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Qunfudah officials asked to protect age-old graveyard
Ahmad Ali Al-Kinani Okaz/Saudi Gazette QUNFUDAH — Following the directives of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Alsheikh, human skeletons exposed by stray animals were buried again in an...
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Riyadh job fair benefits over 1,000 Bangladeshis
RIYADH — A two-day job fair organized by the Bangladesh Embassy organized at Istiraha Al-Fakhr in Riyadh concluded Thursday with more than 50 Saudi establishments and some 1,000 workers...
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Amnesty deadline may be extended, says Batterjee
JEDDAH — There is a possibility that the July 3 amnesty deadline for undocumented and illegal workers to correct their status will be extended, Deputy Chairman of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce...
View ArticleKilling ignorance
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — A number of patients have said they had no idea about their rights in hospitals and denied any knowledge of what is called "the document on the rights...
View ArticlePrince Khaled to review progress in correcting status of Burmese today
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, will review on Saturday the progress of the procedures being carried out by the committee in charge of correcting the...
View ArticleSaving one’s neck from sword
Muhammad Al-Fal Okaz One of the regional governorates in the Kingdom recently opened an official account at a local bank to collect donations to save the life of a man who was sentenced to death for...
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Abed Khazendar Al-Riyadh The chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Council of Engineers disclosed the existence of eight illegal foreign companies that have been operating in the Saudi market...
View ArticleWork on Mataf project to halt for Ramadan
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH – The first phase of the expansion of the Mataf (circumambulation) area inside the Grand Mosque will not be completed until after Ramadan while the second phase...
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‘Challenge Fair’ presents 21 Guinness holders
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Challenge Fair, held in Jeddah and Dhahran, concluded Friday with 21 participants achieving 21 new Guinness World Record titles in Saudi Arabia. Seven...
View ArticleBRJ launches “Go Green” campaign
JEDDAH — Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), an initiative of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives (ALJCI), launched a campaign titled “Go Green,” to support owners of companies...
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Al Waha International School hosts glittering graduation ceremonies
Munwarunissa Nazneen Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Al Waha International School recently celebrated the graduation ceremonies of its eleventh batch of Grade 10 students and its seventh batch of...
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Turkish pilgrim falls off Jabal Thour, rescued
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Civil Defense teams rescued a 50-year-old Turkish Umrah pilgrim who fell off the historic Thour Mountain in Makkah. Makkah Civil Defense...
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Mazen Baleelah Al-Madinah A QATARI court has sentenced five people, including a VIP, to six years imprisonment for negligence that caused the death of 19 people, including 13 children, in a fire that...
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Residents complain about giant hole in Makkah neighborhood
Ahmad Al-Hassani Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — Residents of Makkah's Al-Shisha district, which neighbors Mina at the entrance to Al-Aziziah Street, have said city officials have failed to fill...
View ArticleFormer Saudi footballer refuses to leave Lebanon despite threat
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A former Saudi football player has refused to leave Lebanon and return to the Kingdom despite a Saudi Embassy warning that he faced imminent threat to his life,...
View ArticlePolice bust liquor den
Mishal Al-Otaibi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Security patrols busted a liquor distillery operated by two men and two women of Ethiopian origin. A plainclothes patrol team received a tip-off that...
View ArticleHaj quota cut to ensure pilgrims’ comfort: Khaled
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal emphasized on Saturday that the decision to reduce the number of Haj and Umrah pilgrims in the wake of the ongoing Mataf...
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125,000 Pakistanis correct status
Faiz Al-Najdi Saudi Gazette RIYADH — More than 125,000 Pakistanis were able to regularize their work and residency status in the Kingdom since the three-month grace period announced by...
View Article460 healthcare projects stalled, says Nazaha
Ahmad Al-Kinani Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has called upon concerned authorities to hold accountable several national companies that have...
View ArticleGunmen fire at patrol unit in Qatif
DAMMAM – A patrol unit came under heavy gunfire from unidentified sources at Al-Toubi town in Qatif governorate around midnight Friday, police said on Saturday. The police were forced to...
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