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Nurse honored for saving life
ARAR — Dr. Muhammad Al-Habdan, director of the Health Affairs in the Northern Border Province, honored a Saudi nurse for saving the life of a woman and two men who were injured in a road...
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Keeping pets
Saudi Gazette report ABHA – Girls are keen to keep pets, raise them and take care of them. Specialists say the secret for girls having pets like cats, birds, fish and...
View ArticlePassport and iqama delivery by post
RIYADH — The Passport Department will now deliver passports of Saudi nationals and iqamas (residency permits) of expatriate workers at the recipients’ postal address, according to...
View ArticleWhy do men try to dominate women?
Maha Al-Shehri Most men do not understand the Islamic term “qawamah”, which means that men are responsible for their families and should act as their guardians. Although...
View ArticleWhy does the Ministry of Health provide such poor medical services?
Prof. Rushood Muhammad Al-Khareef SR54 billion was allocated for the Ministry of Health’s 2013 budget, a figure that was 16 percent higher than the previous year. This means that six percent...
View ArticleIncrease the allowances of pensioners!
Abdullah Al-Jamili Although pensioners have spent their working life serving their nation, the allowances they receive and the services they are given in retirement are meager. A pensioner’s...
View ArticleSaleh Kamel to be reelected JCCI chief
JEDDAH — Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq Al-Rabiah is expected to appoint Saleh Abdullah Kamel chairman of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) for another term,...
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Runaway girls: A disturbing trend that must be addressed
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – Even though cases of girls running away from their homes does not occur very often, the very fact is that it happens at all is alarming for Saudi society. In a...
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Highway accident claims four lives
ABHA — A horrific traffic accident on Abha-Jazan Road resulted in the deaths of four people and injuries to four others. A small car lost control and collided with two other vehicles,...
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Gas leak engulfs room in fire
ABHA — The Civil Defense contained a fire in a house in Al-Obaid village, north of Abha. Asir Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Maeidh Al-Shehri said the Civil Defense was alerted to the fire...
View ArticleExpat driver found dead inside truck
TURAIF — An Asian driver was found dead inside his truck in front of a petrol station north of Turaif. Police received notification from a gas station that a truck was parked in front of the...
View ArticleSmuggler wounded in exchange of fire
AL-DAYER — A smuggler was seriously wounded during an exchange of fire with security officers in Bani Malik governorate. Surprised by the presence of a security patrol on their route,...
View ArticleSaudi shoots himself accidentally
QURAYYAT — A Saudi in his 20s accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun. Al-Jouf Police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaisher said the victim’s family rushed him to Dawmat...
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Alwaleed receives Moroccan delegates
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh Moroccan Ambassador Abdeslam Baraka, who was accompanied by Ibrahim Ajoli, chargé...
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A potential safety hazard
Two students stand by an exposed electricity box outside their school. Students from Jeddah’s Al-Fadl Bin Al-Abbas intermediate school and Ali Bin Abi Talib elementary school, 600 in total,...
View ArticlePakistani missions to remain closed today
JEDDAH — The Pakistan embassy in Riyadh and the consulate general in Jeddah will remain closed on Monday on the occasion of Eid Milad-un-Nabi. No consular services will be available to...
View ArticleSaudi Hawks leave for Bahrain air show
RIYADH — The Saudi Hawks left King Faisal Airbase in Tabuk on Sunday for Bahrain to participate in the International Air Show 2014 there from Jan. 16-18. More than 15 teams will participate...
View ArticleJail for snapping woman change clothes
JEDDAH — A court sentenced a young man who took photos of an African homeless woman on the street while she was changing her clothes to one week in jail, 10 lashes and a SR10,000 fine. The...
View Article19,000 traffic tickets in EP in five days
DAMMAM — The Traffic Department in the Eastern Province issued more than 19,000 traffic fines in five days during a field campaign. Thirty-five cars were seized because drivers were drifting...
View ArticleNo art exhibitions without permits
JEDDAH — The Interior Ministry is to ban holding any art or photographic exhibition at hotels and halls unless it was issued a permit first, sources told Al-Hayat newspaper. The same source...
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