Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — While the public is preoccupied with the case of Reham Al-Hakami, a 13-year-old girl who contracted HIV through a mistaken blood transfusion at the Jazan Public Hospital, details of another AIDS case involving a medical error resurfaced on Thursday.
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Amid furor over Reham, case of another AIDS victim resurfaces
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Ministry to set reduced hours for female staff
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHOBAR — The Ministry of Labor has plans to reduce work hours for female staff in the private sector, Al-Hayat daily reported.
The plan aims to create more job opportunities for Saudi women. These findings came in a report the ministry has recently issued.
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Activities of four big firms suspended
TAIF — The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has stopped dealings with four big companies due to numerous violations by them.“The ministry has instructed all government departments and private sector organizations not to deal with these companies. All services provided to these companies will be stopped,” Al-Madinah daily repor
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We have a responsibility on our shoulders, say new Shoura members
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Shoura Council members who were sworn in Tuesday before Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh said they have a huge responsibility on their shoulders.
Speaking to Al-Madinah daily, Dr. Muna Al-Mushait said she cannot desc
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Crown Prince receives Sheikh Tameem Bin Hamad Al-Thani
Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, receives in Riyadh on Friday Sheikh Tameem Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Qatari heir apparent and an accompanying delegation. During a meeting, the two sides discussed means of promoting bilateral relations in all fields and reviewed the situation at regional and international levels. — SPA
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Minister, you are responsible
Khaled Al-Sulaiman
Okaz newspaper
Until now, all the statements made by Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah on the case of Reham, the 13-year-old girl who contracted HIV after she was given tainted blood in Jazan General Hospital, make him look like he is a third and neutral party in the issue with no direct involvement whatsoever.
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Ensure justice at hospitals
Saleh Al-Turigee
Okaz newspaper
There are many shortcomings in the rules and regulations pertaining to legal issues at both government and private hospitals.
The first shortcoming lies in the rule that makes a hospital, against which a complaint has been filed, a neutral party that can form an investigation committee to loo
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Justice Ministry to license family counsel centers
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – The Ministry of Justice will issue licenses to counsel centers in line with a decision of the Council of Ministers in its last session to regulate the work of family counsels and introduce alternative means to end family disputes, according to informed sources.
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Hearing impairment does not impair creativity
Nora Al-Fayez, Dr. Aisha Natto and Faiza Natto with members of the Deaf Club for Women in Jeddah. — Courtesy photo Amal Al-Sibai Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Nora Al-Fayez, deputy education minister for Women’s Affairs, describes her visit to the the Hearing Impaired Club for Women in Jeddah a
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PISJ Riyadh ecstatic with its students’ IGCSE results
Meritorious students of Pakistan International School Riyadh show off their certificates and medals as they pose for a photo with Pakistan Ambassador Mohammad Naeem Khan and other school officials. — Courtesy photo RIYADH — Pakistan International School, English Section, Riyadh [PISES] has been ranked among the leading insti
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Traditional Indian wedding with a Saudi look
Prominent members of the community pose for a group photo at the wedding reception of Hasan Ather Bayazeed’s daughter Ilham Bayazeed and Ghulam Mohammad Ansari’s son Ghulam Ghous Ansari. — Courtesy photo JEDDAH – An ostentatious Indian wedding, with a hint of Saudi touch, of Ilham Bayazeed, daughter of Hasan Athe
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Authentic Moghlai food on offer in new restaurant
From left: Dr. Mohsin, Dr. Karimuddin, Indian Consul General Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, Mohammad Usama Khan, and Anis Baksh pose for a photo at the inauguration ceremony of “Mehfil.” — SG photos by Mohammad Saleem Habib Saudi Gazette Report JEDDAH — Mehfil, as the name suggests, is a gathering or e
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Expert cautions expats against reckless spending
Hassan Cheruppa Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A financial expert has urged expatriates to be prudent in their spending and identify their priorities on the basis of their financial capabilities. K.V. Shamsudheen, chairman of the Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust, said: “Spendthrift is the villain in the case
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Pupil violence classified into five categories
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education has classified reckless behavior among students into five categories depending on their severity.
Students with most alarming behavior, such as denigration of religious symbols, drug abuse, sexual perversion, possession of weapons and violence against teachers, are grouped into the fifth group. The fourth category
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Movie houses: It’s about time
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Saudi society remains attached to its cultural and traditional identity despite its gregarious international presence.
Saudi Arabia is, however, faced with an eventuality, which is that it is headed toward a more open and accepting society, indeed a globalized society that holds on strin
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OFW groups generously donate to Bantay Bata
Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Various Filipino organizations in Jeddah donated cash and goods to Bantay Bata (Child Watch), a social welfare program for children in the Philippines, on Thursday. Tina Monzon Palma, program director of Bantay Bata, received the donations at the Arts n Cuisine Restaura
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Attack by a preacher
Ruqaya Al-Hwairnee
Al-Jazirah
THE Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Call and Guidance did the right thing when it opened an investigation into a local mosque imam who used inappropriate language to describe a female school principal during his Friday sermon.
During the sermon, the imam called on authorities to dismiss
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Man stabbed to death amid reconciliation bid
MADINAH — A youth in his 20s stabbed to death a 50-year-old man during a meeting called to mend relations between two families. The young man stabbed the victim in his chest and neck in the heat of an argument, causing the latter to die before reaching hospital. Spokesman for Madinah police Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said security officers surrounded the area and arres
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Municipality fails to solve waste problem
MAKKAH — Residents of Al-Sharaye land scheme in Makkah complained about the municipality’s failure to deal with the waste problem and the swamps of drainage water. They said bad smells and the spread of insects that are a source of contagious diseases such as dengue fever made their lives miserable. Repeated complaints to the municipality were not fruitful,
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Cleaners dump garbage in neighborhood
JEDDAH — Residents of Jeddah’s Madaen Al-Fahd neighborhood were surprised when municipality trucks dumped waste in open grounds in their neighborhood. Although they have become accustomed to the piles of waste that is rarely attended to by cleaning crews, they did not expect such an act from the municipality cleaning teams. The residents said they are in a
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