ABHA – The municipality in Abha has closed down over 30 shops for violating regulations.
Ali Bin Marei Al-Shahrani, director of the Sultan City municipality branch in Abha, said rotten meat unfit for human consumption was confiscated.
Fifteen shops were closed down for not possessing licenses while 17 shops were
30 Abha shops closed down
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Teen killed by falling goal buried
AL-AHSA – A teenage student in Al-Khobar who died when a football goal fell on his head while he was playing at school on Tuesday was laid to rest in his village on Wednesday, Al-Yaum newspaper reported.
A large crowd of mourners, including students, teachers and officials, attended the funeral of 17-year-old Ali Eisa Al-Ashou
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Hospital fined for employing unlicensed staff
MADINAH – Madinah Health Affairs has fined a local private hospital SR280,000 for committing several health and technical violations, including allowing doctors and nurses to work without licenses and shortages in medical equipment and supplies.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Taifi, Director of Madinah Health Affairs, said 72 doctors, nurses
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French food festival at Carrefour Jeddah
Consul General of France Louis Blin opens the weeklong French food festival at Carrefour Hypermarkets with Gaetan Contrino (3rd R), store general manager, and Abdulaziz Bokhari (2nd R), administrative and business development manager, western region, at Sulaimaniya Plaza in Jeddah, Thursday morning. — SG photo
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WFP lauds Saudi role in fighting hunger
Saeed Al-Khotani
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The Kingdom’s decades of work with the UN World Food Program (WFP) has helped save millions of lives worldwide, according to the program’s head.
Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of WFP, had just concluded a two-day visit to the Kingdom, her
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Global think tank to promote Urdu
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Social activist Rohail Khan has formally launched Urdu Academy International (UAI) as a global think tank to incubate new ideas and develop projects to promote Urdu language, literature, and culture. Urdu is the fourth most-spoken language with over 550 million pe
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British doc attacks ‘failings’ at Madinah cardiac center
Saudi Gazette report
MADINAH — A British doctor who used to work for a Madinah cardiac center took to Twitter to criticize the hospital, claiming it suffered from serious deficiencies and shortcomings, Al-Watan newspaper reported.
She criticized procedures to sterilize medical equipment and surgical c
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Egyptians flock to vote on new constitution with zeal
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Egyptians in the Kingdom continued casting their ballots on the draft constitution for a second day Thursday. The Egyptian Consulate General in Jeddah opened its gates from 8 a.m. to give everyone the chance to vote. Postal voting also was also allowed during
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Makkah court rejects mosque shooting confessions
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH – Makkah General Court on Wednesday refused to authenticate the confessions of a man who killed two people at a local mosque in Makkah’s Al-Ghassalah district on Monday because he was under the influence of medication when his statement was being taken, Al-Madinah newspaper reported
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Saudi women can now apply for nursery licenses
JEDDAH — The Ministry of Social Affairs is scheduled to issue next week licenses for Saudi women to operate nurseries, Al-Watan newspaper reported.
An official source said the ministries of social affairs, education, interior, labor, and municipal and rural affairs worked together to develop a set of rules governing the operat
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My housemaid, Labor Minister
Muna Al-Malki
Okaz newspaper
A number of businessmen have objected to the Ministry of Labor’s decision to impose annual fees of SR2,400 for expatriates wishing to renew their iqamas (or work permits).
On this occasion, I would like to share with you the experience of Saudi women regarding the deci
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Students main target of new anti-drug plan
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – Interior Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Naif has approved a national strategic plan to combat drugs. The plan will include various programs that will be implemented in collaboration with 25 various government departments. The strategy will target the general
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Women desperate to fill emotional void
Joud Al-Amri Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – It is often said that women tend to be more emotional than men and a woman’s emotions dominate her life and dictate her reactions. This is the secret behind Eve’s continued tenderness, compassion and great patience. However, in the marital home, w
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Alzheimer’s patients ‘neglected’
Ameenah Khudari
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Alzheimer’s patients suffer not only from their disease, but also from the absence of specialized centers for their care. Misunderstandings of the disease and the continuous monitoring by families only increase the patients’ problems.
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Lawyer loses contact with Saudi prisoners in Iraq
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM – A lawyer representing three Saudis on death row in Iraq said his office will hold the Iraqi authorities responsible if any of his clients were harmed in an explosion at a ward in Al-Rassafa prison.
Thamer Al-Blaihid of Al-Jerais Law Office confirmed to Al-Yaum Ara
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NSHR keeps a check on care facilities for abused Jazan boy
ABHA — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has commissioned a delegation of women to visit a child allegedly abused by his mother in Jazan.
Reports claimed the mother poured scalding water on his body and constantly hit him, leaving bruises all over his body.
He was taken to hospital unconscious and the doctors had t
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Doing business with a social purpose
Mohammed Jameel, President of the ALJ Group, receives the “Best Initiative to Support Entrepreneurship in the Arab World” award from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), a corporate social responsibility initiative of ALJ Group, was given the award at the Global Entrepreneurship
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People gather to secure pardon for death row prisoner
More than 500 people who gathered in Habona village in the southern Najran province on Thursday were dumbstruck when four hours of reconciliation efforts to secure pardon for a death row prisoner failed. The victim’s family, while rejecting mercy pleas from the prisoner’s relatives, insisted that he be executed. The man had killed his victim five years ago following
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Saudi Embassy rejects Russian reports about falcon smuggling
RIYADH — The Saudi Embassy in Moscow denied reports in Russian and foreign media that two Saudi princes attempted to smuggle 49 falcons from Astrakhan in Russia.
A statement issued by the embassy said information carried in the Russian media was inaccurate and the embassy has the right to pursue legal action.
The statement a
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Saudi students in US campus lockdown safe
ABHA — Seven Saudi scholarship students were among those stranded in the library of California State University, Fullerton, for more than seven hours Wednesday afternoon after police looking for suspects in an armed robbery in a nearby jewelry store surrounded the building.
The lockdown was prompted by two of the suspects fleeing onto the c
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