Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — A supervising nurse was fired after tying down a mental patient for 12 consecutive hours and violating the attending psychiatrist’s orders, Al-Madina reported.
The incident happened at Madinah Mental Health Hospital and the psychiatrist treating the pa
Nurse in Madinah fired for tying up mentally ill patient for 12 hours
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Mother tells of 15-yr saga to get IDs for children
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — A mother has spoken of her 15-year ordeal to get national identity cards issued for her sons and daughters.
Umm Abdullah, talking to Al-Madina, said she hoped a philanthropist and merciful person might help her.
Now suffering from several disea
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Erring eateries not ‘properly penalized’
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported Jeddah Municipality to the Makkah governorate last week for allegedly breaching the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs’ directive that violating restaurants should be penalized on a staggered basis, Makkah repo
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PME claims no marine pollution
JEDDAH – The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) on Monday denied reports about sighting of a pink spot due to marine pollution along the Saihat coastline in the Eastern Province. “The presidency has not yet received any credible information from its concerned department or citizens about any chemical leakag
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Land encroachers in Makkah attack municipality staff
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Members of the Al-Omrah branch municipality in Makkah in charge of preventing government land from being illegally occupied were assaulted on Monday by a number of land encroachers trying to stop them from doing their job. The municipality's
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Failed suicide bomber clip ‘provides insight into terrorist methods’
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The clip of a Saudi suicide bomber who was caught in Iraq before he could blow himself up has provided an insight into the true nature of terrorist organizations and how they target youths to join them in the name of supporting Islam, a Saudi expert in security affairs and
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Illegal expats in Jeddah district upset residents
Omar Majli Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With the start of a crackdown against residence and labor law violators, residents of Al-Kurantinya District in south Jeddah are hoping that the campaign will rid them of illegal expatriates mainly from African countries, especially women who are scavenging
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Electric fault: 135 girls and teachers evacuated
RIJAL ALMAA — A total of 135 girls and teachers were evacuated from Samie School after an electrical fault but no injuries were reported. Rijal Almaa Directorate of Education spokesman Hussain Al-Zaydani said the maintenance team handled the situation perfectly and all parents were informed.
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27 students held in Asir for fighting
ASIR — Police arrested 27 high school and middle school students for their involvement in a fight that caused traffic to come to a standstill. Asir Police acting spokesman Capt. Mohammad Al-Shahrani said the students were taken to hospital as two were injured after being hit by rocks. The fight continued from the school and in the hospital itself, disturb
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20 illegal expatriates injured in road mishap
JAZAN — Twenty illegal expatriates were injured after the Border Guards’ vehicle that was carrying them overturned. Jazan Red Crescent spokesman Bishi Al-Sarkhy said 13 of the victims were immediately transported to a hospital, six were treated on the spot and one victim was carried to the hospital by a citizen. Jazan Border Guards spokesman Capt. H
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Man planning to join Syria fighting jailed
RIYADH — A man was on Monday sentenced to prison for a year and a half and banned from travel for five years for planning to cross the borders of the Kingdom and fight in Syria. A Riyadh Penal Court source said the man was sheltering a number of fighters for the war in Syria and was assigned to deliver SR8,000 and some clothes.
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1,249 illegals arrested
BURAIDAH — Police officers arrested 1,249 illegal expatriates during the past week. Police teams carried out inspections in over 370 locations and establishments as part of Qassim’s second correction campaign.
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Civil Defense officer saves 6 from drowning
UNAIZAH — A Civil Defense officer saved a girl, four women and a man from drowning in a resort and injured his wrist in the process.
Unaizah Civil Defense chief Sgt. Saleh Al-Otaibi said he heard women screaming for help as a four-year-old girl had fallen into the pool and was drowning.
In an attempt to save her, the girl&rsq
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Indian consular team visits Najran
JEDDAH — An Indian consular team is to visit Najran on March 20 to provide consular services (limited to attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies) to the Indian nationals from 8.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The team will put up its office at Hotel Najran (Tel.No. 0
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Unlicensed Zamzam water seized
Makkah Municipality officials seized over 4,000 liters of unlicensed Zamzam water in the warehouse of a hotel in Ajyad District. The municipality also shut down 25 stores and seized 500 pieces of clothing in its inspection campaign this week. — SG photo by Badea Abu Al-Naja
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Say no to dowry
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A large gathering of Indian and Pakistani expatriates gathered to draw a road map to eradicate the dowry system at a seminar organized by Socio-Reforms Society here recently. They pledged to boycott the prevailing un-Islamic wedding ceremonies. D
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New governing board of BIS
Ministry of Education in the Kingom recently declared the new School Governing Board (SGB) of Bangladesh International School (English Section) Jeddah. The members of SGB met with the Consul General of Bangladesh at his office. The photo shows (fourth from left) A.K.M Shahidul Karim, Consul General, (left to the consul general) Kazi Neamul Bashir, chairman, SGB; Ghiasuddi
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Mohibban-E-Pakistan announces new units in Jeddah
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Ahmed Saleem Siddiqui, organizer of Mohibban-e-Pakistan Overseas Jeddah, announced the formation of new units and the name of their officials in a general workers assembly Saturday. Kafil Ahmed Siddiqui, organizer of Mohibban-e-Pakistan Overseas Saudi Arabia
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Fatima Hassan: Poetess of love, sincerity and truth
Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – "During my school days I was impressed by the poetry of Ghazal maestro Ghalib. I started writing his couplets in my diary. The spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings made me a poetess. Integrity, sincerity and truth are the perennial springs from where my poetry
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Pakistani navy ship’s visit to strengthen bilateral ties
Capt. Vaqar Muhammad of PNS Tariq, Pakistan Consul General Aftab Khokher and Commodore Majid Bin Hussain Al-Qahtani of the Royal Saudi Navy cut a cake along with other consuls general and guests. — SG photo by Syed Mussarat Khalil Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The cu
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