MAKKAH — The Civil Defense identified 21 violations at warehouses and workshops in Makkah over the past week. Capt. Maj. Ahmad Al-Dlewi, spokesman for the Makkah Civil Defense, said the Civil Defense often carries out inspections to ensure establishments are following the relevant health and safety regulations. “We visited 15
21 safety violations in warehouses
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Rain shuts down Al-Mandaq roads
BAHA — Authorities closed roads and streets in the Al-Mandaq Governorate in Baha province on Friday due to heavy rain. The roads were closed for 11 minutes as a precautionary measure to avoid road accidents. A source from the local municipality said the rain did not last long and that extra care needs to be taken due to the mountai
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143 kg of rotten meat seized
DAMMAM — Municipality officials in the Eastern Province seized 143 kilograms of meat deemed unsuitable for human consumption from a butcher’s shop in the Al-Adamah district of Dammam. Abdulrahman Al-Shaheel, director of public heath at the Eastern Province Municipality, said the store had committed several violations. He urge
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No need to free up fuel prices
Khalaf Al-Harbe Okaz A number of Gulf Cooperation Council countries have started implementing plans to lift subsidies for fuel and free up prices in the domestic market to rationalize government spending in the wake of falling oil prices.
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1,855 prospective couples warned of genetic risks
Hussain Hazzazi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Health experts and physicians have warned 1,855 prospective couples in Jeddah against pursuing their decision to go ahead with marriage due to genetic risks so far this year.
Laboratory and blood ba
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Woman accuses employer of sexual harassment
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Ministry of Health is investigating a complaint by a Saudi woman who said she was sexually harassed and blackmailed when she applied for a job at King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh, Al-Watan reported.
Minister of Health Dr
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Enhancing translation services in Haj studied
Mohammad Sameeh
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Umm Al-Qura University is conducting a study on an enhanced translation program for pilgrims at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, as the current translation service needs development.
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Over 462,000 Yemenis correct status as grace period ends
Faris Al-Qahtani Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — As many as 462,333 Yemeni nationals who were living in the Kingdom illegally have corrected their residency status during the three-month grace period that ended on Sunday. The g
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Two children saved from Yanbu waters
YANBU — Two children were saved from drowning in the sea by border guards. Madinah Civil Defense spokesman Shibnan Al-Qarni said the guards received reports of a 7-year-old Egyptian boy and a 6-year-old Saudi girl drowning in the sea. A rescue team was sent to the scene and the children were saved. Paramedics treated the two children on the spot.
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Negligent municipal driver caught on video
RIYADH — A municipality driver was caught on video driving a leaking water tanker. According to the municipality, managers have seen the video, posted on social media, and will be taking appropriate action against the driver. The municipality condemned the behavior, calling it an act of negligence as leaking tankers waste water and endanger lives of other
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Gang vandalizes girls' school
TABUK — Police are searching for a gang of unidentified young men suspected of vandalizing Sharma Girls School. Teachers who arrived at the school on Monday morning found furniture in their offices and some of the classrooms damaged and moved around. One of the teachers said there were offensive phrases and drawings on the walls. Some of the phrases were
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Customs officers seize drug pills in cat's eye
RIYADH — Saudi Customs seized 956,648 amphetamine pills hidden inside a shipment of cat's eye. Al-Haditha Customs Director Ibrahim Al-Enizi said the shipment of the reflective studs used in road construction arrived at the crossing on the Jordanian border. After a close inspection, officers became suspicious of the shipment. When they opened a box and bro
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13 fire victims suffer smoke inhalation
RIYADH — Thirteen people, including a number of children, suffered smoke inhalation in a house fire on Sunday. Riyadh Red Crescent spokesman Abdullah Al-Muraibidh said the fire broke out in a house on Al-Khurais Road. Six of the victims were children. Paramedics treated victims on the spot and none of them required hospital treatment.
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2 Saudis convicted of terror charges
RIYADH — The Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced two Saudi men found guilty of involvement in terrorist acts to prison and banned them from travel for similar periods upon release. One of the men was sentenced to 8 years in prison after he was found guilty of attempting to illegally enter Yemen in order to fight and train with Al-Qaeda. He was also convict
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Three Sri Lankans, Egyptian executed for robbery, murder
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia on Monday executed three Sri Lankans found guilty of robbing and killing a citizen as well as an Egyptian convicted of murder in a separate case, the Interior Ministry said.
The three Sri Lankans were convicted of breaking into the Saudi man's home, striking him on the head and suffocating him before stealing money, th
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Riyadh TNTJ organizes massive blood donation camp
RIYADH — The South Indian Organization Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) Riyadh chapter organized its 35th Blood Donation Camp on Friday in coordination with King Fahd Medical City (KFMC) on the eve of India’s Independence Day. The camp started from Morning 8.30 a.m. and lasted till 4.00 p.m. A large number of TNTJ volunteers particip
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Indian expats mark I-Day by donating blood
JEDDAH — A section of the Indian community here celebrated their country’s 69th Independence Day by donating blood to commemorate the date Friday. Around 60 members of Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamaath (TNTJ), a social organization from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, gathered at the King Fahd Hospital and donated 50 units of blood
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Indonesians mark Independence Day
The Indonesian Consulate General in Jeddah held a flag hoisting ceremony Monday morning to mark the country’s Independence Day. The ceremony started at 6 a.m. at the residence of Consul General Dharmakirty Syailendra Putra in Al-Rehab District. The consul general slowly raised the national flag as a student choir sang “Indonesia Raya,” the country’s nati
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Qatif father dies in bid to save son
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — A Saudi father drowned in an attempt to save his seven-year-old son who fell in the sea off Qatif on Friday, Eastern Province Red Crescent spokesman Abdullah Al-Qabili said.
The man was identified as Hani Al-Hamran in his 40s. He was able to save his son before he died.
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Two guards killed in border attack
RIYADH — Two Saudi border guards have been killed in an attack from Yemen by Houthi rebels, official Saudi media reported on Sunday. Sergeants Hasan Ali Al-Ghazwani and Sarwi Al-Saeed were "martyred while carrying out their duty in protecting the country's borders from rebel aggressors" on Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency said, quot
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