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   In open contravention of the rules, a truck meant to transport sand and building materials was seen transporting laborers on a road in Dhahran, recently. Many local residents are calling on the traffic department to increase their presence on these roads to prevent such violations. — Okaz photo

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About 1,800 organ donors register electronically

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   Muhammad Badawood Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A total of 1,798 people have registered as organ donors through the electronic program run by the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation (SCOT), according to the center’s director.  The elect

Jeddah and its aviation position

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  Mohammed Ahmed  Al-Hassani Okaz  The airport in Jeddah was once the major hub in the Arab Gulf region before Bahrain airport offered it a tough competition. Jeddah was the meeting point between Asia and Africa via a number of international air compa

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     I fully sympathize with the wish of Saudi students studying abroad on their own private expense to join the government scholarship program. However, I do not agree with them in their belief that this wish is a legitimate right that the Ministry of Education should fulfill.  These student

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   Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette  MAKKAH — The municipality has reported that the rate of health violations in restaurants and food warehouses has decreased over the past few weeks.   Makkah Municipality’s Director General for Environ

Swine flu strikes doctor in Jeddah

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   Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH/JEDDAH — An internal medicine doctor working for King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah has contracted swine flu, Al-Watan daily reported.  The doctor was reviewing some cases in the emergency unit when he came down with

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Many families and shop owners have decided to install surveillance cameras to prevent thefts, Al-Madina Arabic daily reported. In the past, the cameras were simply an option for many people, but today they have become necessary in light of the increasing

Two new domestic airlines to enter market at year-end

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Two airlines will begin domestic operations at the end of this year, according to the head of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Sulaiman Abdullah Al-Hamdan.  Al-Khaleej Airlines (Al-Khaleejiya) and Al-Maha are sc

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     Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH – Princess Hessa Bint Salman Bin Abdulaziz honored 37 prominent Saudi women, including Deputy Minister of Education Noura Al-Faiz, and Huda Al-Ameel, president of Princess Noura University, at a function held here on Su

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BESHA — Police arrested a man who allegedly threatened to burn down his father's house and attacked police. Officers also seized 446 grams of hashish from him. Police began searching for the man after he threatened officers with his gun more than once. He used to park next to a police car, wave his gun and then flee from the scene. On the night of his arr

School evacuated after lab fire

April 21, 2015, 2:00 pm

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TABUK — More than 300 students were evacuated from a school after a small fire started in one of the labs in the institution. The Civil Defense and Saudi Red Crescent arrived at the location and reported no injuries. Firefighters controlled the fire in a short time before it could spread to other rooms. The Civil Defense is still investigating the cause o

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April 21, 2015, 2:00 pm

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TAIF — Police are currently investigating an alleged assault against a police officer during a wedding ceremony. The officer was trying to stop people from firing their machine guns in the air in celebration during the event, said police. A number of youth at the wedding palace resisted the policeman, resulting in his injury. Police arrested eight people

Three arrested for fatal beating

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MADINAH — Police arrested three people of an African nationality after a compatriot was beaten to death in the Al-Henakiya area. Police were contacted by a Saudi who had illegally employed the victim to work on his farm and discovered the body. Officers found evidence of head trauma and immediately surrounded the area to prevent the suspects from trying t

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RIYADH — The Civil Defense on Monday evening controlled a huge fire that started in a wood factory in the capital belonging to a furniture company. It took firefighters two hours to control the fire and prevent it from spreading to nearby areas. The Civil Defense is still investigating the cause of fire.

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April 21, 2015, 2:00 pm

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TABUK — Ten pilgrims of different nationalities suffered injuries when their bus was involved in a car accident on the Taima-Madinah road. The Civil Defense and Saudi Red Crescent attended the scene and provided first aid to six victims while four others were transferred to hospital. In another incident, 33 Indian pilgrims were injured when their bus was

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Saudi man executed for killing Indonesian maid

April 21, 2015, 2:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report  ABHA – A Saudi man convicted of sexually harassing and murdering his Indonesian housemaid was executed here on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement, carried by the Saudi Press Agency. Shayea Bin Saeed Al-Qahtani was found guilty of killing the maid by beating her with a cane and

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Two Asian trailer drivers were arrested in connection with smuggling of heroin from the United Arab Emirates into the Kingdom. Heroin capsules weighing 7.65 kg were seized from two trailers while they were crossing into the Kingdom, security spokesman at the Ministry of Interior said.

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MAKKAH – Makkah Mayor opened on Tuesday the new headquarters building of Makkah Metro and Public Transport Company in Batha Quraish district. Khaled Fida, general secretary of Makkah Development Authority, and a number of senior executives and experts of companies and Makkah mayoralty officials attended the function. — SPA

Water, sewage projects worth SR700m awarded

April 21, 2015, 2:00 pm

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RIYADH – Minister of Water and Electricity Abdullah Al-Hussayyen on Tuesday signed 42 water and sewage projects worth more than SR700 million. The projects will be implemented in various regions of the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The projects included the first phase of the sewage networks in Houta Bani Tameem region in Riyadh, costing SR99.

Urdu calligraphy is an extension of Hijazi culture, says Ibne Kaleem

April 21, 2015, 2:00 pm

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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – “Urdu calligraphy has its roots in the history of Semitic scripts. As one knows Arabic calligraphy is based on the Arabic script, which had evolved in different Islamic and non-Islamic countries during the heydays of Arab and Islamic civilizations.,” said Hafi