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Saudi students in Lebanon voice safety concerns

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Rawiya Hashmi and Mahmoud Etani Okaz/Saudi Gazette BEIRUT — Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Asiri said his embassy has designed a contingency plan to respond to any emergency requiring the evacuation of Saudi students from Lebanon. He added that the embassy is watching current events carefully and mai

SEU becomes member of IAMI

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RIYADH — The Saudi Electronic University (SEU) has become a member of the International Association for Medical Information (IAMI), Saudi Press Agency said Friday. In a statement following a meeting of the General Assembly of the International Association for Medical Information held in Beijing, China, recently, Ahmed Ismael Al-Barak, Undersecretary of the Electr

Asir valley plummets into darkness

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ABHA – A speeding driver caused 600 people in Al-Areen Valley in Abha to stay in the dark for more than four hours. The driver hit a high-voltage electric pole, causing extensive damage to overhead power lines. He sustained moderate injuries while his vehicle was destroyed in the accident. The Saudi Electricity Company quickly dispatched a team to the scene of th

Border guard dies in car crash

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JAZAN – A Border Guard officer died while two of his colleagues sustained numerous injuries when their patrol vehicle overturned in Jazan. One of the officers was admitted into the intensive care unit and his condition was listed as critical while the other was treated for fractures.

Man killed, two hurt in Jazan accident

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JAZAN – A man died while a mother and her son were left trapped in their car during a traffic accident in Jazan. The man lost control over his car and hit another carrying the mother and son. Civil Defense rescue teams rushed to the scene to remove the man and the mother and her son from the wreckage. A traffic officer blamed recklessness for the accident. Meanwh

Children narrowly escape accident

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TAIF – Several children were almost run over by a garbage truck after it suffered brake failure and overturned in a Taif neighborhood. The truck slammed into a light pole on the street as the driver lost control of the vehicle and then hit a parked car. No one was injured in the accident.

106,696 infiltrators arrested in 4 months

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JAZAN – Border guards have arrested 106,696 infiltrators trying to cross into the Kingdom illegally over the past four months. The official spokesman of the Border Guard said most of the illegal workers were caught in the south and the majority of them, around 89,182, were Yemeni, while 17,276 were African. He urged citizens to report infiltrators to authorities

New bureau to gather poverty data

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Saudi Gazette report HAIL — The Ministry of Social Affairs recently announced it is in the final stages of setting up a unified bureau that will gather poverty data in the Kingdom. All charities operating in the country will be linked to the bureau that will store the IDs of citizens who live below the povert

Jeddah police arrest leader of beggary ring

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The Asian accused of running a beggary ring after his arrest by Jeddah police. — SG photoAbdulrahman Al-AliSaudi GazetteJEDDAH – Police arrested an Asian man who is accused of running an intricate begging syndicate in Jeddah. The alleged ringleader brought beggars from outside Jeddah and placed them in several well-known locations in the city including outside mall

Verdict in Jeddah land scam Sunday

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Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Administrative Court in Jeddah will hold a session on Sunday during which it will hand down a final verdict regarding the case involving a prominent notary public in Jeddah. The notary public has been accused of taking SR150,000 from a businessman, who will also st

Unified vehicle insurance takes effect next week

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Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Starting next week the unified compulsory vehicle insurance policy will go into effect after insurance companies’ databases have successfully been linked with the National Information Center, according to Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Al-Muqbil, Director of Traffic. Ac

Jubail Scouts camp to wrap up today

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Sultan Al-Sughayer Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The fifth stage of the National Scout project to clean and protect the environment that is organized by the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association and hosted by the Royal Commission for Jubail will wrap up on Saturday in a ceremony held in honor of Prince Faisal Bin Abdulla

Unified vehicle insurance takes effect next week

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Saudi Gazette report AL-KHOBAR — Starting next week the unified compulsory vehicle insurance policy will go into effect after insurance companies’ databases have successfully been linked with the National Information Center, according to Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman Al-Muqbil, Director of Traffic. Ac

Grand Mufti denounces excessive dowry demands

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Abdullah Al-Dani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Alsheikh has called upon the concerned authorities and social experts to study the issue of excessive dowry demands and find a solution to the problem."This issue should be reviewed by the pertinent experts and

Princess Alice’s visit to the Kingdom in 1938

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  King Abdul Aziz Public Library in Riyadh will hold Saturday an exhibition of historic pictures of Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone and granddaughter of Queen Victoria, taken in Saudi Arabia in February-March 1938 during the first ever visit to the Kingdom by a member of the British Royal Family. The pictures tell the story of Princess Alice’s journey during which she vi

Eastern Province highways in dire need of maintenance

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Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Expressways have become the scenes of horrific accidents due to their lack of maintenance, claimed motorists. Citizens complained that some of these roads were too narrow and needed to be widened. Saad Al-Saloum complained of the repeated traffic jams on the expressway be

Driven to murder

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Tamadir Al-Ruhailee Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs said 19 young women have been involved in murder cases so far this year. As part of an investigation into women murderers and their motives, Okaz/Saudi Gazette interviewed senior police officers who said women are so

Education is the key: DMC chief

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Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) Chairman Safdar Hussain Khan lauded the role of educational awareness in Indian minorities. Speaking at a function organized by the Kokan Committee Jeddah recently, he called on Indian minorities to make use of government-

Terror on the streets

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Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah Did you know that wars in the Western Sahara left 15,000 people killed while the war between India and Pakistan left 13,000 killed on both sides? In the Gulf War, 5,200 people were killed. The total number of people killed in Croatian war of independence was 16,000 people. The total number of casualtie

When health affairs director shrugs off responsibility

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Saleh Al-Turigee Okaz We are back to square one after the latest medical tragedy that rocked the social media. The social networking websites displayed a video clip showing blood samples stored in the toilets of outpatient clinics at King Fahd Hospital in Madinah. An individual captured the scene on his iPhone and then uploaded it o
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