JAZAN — Police shut down four liquor factories in the region recently that were set up by illegal expatriates in remote areas and valleys. According to police, officers received detailed information about the locations of these factories and raided them. In one of the dens police destroyed 27 huge barrels full of liquor. Police urged citizen
Liquor dens busted in Jazan
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Gas tanker overturns
TAIF — Civil Defense officers worked to successfully prevent an overturned gasoline tanker on the Taif-Riyadh highway from exploding. Rescuers managed to free the driver who was trapped inside. The driver was rushed to hospital for treatment while the Civil Defense managed to clear the road of debris resulting from the accident.
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5 newcomers in IISD managing committee
Syed Abdallah Rizvi?
Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — Although election to the 7-member managing committee of International Indian School Dammam went off peacefully, the turnout was a reflection of the parents’ apathy toward the exercise.
Only 25% of the eligible vo
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Water leakage delays Colombo to Jeddah Saudia flight
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Colombo to Jeddah was delayed for over two hours on Thursday because of a water leakage in the first class cabin.
A Saudia spokesman denied reports on social media that flight SV781 suffered a protracted delay in the Sri L
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Dar Al-Hekma hosts key child psychiatry event
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Dar Al-Hekma University last week hosted the third Review Course in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) to educate psychiatrists, pediatricians, family physicians, clinical psychologists, special educators, speech pathologists and residents in training about the common me
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Coronavirus cases recede but ‘disease has not gone’
Mohammed Badawood
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus have dropped for the fifth week in a row but the situation cannot yet be described as stable, according to a senior health official.“Only two confirmed case
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Online portal offers chance to debate draft labor laws
Layan Damanhouri
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor has been intensifying its efforts to fight tasattur (ventures foreigners run and control, usually in exchange for a fee paid to the registered Saudi owner) by launching an online portal allowing citizens to participa
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Kingdom’s education policy ‘excellent’
US Consul General in Dhahran Mike Hankey honors Fatima Al-Mulhem for her outstanding achievements in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in the Middle East and Africa. — Okaz photo Khaled Al-Balahdi Okaz/Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR &mda
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85 percent of malaria cases in the Muslim World: Official
Layan Damanhouri
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – The vast majority of malaria infections occur in Muslim countries, said the head of an organization to combat the disease.
Dr. Fatoumata Nafo-Traore, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM), called for an end to such inf
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A slap the size of a hashtag
Yousef Al-Mohaimeed Al-Jazirah I WROTE more than once in this column that new media has become the mouthpiece of the voiceless people. If it is authentic, a message through social media can reach the concerned officials and the decision makers in a matter of few hours only. The Saudis launched a Twitter
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New South African CG aims to build on bilateral relations
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Consul General of South Africa Shoayb Casoo, who was posted in January, expressed happiness at being in Saudi Arabia and aims to build on bilateral relations between the two countries, he told Saudi Gazette in an exclusive interview. He said: &ldq
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Key healthcare forum begins in Riyadh today
Saleh Fareed
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH – A healthcare forum focusing on how health institutions can work together on a global level to tackle diseases kicks off today (Monday) at the Riyadh Ritz Carlton.
The three-day C3 Saudi-US Healthcare Forum is being held under t
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New consortium to build communication satellites
RIYADH – Dr. Turki Bin Saud, president of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), announced on Monday the formation of an industrial and technical consortium to manufacture and launch communication satellites, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The consortium consists of KACST, Arab Satellite Communications Organ
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Riyadh-Qurayyat train trial run in June
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – The trial run of a passenger train service between Riyadh and Qurayyat in the northern Al-Jouf province will start in June, according to the Saudi Railways Organization (SRO).
The SRO took delivery of the first consignment of trains at Jubail commercial port
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Shoura asks Youth Welfare Presidency to convert stadiums into sports villages
RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Monday urged the General Presidency of Youth Welfare to convert the proposed sports stadiums into fully-fledged sports villages.
The session was chaired by Shoura Council President Sheikh Abdullah Al-Asheikh.
The late King Abdullah had ordered the construction of 11 world-class sp
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Urdu Media: Kal.Aaj.Kal
JEDDAH — The persona of Urdu media is enamoring, its reach cosmopolitan and mood rebellious, as much as it has been regal. The chronicles of Urdu journalism are about 150 years old, but the rapid advancements in science and technology — t
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PML-N Overseas leaders feted in Jeddah
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A reception was hosted by Shaheen Nawaz, president of the Women’s Wing of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the Jeddah region, at her residence on Thursday in honor of PML-N overs
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Education just a starting point: US academic
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A leading American academic and economic expert has said Saudi Arabia is investing significantly in its human resources, particularly in identifying and educating the next generat
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Warehouse blaze causes traffic chaos
MAKKAH — Ten Civil Defense teams had to be called in to control a fire that started in a construction materials warehouse in the Al-Nakkasah neighborhood of Makkah. The fire caused major traffic congestion in the city, the Civil Defense and police said. A number of warehouse workers suffered light injuries and were treated on the s
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AC fire causes school evacuation
MAKKAH — Administrators of a boys elementary school successfully evacuated more than 400 students after one of the air conditioners caught fire. School officials noticed smoke coming from the ceiling and immediately sounded the alarm. Civil Defense officers arrived at the location and contained the fire before it spread. No one was
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