Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The municipality has prevented expatriate representatives of private organizations from processing office papers and ordered its departments and branches to imple
Expat representatives stopped from processing official papers
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Two African boys die in fire
JEDDAH — Two Somali boys died after their house in Al-Bawadi District caught fire on Monday. Makkah Civil Defense deputy spokesman Lt. Gen. Waleed Abu Shanab said one body was found in the fire and the other victim was found alive but died on the way to hospital.
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15,000 fake electrical products seized
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has seized 15,000 fake electric chargers, cables and adaptors. A source from the ministry reported the government department’s campaign against fake products was ongoing and consumers are encouraged to report any violations committed by shop owners by calling 1900.
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Inspector assaulted by expat violators
DAMMAM — A municipality inspector was assaulted by violators during an inspection campaign on Friday. Eastern Province Municipality spokesman Mohammad Al-Sufyan said the man was attacked by a group of expatriates while he was issuing violations against street sellers. Others intervened to save the inspector and the attackers ran away.
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Porn bootlegger jailed, fined
QATIF — The Criminal Court sentenced a man in his 30s to six months imprisonment and a fine of SR50,000 for selling pornographic films to children. A court source reported the legal authorities had been tracking a social media account that had been selling pornography to children online. Although the account name used was a pseudonym, the authorities were
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Three girl students hurt as fan falls down
JEDDAH — Three girls in a primary school were injured after a ceiling fan fell on them on Monday. Jeddah Education Directorate spokesman Abdulmajeed Al-Ghamdi said two of the girls suffered minor injuries and one was admitted to King Abdulaziz Hospital’s intensive care unit. The incident happened in Al-Thalithah Primary School.
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Filipino executed over sponsor murder
RIYADH — A Filipino expatriate was executed on Monday for murdering his sponsor. Giovanni Stevie killed Mohammad Al-Aidh by stabbing him in the chest with a knife. The murderer worked as a driver for the victim and the court waited for the victim’s children to be of legal age so they could decide whether to execute the murderer or ask for blood mone
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Unlicensed real estate office shut down
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry shut down a real estate office in Dammam for operating without a license. A source from the ministry reported the office was leasing out and selling lands in Qatif without a license. This was against the rules of the ministry, which said it would prosecute any business violating its charter.
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Multiple warehouse fire doused
JEDDAH — Civil Defense firefighters battled hard to put out a blaze that had struck 10 warehouses in Al-Mahjar District on Monday. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Al-Ghamdi said 20 firefighters were deployed and one suffered injuries but he was treated on the spot. The fire covered 40,000 sq. meters. He added the cause of the blaze was likely to
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TNTJ organizes massive blood donation campaign
DAMMAM — A South Indian organization named Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ) successfully organized a blood donation campaign on Friday. Three major hospitals from the Eastern Province coordinated in the event — Al-Khobar King Fahd Hospital, Dammam Central Hospital and Jubail General Hospital. More than 300
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Pak community welcomes Ambassador Haq
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — A welcome luncheon reception was held in honor of the new Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Manzoor Ul Haq. The hosts were Dr. Mansour Memon and his wife Dr. Erum Qalbani. The luncheon was attended by a large number of diplomats from foreign missions – wit
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Embassy of Japan participates in 'International Peace Day'
On March, the Embassy of Japan in Riyadh participated in the “International Peace Day” event held at Riyadh schools as a part of the year-long celebration of the 60th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Riyadh schools were founded in 1969 of which King Salman is the honorary president. T
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Yathra presses for Cochin airport to be part of an international hub
Saudi Gazette Report DAMMAM — Echoing concern over the recent status of the Kochi airport, a conference organized by Yathra Avakasa Samrakshana Samithi (Travel Rights Protection Association) set up a coordination committee of GCC countries to press for the inclusion of Cochin International Airport in Kerala in the Internat
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PRC stands with Supreme Courts decision on stranded Pakistanis
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) held a function to stand in solidarity with Pakistan's Supreme Court's decision on accepting the petition of stranded Pakistanis at a local restaurant here. Scholar and ex-diplomat Dr. Ali Al-Ghamdi said: "I am e
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World’s largest painting project
Artists from Japanese Earth Identity delegation help the Tabuk Education Department officials in implementing the world’s largest painting project. — SPA
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Prince Alwaleed receives Czech ambassador
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal (second from right), chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office Czech Ambassador Jirí Slavík (third from right) for the first time since the latter recently took up his posting in the Kingdom. They discussed a number of social, economic and investment issues related to their respective countries. — Courtesy ph
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US Consul General in Jubail
Ala Abdullah Naseef, CEO of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, receives in his office on Tuesday visiting US Consul General in Jeddah Todd Holmstrom and an accompanying delegation. The two sides discussed a number of issues of common concern and also reviewed the industrial, economic and tourism development of Jubail Industrial City. Holmstrom and his team also visited
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MERS claims 3 more lives
Mohammed Dawood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Three people who were being treated for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus at a government hospital in Riyadh have died and four others have contracted the deadly virus within the space of 24 hours on Monday.
According to the Health Ministry,
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Woman sent to prison for stopping former husband from visiting son
Adnan Al-Shabrawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Executive Court in Jeddah has sent a Saudi woman to jail for refusing to allow her ex-husband visit their son.
The unidentified woman was asked by the General Court to allow her former husband to see his son twice a week.
When the woman
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Citizen left seriously ill following doctor’s error during surgery
Shahd Alhamdan
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The wife of a Saudi man who has been left seriously ill after undergoing a gallbladder operation that went wrong at a private hospital in Jeddah has spoken out for the first time.
Yasser Sheikh, who is in his 40s, was admitted at the unnamed hospital after suffer
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