Historic Souq Okaz to kick off Thursday

January 11, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Naheel Abdullah Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Souq Okaz festival will start Thursday with different activities including presentations on old Arab poets, folklore theater and exhibitions. This year, the area where the activities will take place has been increased to

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Too many errors at Riyadh eye hospital, says Shoura member

January 11, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Suaad Al-Shamrani Okaz/Saudi Gazette  RIYADH — A Shoura Council member who is head of the council’s optics and eye surgeries committee called for the Ministry of Health to inspect King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH) in Riyadh because there have been too many medica

Manarat educates students about sunnah

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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     Munawarunnis Nazneen  Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Manarat Jeddah International School's kindergarten section recently held an activity to educated students about sunnah (sayings and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad [peace be upo

PISJ-Aziziah's building issue will be resolved soon, says Pak CG

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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      Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Pakistan Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khokher said that the issue over the eviction of Pakistan International School Jeddah - Al Aziziah building would be resolved soon.&nbsp

Creative Gavel Club holds an oratory contest on first anniversary

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    Safi H. Jannaty  DAMMAM — As a part of the ongoing education and training process, Creative Gavel Club, a club formed under Area 25 of Toastmasters International, held table topics contest for the members of the club on December

Thai Consulate grandly celebrates Children's Day

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    JEDDAH — The Royal Thai Consulate General in Jeddah, in cooperation with Thai community in western region of Saudi Arabia, organized the National Children’s Day at the consulate’s premises Saturday. Approximately 300 children living in Jeddah and Makkah had participated in this event. 

Armed robber apprehended

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — A citizen was arrested after robbing an expatriate and shooting him in the leg. The injured man called police shortly after the violent robbery happened. Undercover agents were dispatched to search for the attacker all over the city. He was arrested and taken to a police station where he confessed to the crime.

Arab expat jumps off bridge to evade cops

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    JEDDAH — An Arab expatriate jumped off the Seaport Bridge while running away from police. The young man stole a car when its owner left its engine running while buying something from the grocers, said Makkah Province Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. When police vehicles closed in on him, he hit two cars,

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Police impersonators busted in E. Province

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — Authorities apprehended two men who posed as police officers. The two men went into a restaurant in police clothes and asked the workers for their IDs, said Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. The restaurant manager got suspicious of them and called police. They immediately ran away but were caught sho

Two workers hurt in ceiling collapse

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   TABUK — Two expatriate workers were injured when the ceiling of a building they were working on fell down on their heads. Both men were working at the site under construction when the accident happened, said Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Col. Mamdouh Al-Eneizi. Their coworkers came to their rescue and called the ambulance. They are

Maid smuggler detained in EP

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — A citizen who was trying to help two runaway maids outside the city was arrested. The sponsor of one of the maids reported her to authorities after seeing her riding in a car with a stranger, said police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. He provided police with the license plate number and a description of the man. In few h

Maid hangs herself in sponsor’s home

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   QURAYYAT — A maid of African nationality killed herself inside her sponsor’s home. The sponsor found her dead inside one of the rooms and called police, said Al-Jouf Police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaishir. Preliminary investigations eliminated foul play as the maid did not have any marks of violence on her body except for s

Three girls injured after bus overturns

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — Three students from a middle school for girls sustained moderate injuries when their minibus overturned after colliding with another vehicle. There were nine students in the bus and all were going to take their examinations when the accident took place, said Red Crescent spokesman Fahd Al-Ghamdi. The force of the collision

EP women seek more health, fitness centers

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM —Women in the Eastern Province have demanded that fully-equipped health and fitness centers, supervised and monitored by qualified female Saudi trainers, be made available to them, Makkah daily report

4m unmarried Saudi women in the next five years

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah   The number of unmarried Saudi women will reach 4 million in the next five years. They are currently more than 1.5 million.  These figures have been included in a study conducted by Ali Bin Ibrahim Al-Zahrani, head of the

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Municipality closes nine gas stations

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Naheel Abdullah Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH – Municipality inspectors have shut down nine gas stations for their failure to meet the local authority’s requirements. Director of public relations at Jeddah Municipality Muhammad Al-Bogami said the inspectors gave a number of station ow

Land deed scandal: Suit filed against municipality

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Two thousand Saudis have filed lawsuits against Jeddah Municipality for allegedly displaying poor monitoring over the mechanisms used for issuing title deeds for lands, Al-Watan reported. In their lawsuits, the citizens alleged that the municipality allowed r

Radio station to host French CG

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — A Saudi radio station will host Louis Blin, Consul General of France in Jeddah, on Tuesday. Members of the public are invited to send questions or complaints or concerns to the Saudi radio station. The consul general will be interviewed by presenter Waleed Al-Shehri. Al-Shehri said, callers can reach

Not adhering to court verdicts could land defendants in prison

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Adnan Al-Shabrawi  Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Minister of Justice Mohammed Al-Issa has set penalties for litigants who fail to execute legal verdicts against them after there were reports of courts being lenient with guilty defendants. These pena

Saudi women seek their rights in real estate ownership

January 12, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Okaz/Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Saudi women demanded the Ministry of Housing form a higher committee to directly tackle issues they face in the real estate industry. Industry expert and real estate developer Ezdihar Batubara said the minister of housing should immediately earmark resid