New techniques in infrastructure design discussed at Riyadh symposium

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Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A one-day technical symposium, under the theme “KSA Infrastructure Towards Excellence”, was held at Radisson Blu Hotel, Riyadh, recently with the participation of experts from Germany, Holland and Britain. The event was hosted by IQPC-Middle East and t

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Pakistani poets ruined Urdu with whimsical experiments: Amrohvi

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Muhammad Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH – “It seems that many famous poets including Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Muneer Niazi and Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi intentionally damaged the Urdu language. I think, God forbid, it was a conspiracy. Zafar Iqbal and his likes too have dented our beautiful language and poetry by t

Indian Consulate officials to visit Abha, Tabuk Friday

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JEDDAH — Officials from the Consulate General of India, Jeddah, will visit Abha and Tabuk on Friday, May 8, to provide consular services to the Indian nationals in the two cities and surrounding regions. Attestation and passport services not being provided by the outsourced agencies will be available from 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Hotel

Ground service staff: New uniforms not neat

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Employees of the Saudi Ground Services Company (SGSC) have complained that the new uniforms do not look neat, Makkah newspaper reported. The uniform consists of a dark grey suit and a green tie with different geometric shapes. Most employees expressed anger at the

SFDA approves groundbreaking hepatitis treatment

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has issued official approval for AbbVie’s new, all oral, interferon-free treatment for hepatitis C. The VIEKIRAX and EXVIERA treatments have been approved with or without ribavirin (RBV) for genotype 1 (GT1) chronic hepatitis C viru

Al-Falih and the chronic headache

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Abdullah Al-Jamili Al-Madinah Health is a chronic headache for our country. Though the government has been extremely concerned in dealing with this issue, it has remained a big problem and an enigma that is difficult to resolve. The successive Saudi governments have allotted large amounts of money from their budgets for thi

City begins crackdown on illegal parking

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Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Al-Otaibiya municipality branch has begun a campaign to remove illegal parking spaces inside neighborhoods in an attempt to protect public property. Hasan Bin Saeed, head of the branch, said a number of residents and businesses began building their own par

Test run of Haramain Train after 8 months

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Salman Al-Musalami Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The test run of the Haramain railway will be carried out after eight months in the northern sector connecting Madinah with Rabigh, an official source at the project said. He told Okaz/Saudi Gazette that all railway stations in this sector have been comple

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Several Jeddah areas without water for weeks

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Residents of various neighborhoods of Jeddah have complained that the water supply in their homes has been reduced while in other homes it has been completely shut off, Makkah newspaper reported. Some in south and east Jeddah complained that they had not had water pumped into t

400,000 Yemenis wait for status correction

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Khaled Al-Faris Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — More than 400,000 Yemenis who have been illegally staying in the Kingdom are waiting for their statuses to be corrected status as ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. Yemeni Charge d’Affaires in Riyadh Zain Al-Qiaiti appreciated th

Health Affairs investigating death during child birth

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   MADINAH — The Directorate of Health Affairs in Madinah is investigating the death of a mother in her 20s and her newly born child. The woman died while giving birth and the baby later passed away at another hospital. Relatives of the victim demanded an investigation into the deaths. The body of the mother was

Man killed in building fire

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   DAMMAM — A man has died in an apartment building fire in Dammam. Twenty Civil Defense teams rescued seven people but could not save the victim, who was trapped and died from smoke inhalation. Firefighters rushed to the location after the blaze started in the four-story building, which was also being used to store plastic mate

Third victim in biker accident tragedy

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   MAKKAH — A biker has died in hospital after a car plowed into him and a group of fellow motorcyclists earlier this week, becoming the third victim of the tragedy. Two motorcyclists died and five others sustained various injuries when a vehicle ran over them in Al-Faiha district on Saturday. According to police

Drive-by shooters arrested

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   ABHA — Police arrested two men who allegedly fired at police after they were stopped for running through a red light. Officers are still searching for two more men who fled the scene. Police stopped a motorist who ran a red light, took the keys of the car and detained the man. Two people related to the driver

Lawyers Authority ‘to ensure fair play in legal system’

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  Saudi Gazette Report   JEDDAH — The Ministry of Justice will form the Saudi Lawyers Authority to defend lawyers and clients’ interests and ensure fair play in the legal system. A source from the ministry said the Council of Ministers has approved the formation of the authority to empo

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‘New council for a new economy’

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  Saleh Al-Zahrani Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has ordered the formation of a council for economic and developmental affairs to improve and empower the Saudi economy. Chairman of the Baha Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahmad Al-Ouwaifi

Fifty years in public service work in favor of King Salman

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  Khaled Al-Balahidi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   DAMMAM — The 100 days spent on the chair as a King of Saudi Arabia are clear indications that Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman is a man of wisdom and political acumen, according to Issa Al-Ghaith, a Shoura Council member who is also a member of t

Pak consulate launches courier service for passport delivery

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  Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Dr. Saeed Ilahi, chairman of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), inaugurated a courier service for passports delivery to Pakistani expatriates in Saudi Arabia at their doorsteps. The ceremony was held at the Consulate General of Pak

Ministry of Health confirms readiness in southern regions

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   Riyadh — The Ministry of Health confirmed the readiness of health facilities in the southern regions in the Kingdom. The ministry stated these facilities continue to provide therapeutic and emergency services and stand ready around the clock to deal with any emergency. — SPA

Pens swallowed by man endoscopically removed

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  Abdul Majeed Dawood Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH – A medical team in Soliman Fakeeh Hospital endoscopically removed on Tuesday two pens from the stomach of a man in his 40s. The man, who is suffering from mental disorders, was rushed to the hospital after swallowing a pen and an ink remover.