Saudi Gazette report
ABHA — Two girls in Ahad Rafidah were allegedly subjected to sexual harassment by their father, and were admitted to the social protection center in Abha.
Media personnel visited the center and met with the girls, 13 and 7 years old.
The younger girl said
Girls abused by father speak out
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Shoura readies offices for women members
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — After their first visit to the Shoura Council since being appointed to the consultative body, several women members expressed satisfaction over the preparations being made for receiving them at the council, Al-Watan newspaper reporte
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Dar Al-Hekma students qualify for Vienna moot court competition
Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Nine female Saudi students from Dar Al-Hekma College’s law department have qualified to take part in the International Moot Court Competition due to be held in Vienna, Austria, next month. In all 292 universities from 67 countries will take part in the com
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Who will save sons from abusive fathers?
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz newspaper
I wrote a review of the book, “A Japanese View of Arab Culture,” by Japanese author Nobuaki Notohara in which the writer recalls the story of a child dragging a bird on a rope.
No one cared that the bird was in pain and people passed the child without saying anything to him about
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We need to improve emergency rooms
Muhammad Al-Sulaiman
Al-Riyadh newspaper
It is universally understood that a hospital’s emergency department is a place where one can go to receive emergency medical care 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. There is, however, a different meaning for “Emergency Department” in our hospitals where long waits, pain and agony ar
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Reham airlifted to Riyadh’s KFSHRC
Saudi Gazette report
JAZAN — Reham Al-Hakami, 13, who contracted HIV through a mistaken blood transfusion at the Jazan Public Hospital last Tuesday, was airlifted to King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Riyadh at the behest of the Minister of Health, an Arabic daily reported Satu
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Mentally-ill assaults fellow patient
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — A mentally disturbed patient at a Riyadh social care center attacked another patient with a sharp instrument. The victim was transferred to King Abdulaziz Medical City, where he had five stitches administered for the injuries he received. The victim’s brother claims that
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Woman, child hurt in Qatif firing
Mohammad Al-Enezi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — Unknown gunmen opened fire at a prison in Qatif wounding a woman and her child, police said on Sunday. The gunmen carried out three separate shootings in two towns on Saturday, Eastern Province police spokesman Ziad Al-Reqaiti said. "The prison in Qa
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Call to regulate chemicals import
Mishal Al-Otaibi
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — The process of issuing regulations for importing chemicals should be expedited in order to control imports of precursor chemicals and prevent their use in manufacturing narcotics, said officials from the directorate to combat drugs and the Saudi Food and Drugs Authority (SFDA)
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Saudi jailed for car theft, robbery
Maher Abbas
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — A court in Riyadh has sentenced a Saudi citizen to seven years in prison and 800 lashes for armed robbery and car theft. Al-Shefa police station received a report from a car showroom owner that a Saudi citizen asked to test-drive a car and then fled. A while later, Wadi Al-Dawaser
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Jeddah group marks annual literary evening
From left: Moderator of the event Ashfaq Badiyon, Mohammad Bilal, principal, Pakistan International School, Azizia, Tahseem-ul-Haq Haqqi, vice consul welfare, Consulate General of Pakistan, Dr. Khursheed Athar Siddiqui and Anwar Hussein at the annual literary evening in Jeddah. — Courtesy photo M. Mujahid Syed Saudi Gazette
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Indian Consulate to hold Open House
JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India, Jeddah, will hold an “Open House” at its premises in Jeddah on Thursday from 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
The Consulate attaches high priority to the welfare of the Indian expatriate community residing under its jurisdiction and with the intention of establishing a direct and one-to-one intera
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‘I love Jeddah’
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – The 9th Environment fest for “Corniche Friends” began in Jeddah on Friday. The opening ceremony under the banner of “I love Jeddah” was held at the north Corniche in the presence of Dr. Sami Badawood, director general of health affairs in Jeddah region.
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Al-Bir Society celebrates World Orphans Day
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Al-Bir Society in Jeddah has launched a campaign to encourage society to remember the plight of orphans all year round and not just for one day. To mark Orphans Day, more than 30 young volunteers from the society organized a day in which 1,000 roses were sold to rai
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Princess Areej showcases her paintings and clothing line
Maram Al-Asmari RIYADH — A group of journalists with Princess Areej Bint Turki Ibn Naseer gathered at the Areej Art Cafe to witness the princess’ paintings and clothing line last Sunday.“I wanted people interested in both fashion and art to come to this place and enjoy their tim
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MOTHER AND I
JEDDAH — Learning starts in infancy, long before formal education begins and continues throughout life. Early learning begets later learning and early success breeds later success. Taking out time for kids is quality time and not time being wasted; Making your child eat, talking to them, playing with them and telling them bed time stories increases the bo
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The healing power of touch
Amal Al-Sibai
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Getting a massage is relaxing as it works wonders on those persistently aching muscles and is also an excellent stress management procedure.
The sequence of strokes helps reduce tension in stiff muscles and aids in pain relief. You can literally feel the knots in your muscle
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OIC gears up to get denigration of religions criminalized
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Getting the go-ahead from the Cairo Islamic Summit, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been actively trying to get the denigration of religions recognized as a criminal offense, according to a top official.“Next session of the Istanbul Proce
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Wadi Jeddah in tie-up with Finnish firm
Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Wadi Jeddah, a King Abdulaziz University (KAU)-run organization focused on knowledge-based investments and EduCluster Finland Ltd., subsidiary of University of Jyvaskyla group, Finland, have concluded a partnership agreement. The agreement was signed by Dr. Mohammad
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HRC to spread awareness against domestic violence
Haifa Al-Zahrani
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has said family violence, especially against children and women in the Kingdom, is steadily rising.
It said though it is not the concerned body for dealing with such cases, it has so far registered more than 300 incidents of dom
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