AL-AHSA — The Emergency and Crises Administration in Al-Ahsa Health Directorate returned an obese patient weighing 360 kg to King Fahd Hospital in Al-Ahsa from King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh following medical procedures. Director of Public Relations and Spokesman of Al-Ahsa Health Directorate Abdulrahman Al-Sidrani said Thursday tha
Patient weighing 360 kg back in Al-Ahsa
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Rains cause disruption of flights
JEDDAH — The inclement weather conditions on Thursday caused disruption of flights in some of the Kingdom’s cities. Several flights had to be re-routed or re-scheduled, according to informed sources. Taif Airport was closed for about 90 minutes to air traffic. Air Arabia flights had to be diverted to King Abdulaziz International Airpor
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New pharmaceutical factories licensed
RIYADH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) said that 22 pharmaceutical factories have been issued licenses to operate in a number of regions of the Kingdom. It said start of these factories would lead to medicines prices falling. SFDA said these local factories would cover 25 percent of the volume of the medicine market in the Kingdom
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Only Saudis should work in the retail sector
Khalid Al-Faryan
Al-Riyad
The largest percentage of any country’s workforce is employed in the retail sector. The retail sector in the Kingdom, however, is dominated by expatriates who account for 80 percent of the retail sector’s workforce. Around 1.5 million people work in the Kingdom’s private sec
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Halal and haram earnings
Dr. Abdullah Al-Maeeli
Al- Jazeera
Some people do not, without any hesitation, shame or guilt, differentiate between what is permissible and impermissible in Shariah. They are ever ready to pounce on any amount of money whenever they get a chance, regardless of whether the money is earned through permissible or imperm
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Saudis should build their own civilization
Dr. Othman Abdulaziz Al-Rabea
Al-Jazeera
According to the Central Department of Statistics and Information, the Kingdom’s population in 2014 was over 30 million, a third of which (over 10 million) was non-Saudi. The number of non-Saudis in the Kingdom has been increasing since 1974. At that time, the percentage
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King approves reward for GAB employees
RIYADH – The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has approved the payout of a total reward of SR4,704,269 to 193 employees of the General Auditing Bureau (GAB). Their hard work led to the discovery of wasteful spending by certain government authorities. The continuous observation and monitoring by GAB led to reco
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5 Indian students hurt in crash
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Five Indian students, who were returning home after sitting for class 12 examination, were seriously injured in a car accident on Friday. Muzammil Ahmed (Lucknow), Usama Muhammad (Gujarat), Huzaifa Mahmoud Al-Bari (Lucknow), and Ajaz Muh
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Shortcomings in schools dash female students’ ambitions
Saudi Gazette report THAT the state of school buildings plays an important role in the overall education of a student is a no-brainer. For good facilities appear to be an important precondition for learning. Buildings are places where students learn basic skills and assimilate knowledge while imbibing other va
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Mother, 3 children hurt in blaze
JAZAN — A mother and her three children were injured after their house was caught fire due to an electrical error in Sibya. Jazan Civil Defense spokesman Capt. Raed Al-Qahtani said the Civil Defense arrived on the site after receiving reports of a fire. They witnessed smoke coming out of the building’s second floor. The injured victims were pulled o
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3,600 cartons seized in capital
RIYADH — The police seized 3,600 cartons of fruits and vegetables, 14 carts of street sellers and nine scales while shutting down 26 unlicensed street markets. The municipality reported it has arrested a number of illegal expatriates for selling food on the streets without a license and also seized cooking utensils.
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Shock kills six camels
AL-DAWADMI, RIYADH — A Sudanese shepherd was electrocuted in a thunderstorm and six camels worth SR40,000 were also killed. The police reported the shepherd was inflicted with several burns and was taken to Al-Bijadiah Hospital.
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Two trapped after tank burst
BURAIDAH — Two men were trapped in their vehicles after a water evaporation tank burst in a desalination plant west of Buraidah. Qassim Civil Defense spokesman Col. Ibrahim Abalkhail said the water evaporation tank was one kilometer long and one kilometer wide and when it burst it drowned a low-level area nearby where the men were. The men were rescued by
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Rotten fruits and vegetables seized
TURAIF, NORTHERN BORDERS — The municipality seized half a ton of rotten fruits and vegetables from a vegetable market and issued several violation notices. The municipality reported the violations were unsanitary food environment, piled up waste in the market and exceeding the proximity allowed for the market.
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129 illegal expatriates arrested
EASTERN PROVINCE — The labor inspection campaign arrested 129 illegal expatriates from various nationalities. The campaign reported 43 illegal expatriates were arrested in Ahsa, 40 in Dammam, 25 in Qatif and 11 in Hafr Al-Batin. Meanwhile, Al-Jouf inspection campaign arrested 395 illegal expatriates, said Al-Jouf Police official spokesman Col. Turki Al-Mu
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5 people injured in fire
TABUK — Four workers suffered from smoke inhalation and a Civil Defense officer hurt his shoulder after a tires and batteries store caught fire in Al-Faisaliyah District in Tabuk. Tabuk Civil Defense spokesman Mamdouh Al-Enizi said the store had an area of 400 sq. meters. The store’s storage was nearly full and most of its stored goods were damaged.
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8 guns, 100 hashish blocks seized
JAZAN — The police seized eight guns and 545 bullets and 100 blocks of hashish. The spokesman Khalid Qaziz said the smugglers were nine Africans who tried to escape before they resorted to gunfire. One of the smugglers was injured in the gunfire and was taken to a hospital.
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Condition of Indian students improving
Hassan Cheruppa
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The condition of five Indian students, who were seriously injured in a car accident on Friday, is improving, according to hospital sources.“Usama Muhammad and Lloyd are still critical but there has been some improvement in their condition. As for the othe
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ICS’s books collection drive
JEDDAH — The Indian Cultural Society (ICS), one of the oldest Indian community groups here, will again start its old textbooks collection drive for the year 2015. The group collects annually old International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) textbooks to distribute to needy children of the school. Last year, ICS distributed 22,000 textbooks prior to the commen
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KAU health campaign launched
Mohammad Dawood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — King Abdulaziz University Pediatrics College launched a health campaign to promote natural growth of children, while focusing on malnourishment and the vitamin D deficiency among children, on Saturday.
The campaign’s supervisor and Assistant Professor
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