Turkey approves cut in Haj quota, says official

January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Turkey’s head of religious affairs said his country appreciated the Kingdom’s decision to reduce the annual number of pilgrims by 20 percent. Mohammad Komaz said two batches of 59,200 and 50,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the Kingdom for Haj and Umrah respectively this year. He pointed out the Kingdom'

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Malpractice case ‘waiting for its turn’ two years on

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  Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM — A Saudi citizen has accused the Directorate of Health Affairs in the Eastern Province of ignoring his complaint against a government hospital in Al-Khafji for more than two years. Mohammed Ghuthwan Al-Shammari told Alsharq newspaper Wednesday that he had file

Lack of schools for disabled deprives girl of education

January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   NAJRAN — A 19-year-old Saudi girl has been deprived of an education because she was born unable to see or speak. Seeta Al-Fitaih, who was born with hearing and speech disabilities, has not had any education because there are no schools for the disabled in Yadmah, nort

Thousands of expats' bodies lying in morgues

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  Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — Thousands of bodies of expatriate workers remain in hospital mortuaries in the Kingdom awaiting repatriation. Mortuaries in the country received 5,555 bodies of expatriates last year, of which 1,791 bodies were either repatriated or buried

No more govt bodies, please

January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Salem Sahab Al-Madinah   ACCORDING to a report recently published by Al-Hayat newspaper, the Shoura Council has approved the establishment of an independent authority to supervise and follow up the execution of government projects. If I had the choice, I would totally reject this idea for several reasons.

Abuse law under review

January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Twenty judges are reviewing a law that aims to increase protection against abuse, Al-Watan daily reported. The law has been referred to the judges, based in Riyadh, Jeddah and Makkah, for their feedback. The draft law was pre

Makkah’s street cleaners live on SR8 a day, says NSHR

January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — Cleaning workers in Makkah are receiving salaries starting at only SR8 a day, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has told the Makkah daily. The cleaning contractor, however, denied the claims while the municipality said it does no

Jeddah Heritage Festival kicks off at Balad tonight

January 15, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — A 10-day cultural extravaganza that incorporates Jeddah’s historical sites and cultural hubs of yesteryears starts on Thursday night. The first of its kind Jeddah Heritage Festival will feature plenty of cultural and entertaining progra

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Embassy asks Americans to avoid Qatif

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The US Embassy in Riyadh has warned its citizens against traveling to Awamiya in the Qatif governorate, where gunmen this week attacked the car of two German diplomats. In a statement on its website, the embassy had re-instructed its employees and their family members to avoid Awamiya and advises all US citizens to do the same. &quo

Research team develops cancer cure

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   TAIF — A Saudi team at Taif University’s pharmacy school have come up with a new pharmaceutical compound that increases the effectiveness of cancer medications. The team used nanotechnology to discover the compound. They conducted tests and the results showed that the new product does not have any negative impact on natural cells but k

Expat sentenced to jail for forgery

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — An expatriate worker has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined SR1,000 for forging a travel document and trying to leave the country. Jeddah Administrative Court handed down the sentence after it found the worker had stayed in the Kingdom for six years with a fake residency permit. The man told the court that his friend got

50% patients don’t know they are diabetic

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   JEDDAH — Half of Makkah province residents who have type two diabetes do not know it, according to a recent study carried out by the Organization of Patients with Chronic Conditions (Sheffa). Dr. Khalid Tayeb, chairman of Sheffa, says the organization is working on a program to determine the number of patients with borderline diabetes and th

Woman falls to death at project site

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   MAKKAH — A Nigerian woman in her late 70s died after she fell in a hole near the Jabal Omar Project site on Thursday, according to Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col. Abdulaziz Al-Maiman. Someone saw her body while he was walking near the accident site and called police. The forensic doctors said the woman, who was an Umrah performer, had died

Rehabilitation centers for the disabled must be monitored: activists

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM – Many of the disability rehabilitation centers in the Kingdom have been criticized for the absence of any type of monitoring of workers, most of whom are expatriates. The workers are not qualified academically and have been involved in abuse cases. The centers have done

End child molestation now!

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Abdul Aziz Al-Hashyan Al-Jazeera   Dangerous practices targeting innocent children have started to appear in our society. It is as if our children have fallen prey to human wolves. Child molestation can happen anywhere and at any time. It happens in public as well private places and sometimes in workplaces.

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Sheikh Al-Sudais bereaved

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Salman Al-Sulami Okaz/Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH – The father of Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, passed away here on Wednesday. Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Sudais was buried at Al-Adl graveyard in Makkah after the Fajr prayer Thursday morning following fun

Body parts were of Lama, DNA tests confirm

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   TABUK – Results from DNA tests conducted on body parts retrieved from an artesian well confirmed that they belonged to Lama Ayidh Al-Rouqi, the Civil Defense said on Thursday. The 6-year-old Saudi girl fell into the abandoned well in the northern border region of Haql more than three weeks ago while picnicking in the area with her family

Prince Salman receives Ali Zaidan

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, receives Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Thursday. They discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations in all fields and the latest regional and international developments. The Libyan prime minister was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Coope

Why are there double standards in Saudi society?

January 16, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Hassan Bin Salim Al-Hayat   It is not an exaggeration to say that double standards and contradictions are rampant in our society. This can easily be seen in the way some people behave. Let me give you a quick example. Think about those individuals who perform prayer on time and abide by religious obligations but whose ac

Bright prospects for Saudi women

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Dr. Hatoun Al-Fasi Al-Riyadh   As far as Saudi women are concerned, 2013 was a remarkable year. The most important achievement for women in the year was the appointment of 30 Saudi women to the Shoura Council. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah announced in 2011 that women would be appointed as full members of