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Illegal building still stands in public park three years on

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — A mosque muezzin (prayer caller) has built a building on a public park three years ago that still has not been dealt with by the Jeddah Municipality, Al-Watan reported. Three years have passed since local authorities ordered that the building located in the A

Cancer survivor and campaigner fights disease anew

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  Saudi Gazette report   AL-AHSA — Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi, the Saudi female consultant obstetrician and gynecologist famous for her fight against breast cancer, has suffered a recurrence of the disease. She announced the news on her Twitter account after being in remission for about eight years,

Father angry as daughter ‘used’ in sex abuse video

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) is considering a complaint from an expatriate father against a number of art production companies for allegedly using his 9-year-old daughter to act in a film about sexual abuse without his consent. Loc

Old man dies in police custody

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RAFHA — A man in his 70s passed away shortly after he was arrested, according to Northern Borders spokesman Col. Awayed Mehdiyana. Two officers asked the old man to pull over and requested him to show them his ID. He refused and got in his car and sped away. The officers chased him and made him stop then arrested him and put inside the patrol vehicle. Whi

Several students injured in fight

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AL-BAHA — A number of school students were injured following a brawl, said Al-Baha Police spokesman Col. Saad Tarad. The students got into the fight shortly after leaving the school where they sat their final examinations. A police officer who happened to be in the area saw the fight and called for backup to break up the fight. All those involved in were

Police bust three gangs of thieves

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BURAIDAH — Fourteen young men who formed three theft gangs were arrested on Monday, said Qassim Police spokesman Maj. Gen. Badr Al-Sehaibani. The gang members were involved in 164 thefts targeting homes, schools, vehicles, and shops in different neighborhoods in the city. Police seized guns, cash, cell phones, TV sets, computers, air-conditioners, gas cyl

Fire destroys medical warehouse

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TABUK — A fire destroyed Al-Wajh Hospital’s drug warehouse on Sunday. Three squads of firefighters were dispatched to the scene to battle the blaze that ripped through the warehouse, destroying everything, said Tabuk Health Affairs spokesman Awdah Al-Atawi. The firefighters had to use the help of several water tankers to contain the big fire. Fortun

350 kg of kola nuts seized

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RIYADH — Customs officers at Al-Bat’ha Border confiscated 350 kg of kola nuts, said spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Muhana. The smuggler tried to distract the officers by hiding the nuts, which contain banned stimulants, under the back seats and in different parts of the car. He also put some in suitcases and covered them with toys and other stuff. However

236 undocumented workers arrested

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DAMMAM — A total of 236 workers allegedly violating residency regulations were arrested here this week, said Eastern Province Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. The police dispatched several teams of officers to different places to catch violators of residency regulations. Officials from the Labor Ministry participated in the crackdown campaign,

It’s dangerous, but....

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Ignoring the dangers involved, young boys play under the Sitteen Bridge in Jeddah after sitting for their final examinations. — Courtesy photo

Zubair Badr hailed for community services

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Consul General of Pakistan Aftab Khokher, right, and member of legislative assembly of Pakistan Armaghan Subhani, presenting a shield to Zubair Badar, for his services rendering to Pakistani community in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Jeddah. Subhani expressed his satisfaction to Pakistani Consulate for its commitment and dedication in dealing  with the huge number

SNM celebrates regional festivals

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Sentamil Nalamandram (SNM), a Tamil group, used the proximity of two major festivities to celebrate and promote harmony within the Tamil community here. SNM is an organization focusing on socio-economic interest of the Indian Tamils in Saudi Arabia that took the initiative

BMC board meeting to discuss academic progress

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Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Board of Trustees of Batterjee Medical College for Science and Technology (BMC) held its first meeting of the third session in the academic year 2014/2015 under the chairmanship of engineer Sobhi Batterjee at the college campus in Obhour. The meeting was att

Jubail enjoys a melodious evening with Indian poet

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Organizers with guests and poets at “Ek Shaam Imran Pratapgarhi ke Naam (An evening with Imran Pratapgarhi),” an Urdu Musharia, organized by Arabian SPAR Company limited in association with NBC, ACORTEC and KAEFER. — Courtesy photo JUBAIL — Neither the fierce dust storm nor the threatening cold wave co

Saudi Arabia progresses in the field of pediatric orthopedics

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Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A number of doctors will attend the Arab Health Congress in Dubai, which will be held from January 26 - 29. One of the keynote speakers at the forum will be Dr. Ali Chaudhary, assistant professor and chairman orthopedic surgery, King Abdul-Aziz University. Sp

Six brain-dead children donate organs

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DAMMAM — The organs of six brain dead Saudi children were used in transplants last year, Dammam-based Alsharq newspaper said. Director of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplants Dr. Faisal Shaheen said the parents of the donors approved the transplants. He said about 40 percent of Saudi families allow the organs of their brain

Executive court collects fines of almost SR11b by force

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Saud Al-Khizaim Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Jeddah Executive Court last year used the police to collect fines amounting to SR10.9 billion from defendants who had failed to pay up. The accumulated fines were the result of 7,709 verdicts issued by a number of the court’s executive circuits.

Energy drinks ‘cause tooth decay’

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Saudi Gazette report JUBAIL — Oral and dental health specialist Fatima Muhammad Shiryawi has warned that consuming energy drinks causes tooth decay due to the high acidic effects that corrode the enamel and ultimately destroy teeth. Shiryawi, who works in a private sector hospital in Jubail, told Al-Sharq da

Indian consular to visit Najran

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JEDDAH — An official from Indian consulate will be visiting Najran on Jan. 16 to provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport services not being provided by the  outsourced agencies) to the Indian nationals from 0830 to 1130 hrs. and 1700 to 1900 hrs. in Najran (Hotel Najran: Tel No. 017-522 1949). All Indian nationals residing in t

Pakistan’s ambassador presents credentials to Prince Abdulaziz

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Pakistan’s new ambassador to the Kingdom, Manzoor ul Haq, Tuesday called on Prince Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah, deputy foreign minister. The ambassador presented a copy of his credentials to Prince Abdulaziz. Welcoming Ambassador Haq in the Kingdom, the deputy foreign minister
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