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TVTC trainers protest biometric system for attendance logging
Hundreds of instructors gather outside the College of Technology in Riyadh on Monday to protest the authorities’ decision to deduct the salaries of colleagues who did not comply...
View ArticleCustoms Dept ‘responsible’ for fake goods
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A senior official from the Customs Department has claimed the department is fully responsible for allowing a large amount of fake...
View ArticleAbsence of public libraries criticized
JEDDAH — A professor of librarianship at King Abdulaziz University and researcher in information affairs and libraries said there is no single well-known library in...
View ArticleJeddah Marathon on April 8
JEDDAH — Prince Mishaal Bin Majed, governor of Jeddah, is scheduled to patronize the Jeddah Marathon 2014, which will be launched on April 8. The marathon will be...
View ArticleNew evidence to restore citizens’ rights
JEDDAH — The judiciary is scheduled next week to open case files concerning investment funds whose value is estimated at over SR3 billion in various fields including real...
View ArticleTeen dies of burns from mobile charger
HAIL — A short circuit in a mobile telephone charger caused the breakout of a fire in a teenager’s home in Hail Tuesday. The teenager died from to his wounds...
View Article‘Waiy’ trains kids to repulse harassment
QATIF — The protection program at Waiy (Awareness) Center for Educational Consultation has trained 1,300 children from kindergarten and primary school stages on ways of...
View Article284,000 illegals deported since Nov. 4
Mansour Al-Shehri Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – More than 284,000 illegal foreigners have been deported since Nov. 4, 2013, according to the Ministry of Interior. This is...
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Makkah Emir receives diplomats
Makkah Emir Prince Mishaal Bin Abdullah receives members of the diplomatic corps, heads of government departments and citizens at the Conference Palace in Jeddah during a reception...
View ArticleGovt officials must ignore rumormongers
Abdullah Farraj Al-Sharif Al-Madinah A senior official in any government agency can play a major role, if he is honest and faithful, in improving the performance of his...
View ArticleMany Saudis have psychological problems
Abdullah Dahlan Al-Watan Many families in Saudi Arabia live in a state of crisis because a member of the family is mentally ill. The number of Saudis with psychological...
View ArticleThe changes sweeping through Saudi society
Salih Al-Musallam Al-Jazeera Saudi society is witnessing sweeping cultural, social, economic and political changes. On the one hand, members of society have become more...
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MVPI: Beat-up vehicles cheat to pass
A number of motorists have criticized some of the negative aspects in motor vehicle’s periodic inspection. They said that one can notice run down cars on the...
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Tired out: Car retreading plants fail to meet safety standards
SAUDI ARABIA imports more than one million cars annually worth a combined SR82 billion. Normally, the age of a tire is around two years, but many tires last considerably less on...
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Woes of Saudi truck drivers
SELF-EMPLOYED Saudi truck drivers are increasingly finding it difficult to stay in business as competition and costs are cutting into their livelihood. Work has become difficult...
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Teachers absenteeism continues despite stricter penalties
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Every time a new school semester begins, the Ministry of Education warns that it will impose strict penalties on teachers who do...
View ArticleJanadriyah Festival from Feb. 12
RIYADH — The 29th National Festival of Culture and Heritage at Al-Janadriyah, due to be held on Feb. 12-28, has a lot in store for visitors in terms of programs, said Saud Al-Roumi, director...
View ArticleMore tremors felt in Jazan area
JAZAN — Four tremors hit the Jazan region Thursday, according to Hani Zahran, director of the National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes. He was visiting different villages and towns in...
View ArticleSaudi detained for spreading rumor
MADINAH — A young Saudi man has been arrested in Madinah for spreading a rumor that SR5 million was stolen from a shopping mall in the city by thieves who killed the mall’s...
View Article4.6 kg of cocaine seized at airport
JEDDAH — Customs officers at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah foiled an attempt to smuggle 4.6 kilograms of cocaine stashed inside smugglers’ stomachs and underwear,...
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