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  Abdullah Bin Bakheet Al-Riyadh   I AM not exaggerating when I say that I mastered a lot of games in elementary school that involved physical activity such as volleyball, soccer, table tennis, etc. When I got to intermediate school, I mastered many games that challenge the brain such as chess, Scrabble and Mastermind.

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Saudi children ‘lack savings culture’

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  Saudi Gazette report  ABHA — Around 85 percent of children in the Kingdom lack a proper savings culture, an early childhood education expert told Al-Riyadh daily. Dr. Majdah Fathi Saleem said: “I can’t stress enough the importance of instilling this culture i

Official denies wrongdoing after Mikhwah girl slips into a coma

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  Saudi Gazette report MIKHWAH, Baha — A health official has denied allegations of wrongdoing by doctors at a local hospital after a 15-year-old girl who was brought there suffering from acute tonsillitis slipped into a coma. The girl's father blamed wr

Eight laid-off Saudis get their jobs back

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH – The Higher Labor Disputes Commission has ordered a company to reinstate eight Saudi employees it laid off earlier to reduce its workforce, the Makkah daily reported. The commission considered the company’s decision to dismiss the empl

Smartphone app to report road accidents soon: Ministry

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior has announced plans to launch a new smartphone app service for reporting road accidents. When involved in an accident, users can take a picture of their damaged car and submit it to the Public Security through the

140 firefighters complete UK training

December 4, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — As many as 140 Civil Defense personnel returned to the Kingdom recently after successfully completing advanced training in firefighting in the United Kingdom. The 12-week course was held at the British Firefighting Services College. The graduates will serve as station managers in newly developed fire stations across the Kingdom. &ld

8% drop in traffic-related deaths

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   MAKKAH — The number of deaths resulting from traffic accidents in Makkah in 2013-2014 dropped by 8 percent compared to the previous year, according to a report issued by the city’s Traffic Department. The number of traffic-related injuries saw a 9.5 percent decline during the same period, it said, adding that accident rates dropped esp

Violations in gold shops detected

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   JEDDAH — Inspection tours by the Ministry of Labor with the participation of Public Security that targeted the gold and jewelry sector in 47 cities and governorates led to the arrests of 63 workers for violating labor and residency regulations. In total, 71 residency and labor law violations were registered. The violations included those of

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Traffic tickets: Saudi eyes Guinness entry

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   MAKKAH — A Saudi man is seeking to enter the Guinness Book of Records for accumulating a whopping 415 traffic violations estimated to be worth SR253,600. Most of the violations were for speeding and were detected by Saher radar cameras. Muhammad Ali, 35, said his experience with traffic tickets began in 2011. He said he was driving at a spee

Banks to allow card-less ATM withdrawals

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   JEDDAH — Saudi banks have started providing emergency cash withdrawal services that allows users to withdraw money from an ATM without a cash card. A maximum of SR1,000 can be withdrawn using the emergency service. According to Talat Hafiz, secretary-general for information and awareness at the Committee of Saudi Banks, the new service has b

Railway project to bypass Taif governorate

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   TAIF — Taif will not benefit from a proposed railway project that will link Jeddah with the Eastern Province city of Dammam via Riyadh, according to Saudi Railways Organization. Sources said this came in a reply by the organization to an inquiry from Taif Municipality on the locations and coordinates of the railway project within the governo

Dr. Tamara Tayeb named head of Ebola response team

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – Dr. Tamara Tayeb has been appointed head of the Ebola response team at the Ministry of Health’s Command and Control Center. Dr. Anees Sindi, deputy commander of center, said the appointment embodies the importance the Kingdom attaches

Prince Saud expected to visit Iraq

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal has received an invitation to visit Iraq, according to an official source at the ministry. “Prince Saud has promised to respond to the invitation after taking into account a convenient time for both

Health insurance must for expats' family members, says official

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  Izzeddin Ahmed Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH – The Cooperative Health Insurance Council has reiterated that no residence permits will be issued or renewed for family members of expatriates working in the private sector unless all of them obtain health insurance. In a stat

Science is not related to religion

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  Anas Zahid Al-Madinah   Science has nothing to do with religion. I, therefore, do not at all understand calls for Islamizing science. Science, by nature, is not related to religion. Have you heard of, for example, Islamic physics, Christian chemistry, Jewish engineering, Buddhist mathematics, Confucian psychology, Hindu

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  Saeed Muhammad Bin Zagar Al-Madinah   Labor laws have put Saudi and expatriate workers on an equal footing by defining a worker based on his profession not his nationality. However, sometimes we see contradictions between theory and practice. Some practices need to be criticized and corrected. For example, some employers

The seven top Saudi priorities

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  Fadel Al-Ammani Al-Riyadh   Ever since I started writing articles in local newspapers 13 years ago, there have been some topics and issues that have always seemed to be important to Saudi readers. All of these issues affect society and are considered to be priority areas as far as individuals and various segments of soci

Riyadh’s amazing Edge of the World

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  Saudi Gazette report   AS the capital of the Kingdom, it is hard to believe that a metropolitan city like Riyadh hides behind its vast deserts, one of the most popular tourist attractions around the world. The Edge of the World is a natural limestone escarpment in the central Najd region of Saudi Arabia. In the f

Nora Kashlan The first Saudi female to work at Jeddah Port

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  Shahd Alhamdan Saudi Gazette   ONCE the bustling seaport of Jeddah was a place where only men worked. However, things have changed. Nora Kashlan, a single Saudi woman, works as a planner and controller for the Gate of the Red Sea Company at Jeddah’s busy port. On graduation, Nora, who

Saudi women show true grit to prove themselves

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  Saudi Gazette report   MANY Saudi working women are showing they have the grit to prove themselves and deal with challenges in the workplace, thereby playing a key role in the Kingdom’s development. Many women have come to realize that the success they seek cannot be realized if they continue to submit them