NAJRAN — The municipality shut down a butcher shop in Abu Al-Saoud District of Najran for violating health regulations. Municipality spokesman Abdullah Al-Fadel said the local authority is running thorough inspection campaigns to ensure all products are fit for consumption.
Butchery shut down over health violations
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Fire in warehouse doused, no injuries
MAKKAH — Firefighters put out a warehouse fire in Al-Akishiyah District on Saturday. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Capt. Naif Al-Shareef said the fire started in the backyard of the premises. The backyard contained junk and the warehouse was full of cartons and paper, said the spokesman. Most of the goods in the warehouse were burned but fi
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Two found dead on Khafji coast
JUBAIL — Border Guard search and rescue officers found the bodies of two men who had drowned in Al-Khafji. Eastern Province Border Guards spokesman Capt. Omar Al-Aklabi said officers received reports of two missing men and deployed a search party. They found the men’s bodies on the coast of Al-Khafji Corniche, where swimming is prohibi
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Shaky building leaves residents scared
RIYADH — Residents of an apartment block got the fright of their lives when the building suddenly started shaking. A resident reported the walls were shaking for no reason and all occupants ran outside out of fear. They called Civil Defense officers who are investigating the cause of the incident. The owner of the building was contacted but
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12 workers hurt as car overturns
RIYADH — Twelve workers were injured in a road accident north of Riyadh. Riyadh Civil Defense reported the victims were all in one car when it overturned on King Abdullah Road. Ten of the victims were taken to four different hospitals and two were treated at the scene.
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14 companies penalized for faking Saudization
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Labor has suspended its services from 14 companies for up to two years for registering Saudis not actually working for them to get around Saudization quotas.
The aim of the practice is to increase the rate of Saudization in
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Zakat thieves
Khaled Al-Solaiman Okaz THE electronic linkage between the Ministry of Social Affairs and the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) has revealed that as many as 107,000 ineligible Saudi men and women were receiving social security assistance illegally for a number of years. The ministry has dr
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Tashkeil hosts annual Ramadan bazaar
Layan Damanhouri and Shahd Alhamdan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — With Ramadan just around the corner, social enterprise Tashkeil hosted its annual Ramadan Bazaar that introduced the region’s emerging designers in local fashion. For the fifth consecutive year, the
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Family disputes constitute bulk of court cases, says Justice Ministry
Adnan Al-Shabrawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Justice said personal status cases and family disputes constitute 60 percent of all cases received by courts in the Kingdom.
The ministry’s reports revealed the number of custody and alimony case
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Prison prank
A video clip that circulated on social media apparently showing detained prisoners in Jeddah injecting themselves with what appears to be drugs. In a post on its Twitter account, the General Directorate of Prisons said preliminary investigations into the video showed that the prisoners were in fact taking insulin shots and the motive behind uploading the clip on s
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Municipality recovers illegally claimed land
Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The municipality succeeded in recovering over 1 million square meters of land from encroachers in south Jeddah. It forms part of an ongoing campaign launched by Jeddah Mayor Hani Abu Ras. Most of the land recovered was surround
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Alireza named honorary Mexico consul
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Trejo inaugurates the Honorary Consulate of the United Mexican States in Jeddah with businessman Ali Hussein Alireza (R) and Saudi Gazette Editor at Large Khaled Almaeena (L). — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report JEDD
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Man questioned for sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A Saudi man accused of sexually assaulting a little girl has been questioned by the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution, Al-Hayat reported.
A source said the man was in his 30s and the victim was 9. The man lived in the same apar
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Wake up, Ministry of Labor!
Mohammed Al-Hassani Okaz FOR many years, the Ministry of Labor has been very consistent in the application of its Nitaqat program. Under this program, private companies and establishments are expected to Saudize a certain number of jobs or face the chance of falling in the low-green, yellow or red levels and hence lose
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Scholar permits speed camera warnings
Abdullah Al-Dani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A renowned Saudi Islamic scholar has said it is okay for motorists to warn each other about the existence of Saher speed cameras so they slow down and avoid getting caught.“This is not only permissible according
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Water company braced for summer demand
Abdulaziz Ghazzawi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The National Water Company (NWC) has approved its operational plan for water and environmental services in Makkah over the summer that aims to provide adequate supplies of water to Umrah performers and visitors to the Grand Mosque
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‘Media has big role to play in safeguarding India’s secular fabric’
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – An eminent Indian journalist called on the secular parties and the media to rise to occasion in maintaining India’s secular and democratic fabric by resisting the attempts to sow seeds of disharmony and hatred among the 1.25 billion pluralist society.
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Creativity and innovation key to success
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The 46th Annual Prize Day of International Indian School-Jeddah (IISJ) was celebrated in a glittering ceremony at the IISJ-boy’s section’s auditorium on Saturday. Indian Consul General B.S. Mubarak was the Chief Guest while Tarek
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Fire in warehouse complex doused
JAZAN — Three Civil Defense teams rushed to a warehouse complex in Jazan’s industrial area to battle a fire that started in three furniture warehouses. The team managed to control the blaze and prevented it from spreading. The fire damaged premises covering 5,000 sq. meters. Firefighters are still investigating the cause of t
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Driver burns to death after crash
MAKKAH — A man was killed when his car crashed into a lamppost on the Taif-Makkah highway. The driver was driving at a high speed when he lost control of the vehicle. His car caught fire with him trapped inside. Police and the Saudi Red Crescent were not able to identify the victim because the body was burned beyond recognition. He
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