RIYADH – Of the 162,880 marriage contracts issued by courts in the Kingdom in 2011, 1,988 contracts were issued to Saudi women who tied the knot with non-Saudi males while 2,640 contracts were issued to Saudi men marrying non-Saudi women, according to a recent Ministry of Justice report.The report, according to the Al-Hayat newspaper, noted that the Makkah Region led with 584 cont
1,988 Saudi women wed non-Saudis in 2011
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Courts handled 5,519 annulment cases
Haifa Al-Zahrani
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Courts all over the Kingdom looked into 5,519 marriage annulment cases since the beginning of this Hijri year.
Makkah province led the way with 2,165 cases, followed by Riyadh at 1,425 and the Eastern Province at 695, according to a Ministry of Justice report pos
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Salary increases and price hikes are conjoined twins
Mohammed Ahmed
Al-Hassani
Okaz newspaper
When the government increases the wages of its employees, market prices will automatically jump, even if the hikes are only nominal. The prices of all commodities will go up without exception. These include food, services, maintenance and even haircuts.
When the government rais
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Two million unemployed: What is the solution?
Rashid bin Mohammed
Al-Fuzan
Al-Riyadh newspaper
I read a recent statement by the Minister of Labor Adel Fakieh in which he said there were 2 million unemployed Saudis, 85 percent of them women. This means that the remaining 15 percent are men. If the minister’s figures are accurate, we have 300,000 unemployed Saudi men.
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Municipality ex-director acquitted of charges
Abdul Rahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – The Jeddah Administrative Court decided to acquit Sunday a former municipality director accused of abusing his powers to purchase lands without legal title deeds.
He was cleared of abuse of power although he was found guilty of a separate charge of running a p
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Co-education classes a primary effort
Tamadher Al-Rehaili Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Ministry of Education had years ago issued a directive to merge the primary classes of boys and girls elementary schools. This was to provide job opportunities for female graduates, and to improve the educ
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Pakistani doctors host free medical camp
Faiz Al-Najdi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Pakistan Embassy hosted a huge free medical camp at its premises on Friday, treating over 700 patients.
The camp, organized by the Pakistan Doctor’s Group-Riyadh (PDG-R), offered medical consultations, treatments, laboratory tests and medication.
Pa
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Egyptian expatriates question ‘yes’ vote, fear uncertain future
Renad Ghanem
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — As controversy swirls between the yeas and the nays over the proposed draft constitution in Egypt, the nation headed by President Mohammed Morsi faces an uncertain future following the outcome of the vote.
Many Egyptian expatriates in the Kingdom are questionin
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Bangladesh Liberation Day marked in Jeddah
Syeda Amtul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Bangladeshi social and cultural organization (JASAS) organized a celebration of their country’s 41st Liberation Day at a local restaurant in Jeddah. Expatriates from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India and other countries attended the event chaired by Habib Sarker, JASAS
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3,500 highly educated Saudis unemployed!
Badar Bin Saud
Okaz newspaper
The King Abdullah Scholarship Program, which has entered its eighth year, should be continued for several reasons. Most important among them is accessibility to higher education for those who did not get admission at the local universities. It is also be beneficial for those who want to continu
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Land transport companies reject new labor fees, may call it a day
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Investors in the land transport sector cannot pay the new annual fees of SR2,400 levied on foreign workers to renew Iqamas and work permits, the National Committee for Land Transport at the Saudi Council of Chambers announced.“The activities of the sector will be paralyzed as many compani
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Most drugs smuggled into Gulf countires are adulterated
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette/SPA
RIYADH — Over 80 percent of drugs smuggled to the Gulf countries are mixed with cheap substances, or adulterated, according to a drugs expert in Kuwait.
Abdulhameed Al-Bilali, chairman of Bashaer Al-Khair, an organization that treats and rehabilitates drug addicts, sa
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Child swap fears at Hail hospital is unfounded
HAIL – An expatriate father refused to pick up his newborn girl from Hail Maternity and Children’s Hospital where his wife gave birth after fearing his child had been swapped with another by mistake, only to be convinced that the baby was indeed his.
The hospital initially decided to keep the baby in the nursery after the couple reque
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Saudi family learns lost relative is jailed in Iraq
RIYADH — A Saudi family from Jubail has found out that one of their sons is incarcerated in Iraq, it was reported on Thursday.
In a telephone call received about two weeks ago that lasted less than two minutes, the family found out 26-year-old Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani was currently being held in a Baghdad prison.
The family, ac
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Quake strikes Hail region
HAIL — An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale struck Hail Region Sunday evening.
The spokesman of the Civil Defense in the region, Captain Abdulrahim Al-Juhani said that the quake was registered by the National Center for Earthquakes and Volcanoes in North-East Hail at 7:18 p.m. on Sunday evening. No injuries or material damage we
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Methanol firm in Saihat closed
SAIHAT — The municipality of this Eastern Province town has closed down the offices of the methanol company, which has been flooding thousands of liters of poisonous methanol gas onto the agricultural lands in the area.
The company’s environmental violations against farms in the region had continued for eight years during which time t
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Prince Khaled Bin Sultan visits military units in the Northwestern Region
Prince Khaled Bin Sultan, Deputy Minister of Defense, inspecting the Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Seventh Brigade during his visit to the military units in the Northwestern Region. Prince Khaled was received by Maj. Gen. Dhafer Yahya Al-Taihani, commander of the units. He unveiled the memorial plaque for the tanks and machinery support center during the inauguration. Prince Khaled was
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‘A Message of Hope’ for mentally-handicapped children
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Rania Othman is founder of the Resalt Amal Centre, a specialized rehabilitation and care center for mentally challenged children. She recently spoke to Saudi Gazette about her personal experience as the mother of a mentally challenged child and how his strug
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‘Qesat Reda’a’ unfolds
Asian Consul General Club Spouse Group brings unity in diversity through fashionThe mesdames of the Asian Consul Generals Club (ACGC) Spouses Group (L-R) : Omega Garibay of the Philippines, Fauzia Salik of Pakistan, Liang Lin Jie of China, Siti Hamidah Mahally of Indonesia, Youngae Shin Cha of Korea, Kausar Kidwai of India, Pimtippa Sakolvari of Thailand, Nuzhat Nazmul of B
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Princess Seeta passes away
RIYADH – Princess Seeta Bint Fahd Al-Damir died on Tuesday. She was 90. Princess Seeta was mother of Asir Emir Prince Faisal Bin Khaled Bin Abdul Aziz. Funeral prayers for the princess will be held at Riyadh’s Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque after Asr prayers on Wednesday, the Royal Court said in a statement. SPA
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