Saudi Wheels paves the way for women roller skaters

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Saudi Wheels is a girls’ roller skating team with members between the ages of 17 and 24. The team is demanding attention and support from the concerned authorities, Al-Madinah newspaper reported. Kholoud Anani, a member and trainer in

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Outrage over clip of man running over dog

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  Abdulaziz Al-Mishaiti Okaz/Saudi Gazette  QURAYYAT, Al-Jouf — A video clip showing a man running over a dog several times with his four-wheel drive until the animal dies has prompted a strong reaction among tweeters who called for the man and the person who filmed the incident t

Saudi woman struggles to save maid’s eyesight

January 4, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — A Saudi woman is working hard to get treatment for her Ethiopian maid who lost her eyesight after cleaning detergent splashed in her face. Madinah Abdulqader suffered the injury while cleaning the home of unemployed divorcee Hanan, Al-Watan reported. Hanan, w

Probe launched into import of pork noodles

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry is working to remove instant noodle products containing pork, Makkah reported. The ministry has opened an investigation with the importer that distributed the products in the first place.

Scholar who tortured daughter to death to be released from jail

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  Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — A Saudi scholar convicted of killing his five-year-old daughter after severely abusing her will be released from prison imminently after serving three years for his crime, Dammam-based Alsharq reported on Sunday. The unidentified father phy

Businesswomen question ban on fitness centers, beauty clinics

January 4, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  AL-KHARJ, Riyadh — The Ministry of Interior has issued a ban on women from running spas, beauty centers and women’s sports facilities. Reacting to the ban, businesswomen in the industry demanded authorities reconsider, Al-Hayat daily reported.

Japanese in Jeddah celebrate National Day

January 5, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Japanese Consulate marked the country's National Day recently with a lavish celebration of bilateral relations at Consul General Matahiro Yamaguchi’s residence in Jeddah. Ambassador Jamal Bakr Belkhour, director general of protocol at th

Dunes hosts 4th annual sports day

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   JEDDAH — The Dunes International School proudly hosted its 4th Annual Sports Day functions at the sports pavilion of the girls' and boys' sections respectively. The function at the boys' section was inaugurated by Saad Al Turaikki, ex-president, Saudi Aramco, as the chief guest. The guest of honor, Awad Al Qaht

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Global Investment & Twin Cities Honors Indian entrepreneur

January 5, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH —  Global Investment Management Group (GIMG), a newly launched Jeddah-based business forum and Twin-Cities Youth Welfare Association (TCYWA), jointly organized a dinner-reception to honour the visiting Indian entrepreneur and the first recipient of India’s dual cit

Makkah property prices hits 2-year low

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    Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette  MAKKAH — Land prices in the holy city are at its lowest levels in two years, according to reports from the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s information center.  The numbe

Man ‘stabs wife to death’

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   RIYADH — A man in his 40s was arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing his wife, said Tabuk Police spokesman Lt. Col. Khalid Al-Ghaban. The victim was stabbed to death and died from deep wounds in different parts of her body. Police arrested the husband who was at the crime scene. Officers are still gathering information from eyewi

Maid takes her own life

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   QURAYYAT – An Ethiopian maid committed suicide here Sunday, said Al-Jouf Police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaishir. She used a piece of cloth to hang herself from window. The maid’s sponsor reported her death to the police after he saw her body hanging from the window. Paramedics transported her body to hospital where a postmo

Four teachers killed in crash

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   TABUK — Four female teachers and their driver were killed after their minibus hit a truck on the Sharma-Tabuk Highway on Sunday, according to Red Crescent Authority spokesman Hussam Al-Salih. Two more teachers were seriously injured. The driver lost control over the minibus and hit the truck head-on. Al-Salih said the condition of

Fuel tanker fire averted

January 5, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — A fuel tanker overturned in south Riyadh and would have caught fire had it not been for swift action of firefighters, said Civil Defense spokesman Maj. Gen. Muhammad Al-Hamadi. Preliminary investigations showed that the driver, who sustained moderate injuries and was rushed to the hosp

Theft gang suspects arrested

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   MADINAH — A five-member gang has been arrested for stealing SR250,000 from a dental laboratory, according to Madinah Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghanam. Police formed a team of investigators after the theft had been reported and sent undercover agents to gather clues and information from the crime scene. An Arab expatriate was ar

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Two Haia members assaulted in Riyadh

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   RIYADH – Two members of the Commission of the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) were admitted to the hospital after being attacked by a man in Al-Aflaj Governorate. One of the members suffered facial injuries while the other sustained moderate injuries in different parts of his body. The man attacked when the Ha

40 husbands imprisoned for not honoring child custody verdicts

January 5, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Mohammed Al-Nighais Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH — Since their establishment last year, executive courts in the Kingdom have jailed 40 husbands for one to three months for refusing to adhere to court rulings that had awarded custody of their children to their ex-wives.

Absence of pedestrian bridges claims more lives

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   Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH/JEDDAH — Dozens of residents in Makkah and Jeddah have complained that they do not have enough pedestrian bridges in their cities and many people have paid with their lives because of this problem, Makkah daily reported.  Some

Failure of the Housing Ministry

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   Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz   On Jan. 13 the housing minister will be at the Shoura Council to brief members about the ministry’s plans and visions. According to local media reports, the minister will answer the members’ questions and queries about some issues that are of

EP emir orders treatment of Egyptian boy

January 5, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  DAMMAM — Eastern Province Emir Prince Saud Bin Naif has ordered his office to pay the medical bill for an Egyptian child suffering from cardiac problems, Al-Hayat reported.  Khalid Hani Abdulazeem Sharaf was treated at Dammam Central