MADINAH - An Egyptian pilgrim died shortly after she arrived at Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah. The pilgrim was part of a group that had arrived from Egypt to perform Umrah. The Health Affairs in Madinah issued a statement saying it will investigate the matter. According to reports, the pilgrim lost consciousness after
Health Affairs investigates pilgrim death
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Two Saudis jailed for joining Daesh
RIYADH — A Riyadh court sentenced two Saudis accused of joining Daesh (the so-called IS) to varying prison terms. One of the accused was sentenced to six years in prison while the other was sentenced to five years in prison. The two men traveled to Syria, joined a military training camp and participated in combat operations. Both m
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Teachers attend child abuse workshop
MAKKAH — More than 25 female teachers and administrators at Makkah schools attended a special workshop to develop their skills in detecting early signs of child abuse. The head of education training center at the Iskan neighborhood, Layla Bint Muhammad, said teachers and school administrators are the front line in detecting child a
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Al-Ayoun Oasis: A Green Park in the heart of Madinah
Saudi Gazette report The Prophet’s City never fails to amaze its visitors with its development projects. Just recently, the new Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport was inaugurated and soon, trains from Al-Haramain High Speed Rail Project will be ready to start trips. The pr
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Value of volunteering
Saudi Gazette report Volunteer work has become an important way of promoting community cohesion in light of the burdens and responsibilities on local governments and civil institutions. Each and every member of the public has a duty toward society and while today’
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Expat workers banned from fish auction
YANBU — A special Saudization committee in Yanbu has banned expatriate workers from entering the fish auction market. Ahmad Bin Saleh, head of the Saudization committee, said the committee banned expatriates from entering the auction market, which is only meant for Saudis. Saleh said any expatriate caught in the
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A war of rumors
Anmar Mutaweh
Okaz
There will always be rumors surrounding information classified as secret or confidential. This is how rumors spread. They feed on such information.
Allow me to present a few examples. Some
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Saudi overseas scholarship students upset with new ministry decisions
Dr. Hutoon Ajwad Al-Fasi Al- Riyadh
Our students who are studying abroad on scholarships and burning the midnight oil to make their dreams come true generally face a lot of challenges. They are, however, now facing a new challenge that has cropped up since the third phas
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Deaths due to uncovered manholes: When will they stop?
Mazen Abdulrazaq Balilah Al Madinah
There have been frequent incidents involving young children falling into uncovered manholes in Jeddah, and one would have expected that the authorities would take stringent action in the form of laws and regulations
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Saudi, Pak officials discuss military cooperation
RIYADH – Defense Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, who is also the chief of the royal court and special adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, met on Thursday with Gen. Raheel Sharif, commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army. During the bilateral meeting at the prince’s office in Al-Maazar District of Riyadh, the
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Hadi in tripartite talks with Sharif, Saudi defense minister
RIYADH – Yemeni President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi received on Thursday at his residence in Riyadh Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammed Nawaz Sharif and Saudi Defense Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Salman.
They discussed fields of coordination among Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Yemen and ways of supporting effor
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Wedding anniversaries: An occasion to rekindle love and passion in matrimony
Saudi Gazette report Wedding anniversaries can play a positive role in reviving the love that brought two people together in matrimony. When couples celebrate their anniversary, they strengthen their relationship, which can help rekindle their love for one a
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Narcotics smuggler executed
TABUK — The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that a Jordanian was executed in Tabuk on Friday for smuggling a large quantity of amphetamine pills into the Kingdom.
The death sentence issued by a lower court against Mohammed Abdulqader Ahmad Abu Samak was endorsed by the Appeals Court and the Supreme Court.
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Stiffer penalties for land thieves
JEDDAH — A committee comprising representatives of the ministries of interior and municipal and rural affairs is studying the possibility of slapping stiffer penalties on people who encroach on government land.
This will be carried out through new regulations to be enacted on the basis the bylaw approved by the Shoura Council
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Snake prank creates panic on campus
MAKKAH — A toy snake brought by one of the female students to the administration building in the women’s section of Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah led to the evacuation of female employees and students.
Officials thought it was a real snake and telephoned the Civil Defense and Makkah Municipality. Rescue teams who arri
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Mutawwifs to own Umrah firms soon
MAKKAH — Minister of Haj Bandar Hajjar disclosed that a new regulation would be issued soon allowing mutawwifs (pilgrim guides) to own Umrah service companies.
He said the ministry had carried out a study in this regard. Hajjar said the number of Umrah performers and visitors will peak next year with 1 million pilgrims each m
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Shoura considering 40-hour work week
RIYADH — Chairman of the Management and Human Resources Committee in the Shoura Council Muhammad Hamid Al-Nagadi said the higher authorities referred to the council a study on reducing working hours in the private sector.
He said the committee was currently studying a proposal in this regard by a meeting of those concerned wi
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Saudi Arabia foils Daesh bomb plot
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Interior Ministry said on Friday it had foiled a bomb plot by Daesh (the so-called IS) and blamed the group for shooting dead two policemen in Riyadh earlier this month.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said three bo
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Daesh behind attacks on policemen
RIYADH — The Saudi man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead two policemen and wounding two others in separate attacks in Riyadh was acting on instructions from Daesh (the so-called IS) in Syria, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
Mohammed Abdulrahman Abu Niyan, 23, has confessed to carrying out the sho
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Only Saudis should drive taxis
Abdullah Munawar Al-Jumaili
Al Madina
I stayed in Riyadh for a few days during the book fair that was held there. I used taxis to get around. I noticed that expatriates monopolize this sector under the nose of taxi companies.
The owners of taxi firms recruit workers abroad, bring them to the Kingdom, ha
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