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The eyesore of Riyadh

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  Saudi Gazette report   A LARGE number of abandoned cars in districts across Riyadh continue to worry residents, who complain that the cars remain abandoned for months and that the authorities fail to tow them away, Al-Riyadh newspaper reported. Abandoned cars, a constant eyesore for residents, are often seen gath

Labors of love

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  Saudi Gazette report   MANY married Saudi women have voiced concern that their husbands force them to share their salaries with them. The men claim that they have the right to take part of their wives’ salaries every month and use it to spend on everyday household expenditures but women have traditionally

Health center vandalized

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  HOFOUF — A health center in Al-Ahsa was vandalized with perpetrators damaging several doors, windows and medical equipment. Al-Ahsa Health Affairs spokesman Abdulrahman Al-Sadrani reported that the center was closed in June for renovation but was then neglected by the directorate. While apologizing to the people of Al-Ahsa for the delay in reopening

Expat arrested for murder

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HOFOUF — Police here arrested an expatriate for killing another Asian expatriate and burning his body. Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said police received a report from a citizen about a fire in a tent south of Al-Ahsa.  Police arrived at the scene to find the remains of a body belonging to a 30-year-old expa

Safety drive targets 685 establishments

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HAIL – A Civil Defense safety campaign has resulted in the issuance of 167 violation notices to 685 factories, workshops and warehouses. The violation notices issued were for potential electric hazards, placing safety equipment in unreachable locations, overly crowded storages and fire hazards. The Civil Defense also issued warnings to 211 factories for n

50 Yemeni pilgrims survive bus fire

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JAZAN — About 50 Yemeni pilgrims survived a fire on their bus as they were returning to Yemen after performing Umrah in Makkah. Civil Defense officers and Red Crescent paramedics and traffic police rushed to the scene to clear traffic, extinguish the fire and rescue the passengers. No deaths or injuries were reported. Preliminary investigations indicated

Municipality worker killed in car crash

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UMLUJ — A municipality worker here died after a car crashed into him. Umluj Traffic Director Maj. Ali Al-Harbi said the victim was watering trees on the Corniche and was standing behind a water tank. A car crashed into the water tank and the victim died as a result.

Elderly man falls from mountain

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BAHA — A 65-year-old man fell from a steep mountain in Baha and broke his right leg. Baha Red Crescent spokesman Emad Al-Zahrani said paramedics treated than man on the spot.

Power company fixes e-payment glitch

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Abdulhadi Al-Rizqi Okaz/Saudi Gazette TAIF — The Saud Electricity Company has fixed glitches that marred its e-payment service through the Saudi British Bank (SABB). Clients all over the Kingdom, except north  Jeddah, Madinah, Tabuk, Abha, Baha, Jazan and Najran, are able to have full access to p

Businessmen demand advance payment for exports to Yemen

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Several Saudi companies have stopped exporting goods to Yemen due to unstable political conditions, especially after control of the capital Sanaa fell into the hands of Houthi rebels nearly two weeks ago. It is estimated that 25 percent of cargo companies in the Kingdom are refu

Running a Saudi household without Indonesian help

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Khairiyah Al-Saggaf Al-Jazirah Indonesian President JokoWidodo recently called for a ban on sending female citizens to work as domestic workers in foreign countries. He described this measure as a way to preserve Indonesian women’s pride and dignity. The president has directed the concerned minister to come up with a

Jeddah pledges on graffiti

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Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – With the first visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman coming up, the city of Jeddah decided to welcome and pledge the King and his deputies in an unconventional fashion. Citizens gathered around graffiti artists spray-painting the images of the r

A floral treat in the heart of desert

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Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette YANBU — Tens of thousands of Saudis and expatriates from neighboring cities and regions have been flocking to Yanbu over the weekends to visit the 9th annual Flowers and Gardens Festival. The sudden change in weather on Friday with sandstorm blowing did not deter the huge

500 productive families offered soft loans to start own ventures

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Three government and private authorities have agreed to provide easy loans totaling SR3 million to 500 Saudi women. The loans will allow the women to establish sustainable private projects. The Center for Building Productive Families (Jana) signed a cooperation agreement recentl

Universities under probe for financial discrepancies

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Ministry of Education has uncovered financial discrepancies at some universities reaching millions of riyals and has formed a specialized committee to investigate the possible violations, Al-Watan daily reported. A source at the ministry reported that undocumented and unauth

Three arrested over expat’s murder

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   HAFR AL-BATIN — Police arrested three men for allegedly murdering an Asian expatriate. Eastern Province Police spokesman Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti said the police saw a suspicious car parked at the side of a road and after a closer look they discovered it belonged to a 40-year-old Asian expatriate who was reported missing by his friends. He adde

3 tons of rotten food seized

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   TABUK — The municipality seized three tons of rotten food during the past few days. Head of Tabuk Municipality’s department of environmental health Dr. Mohammad Bidaiwi said the directorate seized 29 cartons of lentils, 2,400 kg of rice stored incorrectly, 130 kg of meat, 180 kg of frozen fish and 790 boxes of different fruits. He adde

Doctors fight over best treatment

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   MAHAYEL ASIR — Police have questioned a Saudi doctor who allegedly assaulted an Egyptian doctor on Friday after they argued over a patient’s condition and the best treatment for him. An Asir Health Affairs spokesman said the two doctors were treating a patient in intensive care when the Saudi doctor found it best for the patient to be

12,400 emergency calls in a month

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   RIYADH — A total of 5,896 patients were treated by the Riyadh Red Crescent during January. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Abdullah Al-Muraibidh said the authority received a total of 12,402 emergency calls last month. A total of 786 calls were from Al-Shumaisi Hospital, 475 from Eman Hospital, 298 from King Fahd National Guard Hospital, 343 f

Man in SR11m debt requests bailout

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   MADINAH — An Afghan resident has requested a bailout from a Madinah court after reporting debts of SR11 million. Madinah Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said the man had exploited Saudi investors by having them invest in a fake company. He was then arrested and banned from carrying out a number of commercial activities by the Ministry
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