Zain Anbar
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — With the rise in the number of businesswomen, Jeddah Municipality’s female section opened its online portal for licensing and inquiries.
Jeddah Municipality female section supervisor Arwa Al-Aama said the section was established in 2010 to facilitate the pr
Female wing of Jeddah Municipality offers superb e-servives
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These messages are unacceptable
Saeed Al-Suraihi Okaz Social media websites and apps are replete with messages advising people to be careful when dealing with Yemeni expatriates in the Kingdom. These warnings can only be described as irresponsible toward our Yemeni brothers who have been peacefully living among us for a long time. Such messages hurl accus
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Ministry reports 10 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Health reported 10 new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases from March 22 to 28.
The ministry said the victims were aged between 20 and 65.
There were three coronavirus cases in Riyadh and Jeddah respectively and one each
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Female students present research papers on several pressing issues
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — There is hardly one percent support for Daesh (the so-called IS) in the Kingdom, a recent study has revealed.
Amal Al-Malki, a Princess Noura University student, noted in her research that she examined online content of Daesh and surveyed over 160 persons. She al
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Yemeni expatriates slam Houthi rebels on Twitter
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Yemeni expatriates in Saudi Arabia have expressed total support for Operation 'Decisive Storm' launched by the Kingdom and its Arab allies to restore constitutional legitimacy to Yemen and protect its people against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
To show their support for the
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Life normal, business as usual in southern region
A Saudi donating blood to augment the blood bank in the southern region. Director of Najran Health Affairs, Saleh Bin Saad Al-Munis, said “blood donation is a further consolidation of the spirit of voluntary giving.” — Okaz photo Abdullah Al-Hateela Okaz/Saudi Gazette SOUTHERN BORDER REGIO
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Man arrested for posting obscenities
TAIF — Police here arrested a Saudi man in his 40s for posting obscenities on social media websites. Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Ati Al-Qurashi said police seized a car with three passengers and a driver. The police identified one of the passengers as the man who has been posting obscenities on social media websites. Upon searching the
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3 expats arrested for stealing cables
BURAIDAH — Police arrested three Asian expatriates for stealing electric cables. Qassim Police spokesman Capt. Badr Al-Suhaibani said two men in their 30s and 40s were arrested on suspicion. During investigation, they admitted stealing copper cables and that there was a third accomplice who was also Asian. The police arrested the third accom
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Two dead as car crashes into camels
QURAYYAT — Two men died in a tragic accident after their vehicle collided with unattended camels that had strayed onto the road. A Red Crescent team took the victims to Turaif Hospital. Some of the camels also perished in the accident.
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Police officer shot in shoulder
BAHA — A police officer was shot and injured in his shoulder as he was returning home from duty on Tuesday morning. Baha Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Bander Abdulhadi said the police officer was taken to the hospital and the shooter remains unidentified. The case is under investigation with police yet to identify the type of gun used in the sho
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Video of Haia member snatching phone goes viral
RIYADH — A video of a member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) forcefully confiscating a mobile phone from a woman’s hand went viral on social media websites. Qassim Haia spokesman Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mansour said the video shows a woman trying to take a photo of commission member. Her actions a
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Father-son duo arrested for assault
BAHA — A father and son duo were arrested here for assaulting a police officer during a routine traffic stop. Baha Police spokesman Lt. Gen. Bander Abdulhadi said the injured police officer pulled over a speeding car near a police station in Al-Aqeeq. The officer approached the vehicle and asked the driver to show him his ID but he refused c
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Jubail to host Toastmaster event
JUBAIL — Jubail is gearing up to host its annual Toastmasters Combined Division E&L Conference 2015, under the leadership of its dynamic Division Governors DTM Periyanyaham and TM Abdullah Al-Harbi.
The conference is to be held on April 3-4 at the Royal Commission Auditorium in Fanateer. Energetic Toastmaster DTM Aziz Sidd
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PNC announces education programs
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Pakistan National Circle (PNC), a noted welfare forum of Pakistani community here that strives for the welfare of Pakistanis expatriates through joint efforts and donations, arranged for an operation (Plastic Surger
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Pakistani honored by community for helping the poor and needy
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Philanthropist Syed Asif Shah, a Pakistani with a kind and compassionate disposition, was honored by the community leaders. Syed, general manager of Obaid Specialist Hospital, has been engaged, for years, in extending all kinds of help and assistance to the poor
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Portugal outsources visa application to VFS Global
Ambassador of Portugal to the Kingdom, Manuel Carvalho, along with Ajit Alexander, Chief Operating Officer (COO) — Middle East and Africa, VFS Global, inaugurating the Portugal Visa Application Center at the Joint Visa Application Center in Riyadh on Wednesday. — Courtesy photo RIYADH &
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Role of compassion in healthcare service stressed
Senior members of Hafiz family including Saud Ali Hafiz, Abdul Fattah, Muthaina, Mushkat and Salwa together with V.P. Mohammed Ali, chairman and director of Jeddah National Hospital, and other hospital officials during the 15th anniversary celebrations in Jeddah recently. — Courtesy photo Hassan Cheruppa Saudi G
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Saudia chief at Travel and Tourist Investment Expo
Saleh Bin Nasser Al-Jasser, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) on Wednesday visited the “Saudi Travel and Tourist Investment Exhibition 2015” running at the Conferences and Exhibitions Center in Riyadh. He toured the Saudia pavilion and met with a number of visitors. The national carrier is the strategic sponsor and the official carrie
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Evaluation of 150 public schools next month: Official
Abdullah Al-Ghamdi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Public Education Evaluation Commission will be evaluating around 150 schools next month. Head of the commission, Naif Al-Roumi, said the commission, established in 2014, will regularly evaluate public schools of all levels ever
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2 arrested for stealing from Riyadh warehouse
Mishaal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Two Yemeni expatriates in their 20s were caught red-handed by police as they were stealing medical supplies from a warehouse in the capital’s Al-Farouq District.
Police received a tip-off from an expatriate on two me
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