Community Celebration

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   Bangladesh Consulate General celebrated Bangla New Year Festival “Pohela boishakh”1422 at consulate promises last Tuesday. Traditional handicrafts and food were exhibited at the Festival. Bangladeshi Consul General A.K.M. Shahidul Karim and his spouse Syeda Mahrufa Akter visited the stalls with consulate officers. A large number of expatriate Banglades

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Sunahrepal

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   O2 musical band performed Hindi melody songs at East Ramad Auditorium, Riyadh. Abdul Raheem, Alex Methews, Nadeem, Sivaraman Natrajan and Rani Sivaraman rendered a number of hit Bollywood songs. Nadeem and Rani and Sivaraman took te lead in the event. Rani conducted the proceedings with aplomb. Dr. Maroof Siddqui, who said that his uncle Naushad — the topnot

EOW extends 648 consular services in Al Khobar

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh successfully held its 12th consular outreach mission or “Embassy on Wheels” (EOW) in 2015 in Al Khobar, recently. The Embassy’s program was held at the Al Jazeera International School in Dammam. The Embassy Consular Team was composed of First Secretary and Consul Mary

Philippine Embassy Ladies mark International Women’s Month

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — In celebration of the 2015 International Women’s Month, the Philippine Embassy ladies (Riyadh PE Ladies Group) organized a two-day Gender and Development (GAD) activities based on the Philippine National Women’s Month theme: “Juana, Desisyon Mo ay Mahalaga sa Kinabukasan ng Bawat Isa, Ikaw Na” recently.

Hope group arranges ‘Special Morning for Special Mothers’

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A special morning for mothers will be held at Hope- For Exceptional Needs upcoming Saturday (April 25) at Hope center. Kim Lyon, Head of Student Affairs and Counseling at Hope center said, “We’re excited to be hosting a counseling

Al Issa holds audience in raptures at Toastmaster event

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette Report  ALKHOBAR — Toastmasters Division ‘F’ Annual Speech Contests were held at Moibed Carlton Hotel here recently in which members from different toastmasters clubs and guests too participated and made the evening vibrant and colorful. All the contestants da

17 marriage officials penalized for breaking rules

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Ibrahim Alawi  JEDDAH — The Justice Ministry has disciplined 17 mazouns (marriage officials) over the past six months for violating its rules and regulations. In an official report issued by its department of marriage officials, the ministry said the violations included

Traffic fines not to stop civil affairs paperwork

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Mohammed Ali Al-Subaie Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Department of Civil Affairs has announced that unpaid traffic fines will not stop it from processing paperwork for citizens.“There is no truth to the reports that the department has tied up its work to the

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EP water crisis resolved

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A water crisis that affected thousands of homes in the Eastern Province has ended, Al-Hayat daily reported. The crisis started a week ago and many homes were suffering from water shortages following some problems at the n

Earth Day celebrated in Jeddah

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH – The Saudi Environmental Society in cooperation with major organizations marked Earth Day on April 21 in Jeddah. The event was held on an area of 5,000 square meters that encompassed three sites consisting of south Obhur, Corniche and Salman

Zamzam water for sale, source unknown

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   A worker loads large quantities of Zamzam water onto a truck bearing no logo near the bottling plant in Makkah amid concerns about a growing black market for the holy water. There are also fears that the water stored incorrectly could be contaminated. — Courtesy Makkah

Prince Khaled congratulates King Salman on Operation Decisive Storm’s success

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   JEDDAH – Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region and adviser to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, congratulated Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on the success of Operation Decisive Storm, SPA said Wednesday. He offered the congratulation on his own behalf and on behalf of the citizens in Makkah region.

11 punished for sheltering illegals

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH – The ministries of interior and labor on Wednesday announced that the Directorate General of Passports issued severe penalties against 11 Saudis for violating the country’s labor and residency regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The men were ac

Several foreign currencies ‘unobtainable’ in Makkah

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Money exchange offices in Makkah have stopped changing a number of foreign currencies including the Sudanese pound, the Russian ruble and the Libyan dinar, local business daily Al-Eqtisadiah reported on Tuesday quoting market sources. A num

‘Decisive Storm’ against illegal expats

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Qaisar Metawea Al-Madinah   SIMULTANEOUSLY with the start of the Decisive Storm operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a massive crackdown campaign was launched by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labor against violating expatriate workers. The campaign was accompanied by huge advertisem

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Hospital ‘neglecting’ officer shot saving woman and child

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Abdul Majeed Dawood Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A military officer who was shot four times in the arm and fingers trying to save a woman and child from kidnapping has complained of negligence at the Jeddah hospital where he has been treated for more than a month.&ldq

OIC’s human rights arm focuses on family values

April 22, 2015, 2:00 pm

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  Layan Damanhouri Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — The Secretariat-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) officially opened the seventh session of the OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) on Tuesday under the theme “Protecting Family Values&rdq

1,132 students barred from final exams

April 23, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The education department in Riyadh has barred 1,132 students studying at night schools from sitting their final examinations because of the number of absences they had during the school year. According to a source at the Ministry of Education, the ministry banned the students because they exceeded the number of unexcused a

New projects to ease traffic woes

April 23, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   DAMMAM - Eastern Province municipality revealed a number of future projects that will change the development and construction plans in the region. These projects will also contribute positively to alleviate traffic problems. Jamal Bin Naser, undersecretary of construction and projects in the Eastern Province municipality, said that there

Haia opens official Twitter account

April 23, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH - The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), inaugurated its official Twitter account (@pvgovsa). Abdul Rahman Al-Sanad, president of the commission, inaugurated the account and announced the formation of a higher committee for media and public relations to improve the Haia’s public image.