Thai community celebrates Family Day

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Thailand’s Consulate General in Jeddah, in cooperation with community members in the western region of Saudi Arabia, hosted a gathering on Friday to celebrate Thai Family Day. More than 600 people took part in the event, which was marked by Thai cultura

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Indian chartered accountants’ group marks silver jubilee

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   JEDDAH — The Saudi (Jeddah) chapter the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1990-2015) held it silver jubilee celebrations at Sahel Sheraton Resort in Jeddah on April 25 with sports cum entertainment activities for members, their families and guests. Chairman Nadeem Bhamla, while welcoming members and guests, reviewed

Hospital venture by expatriate Keralites plans Gulf expansion

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  Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – An Indian healthcare group unveiled plans to open a chain of eye hospitals and optical retail stores across the Gulf countries. The Kerala-based Al Salama Group has established a new company, Shone Investment FZE, to act

Outgoing Indian diplomat lauds welfare activities

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   JEDDAH — An outgoing Indian diplomat commended the patriotism and social commitment of people behind Indian Cultural Society (ICS) and Bazm-e-Osmania, two of the best known community organizations in Jeddah. Pranav Ganesh, consul for consular affairs at the Indian Consulate General, was speaking at a farewell party jointly org

1,700 old buses to leave Haj fleet

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  Abdullah Al-Dahhas Okaz/Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — The General Syndicate of Cars has removed about 1,700 buses from this year's Haj transport fleet, according to the organization’s secretary general. Marwan Bin Rashad Zubaidi said the vehicles have been excluded because they are

Saudi convicted of kidnapping and raping minor girls executed

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   RIYADH — A Saudi man convicted of kidnapping seven minor girls and sexually harassing them after threatening to kill them was executed in Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province, on Tuesday, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency. Asim Al-Sahli was found guilty of kidnapping seven girls, taking them h

Indian school agrees to 20% cut in fee hike after parents' complaints

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  Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Bowing to mounting outrage of parents, the managing committee of International Indian School, Jeddah (IISJ) announced at a press conference Monday evening it would cut recently announced fee hikes by 20 percent. Mohammed Abdul Raziq, chairman

Punishing corrupt officials

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  Qaisar Metawea Al-Madina   IT was a very rare occurrence in the past to investigate ministers or senior government officials in a corruption case. The only exception here may be the Jeddah flooding disaster of 2009 in which many citizens lost their lives and a lot of properties were destroyed.

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Indian consulate team to visit Madinah Friday

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   JEDDAH — A team from the Consulate General of India, Jeddah, will visit Madinah on Friday to provide consular services to Indian nationals living in the region. The  services will be limited to attestation and passport services not provided by the outsourced agencies. The team will camp at Hotel Al-Bayda near Saudi Germa

Saudia chief inspects airline's facilities at Madinah airport

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Saleh Al-Jasser, director general of Saudi Arabian Airlines, made an inspection tour of the facilities of the airline at the new Prince Muhammad International Airport in Madinah. He was accompanied by senior executives of Saudia. Al- Jasser inspected the oper

Disabled man apologizes for embezzlement accusations

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  Saudi Gazette report   TABUK — A handicapped man has apologized for posting embezzlement accusations against a hospital head on social media after being sentenced to 18 months in prison and 100 lashes over the dispute, Al-Hayat reported. Dolan Bin Bikheit said he did not mean to personally

No change in Ramadan work hours

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   RIYADH — The Ministry of Civil Service has denied reports being circulated on the social media and appeared in some local newspapers that the ministry has plans to change the work hours for government offices during Ramadan. According to reports, the work hours will start from 7 a.m. and will end by noon. Hamad Al-Muneef, spok

Over 1,000 women ask for ‘khula’ in six months

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — A total of 1,163 women in various parts of the Kingdom have during the past six months, asked for khula (petitioning for a court divorce without the husband's consent and without having to prove any grounds for wanting it). According to local daily Al-Madina

Dar Al-Hekma students showcase designing talent

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Dar Al-Hekma University showcased the work of its senior interior design students at an exhibition held in the presence of Prince Faisal Bin Muqrin. “The Art of Creating Spaces” exhibition on the university’s campus on Tuesday aimed to faci

6.8 million expats live in ‘poor housing’

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  Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Around 6.8 million of foreign workers live in overcrowded, substandard or squalid conditions in Saudi Arabia, according to a housing expert. In a seminar held to spread awareness of workers’ rights and housing solutions in Jeddah on Tuesday

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Private schools angry at fixed fee structure

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Private and international schools in the Kingdom have criticized the fees and tuition fixed for them by the Ministry of Education for the next academic year. According to ministry sources, a number of schools were unanimous that the fees were too low and woul

Four men arrested for selling alcohol

May 20, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   BAHA — Four men of African nationalities were arrested for making and selling alcohol on a mountain. Baha Police spokesman Col. Saad Tirad said the police arrested the suspects and found with them 14 gallons of alcohol and four 70-liter tanks filled with liquor.

9 patients evacuated after fire in hospital

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   TAIF — Nine patients at Taif Children’s Hospital were evacuated on Tuesday after a fire started in the women’s emergency ward. Taif Health Affairs official spokesman Siraj Al-Humaidan said the fire was caused by an electrical fault in one of the air conditioners. No one was injured and the flames were extinguished by the Civil De

Construction worker injured on site

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   BAHA — A Pakistani construction worker was severely injured after the crane machine he was driving flipped over on Tuesday. Baha Red Crescent reported the crane belonged to a national construction company and the victim was taken to hospital. 

Attempt to smuggle drugs into jail foiled

May 20, 2015, 2:00 pm

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   BURAIDAH — A prisoner tried to smuggle 722 amphetamine pills into a prison after he was released for 24 hours to visit his family but his attempt was foiled. Qassim Prisons Directorate’s spokesman Lt. Turki Al-Harbi said the man had pills hidden by his private parts. It is the first time someone had tried to smuggle such a huge amount