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Accident claims five members of Yemeni family
MADINAH — Five members of a Yemeni family were killed when their car overturned on Al-Hijrah Road. The accident also resulted in serious injuries to four other occupants of the car. The...
View ArticleExpat burns to death inside car
NAJRAN — A Pakistani was burned inside his car after it smashed into an electricity pole on King Abdullah Road. Najran Civil Defense spokesman Lt. Col. Ali Al-Shahrani, said firefighting...
View ArticleTruck crashes into police checkpoint
NAJRAN — A truck crashed into a police checkpoint in Najran, injuring an officer. Najran police spokesman Capt. Abdullah Al-Ashwi said officers were stunned when the vehicle approached the...
View ArticleFour detained over burglaries
RIYADH — Police detained a gang of four in connection with a number of house and car burglaries. An investigation was launched after several residents complained that their houses and cars...
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Pakistan’s Ambassador receives Sardar Mohammad Yousuf
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Muhammad Naeem Khan and Consul General Aftab Ahmed Khokher receive Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Haj and Religious...
View ArticleEmployee ‘lures women using marriage mediators’
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) is reviewing a case of a government employee accused of utilizing marriage mediators and bus drivers to...
View ArticlePatients call for relocation of health center in Madinah
Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — The Al-Khandaq health center is in a “miserable” condition, uses damaged medical equipment and lacks medicine, patients told Al-Madinah...
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Furniture from demolished Makkah buildings on sale
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A huge bazaar selling furniture from hotels and buildings that were removed for projects is being held on Umm Al-Qura Road in Makkah. More than 1,700 hotels and...
View ArticleSaudi women docs work in forensics
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Five Saudi women doctors have begun working for forensics teams in Jeddah, Makkah daily reported. Their work involves helping solve crimes, especially those...
View ArticleTraffic troubles irk Jeddawis with start of shopping season
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Residents are complaining about heavy traffic on the streets with the start of the Haya Jeddah shopping festival, which is expected to attract 1 million visitors...
View ArticleFor the sake of social security
Turki Al-Dakheel Okaz If you ask any Saudi citizen about the main problem he faces, his instant answer would be housing. Demands for salary hikes or reduction in prices of gas come only after housing....
View ArticleA starting point for solar power
Abed Khazandar Al-Riyadh According to a report in Okaz newspaper recently, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is studying 12 projects and initiatives to harness technology to...
View ArticleScholar accused of plagiarism
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – A prominent Saudi scholar has been accused of plagiarism after he used text from a book without attributing it to the original author, Al-Hayat daily reported. A...
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Call to empower BIP, CIB to probe stalled projects
Emir of Asir Prince Faisal Bin Khaled receives Qalit Bin Shuwaish Al-Qalit, director of the Control and Investigation Board (CIB) in the province, at the governorate in Abha on Sunday. Al-Qalit...
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IIS Dammam wins first Patron’s Medal Quiz India Contest
Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani DAMMAM — International Indian School, Dammam girls’ team triumphed in the first patron’s medal quiz India contest (2013-14) held in...
View ArticleStage set for solo play on Maulana Azad
JEDDAH — A solo play on the life of Maulana Azad, the great Indian visionary who championed the cause of Hindu-Muslim unity during the turbulent time of partition of the...
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Four Pakistani pilgrims die in accident
MADINAH — Four Pakistani pilgrims were killed and 29 others injured when their bus collided with a truck on their way to Madinah from Makkah. Twelve ambulance teams and two helicopter...
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Gas truck crashes into house
BESHA — A truck driver carrying gas cylinders lost control and crashed into a house in Besha. Witnesses said the driver was driving at a high speed and jumped over a speed breaker. Losing...
View ArticleTwo fraudsters nabbed in Makkah
MAKKAH – Police have arrested a citizen and an Arab expatriate for trying to con money out of a private school, according to spokesman Lt. Col Abdulmohsen Al-Maiman. The conmen told the...
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