Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – Reports that there was an earthquake in Jeddah are simply rumors, according to a spokesman of the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), Al-Jazirah daily reported.
Tarek Abalkhail criticized reports on social media about the earthquake and said they had no scientific
SGS rebuffs rumor about Jeddah quake
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Public given chance to choose winners of 2014 health awards
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — How do we initiate new methods to make a healthy life easy and comfortable? This question has been chosen as the title of the Saudi Health Award 2014, which aims at innovating ideas and projects to promote a healthy life as a protection against a number o
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The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice
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Palestinian minister reviews Haj preparations with Hajjar
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud Al-Habash is in the Kingdom for discussions with Saudi authorities on arrangements for pilgrims from his country for the upcoming Haj. He has already held talks with the Saudi minister of pilgrimage.
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Strokes cause 9,000 deaths, disabilities annually, says expert
Ayman Al-Saydalani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MADINAH — Strokes are one of the most prominent causes of deaths and disabilities in the Kingdom, a neurology expert and consultant has said.
Dr. Bassam Al-Qasami, head of the neurology department and head of neurology program at King Fahd Hosp
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Our neighborhood is a mess, say residents of Jeddah district
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Residents of the Baghdadiyah neighborhood have complained that a lack of basic public services has turned the area into a mess.
Residents told Al-Madinah daily that garbage is piling up in the streets, which they say also lack lighting that
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Nazaha and corporate secrets
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz
THE National Anti-Corruption Commission (Nazaha) has started using the modern means of communications to send messages.
The first message I received from Nazaha read: "Islam has propagated honesty, which is a high value". I have been listening to the same sermon in schools
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Catch a single corrupt shark
Abdullah Al-Jamili
Al-Madinah
LAST week I made my first visit to the Commission of Saudi Journalists headquarters in Riyadh. The building looked magnificent and impressive from outside but inside it was dreary and deserted.
There was nothing that could draw attention inside the building except hundreds o
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Project launched for live translation of Madinah sermons
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH – Foreigners from non-Arab countries attending Friday prayers at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah can now listen to the sermons in English and other languages.
Emir of Madinah Prince Faisal Bin Salman on Wednesday formally launched a pr
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Lawyers demand open courts
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Several lawyers have asked the Ministry of Justice to open court sessions to the public and the media, Al-Hayat newspaper reported. They said most lawyers complained about a big discrepancy in court rulings and their cases and felt that they were being margin
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SR82 million for Qur’an distribution
RIYADH — The Salih Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi Foundation has earmarked SR82 million to print and distribute hundreds of thousands of copies of the Holy Qur’an to various countries around the world, said the foundation’s secretary-general Abdulsalam Al-Rajhi. The foundation has also allocated SR5 million to support local Holy Qur’an
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6,000 buildings collapse-prone
MAKKAH — There are 6,000 buildings that could collapse in the Kingdom, according to the deputy chairman of a committee that examines such structures. Some of those buildings need to be demolished immediately while others should be renovated before any catastrophe takes place, said Abdulkareem Al-Zahrani. The committee has so far demolished 1
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Police criticized for deporting boy
MAKKAH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has leveled severe criticism against police here for deporting a 14-year-old boy who was caught begging on the street, describing the action as a violation of children’s rights. Deporting a violator under 18 years old alone is a flagrant violation of global laws, said Dr. Muhammad A
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35 e-papers blocked for flouting rules
RIYADH — The Ministry of Culture and Information has blocked 35 electronic newspapers because they failed to apply for proper licenses to practice online journalism, said Abdulaziz Al-Aqeel, the ministry’s assistant undersecretary for information. The ministry has given earlier all electronic papers in violation of regulations a grace
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Book on women driving banned
RIYADH — Riyadh Book Fair organizing committee has banned Dubai-based Madark Publishing House from selling a book on women driving. “When will the Saudi woman drive a car?” by Abdullah Al-Alami has been banned for the second time since it was published. The writer received threats over the phone and on social media from opponents
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Interior Ministry bans 51 baby names
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior has added 51 names to its list of banned names for babies born in the Kingdom. In its statement, the Civil Status Department said some names are not in line with social traditions while others are not appropriate in terms of religion or have a Western origin. Parents cannot give their newly-born babies the f
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Let international companies run Saudi hospitals
Noora Al-Amro
Al-Watan
Citizens are well aware of the difference between the high-quality health services being provided by King Fahd National Guard Hospital (KFNGH) in Riyadh and those of other government hospitals. The excellence of the former is due to the administrative and operational system laid down by the inter
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Who is responsible for the failure of Saudi development plans?
Mohammed Al-Oufi
Al-Makkah
A total of eight Five-Year Development Plans have been completed since the first one was issued in 1970. Now we are working on the ninth Five-Year Development Plan which is almost over.
All these plans have made the diversification of income, less dependence on oil and an incre
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Punishment or revenge?
Azizah Al-Mani’
Okaz
It is narrated about Omar Bin Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) that he once saw a drunken man and he wanted to punish him. The drunkard insulted the second caliph who was asked why he let the man go even though he had insulted him. Omar Bin Al-Khattab replied: “I let him go be
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Veterinarians: Underpaid and unappreciated
WITH the spread of numerous zoonotic diseases such as Rift Valley Fever, Swine Flu and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), veterinarians in Saudi Arabia have played a vital role in combatting these diseases. However, when it comes to work conditions, salaries and general employment outlook, veterinarians are yet to be given the same treatme
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