Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — The Eastern Province Civil Defense received 750 calls within an hour following an earthquake that struck the border area between Iran and Pakistan on Tuesday.
The tremor hit the Sistan and Baluchistan governorates, southeast of Iran, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale,
Civil Defense received 750 calls following Iran quake
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Streaks of lightning light up the skies of Janadriyah
Streaks of lightning light up the skies of Janadriyah, the venue of the National Heritage and Culture Festival, outside Riyadh where thousands of visitors gathered on Wednesday night. The village witnessed a sandstorm and moderate rain accompanied by thunder. — SPA
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Education key to Muslim empowerment: Scholar
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An Indian scholar said empowerment through education is the key to success for some 190 million Muslims of India in all walks of life. Hussain Madavoor, general secretary of the All India Islahi Movement (AIIM), called for exerting efforts to uplift the communit
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A free lesson from Al-Fatah
Muhammad Al-Ohaideb
Okaz
Al-Fatah sports club in Al-Ahsa has given us a lesson to remember. With very meager and scant resources, the club was able to win the Saudi premier league two weeks ahead of time. The lesson is simply that money is not everything. Without good governance, collective work, enthusiasm and unselfishness, money alone
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Attempts to stifle happiness
Khalaf Al-Harbi
Okaz
A member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) attempted to raid the pavilion of the United Arab Emirates at the Janadriyah National Heritage and Culture Festival. Troops from the National Guard hurried to pull him away amid cheers from spectators who were appalled at the man&rsqu
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Hunger strike in Makkah jails
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH – The General Directorate of Prisons said it would respond to the demands of 140 inmates in Makkah prisons who went on hunger strike for two days, Al-Hayat newspaper reported Thursday.
The prisoners wanted the prisons authority to provide them with electrical appliances such as el
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Couple killed in highway accident
JEDDAH — A husband and wife died in a horrific traffic accident on the Jeddah-Jazan highway. The man lost control of the vehicle and the car overturned killing the wife on the spot. The husband died at hospital. Meanwhile in Al-Baha, four female students sustained fractures and moderate to severe injuries when the bus they were travelling in was involved
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Family dispute turns violent
AL-AQEEQ — A family dispute quickly turned violent when a citizen allegedly shot his relative in the leg twice in Al-Aqeeq governorate in Al-Baha province. Al-Baha police spokesman Lt. Col. Saad Trad said the man who was shot in the leg was driving when he saw his relative and pulled over to talk to him. He got out of the car and the two began talking abo
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Father runs over toddler
JAZAN — A one-and-a-half-year-old boy died in Al-Mawsim town, Jazan, in a tragic accident in which his father accidentally ran him over. The father was inside his car and was attempting to back up when his son came and stood behind the vehicle. Unable to see the boy, he struck the child while backing out. Jazan Health Affairs spokesman Muhammad Al-S
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Rainstorm claims two lives in Khurma
KHURMA — A rainstorm that hit Khurma, east of Taif, Thursday claimed the lives of two women who were trying to gather their cattle and sheep. Five people from the same family were injured. The storm was so strong that it pulled down a small tin house where the women had sought shelter. The medical director of Al-Khurma Hospital, Faraj Al-Sebaee, said some
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Mental patient holds siblings hostage
TAIF — Civil Defense firefighters in Taif freed three brothers who were taken hostage by their elder brother who suffers from a mental disorder. The man had allegedly tried to kill his brothers by setting their family home on fire. Taif Civil Defense spokesman Brig. Fayez Al-Otaibi said the suspect was 25 years old while his three brothers were 10, 13, an
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Expat family festival a big draw
Syeda Amtul Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — An expat family festival full of entertainment including music, games, contests, performances and loads of fun activities was organized by iCreative at Thuraya Hall of Golden Tulip Hotel on Thursday night. The festival, which attracted a large number of Indian and P
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IFF documentary aims to educate Indians on labor restrictions
Syeda Amtul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — To raise awareness among Indian expatriates about new restrictions in the Saudi labor market, especially in the backdrop of the Nitaqat program, a community organization has launched a video campaign at a function held in Riyadh recently.
A group of professionals fro
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COPD afflicts 13 million people in MENA region: Study
Samar Yahya
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced here the results of a landmark population-based study on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
The project titled BREATHE is an observational cross-sectional epidemiology study in COPD, which was conducted in 11 countries i
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Police bust liquor dens
Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Police busted three liquor distilleries in the city that were being run by illegal workers. The distilleries were hidden behind a number of bushes in Al-Khumra area, south Jeddah. Police were tipped off about the illegal activities and they quickly placed the
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Three-day meet to bring together epidemiologists
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Under the support of Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, the Saudi Society for Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases will hold its three-day annual conference beginning Monday at Park Hyatt Hotel in Jeddah.
Dr. Nizar Bahabri, director of the society in
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Inmates in crowded Laith jails to be shifted
Muhammad Hadhadh
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Due to an increasing prison population in Al-Laith governorate and the poor condition of some prison facilities, authorities will transfer a large number of inmates to jails in Jeddah and Qunfudah governorates, said Maj. Gen. Ali Al-Harthy, director general of prisons.
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The world’s ‘workshop’ for manpower training
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Since Saudi Arabia opened its doors wide to foreign recruitment in the 1970s, it has become the final destination for people from various parts of the world looking for a better living and wishing to make money from the huge employment opportunities available in private companies and establish
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Folklore troupe performs at Janadriyah
A folklore troupe performs at Janadriyah Thursday night. The 28th edition of the National Festival for Heritage and Culture concluded at the historic village in the outskirts of Riyadh on Friday, logging more than 6 million visitors from within the Kingdom and abroad. Col. Khalid Bin Abdulaziz Al-Miqbel, official spokesman for the festival, urged all visitors to send their idea
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1,500 pupils get training in run-up to 2013 Sony awards
Sultan Al-Sughair Saudi Gazette AL-KHOBAR — Modern Electronics Company (MECL) and Sony Middle East and Africa announced on Thursday progress was being made in the final training phase of the 8th edition of Sony Creative Science Awards 2013. The announcement was made at a press conference held at Princ
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