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We don’t want to quit after 3 months, say long-time expats

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  Faiza Rizvi Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The three-month grace period granted to expatriates to rectify their residency status has put an end to the problems of several expatriates. However, for a large number of them this period is not enough to fix the

Bus catches fire; students escape

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  JAZAN — Six medical students narrowly escaped death when their bus caught fire after driving through the scene of another accident. The bus taking the students to university had to stop when a diesel tanker overturned and caught fire. Fuel spilled from the tanker was burning on a large area of the road. While the Civil Defense was dealing w

Scholar faces libel suit over retweet

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  RIYADH — A prominent Islamic scholar could face a one-year prison sentence and a SR500,000 fine after he allegedly retweeted a poet who is accused of defaming a member of the Shoura Council. Mohammad Al-Eraifi, who is accused of sending the tweet, was threatened with legal action by council member Eisa Al-Ghaith under Saudi information crime laws.

Faulty brakes cause car crash

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  RIJAL ALMAA — Seven girl students were injured when their vehicle crashed into a mountain due to faulty brakes. The driver lost control and ran into the mountain. The driver and his wife were also sustained injuries in the accident. All victims except the driver have left hospital after treatment.

Three arrested for mugging pedestrians

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SAMTAH — Police patrols in Samtah arrested three people without identification for mugging pedestrians. One of the suspects was allegedly impersonating a police officer and was mugging passersby with the help of two accomplices. Spokesman for Jazan Police Col. Awadh Al-Qahtani said police received reports of the muggings and caught the suspects red-handed

Family rescued from burning house

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  BURAIDAH — Civil Defense rescuers in Buraidah saved seven members of a family from a fire in their house. They suffered smoke inhalation and were given first aid at the scene by the Red Crescent. Spokesman for Qassim Civil Defense Lt. Col. Ibrahim Abalkhail said an electric fuse failure caused the fire.

Child mistakenly shot in face

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  TAIF — A child was injured in his face when a gun went off mistakenly. A friend of the victim was apparently carrying the gun when it fell from his hands onto the floor and went off. The child’s father said his son is fond of guns and that his mobile phone is full of photos of firearms. Spokesman for Taif Health Affairs Siraj Al-Humai

Saudi Gazette starts printing in Riyadh, marks anniversary

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   RIYADH – Saudi Gazette staff celebrated the commencement of printing in the Central Province at a ceremony on Monday at the Marriott in Riyadh. The event was attended by professionals in the media field along with dignitaries and ambassadors. The occasion coincided with the one-year anniversary of the Gazette

Huge scope for young Muslims in electronic media: TV journalist

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Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A visiting television journalist has said there is great scope for young Muslims in the electronic media field. Muhammad Khalid Mulla of India’s E TV made the remarks while addressing a function organized by Khake-e-Taiba Trust in his honor in Jeddah Tuesday ni

Siblings in citizenship limbo

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Five orphan siblings are being confronted with difficult situations in their daily lives because they do not have national identity cards, thanks to their father who allegedly committed identity theft. The two boys and three girls are unable to continue their ed

‘Discover America’ exhibit kicks off at US Consulate

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A “Discover America” exhibition by American artist and photographer Tom Till was held at the US Consulate General in Jeddah on Sunday evening. The exhibition included 26 panel photographs featuring various American landscapes. This is Till’s first e

We are a minority in our country

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Hamoud Talib Okaz I think the best description for our present condition regarding foreign manpower came from no one other than Labor Minister Adel Fakieh himself. He told the Okaz newspaper on Friday: “If the recruitment of foreign manpower continues at this rate, we will soon be a minority in our own country”.

Travails of a single Saudi

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Ali Al-Hami Al-Sharq Finally I got my annual vacation of 30 days from my employer, which is a private establishment. As the vacation was short, I decided to limit my destinations. I love traveling abroad and I am also a great fan of domestic tourism. So I decided to spend part of my vacation in Dubai and the other part in t

Youth accidentally shoots best friend

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JAZAN – A young man told Jazan Police that he accidently shot his friend in the head when the two were playing. Sulaiman Sayram, the victim, was rushed to the King Fahd Hospital where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. The bullet is still lodged in his head, as the hospital does not have a neurosurgeon to operate on the boy. The victim’s br

Saudi executed for murder

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QATIF – A Saudi man was beheaded on Wednesday in Qatif for killing another man following an argument. Ali Al-Saeedi shot dead Ali Makki and confessed his crime. His death sentence, which had been handed down to him by a local court, was sanctioned by the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. 

Charred body found inside gutted mall

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RIYADH – Civil Defense rescuers found a charred body inside Riyadh's Haram Plaza shopping mall, which was destroyed by a fire a few days ago. An autopsy was being performed to identify the body. Initial investigations showed that the fire was caused by a short circuit. 

Two killed in separate accidents

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AL-DARB – A man died on the spot after his car was hit by a cement truck on the Tabuk-Dhiba Road. Rescuers were called in to remove the body from the car’s wreckage. Also, an Egyptian man died after he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a streetlight. Traffic police officers said the man was speeding when the accident took place.&n

Man arrested for setting home on fire

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JEDDAH – A 40-year-old man was arrested by Jeddah police after he deliberately set his home on fire and almost killed those inside. Jeddah Civil Defense firefighters found traces of fuel after they doused the fire that broke out in a three-story building. Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said although the building’s façade was comple

Housemaid found stabbed to death

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JEDDAH – An Ethiopian maid was found dead in her sponsor’s apartment with over 14 stab wounds. The maid’s sponsor and family, who were not in the apartment when the maid was attacked, discovered her body lying in a pool of blood and immediately notified the police. Jeddah police spokesman First Lt. Nawaf Al-Bouq said police have launched a cri

Hot pursuits still a hazard

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Chases involving members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) are continuing in Qassim province, Al-Sharq newspaper reported. The latest of these involved officers who were chasing an unidentified car in Al-Hefairah neighborhood in Unaizah,
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