DAMMAM — A fire erupted on Friday in a cosmetics warehouse in Dammam’s Al-Dallah neighborhood.
Spokesman for Eastern Province Civil Defense Col. Ali Al-Qahtani said four firefighting teams and two rescue teams attended the blaze. They were able to contain the fire, which had spread over a 300 sq meter area. No injuries were reported.
Fire at Dammam cosmetics store
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33 illegal residents abandoned on road
MADINAH — Traffic police patrols of Badr governorate found 33 unidentified expatriates on Yanbu expressway. They were apparently abandoned there by a smuggler for unknown reasons. They were of Indonesian and Filipino nationalities and were referred to Yanbu police for processing.
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New tunnel to ease traffic in Dammam
DAMMAM – The Eastern Province mayoralty has awarded a contract to implement a tunnel project at the intersection of Prince Muhammad Bin Fahd Street and Imam Ali Bin Abi Taleb Road in Dammam. Daifullah Al-Otaibi, Eastern Province mayor, said the SR127.98 project is part of a comprehensive plan to ease traffic flow at major intersections and r
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Thai questions extrajudicial imprisonment
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A Thai national filed a case at the Jeddah Administrative Court after spending double his prison sentence in prison, Al-Hayat daily reported.
The man, who has been living in the Kingdom for 30 years and who used to work as a part-time interpreter with a police sta
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Partial end to water crisis as trucks operate all day
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A water shortage crisis in Jeddah has ended after more than 2,500 water tankers started operating around the clock to supply affected neighborhoods. Jeddah Governor Prince Mishal Bin Majed instructed water tankers to operate 24 hours a day, overturning a previous
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Boy, 2, drowns in EP pool
Sultan Al-Sughair
Saudi Gazette
AL-KHOBAR — A two-year-old Saudi child has drowned in a swimming pool at a private resort in Al-Khobar.
Eastern Province Border Guard spokesman Col. Khaled Al-Argoubi said this was the first drowning incident this year.
The child’s parents br
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JIC welcomes new batch of Aramco trainees
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — The Industrial College in Jubail (JIC) has received from Saudi Aramco a new batch of trainees for its laboratory technician training program. A total of 31 trainees are joining the program’s 16th batch and they were welcomed by the college’s
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Encroachment by Haj firms investigated
Ali Bin Gharsan
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Emir of Makkah province Prince Khaled Al-Faisal has instructed the Ministry of Haj to investigate Haj guides and pilgrim companies for trespassing on government land and public facilities during the last Haj season.
Prince Khaled instructed the minist
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Probe begins into unfit blood at KSH
Hussein Hazazi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The health authorities in Jeddah are investigating how 13 expired blood bags have remained stored in King Saud Hospital’s refrigerator.
Dr. Sami Badawood, director of health affairs in Jeddah, said the bags should have been disposed of because th
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Greeks sustain historical and cultural ties with Arabs — Chronis Polychroniou
JEDDAH — March 25 is a day of celebration for all Greeks, a day that honors all those who fought heroically and gave their lives for freedom and independence. Those who overcame the skepticism of outsiders and established a sovereign new state, based on the democratic principles of classic and modern Greece. T
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Whistle-blowing on corruption
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Often employees suspect that their bosses try to circumvent laws to their personal benefit to get something done.
For example, a senior official could ask a Saudi who comes to inquire about a transaction to pay money under the table in order to have his transaction processed quickl
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Charity celebrates 11 years of philanthropy with new projects
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Philanthropy House of Jeddah held its 11th anniversary celebrations by launching a number of endowment projects and training programs. The charity also honored its supporters and sponsors. The event had the support of Makkah Emir Prince Khale
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Desi Entertainment cruise again
Munawarunissa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — After the success of the Desi Entertainers’ first cruise, a second cruise was organized on Thursday on public demand. People from various nationalities came in droves to be part of the memorable multicultural musical night.
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Pakistan Repatriation Council observes Pakistan Resolution Day
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) organized a function in Kababish Restaurant to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of Pakistan Resolution, which was adopted by the Pakistan Muslim League in Lahore on March 23, 1940. The resolution the
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Jubail Industrial city to be adorned with flowers
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette JUBAIL — In addition to one and a half million trees and evergreen shrubs planted in Jubail Industrial city, Jubail Royal Commission has also started planting about 600 thousand flower in the city’s other residential and industrial areas. Residential area a
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Jubail restaurants adopt open kitchen design, offer complete transparency
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Property Department under the auspice of the Royal Commission for Jubail recently passed a new law that mandates all restaurants, cafés, and cafeterias to install an open kitchen design on the premises. The kitchen must be directly visible
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Strong Saudi-Tunisian ties extolled
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The 57th Independence Day of Tunisia was celebrated in Jeddah Saturday evening. Senior officials, diplomats of several Arab and non-Arab countries as well as many prominent Saudi figures attended the event at the Jeddah Crowne Plaza in Al-Hamra d
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Mabriz residents angry at desecration of cemetery
Saudi Gazette report
HOFUF — Residents of Mabriz town in Al-Ahsa region were angered when their local cemetery’s wall was demolished and the graves desecrated as a result of development projects being implemented in the vicinity, Al-Yaum daily reported Sunday.
One of the residents said th
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Protect Saudization against failure
Saeed Al-Suraihi
Okaz
Nationalization of jobs, best known in the Kingdom as Saudization, is not just a process of placing a Saudi citizen in a position being held by a foreigner.
Confining the process to replacement only will not just impede the ongoing efforts to achieve job Saudization but will ultimately mak
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National security a red line
Haya Al-Manea
Al-Riyadh
It is the right of every citizen to ask any government official to upgrade the level of services being provided by his department. The citizen has every right to believe that he has more rights than he has actually been given.
It is not, however, the right of any citizen to disre
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