Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM – Football clubs in Kingdom are angry at the Ministry of Labor’s decision to list them under the Nitaqat program that aims to improve Saudization levels in the country, Al-Sharq reported.
They said the decision has left them struggling
Angry football clubs claim they cannot meet Saudization targets
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Lebanese I-Day celebrated in new consulate premises
Consuls general and ambassadors of many countries as well as many Saudi and Lebanese businessmen and members of the community attended the function to mark Lebanese Independence Day in Jeddah, Sunday. — SG photo by Samar Yahya Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH &mdash
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Pakistan Navy ships dock at Jeddah port
Consul General of Pakistan Aftab Khokher (3rd right), Commodore Zahid Al-Shehri of Royal Saudi Navy, Naval and Air Force attaché at the Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh, Commodore Ibrahim Asad, diplomats, dignitaries, mediapersons, officers of Saudi Navy at the Pak-Saudi friendship cake-cutting ceremony aboard PNS ALAMGIR on Monday. – SG photo&
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Saudi is out of ‘financial Guantanamo’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Prominent Saudi businessman and philanthropist Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Al-Kadi has claimed that he has been removed from the US Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals list. It includes individuals and businesses with whom A
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Teacher slaps pupil, causes serious injury
TABUK — A fourth grade school teacher nearly blinded his student after he slapped him and hit his left eye. The student, identified as Abdulrahman Mohammad Mashhour Al-Enizi, suffered from inflammation and reddening of the eye. His father was reportedly distraught by the teacher’s actions and asked the Ministry of Education to look int
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Man detained for aiding runaway maid
TABUK — Al-Wajh Police arrested a man who helped a maid escape from her sponsor. Tabuk Police spokesman Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghaban said a citizen reported that his maid escaped from his house and he saw her get into a car with a man he was unfamiliar with. “We managed to find the man and the maid three hours later and arrest them both.
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Three injured in Makkah accident
MAKKAH — Three men were injured after their car hit a stray camel on Wadi Numan Road. Makkah Red Crescent spokesman Ali Abdullah Al-Ghamdi said the victims were transported to Al-Noor Hospital for treatment. “Traffic Control is investigating the accident to understand what exactly happened,” said Al-Ghamdi.
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Police disarm, arrest ‘dangerous’ carjacker
ABHA — Police here arrested a carjacker who had been going around knocking on doors in Al-Khadra village asking for help with his broken down car. When occupants came out to help, he would threaten to harm them unless they handed over their car keys. Asir Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdullah Al-Shathan said police received a report from a citi
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High school student falls from building
JAZAN — A high school student at Al-Humaira School fell from the second floor of his school as he was trying to sneak out. Head of the Ministry of Education in Jazan Yahya Otaif said the student was rushed to the nearest hospital and his health condition is stable. “Investigations are ongoing and we’re trying to understand the re
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Accidents involving female teachers recur
Three female teachers and their driver were injured in an accident on the International Road, between Khamis Mushayt and Dhahran Al-Janoub, in Asir province Tuesday. The teachers were on their way to their school in a rural area of Tihama governorate. — Okaz photo
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Press meet with Pakistan’s former Information Minister
Pakistan’s former Information Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, who was recently in the Kingdom, speaks with Chairman Amir Mohamed Khan, and President of Pakistan Journalist Forum Shahid Naeem at a press meet at a local restaurant in Jeddah. — Photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil
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Meena Bazaar promotes home-based businesses
Munawarunnisa Nazneen
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Shaheen volunteers recently held a two-day Meena Bazaar at a local restaurant here for ladies and children of both Indian and Pakistani communities. The bazaar featured stalls of ladies who have home-based businesses, in addit
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Japanese consulate hosts cultural, technical lecture
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Consulate General of Japan held a cultural and technical lecture entitled “Evaluation of Expressions and Techniques from Traditional Art to Otaku Culture Sunday here. The lecture was attended by prominent members
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Embassy of Japan participates in the International Children’s Day Festival
RIYADH — The Embassy of Japan participated in the 7th Riyadh International Children's Day Festival from November 20 to 22 November, which was hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information at King Fahd Cultural Center here. On the opening day, teachers from the Japanese School in Riyadh and seven students
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Constructive teaching can definitely produce wonderful talent, says former ISRO scientist
RIYADH — “There is a scientist hidden in each and every student. First, the student himself has to realize this and try to awake that sleeping scientist in him. And then, ultimately, it is the campus’ mission to rear up and bring out these promising scientist to serve the humanity,” said Dr. Abdul Salam Muhammed, former sen
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Jannah Baarmah winner of Queen Effat Citizenship Award
JEDDAH - Jannah Baarmah was awarded the Queen Effat Citizenship Award (QECA) by Princess Loulwah Al-Faisal and University President Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail at a ceremony on the Nov. 26. Effat University is a private university for women founded by Queen Effat Al-Thunayan Al-Saud and run by the King Faisal Foundation. The university
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Militant gets death, nine sent to jail
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh on Wednesday sentenced a terror suspect to death and nine others to prison terms of five to 33 years, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The court also slapped a travel ban on nine of the convicted men after their release fr
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Top scholar backs organ donation
AL-KHOBAR — A member of the Board of Senior Scholars has called upon the public to donate organs and register their names with the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Al-Hayat daily reported. “If you don’t donate your organs to save your brothers and sisters who need them, these organs will be eaten by worms w
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BMC students organize nursing festival
Nursing students of Batterjee Medical College demonstrate how to perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) as an emergency measure to save people suffering from heart attacks at an exhibition held as part of the nursing festival. — SG photo Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDA
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Money seized from terrorists can be spent on charity, say scholars
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The Council of Senior Scholars on Wednesday issued a religious edict (fatwa) allowing the distribution of money seized from terror suspects among the needy.
The fatwa dealt with the money collected illegally for charitable purposes within the Kingdom or abro
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