TVTC to build 25 training centers for prisoners

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) is planning to build 25 training centers for prison inmates at a total cost of SR150 million, the corporation’s deputy governor Rashid Al-Zahrani was quoted as saying by Makkah daily. The new cent

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Integrated plan ready to deal with rains, floods

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Omar Majli Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — In collaboration with other concerned government departments, Jeddah Municipality has prepared an integrated plan to deal with heavy rains or floods in the city. Benefiting from the experience gathered from the floods that hit the city in 2009

Calls for canceling HIV test for job applicants

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM — The Saudi Charity Association for AIDS Patients (SACA) is coordinating with several authorities to cancel the condition requiring new applicants in the private sector to take an HIV test, Al-Yaum daily reported. Musa Hayazeh, SACA director in Jeddah, said the

Saudi woman apologizes for attending soccer match

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — A young woman who was arrested for disguising herself as a man to attend a football match last week was released by Jeddah Police, Makkah daily reported. The 20-year-old was arrested at the King Abdullah Sports City’s Al-Jawhara stadium.

Mystery woman who lives on street taken to hospital

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — A woman in her 70s, Zainab has been homeless for seven years and suffers from mental illnesses that causes her to be aggressive toward residents of Makkah’s Rai’ Al-Kahl district, Makkah daily reported. There are many stories on what exactly happened to Zainab. So

No plan to set minimum age for marriage of girls: Grand Mufti

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH – The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti has said the Board of Senior Scholars has no intention to set the minimum marriage age of women in the country to 15 years. In a telephone interview with Al-Riyadh newspaper, Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh reiterated that marriage

Okaz board approves 2015 budget

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Okaz Organization for Press and Publication’s board of directors has approved the company’s report for the fiscal year 2015, updated the organization’s hierarchy, and reviewed proposed projects to develop its use of information technology. T

Foreign investors: Differences with SAGIA simmer

December 21, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — Foreign investors who are members of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry have expressed dissatisfaction with the Saudi Arabian Investment Authority (SAGIA) and asked it to honor incentives offered to them by the government. They aske

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Pakistani doctor receives gold medal for securing top position

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Dr. Erum Qalbani, who secured top score among Pakistan candidates in a post graduate exam of Royal College UK, is awarded gold medal by Rana Iqbal, acting Governor/Speaker PA, on behalf of Family Medicine Association. — SG photo  Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH

Saudi businessmen felicitate Indian journalist Zahid Khan

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH —  Editor-In-Chief of The Siasat Urdu Daily Zahid Ali Khan was felicitated by Saudi businessmen at Dewaniah Jeddah last week in recognition for his 50 years of service to Urdu journalism, national integration and communal harmony. General Secr

Bangladesh Embassy marks Victory Day

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Bangladesh Embassy commemorated the Victory Day of Bangladesh on December 16 at the chancery premises in a befitting manner. The day’s program included recitation of a few verses from the Qur'an, ceremonial hoisting of the national flag by Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Md. Shahidul Isl

Pak CG holds condolence meet for Peshawar victims

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   A condolence meet was held for the children and staff members who died during the attack on Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, at the residence of Pakistan Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khoker Thursday here. Consul General of Turkey, notable members of Pakistan and Saudi communities, representative of various Pakistani literally, social and wel

Punjab governor feted in Riyadh

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Faiz Al-Najdi   RIYADH — Pakistanis led by workers of Pakistan Muslim League – N hosted a fitting reception in honor of visiting Punjab Governor Choudhry Muhammad Sarwar at Marriot Hotel. It was attended by a large number of Pakistanis living here and its adjoining regions, incl

Botched car-drifting stunt kills expatriate

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — An expatriate worker was killed after being hit by a car whose driver was drifting. Riyadh Saudi Red Crescent Authority spokesman Abdullah Al-Otaibi said the victim was in his 40s. Paramedics rushed to the scene to find the man lying motionless in the middle of the road. He was pronoun

Suspects in multiple car thefts arrested

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Four Saudis and two expatriates were arrested for stealing more than seven vehicles, according to Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The suspects allegedly dismantled all parts of the stolen vehicles and sold them. They were running their illegal activities inside a warehouse in south Jeddah. &n

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Two expatriates jailed for forgery

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   MADINAH — Two Asian men have been sentenced to prison and a hefty fine after being convicted of forging a driver’s license. Sukhjinder Singh Gul and Jatinder Saheb admitted before court that they falsified the license together. The Administrative Court handed down a one-year sentence in addition to SR1,0

Family survives gas cylinder blast

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JAZAN — A family survived a gas cylinder explosion that destroyed their ceiling. The family was sitting in another room when they heard the blast and saw the ceiling topple down on their heads. Civil Defense rescuers arrived at the scene shortly after the explosion had been reported. They pulled out the family

Foul play suspected in man’s death

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   QURAYYAT — Police here have launched an extensive investigation into the death of a 50-year-old man. Police spokesman Col. Madhali Al-Muwaishir said Qurayyat General Hospital called officers after someone brought in the man’s body and left. Forensic doctors examined the body but could not determine the c

Child rapist executed in Buraidah

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   BURAIDAH — A convicted child rapist was executed in Saudi Arabia on Monday. The Interior Ministry said Suleiman Bin Abdullah had been found guilty of kidnapping a male child, tying him up “and performing the obscene act”. Authorities carried out the sentence against him in the northwestern city of Buraidah, the mi

Over 250 survive Jazan boat crash

December 22, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JAZAN — About 250 passengers miraculously survived after their boat hit another cargo vessel on Sunday. Nasser Al-Hazmi, director of roads and transportation at Jazan Municipality, said 60 vehicles on board the passenger boat were damaged. The captain tried to avoid hitting a hunting boat when he lost control