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Alwaleed Receives Djibouti ambassador
Prince Alwaleed, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, with Djibouti Ambassador Ziauddin Saeed Bamukhrama in Riyadh on Monday. The pair discussed philanthropic, economic and social issues. —...
View ArticleHope conducts annual speech contests
JEDDAH — Hope Toastmasters Club, one of the senior most clubs in the Western Region, conducted their annual speech contests on January 10. The contests were declared open by the President of...
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Picnic-goers content with PCG's arrangement
Faiz Al-Najdi RIYADH — Pakistan Culture Group (PCG), a social organization, recently organized the much-anticipated picnic for their compatriots here last week at a resort, Fantasy Land....
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Pakistani community observes Kashmir Solidarity Day
Syed Mussarat Khalil Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Consul General of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Aftab Ahmad Khokher, organized a commemoration ceremony on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity...
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Beauty of Arabic calligraphy bridges gap between cultures
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Knowledge Enrichment programs that are showcased at the 1001 Inventions Exhibition in Jeddah is still enthralling and fascinating its...
View Article10-year jail for militant
RIYADH – The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh sentenced on Monday a Saudi citizen, found guilty of anti-national activities, to 10 years in prison and a travel ban for an equal period. The...
View ArticleIndian consular team visiting Tabuk on Friday
JEDDAH — An Indian consular team is scheduled to visit Tabuk on Friday (Feb. 14) to provide consular service to Indian nationals (limited to attestation and passport services not...
View ArticleTelecoms towers upset people in nearby areas
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — People living near wireless telecommunication towers have voiced concerns about the random location of these towers and the level of radiation emanating from...
View ArticleMan jailed after threatening judge
Khalid Al-Jabri Okaz/Saudi Gazette MADINAH — Al-Ula Governorate Court has indefinitely imprisoned a citizen who was initially sentenced to two years for threatening to kill one of the court's...
View ArticleSex bragger is now a muezzin
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Saudi who was sentenced to five years in prison for appearing on a TV satellite channel bragging about sex adventures with women, is now a changed man. Mazen...
View ArticleIllegal OFWs must register with POLO, says embassy
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Philippine Embassy has reiterates that all eligible irregular Filipinos, who have failed to correct their work and residency status, to immediately register...
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Saudi Arabia, Greece to boost tourism
Prince Sultan Bin Salman, President of the Saudi Commission of Tourism and Antiquities, poses with Saudi and Greek teams after signing a memorandum of understanding with Greek Minister for Touristic...
View ArticleHow to comfort
Khaled Al-Suleiman Okaz In a statement published by Okaz lately, a Jazan governorate official comforted residents of the region by claiming people were ready to face the danger of earthquakes. I am...
View ArticleALJCI launches SR100m art forum
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives has launched a SR100 million art initiative that aims to provide an international point of reference for artists and art...
View ArticleNew measures may be tried to eliminate unemployment
Abid Khazandar Al-Riyadh There are solutions to tackle unemployment but not eliminate it completely. Eliminating unemployment is impossible in light of the current global economic climate. These...
View Article85% of Saudi families not interested in co-op insurance, say experts
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Economic experts have said about 85 percent of Saudi families are not interested in the cooperative insurance sector, Al-Madinah daily reported. However,...
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India finalizing procedures for e-path entry of pilgrims
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — India has requested Saudi Arabia to increase the Haj quota for 2014 so that it can accommodate at least half of the applicants. “We have...
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Police raid liquor plant
JEDDAH — A special police team on Monday raided a rundown house that was allegedly used to brew liquor. An undercover police unit monitored an expatriate who was selling plastic bottles that...
View ArticleSecurity officer kills colleague
RIYADH — Search and investigation teams have arrested a security officer for allegedly killing a colleague. Riyadh Police spokesman Brig. Naser Al-Qahtani said that police received...
View ArticleImpersonators arrested
RIYADH — Security patrols have detained a gang of three citizens for impersonating undercover officers to rob expatriates. A security patrol grew suspicious of a vehicle parked on the road...
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