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Child hawkers in Madinah are ‘being exploited’

Saudi Gazette report MADINAH — A number of Asian and Arab children who roam the streets selling rosaries and handicrafts to Umrah pilgrims and visitors of the Prophet’s Mosque are...

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Study: Gulf fish full of worms, deformities

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – A study conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture has shown that a number of fish in the Arabian Gulf are infested with worms and some also have various...

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Two EP hotels shut down

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has shut down two hotels and four furnished apartments in the Eastern Province for various violations....

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Mufti slams channel’s plan to air program about incest

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has criticized a satellite TV channel for planning to show a series in Ramadan that discusses incest, Al-Eqtisadiah daily...

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Ramadan fasting to start on June 29

JEDDAH — The Islamic project for monitoring the moon has said the first day of Ramadan will be Sunday, June 29. It said the Ramadan crescent cannot be seen on June 27 and as such June 28 will...

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Educational quality center in Riyadh

RIYADH — The head of the quality education department at the Ministry of Education said UNESCO has approved the establishment of a regional educational quality center in Riyadh. Ghanem...

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Travails of traveling on Saudia

Hamoud Abu Talib Okaz The aircraft was crowded. The journey from Jeddah to Washington was long. Every passenger was either trying to get some sleep, relaxation or at least quietness. Some of us had...

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Nonpayment of fees: Lawyers filed 454 claims in 7 months

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi courts dealt with 454 cases filed by lawyers against their clients who failed to pay their legal fees during the past seven months, Al-Hayat daily...

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Asir city to become tourist haven

Saudi Gazette report ABHA — An Asir mountain city is being earmarked as a major tourism site by local authorities. Ballasmar is located on a mountaintop, 80 km north of Abha, and is full of...

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New grads to cover exodus of teachers

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — The Ministry of Education is taking action to avert a temporary crisis caused by the rising numbers of teachers taking early retirement. The ministry’s...

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Exotic Cup opening already show of the year in Jeddah

Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – A spectacular opening to the World Cup this year did not only take place in Sao Paulo on Thursday, but on the other side of the globe as well, with an...

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Man kills wife, father-in-law

JEDDAH – A 55-year-old man stabbed his 25-year-old wife and her old father to death early Sunday, said Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati Al-Qurashi. The victims were riding in the same car...

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11 expats caught stealing cables

RIYADH — Eleven Pakistanis were arrested after they were caught stealing electric cables. A police patrol was on duty Saturday evening when the officers saw two Pakistani men jump off the...

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Speeding driver crashes into lamppost, dies

NAJRAN — A middle-aged man died immediately after his car hit a lamppost, according to the Najran Red Crescent spokesman Saud Duwais. Eyewitness accounts claimed the man was going at a high...

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Two rescued from drowning in EP

JUBAIL – Eastern Province Border Guard officers saved a man and woman from drowning in two separate incidents, said spokesman Senior Capt. Khalifa Al-Arqoubi. The officers, who were on a...

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Six injured in road accident

RIYADH — Six people sustained moderate to severe injures Saturday when a truck hit a pickup. The pickup driver got stuck inside his vehicle and Civil Defense rescuers had to use cutting...

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Fire causes blackout in Yanbu neighborhood

YANBU – The C12 neighborhood here had a 10-hour blackout following a fire that broke out near the main electricity station. Civil Defense preliminary investigations revealed the fire was not...

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Agriculture Ministry’s name change rejected

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The supreme authorities have turned down a proposal by the minister of agriculture to add the word “food” to the name of his ministry,...

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Al-Tahounah: An archeological landmark on Qunfudah coast

Saudi Gazette report QUNFUDAH — Al-Tahounah (the flour mill) is one of the historical landmarks of the Red Sea coastal city of Al-Qunfudah. Anyone traveling south toward Jazan along the...

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Courtesy call

Singapore Ambassador to the Kingdom Lawrence Anderson holds talks with Saudi Gazette Editor-in-Chief Somayya Jabarti during a courtesy visit to the newspaper’s office in Jeddah on Sunday....

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