Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Interior grants monthly financial aid ranging from SR2,000 to SR3,000 to inmates at Dhahban Prison located on Madinah Road in Jeddah, according to an officer at the prison.
Okaz/Saudi Gazette reporter Ali Bin Gharsan entered the prison to find out how inmates con
Inmates in terror cases live in luxury
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Smuggler tries to run over policeman
JEDDAH — A Saudi man tried to run over a policeman in an attempt to escape from officers chasing him on the Jeddah-Taif highway. Jeddah Police said the officers saw a vehicle with no license plate and tried to stop it but its driver sped by. The police had to open fire but the man kept going. The driver dumped bags of amphetamine pills on th
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3 tons of gold seized from smuggler
RIYADH — Customs officers seized 3,000 kg of gold that was being smuggled into Riyadh Province. Riyadh Customs head Ibrahim Al-Enizi said there is a fee for carrying gold and the two smugglers did not want to pay anything so they hid the goods in their vehicles.
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615 weapons seized in Jazan in 2014
JAZAN — The police seized 615 weapons and 49,044 rounds of ammunition and arrested 659 arms smugglers last year. Jazan Police spokesman Khalid Bin Qaziz said over the same period officers seized nine grenades, 244 fireworks and three barrels of gunpowder. The police also seized more than 187 tons of the narcotic qat, more than 1.4 tons of ha
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Store worker assaults municipal inspector
DAMMAM — A municipality field employee needed hospital treatment after being physically assaulted by a store worker. Eastern Province Municipality spokesman Mohammad Al-Sufyan reported the victim was inspecting a shop when a worker in the shop began to attack the inspector. The victim’s face and leg was bleeding when he was taken to ho
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3 dead, 3 injured in machinery collapse
RIYADH — Three construction workers were killed and three severely injured after heavy machinery weighing six tons fell on them at a gas station in Riyadh on Monday. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Abdullah Al-Muraibidh said one survivor was taken to Al-Shumaisi Hospital and the other two taken to Al-Eman Hospital.
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Car drifter kills four, injures two
KHAMIS MUSHAYT — A car drifter has killed four people and seriously injured two others in Khamis Mushayt on Tuesday. Ahmed Asiri, spokesman of the Red Crescent, did not identify the driver but said he lost control of the car and hit the six young men who were watching him. He said three of the victims died instantly and the fourth died in ho
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250 guests evacuated after hotel fire
Civil Defense firefighters evacuated about 250 guests from a hotel in the Kilo 2 neighborhood of Jeddah Tuesday after a fire broke out in a room that stored mattresses. One guest, a Saudi, was slightly injured during the evacuation and was transferred to a nearby hospital. — Okaz photo
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Toastmasters pose with their awards
Taher Afzal Subhan and Farhan Sohail Malik, who bagged Toastmasters International District 79 best Area Governor and best Toastmaster of the Year Award for the year 2013-14 respectively pose for a photo with Senior Toastmaster and Club Mentor Mohammed Haneef Kakkamoolakkal who handed them over the achievement certificates and trophies at a recent ceremony held in Jeddah. &mdash
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NIFF officials meets Indian leader
Vice President of the North Indian Fraternity Forum (NIFF) Prakash Rana and his colleague Mohammed Shahzad on Monday met with the visiting former Indian union minister and national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, who is in Jeddah as chairman of the long-term accommodation selection committee for Indian pilgrims. During the meeting,
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JMI feted on getting NACC 'A' grade rating
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Riyadh chapter of Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association has congratulated the entire Jamia family, especially Vice Chancellor Prof. Talat Ahmad on the university being accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with the highest 'A' grade rating.
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Chairman SMC inaugurates Allama Iqbal library at PISR
RIYADH — Chairman of the School Management Committee (SMC) Engineer Tariq Mahmood inaugurated the Allama Iqbal Library on February 20 in SBW-I at Pakistan International School Riyadh (PISR).
Vice Chairman of the SMC Dr. Hamidullah, honorable member of SMC Ajmal Tahir Salimi, professor Imdadulla, and principal Abdul Razzaq Qureshi also
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Engineers Forum holds seminar
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Kerala Engineers Forum (KEF), a platform for Keralite engineers residing in Jeddah, recently conducted a seminar on “Homes to the future.” KEF President Sree Ram Kumar of King Abdul Aziz University presented a paper on “Solar Energy: an alternative power source” while R
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Japanese short films screened in Riyadh
RIYADH — The Embassy of Japan in Riyadh, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Information, held the Japanese Short Films Festival at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador on February 28. This film festival comes as a part of the one year-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic re
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Youth Leadership Program ends in style
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – The grand finale of a three-month long Youth Leadership Program was held in Jeddah recently. Jeddah Malayalam Toastmasters Club (JMTC) and Pathanamthitta Jilla Sangamam (PJS), a leading Keralite organization, jointly organized the program with the
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Toastmasters Area - 7 conducted its annual conference
Abu Chulliyode JEDDAH — The Area 7 of the Division G Toastmasters conducted its annual speech conference on Saturday here at a local restaurant. The contestants were winners of their clubs that falls under the Area 7 in the western region of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah. 
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Algosaibi family launches website on the late minister’s birth anniversary
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The family of the late Dr. Ghazi Algosaibi have marked his 75th birthday — which would have fallen on Monday — by launching a website to commemorate his achievements.‎‏His son Suhail said: “The idea of the websi
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Pakistanis should respect and abide by local laws, says Pak envoy
Rubab Anila Faiz RIYADH — Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Manzur Ul Haq advised Pakistanis to respect and abide by the local laws. “Pakistanis should be aware of the local laws and they should begin to respect the moment they plan to come to this country – that is, b
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Patients complain about bad services at Makkah hospitals
Sabah Mubarak
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Patients visiting Makkah hospitals are demanding more doctors and a better system that will ensure they receive treatment quicker.
Patient Nawaf Saleh said Al-Nour Hospital is always crowded and the Ministry of Health has
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SABIC’s environmental contest attracts 6,000 children
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Sixty-two students have won prizes at the Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) huge environment painting and photography contest. The contest was held in parallel with the waste-free campaign organized by the company i
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