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Muezzin ‘shoots’ prayer-calling Asian

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   AL-ARTAWIYAH, Riyadh — A muezzin allegedly shot a 30-year-old Asian worker and killed him. Artawiyah Police reported that the murder happened after the worker began to recite the adhan (call to prayer) without the permission of the head muezzin, who then killed him in retaliation. The police also found out later that the alleged killer suffe

11-year-old boy pushed into manhole

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   RAFAH, Northern Borders – The Civil Defense in the Northern Borders saved an 11-year-old boy who was pushed into a manhole and transported him to Ar’ar Central Hospital. Northern Borders Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Abdulrahman Mohammad Al-Ahmadi said it was not clear who pushed the victim in. The Civil Defense had to contact the Red C

Six hashish smugglers caught

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   JAZAN — Police in Al-Harth arrested a gang of six people of African nationalities trying to smuggle 100 blocks of hashish into the Kingdom. Al-Harth Police spokesman Khalid Bin Qaziz said officers grew suspicious of the suspects when they were spotted loitering in nearby woods. The officer tracked their movements and when the gang started fe

Teachers undergo training in child development and psychology

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  Munawarunnisa Nazneen Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH — London Institute of Teacher’s Training’s (LITT) Master English program recently conducted a certificate program for kindergarten and elementary school teachers in “Child Development and Psychology” at Hilton.

Evangelism: Arab expatriate arrested

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) caught an Arab expatriate for preaching Christianity to his female coworkers. Haia spokesman Turki Al-Shalil said the commission received multiple complaints against the man, who would

Pakistani community concerned over eviction of PISJ in Azizia

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  Nisma Rafiq Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH —  Pakistan International School Jeddah in Al Azizia received a notice from the Ministry of Education last year soon after the lease ended to evacuate the building. Currently, negotiations are underway to overturn the government’s dec

Ethiopian maid executed for stabbing little girl 30 times

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  Saudi Gazette report   HAFR AL-BATIN — An Ethiopian housemaid was executed here Tuesday for stabbing to death a 3-year-old girl to death, a Ministry of Interior statement said. Khadija Muhammad Issa was found guilty of killing Al-Jazi Muhammad Fahad Al-Harbi while she wa

Thai Consulate marks King Bhumibol’s 87th birthday

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  Thai Consul General (third from left), Chief Guest (middle), Dean of Consular Corps (second from left) and ASEAN Consuls General in Jeddah join take part in the cake cutting ceremony. — Courtesy photo  JEDDAH — The month of December each year is an important period for the Thai peop

Alwaleed, Ouattara discuss economic issues

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   Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), received Alassane Ouattara, President of Ivory Coast, in his office in Riyadh, Tuesday. The two discussed economic, investment and social issues related to their respective economic relationship between the two countries. — Courtesy photo

Five forced marriages recorded this year

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  Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — There have been five forced marriages in 2014 so far, Ministry of Justice statistics revealed. International Islamic Fiqh Academy member Mohammad Al-Nujaimi stressed the importance of verifying the identity of the bride b

Citrus festival

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   Thousands of people are flocking to the National Citrus Festival at Al-Ulla Governorate in Madinah. The festival, held under the patronage of Prince Faisal Bin Salman, emir of Madinah, continues for 10 days. Several types of citrus fruit such as lemon, orange, and mandarin are on display. The goal of the festival is to display the produce of Madinah farmers and to

Future of petroleum discussed in Dhahran

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  Dr. Khaled Al-Sultan, President of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, delivering the inaugural address at the two-day symposium on Catalysts in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals at the university’s Research Institute in Dhahran. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette Report

Health insurance rule ‘could leave expats paying premiums’

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — A decision to grant all members of expatriates’ families health insurance could lead to companies forcing workers to pay the premiums, an insurance expert told Al-Riyadh. Fahd Al-Enizi said the National Health Insurance Committee issu

Govt agencies, car rentals benefit from status quo on women driving

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  Dr. Muhammad Al-Masood Al-Eqtisadiah   EMPOWERING women to drive will result in huge losses to many, especially those depriving women of a humane and civil right. They are as follows: First, government agencies that collect fees. How? The fees of issuing 1.5 million driver visas are worth SR2.5 billion. Health insurance

Frequent road crashes forcing women teachers to abandon jobs

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  Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — Many female teachers are quitting their jobs to ensure their safety due to the dangerous road commutes they endure every day and to spend more time with their children, Makkah daily reported. Faezah Al-Nasser said she submitted her resignat

Fire breaks out in car repair shops

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   MADINAH — Civil Defense personnel contained a fire that ripped through several car repair shops in the industrial area of Madinah, said spokesman Col. Khalid Al-Juhani. The fire started inside one of the repair shops and quickly spread to nearby shops because the shop had a huge quantity of paint thinners and dyes. No one was injured in the

Drug smuggling attempt foiled

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   TABUK — Jordanian security forces arrested three Syrian men for attempting to smuggle 1.4 million drug pills concealed inside metal construction wires bound for the Kingdom. The Jordanian General Security Media Center reported that it received information on a group of Arabs who planned to smuggle drugs into the Kingdom. Jordanian authoritie

Cop jailed for smuggling cell phone into prison

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   HOFOUF — A criminal court in Ahsa, Eastern Province, issued a preliminary verdict sentencing a security officer who smuggled a cell phone to prisoner to two years’ imprisonment. Sources reported that the concerned authorities received information of a security officer intending to smuggle a cell phone to a prisoner. Authorities monitor

Saudi executed for drug trafficking

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   RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday executed Saudi citizen Nasser Bin Amiq Ali Al-Enizi convicted of smuggling a large amount of amphetamine pills. Al-Enizi confessed to his crime and the General Court issued the death sentence. The Court of Appeals and the Supreme Judicial Council upheld the sentence. The execution took place in th

Two police officers injured in car crash

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   DAMAD — Two policemen were injured while attempting to arrest a suspected criminal in a mountainous area of Jazan. The officers’ squad car swerved off a narrow road and overturned. Both men were severely injured and were transported to Damad and Sabya hospitals for treatment. The suspect they had been pursuing was later arrested and re
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