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Sana Abdul Salam Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH — Francisco Marmolejo, the World Bank’s lead tertiary education specialist, and Mohd Faiz Hilmy, a lecturer at Universiti Sains in Malaysia, met with members of the Indian community here Tuesday. The meeting was arranged by Sayeed Haroon

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‘Bazme Shagoofa’ cracks up audiences with humorous poetry and stories

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From left to right: Arif Masood Siddiqui, Shareef Aslam, Nayeem Bazaidpuri, Fazal Javed and Manzoorul Ameen and Aleem Khan Falaki at the humorous poetry event hosted by “Bazme Shagoofa.” — Courtesy photo Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH – &

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Blue-colored water gallons sit for hours in open trucks exposed to the sun while they are being delivered to stores, homes, and schools around the city. In most places the gallons are kept in unhygienic storage rooms for days by owners, making it extremely unsafe for consumption. — Courtesy photo  Amal Al-Sibai Saudi

Prince Alwaleed receives Mounir N. Anouti

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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Mounir N. Anouti, Deputy Head of Mission and Consul at the Embassy of Lebanon in Saudi Arabia. The meeting was attended by Dr. Nahlah Nasser Alanbar, private executive assistant to the KHC chairman. — Courtesy photo

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Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH — “Enjoy your childhood” was the message Bantay Bata (Child Watch) program director Tina Monzon Palma told the students of international schools she visited during the last leg of her tour of Jeddah last week. In an inspirational

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Abdul Majeed Dawood Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Saudi Cultural Attaché in Japan has published a book written in Japanese for primary school children in the country to learn about life in Saudi Arabia. The book, “Our Friends in Saudi Arabia”, was written with the support

No deal on resumption of Indonesia recruitment yet

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Indonesian Ambassador to the Kingdom has said his country and the Kingdom have not reached any agreement regarding the resumption of recruitment of Indonesian domestic servants, according to Al-Hayat daily. Gatot Abdullah Mansyur said both sides were still discussi

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette    JEDDAH – Twelve writers gathered at the largest group book signing ceremony Thursday. The ceremony witnessed over 600 visitors including prominent cultural figures, diplomats and media. The owner of Dar Al Ramak Publishing House, an organizer of

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Saeed Al-Khotani Saudi Gazette   RIYADH — Over 500 Saudi tweeters are expected to meet at Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh on Monday at the first Saudi tweeters’ forum. The event is organized by an initiative of the Riyadh-based Prince Muhammad Bin Salman Philanthropist Foundation.

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Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz   It might have been the destiny of this country in the past to bear many consequences due to the existence of the two holy mosques on its soil. Large numbers of Muslims used to come for Haj or Umrah every year. There was no problem then in turning a blind eye to those who insisted o

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Mohammad Al-Ghamdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   RIYADH — A Ministry of Labor report revealed that there was a 61 percent increase in foreigners recruited by government bodies last Hijri year. Government departments and agencies recruited 110,223 foreigners in 1433AH, compared to 68,297 in the previ

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Saman Ali Saudi Gazette    JUBAIL — Parents have called for more measures to improve road safety in the wake of a tragic school bus accident in Jubail last Wednesday that claimed the lives of six students. The bus, transporting children from a major school in the city, was hit by a s

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Abdullah Ghurman Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A drinking water pipe in Jeddah that has been leaking for months has not been fixed yet by the contractor responsible for it, local residents claimed. Bin Baz Street in north Jeddah is constantly flooded with water, causing the asphalting on the road to erode. The

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Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has closed down 26 tourist accommodation facilities in Jeddah for not having the necessary operating licenses. These facilities were given time to correct their situations during the past two years but failed to

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Hatem Al-Masoudi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  MAKKAH — The recent incident of a lion cub that went missing and subsequently recovered in Makkah has concerned wildlife authorities. The Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC) said 37 lions and leopards were smuggled into the country over the last two years. The Kingdom has sign

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Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette  RIYADH — Police caught an armed robber red handed as he tried to rob a Saudi in Riyadh. The police received a report from the victim who said he had seen a suspicious individual entering the three-story building where he lives. He was not a resident of the building and appeared

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   DAMMAM — Eight people, including six students, were killed and seven teachers injured in separate accidents reported in various parts of the country on Tuesday. Seven teachers from Al-Asiah College and the car driver were injured when their vehicle overturned on their way from Buraidah to Al-Asiah. They were transported to different hospital

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Mohammad Hadhadh Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A realtor in Jeddah is suing a man who allegedly hacked his website, causing the majority of his clients to stop dealing with him. Majed Al-Houshan is the owner of the website Khamseen Khamseen. The site is dedicated to selling and bu

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   TABUK — Al-Bed’a Hospital in Tabuk said it have received a number of hepatitis patients who could have contracted the disease from an infected water supply. In a letter to Al-Bed’a Municipality, hospital director Abdullah Al-Tuwaim said water samples from the main water network were examined at a laboratory in Hala

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DAMMAM — Two schoolchildren were killed when a truck ran them over as they left Al-Khandaq elementary school in Seihat. The head of one of the students was decapitated and the other student suffered multiple fractures to his skull and body. The father of one of the students collapsed when he heard the news of his son’s horrific death and was admitte