Saudi Gazette report   MANY young people are dying on the Kingdom’s roads as riding motorbikes grows in popularity with many riders failing to wear helmets and riding recklessly. For many teenagers and young adults, motorbikes are must-have items. As a result, many youngsters—some of them children&mda

80 percent suicide cases are men

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   DAMMAM — Four fifths of suicide cases in the Kingdom are men, according to psychiatry consultant Dr. Nawal Al-Hausawi. She said among every five people who commit suicide in the Kingdom four are men and one is a woman. However, botched suicide attempts are more common among females. Al-Hausawi said the main cause for suicide attempts is emot

Saher operator could lose trading license

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   JEDDAH — The company operating the Saher traffic violations monitoring system could lose its commercial registration after a series of videos and pictures of traffic violators were leaked. The company said it would take action against those involved in leaking the videos and pictures. Sources in Saher said this move came after

Expelled scholarship student compensated

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   DAMMAM — The Ministry of Higher Education has compensated Saudi scholarship student Hassan Al-Dehailib after he was dismissed from Auckland University in New Zealand. His sister Dr. Zainab Al-Dehailib confirmed the issuance of the decision. She said the Ministry of Higher Education has agreed to convert her brother’s scholarship from a

Keralite elected new IISJ chairman

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   JEDDAH — Mohammed Raziq Abdul Vahid from Kerala has been elected new chairman of the managing committee of the International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ). The election was held Thursday evening under the supervision of the education consul and head of chancery at the Consulate General of India, Muhammad Raqib Qureshi, who is a

Medicine smuggling attempt foiled

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   DAMMAM — The customs officers at Al-Khafji border post foiled an attempt to smuggle medicines out of the country.  Director General of Al-Khafji Customs Eid Al-Enizi said a bus arrived at the checkpoint with the intention of departing from the Kingdom. While customs officers were completing departure procedures, the med

It’s time to stop using plastic bags in Saudi Arabia

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  Mona Abdal Fattah Makkah Daily   Famous British wildlife filmmaker Rebecca Hosking once visited Midway Island as part of her work on a documentary film about the effects of plastic waste on sea life around Hawaii. She was confronted with the horror of hundreds of albatrosses lying on the sand with their s

A Saudi lesson in life for an Indian minister

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  Fayyadh Al-Enizi Al-Sharq   Saudi and Indian media recently published a story regarding the appointment of Vijay Sampla as India’s Minister of Social Justice and the fact that he once worked as a plumber in Saudi Arabia. After completing secondary school, Sampla traveled to the Kingdom to work as a

Child care centers should be set up at the Two Holy Mosques

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  Osama Al-Sebai Makkah Daily    Several writers have dealt with the issue of undesirable activities taking place inside the Prophet’s Mosque and its courtyards in Madinah, especially the area set aside for women. Accompanied by my wife, I visited the holy mosque during the last Haj holidays. While ent

Professor with fake doctorate jailed

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   JEDDAH — A Jordanian university professor was imprisoned after being convicted by the Criminal Court of using a forged doctorate degree. The court sentenced him to one year imprisonment and fined him SR1,000. The professor was working at a Jeddah college for 28 years. He presented a doctorate degree that was supposedly obtained from a univer

Is jealousy a sign of love?

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEALOUSY is something that can negatively affect a marriage and often stems from a deep sense of love that a couple may share for one another, said a leading sociologist. Couples often love one another, and it is this love that also ultimately leads to jealousy, which in turn causes suspici

Eastern Province crippled by wet weather

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  Saeed Haider Saudi Gazette   DAMMAM — Heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms hit the Eastern Province in the early hours of Friday, bringing the area to a halt. The region had been experiencing inclement weather for the past three days, with moderate rain on Monday and Tuesday.

Obesity ops can be life saving

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  Saudi Gazette report   AMID the alarming rise in obesity and chronic diseases that accompany it, losing weight using conventional methods is no longer an effective solution. Instead, many Saudis who suffer from diseases caused by poor lifestyle choices such as diet are opting to have risky surgeries that promise fast results, A

Truck dumps barley on busy road

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   Traffic police on Friday cleared Al-Hizam Road in Mahayil governorate of barley loads dumped by a truck. Officers attended the scene after being contacted by pedestrians. — Okaz photo

Accident uncovers qat smuggling

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   BISHA — A road accident on the Al-Rain-Bisha Road revealed one of the vehicles involved was transporting bundles of the narcotic leaf qat. The accident involved two cars, with a driver and a passenger in each vehicle. The smugglers both died in the accident and the survivors were seriously injured. The injured

3 Al-Jouf university students poisoned

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   QURAYYAT — Three female students of Al-Jouf University were rushed to Prince Miteb Bin Abdulaziz Hospital after suffering from poisoning. Al-Jouf Red Crescent spokesman Hamdan Al-Duwaihi said the Red Crescent received reports of the incident and transported the victims to the hospital’s emergency room. They are currently undergoing tre

Egyptian drowns in septic tank

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   WADI AL-DAWASIR — Civil Defense troops hauled an Egyptian’s body from a public building’s septic tank on Thursday. Civil Defense were contacted by passersby and rushed to the scene in Al-Ladam district. The body was transported to a hospital morgue. Investigations into the causes of the incident are ongoing.

Teacher investigated for verbal abuse

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   HOFOUF, Ahsa — The Ministry of Education is investigating a teacher who was recorded using abusive language to a student on Thursday. The clip of the incident had gone viral and spokesman for the ministry’s Ahsa office, Suhair Al-Hawas, said the school in the video was identified and confirmed by the principal. Head of the ministry bra

Man and daughter survive AC blaze

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   JAZAN — A man and his four-year-old daughter survived an air conditioner fire in their bedroom Friday morning.   Mohammad Atifah, 43, said: “I woke up to the screams of my little daughter Miyar. There was thick black smoke in her room and the entire room was burning hot. I managed to pull her away and out of the h
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