Cleaning workers strike over wage delay

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More than 180 Bangladeshis working for a cleaning company, which is in charge of maintaining mosques and schools, have gone on strike because they have not been paid their wages for more than three months. Three of the workers have not received any salaries in the last six months. The Ministry of Labor’s Madinah branch director Awad Al-Hazmi said he contacted the comp

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A cover-up: In the name of women

January 24, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report JAZAN – A number of prominent figures have urged authorities to lift the ban on government employees obtaining a commercial license, saying it is the ideal way to put an end to cover up (Tasattur) businesses. They noted that some employees manage to bypass this restriction by resorting to fraudulent pr

Implement stringent penalties for sexual harassment: Study

January 24, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – A recent survey issued by the Public Opinion Survey Unit of the King Abdul Aziz National Dialogue Center attributed the reasons for cases of sexual harassment in Saudi society to weak religious deterrent by those who carry out such acts. This is apart from not expediting implementing stringent

Kingdom strongly condemns blasts in Egypt

January 24, 2014, 1:00 pm

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RIYADH — The Kingdom strongly condemns the cowardly terrorist blasts in Egypt that claimed the lives of many innocent people, an official source stated. The source added that these blasts are not only targeting Egypt’s security and stability, but it is a futile attempt to divide its national unity by a criminal group that is not conce

Are the views of Islamic scholars final and binding?

January 24, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Usama Al-Qahtani We all have the right to express our opinions as long as they do not show disrespect for others or violate the rulings of the Holy Qur’an and the sayings of the Prophet (peace be upon him). If a scholar expresses his viewpoint regarding an issue and does not base his opinion on clear evidence from the Holy Qur&rsquo

Make owners of abandoned wells pay blood money!

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Abid Khazandar The death of six-year-old Lama Al-Rouqi who fell into an abandoned artesian well in Tabuk and the existence of a large number of such wells across the Kingdom in general is an indication of our lack of public conscience. I still recall my visit to a city in the Northern Border region when I w

Sex education can prevent child molestation

January 24, 2014, 1:00 pm

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Dalia Gazzaz Some statistics put child molestation cases in the Kingdom at 22 percent of all abuse cases. Most of us hear about child abuse stories from friends or relatives and sometimes we read such stories in local newspapers. In fact, the YouTube video showing a man sexually harassing a seven-year-old schoolgirl near an elevat

Why Marriage is a distant notion for Saudi bachelors

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Husam Ba-Atiyah & Ashwaq Al-Tuwairqi Okaz/Saudi Gazette Staff A large number of young men in Makkah blamed the scarcity of jobs, customs and traditions and high cost of living as the main deterrent to marriage. Okaz/Saudi Gazette interviewed a number of young men in the city and they talked about their dreams and problems. Most

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Young man dies of gunshot wounds

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   TABUK — A young man in his 20s died of gunshot wounds to his chest in the Al-Faisaliyah neighborhood of Tabuk. Police were notified that a young man was shot at and was taken to King Khalid Hospital by the Red Crescent. The victim died before police could take his statement. However, investigations led to the arrest of the gunman who said he

Asian’s decomposed body found

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   QURAYYAT — Security bodies are investigating a decomposed body found in an abandoned house. Al-Jouf police spokesman Col. Turki Al-Muwaisher said Dawmat Al-Jandal police were notified about the body. Forensics teams and a member of the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) inspected the site and found the body on the second fl

Teenager sets himself on fire

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   HAFR AL-BATIN — Security bodies are investigating the death of a 13-year-old whose charred body was found in an apartment. Acting spokesman for Eastern Province Police Maj. Musaed Al-Harthi said police were notified of the incident and forensics teams attended the site to collect evidence. He said the body was found completely charred and fl

Missing siblings found wandering in street

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   NAJRAN — Security bodies, assisted by volunteers, have located two children who went missing on Thursday. According to their father, the siblings, aged 10 and 12, left their home at noon and did not return for six hours. The worried father informed the Civil Defense, who in turn notified the police, and an intensive search was launched. Volu

Two expats die as trucks collide

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   NAJRAN — Two expatriate workers were killed in a horrific accident in the Thaar governorate, north of Najran, Friday. Lt. Col. Ali Al-Shahrani, spokesman for Najran Civil Defense, said a small truck collided with a water tanker, causing fuel to leak onto the road. Firefighting units dealt with the fuel before it caught fire. Najran’s R

Four expat women drown off Yanbu

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   YANBU — Four Chadian women drowned off the Yanbu coast while four others were rescued and taken to hospital in serious condition. Madinah Border Guard spokesman Sulaiman Al-Metairi said one of the victims was drowning and the other seven were trying to rescue her. Witnesses notified the Border Guard of the accident. More than 20 divers had t

NSHR received 34,000 cases since 2003

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has received 34,180 cases since its inception in 2003, according to a recent report by the NSHR. The cases varied from prison and labor issues to domestic violence. Administrative cases, involving complaints against government departments, accounted for the majority of cases at 10,539. Pr

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Qassim Municipality to build women’s gym

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   BURAIDAH — The Al-Qassim Municipality said it has signed an investment agreement to build a gym for women on Ali Bin Abi Talib Road in Buraidah city. The decision was made after many women had complained that the city did not have enough women’s sports facilities. Women said they don’t feel any privacy when they use public walkwa

MOL to issue work visas for drivers

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   RIYADH – The Ministry of Labor is planning to issues visas to transportation companies so they can recruit expatriate drivers, according to Salim Al-Biliwi, deputy chairman of transport committee at Asharqia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The visas will be issued based on the number of trucks and buss each company has. In the past, the mi

Restaurant owner responsible for blast

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   DAMMAM — The owner of the restaurant where a gas cylinder exploded last Thursday, leaving one man dead and 18 others, is legally responsible for the harm caused, according to lawyer Sultan Al-Eneizi. He also said the owner will have to pay compensation for the damages whether it was caused intentionally or not. Saudi laws stipulate that anyo

Saudi woman heads research center

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH – The University of Dammam (UOD) has appointed a female professor as the director of the Scientific Research Center at the university. Professor Al-Jazi Al-Afaleq is the first Saudi woman to head a research center in the country.  Al-Afaleq said the center is composed of five sections: revision, translation, Arabization, editing

Indian expats celebrate R-Day donating blood

January 25, 2014, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   RIYADH — A section of the Indian community in the Saudi capital commemorate their country's 65th Republic Day by donating blood. After independence from Britain on Aug. 15, 1947, India adopted its constitution on Jan. 26, 1950, which is marked as the Republic Day.