Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH – At least 13 new cases of dengue fever were discovered by anti-dengue fever squad in Jeddah last week. Eight of the victims were between 20 and 38 years of age.Assistant Director of Jeddah Health Affairs Dr. Sami Eid confirmed that dengue fever cases have been on the increase since the beginning of January, especially in the downtown districts, sout
13 new dengue cases discovered in Jeddah
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Exhibits a grim reminder to grisly attack on Saleh
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the attack perpetrated against him.
All the gifts received by Saleh have been moved to the museum and registered in a formal inventory there. The museum, spreading over an area of 150 square meters, was run by a board of directors headed by Saleh’s son Ahmed and managed by cousin Tareq. The museum houses several antiques and invalu
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HRC starts yearlong campaign on child rights
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Between 30 and 40 victims of domestic abuse approach the Ministry of Social Affairs in Jeddah for help each month, according to a ministry official here.
Speaking to Saudi Gazette at the launch of a child rights campaign that kicked off in Jeddah on Tuesday, Manal Al-Gur
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Lawyer hired to study fallout from pay hike
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — A number of girls school owners in the Kingdom have asked a legal office to make a comprehensive study on the decision to subsidize salaries of Saudi female teachers by the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf).
The school owners asked the legal office to communicate its findings to the concerned auth
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Septuagenarian becomes eldest Haafiz in Jeddah
Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Abdullah Mousa, a septuagenarian, has proven that age is no obstacle when it comes to fulfilling one’s goals and realizing long held dreams — in Mousa’s case memorizing the Qur’an. There is indeed no such thing as “too late.”
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KHC forms Shariah panel
The Shariah Committee of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) holds its first meeting in the presence of KHC Chairman Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal in Riyadh. — Courtesy photo RIYADH — Based on recommendations of a board of directors meeting here in December, Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), chaired by Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, has announced the
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Jamia alumni felicitate Azhar
Photo Caption: (Left to Right) Samir Nedal Khan, media coordinator Saudi Cricket Centre; Bahjat Sultan Qazi, a Jamia alumnus; Mohammed Azharuddin; Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Vice President JCA; Mir Gazanfar Ali Zaki, General Secretary IYWA; Master Osama; Khurshid Usmani, President Jamia Millia Islamia (Jeddah Charter). — Courtesy photo JEDDAH &nda
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ODEPC to provide job orientation
K.P. Muhammed Kutty (center) speaks in a “Meet the Press” program organized by the Jeddah Chapter of Indian Media Forum at Seasons Restaurant, Sunday. — Courtesy Photo Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – K.P. Muhammed Kutty, chairman of the Overseas Development and Employment Prom
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Professor Badran Al-Omar visits Prince Sultan College for Emergency Medical Services
Professor Badran Al-Omar, Rector of King Saud University, visited Prince Sultan College for Emergency Medical Services in Riyadh recently. Professor Khalid Ali Fouda, the college’s dean, accompanied by vice deans and other college officials received the rector and briefed him on the college’s advanced curriculum, supervised by the Simulation Education Unit, and other
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Facebook not an ideal platform for marriage
Renad GhanemSaudi GazetteJEDDAH – Facebook, the world’s popular social networking website, is known for connecting and reuniting families, siblings and friends. It has now also become a platform for finding soul mates. Prospective bride or groom seekers randomly add the person in whom they are interested by looking at their profile picture and the little info
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Schools refuse to enroll disabled student
Saudi Gazette report
YANBU — A father of a disabled child complained that schools refused to enroll his daughter, who was paralyzed from the waist down as a result of a car accident three years ago.
When she was six years old, the father tried to enroll her in a government elementary school in Yanbu.
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What is the progress of housing projects, minister?
Abdu Khal
Okaz newspaper
Since the establishment of the General Authority for Housing in 2007, everybody has been anxiously waiting to see its accomplishments or if it has achieved the objectives for which it was created.
The main objectives behind the establishment of the authority were to provide suitable housing to citize
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Probe begins into death of disabled child at school
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – A disabled child died inside a Jeddah public school following a sudden bout of dyspnea, a condition of breathlessness.
Jeddah Education Administration spokesman Abdul Majeed Al-Ghamdi said a committee has been formed to investigate the student’s death.
Al-Ghamdi said t
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Nurses working night shifts complain of harassment
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — Night duty nurses working in Madinah hospitals’ emergency wards have complained about harassment they face at work.
One nurse complained that harassers sometimes pull out weapons to intimidate them. She said there was only one security guard posted at the hospital where she worked.
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Unemployment rate among Saudi males drops to 6.1 percent
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH – Deputy Labor Minister Dr. Mufarrij Al-Haqbani said the unemployment rate among Saudi males has dropped to 6.1 percent, the lowest in 13 years.
He denied media reports that there was disparity between figures of the Ministry of Labor and what was published by the Statisti
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440 crisis-hit schools to close down
Saudi Gazette report TAIF — A total of 260 private schools are facing severe financial crises and are threatened with permanent closure, a senior chamber official said. The schools had borrowed SR500 million from the Saudi Credit Bank to improve their facilities. With the increased outlay for salaries followi
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Murder suspect referred to mental hospital
Hatim Al-Masoudi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — A Pakistani worker who confessed to stabbing his colleague to death on Tuesday at Umm Al-Qura University in Makkah said he did so because his victim’s face haunted him.
The man, identified as 40-year-old Farouq, was reported to ha
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Cab drivers arrested for abducting teenage girls
Adnan Al-Shabrawee
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Two Yemeni cab drivers have been accused by Jeddah Criminal Court of kidnapping teenage girls and blackmailing their families into paying ransoms for their release.
The cab drivers were arrested shortly after a family reported their 1
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Jordanian hospital holds Saudi over unpaid bill
Saudi Gazette report
ARAR – A Saudi patient who received treatment for epilepsy and psychosis at a private hospital in Jordan has been detained by the hospital because he could not afford the medical bill.
The patient’s father said his son has been lying at Al-Rasheed Hospital in Amman s
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Saudi woman found dead in Manama flat
Khalid Al-Balahidi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — A 30-year-old Saudi woman who lived and worked in Bahrain was found dead inside her apartment that was burned down in north Manama, according to a Bahraini police source.
The source added the woman was working for a big company.
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