MAKKAH — Two government authorities have admitted the reappearance of mosquitoes carrying dengue fever in the districts of northern Makkah. The municipality and National Water Company said extra efforts are being exerted to get rid of swarms of these insects. Mosquito combating teams are spraying insecticides in vehicles and on foot to deal
Dengue fever cases in northern Makkah
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Opinion poll on extending school hours
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has ordered education administrations to conduct a wide survey on the possibility of extending school hours and using the extra time to ensure students do their homework and participate in extracurricular activities. An official source said the opinion poll would cover all teaching and administrative staff,
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Garbage piles up in neighborhoods
MAKKAH — Piles of garbage that line Makkah’s streets continue to anger local residents, who claim cleanliness has reached an all-time low throughout the city.
This has led several locals to call for urgent and permanent solutions to the problem before it becomes a serious health hazard. It has been reported that the issu
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Interpol arrest fugitive businessman
JEDDAH — Interpol have detained a Saudi businessman who was wanted for cases related to real estate investments. Officers are pursuing another businessman as well. The arrested businessman owes around SR160 million to his investors. His arrest comes within the efforts of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, which has succeeded in returning
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Maggot-infested mandarins seized
TABUK — Inspectors have seized 360 cartons of mandarins infested with maggots in a major market in Tabuk. Spokesman for Tabuk Municipality Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Ghabban said during the local authority’s intensive inspection tours of Tabuk Central Market the existence of fruit fly larvae in mandarins was discovered. The cartons came from far
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Land sales near Grand Mosque to stop
MAKKAH — Local authorities in Makkah are considering stopping the sale or long-term investment of land in areas that are to make way for the expansion of the Grand Mosque. The intention is to prevent investors exploiting the scheme by increasing the prices of plots per square meter, hence causing a big gap between market price and real value
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Tackling the problems of unmarried and unemployed Saudi women
Mohammed Al-Owain
Al-Jazeera
There are hundreds of thousands of young Saudi women graduates who are at home and unemployed.
They have qualified in specialized subjects from different universities. Some of them have MAs and PhDs. They are aged between 20 and 40 and some are even older.
The
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Sexual harassment of young girls: Who is accountable?
Samara Al-Mogren
Al-Jazeera
I recently read a newspaper report about a young girl who was molested by a Syrian driver. The man sexually assaulted her while driving her to and from school.
It became evident from the report, which also contained a statement from the official of the Commission for Promotion
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Young Saudis excel in science abroad
Najeeb Al-Zamil
Al-Yaum
There are several young Saudis who are in the limelight in various parts of the world for their outstanding work and contribution to science.
Hosam Zowawi is a young Saudi scientist who was selected by Time magazine as one of seven people in its “Next Generation Leaders&rdq
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Getting married in the Kingdom
Saudi Gazette report SAUDI custom normally restricts interaction between couples when they get engaged and prospective husbands and wives are unable to see each other before the day they marry. Couples who get engaged are stringently monitored by their parents. However, some Saudis feel that there is a need to
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Prison officials describe bizarre episodes of smuggling
Saudi Gazette report DURING a recent visit to Riyadh’s Al-Hayer Prison, a reporter was shown over 70 dangerous items that visitors had smuggled into the prison for inmates. The majority of the items were to enable the inmates to commit suicide, or attack inmates and prison guards. The item
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Envoy sees Saudi-Japan ties expanding into a comprehensive partnership
RIYADH — The Japanese Embassy on Tuesday hosted a reception to mark the 81st birthday of Emperor Akihito of Japan. The Japanese celebrate their emperor’s birthday on Dec. 2 as the country’s National Day. Many Saudi government officials and guests from different sectors as well as representatives from
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140 firefighters complete UK training
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
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8% drop in traffic-related deaths
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 ac
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Violations in gold shops detected
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
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
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Banks to allow card-less ATM withdrawals
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
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Railway project to bypass Taif governorate
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
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Riyadh’s amazing Edge of the World
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
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Nora Kashlan The first Saudi female to work at Jeddah Port
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
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