TABUK — A medical student at Tabuk University donated his kidney to his father who was suffering from renal failure. He said it was the least he could offer his father and he was glad that he did. The father suffered for 11 years from renal failure and was about to start dialysis. His son insisted on donating his kidney and the necessary tests proved they were a
Medical student donates kidney to dad
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Experts expect real estate prices to drop with mortgage law
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Economists expect real estate prices will decrease by 30 percent once the mortgage and property-funding regulations are implemented.
They said Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), which is entrusted with monitoring banks, is also responsible for implementing the fiscal policies. Strict
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Free Internet service in YIC
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
YANBU — The Royal Commission is providing free Internet service at four public locations, including parks, amusement arcades and beaches, in Yanbu Industrial City (YIC).
Majed Abdullah Hadi, the director of Support Services in the Royal Commission, said providing free Internet s
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Truck moving dangerously
This truck, photographed on a vital road in the holy city of Makkah the other day, is moving dangerously in blatant disregard for traffic regulations and public safety during the morning rush hour when thousands of parents drive their children to school. — Okaz photo
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Kingdom likely to resume Bangladesh recruitment
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia may open recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The ministry’s undersecretary for international affairs Dr. Ahmed Al-Fihaid said a special committee has been established to study the resumption of manpower from Bangladesh.
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Mother to decide fate of ungrateful son
Tamder Al-Rehaili
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Criminal Court in Jeddah has sentenced a man to prison for fracturing his elderly mother’s hand and was told he will not be released until his victim is satisfied he has sufficiently repented his actions.
He assaulted her repeatedly, the court was told du
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Join hands to curb domestic violence, symposium told
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — A two-day symposium on developments and trends in domestic violence opened at the InterContinental Hotel in Jeddah on Tuesday with more than 300 people attending.
The symposium was organized by King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Jeddah on the occasion of the International Day of Socia
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Shortage of judges ‘ails court system’
Abdullah Al-Dani
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — President of the Board of Grievances Abdulaziz Al-Nassar said judgments on many cases before the courts were delayed last year due to a shortage of judges.
In addition, the increase in the number of cases brought forward has added to the problem.
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Salman opens official account on Twitter
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — Crown Prince Salman, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, has become the latest top personality on Twitter.
He sent his first tweet Saturday before his account, @HRHPSalman, was officially endorsed, local business a local daily reported on Tuesday.
Thousands of Twitter users from Saudi
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Crown Prince Salman talks with a Turkish delegation
Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, holds talks with a Turkish delegation led by Arshad Hermzlo, senior adviser to President Abdullah Gul, in Riyadh on Tuesday. They reviewed ways of enhancing bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region. — SPA
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Ministry working on new rules for laboratories and blood banks
Qayed Al-JorahOkaz/Saudi GazetteNAJRAN — The Ministry of Health is working on new requirements and bylaws for medical laboratories and blood banks to reduce incidents of medical errors, said the Ministry of Health’s assistant undersecretary for medical services.During an inspection visit to some hospitals in Najran, Dr. Munira Al-Osaimi cited some minor violations at the h
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Home care program faces challenges, says Badawood
Fatima MuhammadSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — Pinpointing the locations of people in need of home-based medical services and finding women willing to work with medical teams and go into patients’ homes are two of the challenges facing the national medical home care program, said the head of Jeddah Health Affairs.Sami Badawood told Saudi Gazette: “The problem is that there are women
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Prince Khalid inaugurates Saudi Embassy in Havana
Prince Khalid Bin Saud Bin Khalid, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, guides visitors to a Saudi Plastic Arts and Photography Exhibition organized by the Kingdom’s Ministry of Culture and Information in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday evening. The exhibition contains photographs and paintings on the history of Saudi Arabia. Earlier Tuesday, Prince Khalid inaugurated the new building of the Saudi Embass
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47,000 inmates, mostly expats, in Saudi prisons
Mishal Al-OtaibiSaudi GazetteRIYADH — There are about 47,000 male and female prisoners in Saudi Arabia, according to the director general of prisons.Maj. Gen. Ali Bin Hussain Al-Harithy did not specify the number of female prisoners but said Saudi women only accounted for around 7 percent of all incarcerated women and were imprisoned mainly for minor crimes. He said some 2
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Society has much to gain from retirees
Amal Al-SibaiSaudi Gazette JEDDAH — Retirement may be viewed by some as the end of a rewarding career, a shift to a more latent lifestyle, or even a period in life when one’s services and knowledge is no longer needed.This misconception could not be further from the truth. This is one stereotype that the National Retirees Association (NRA) is seeking to dispel and to ensur
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The ‘Kullu Tamam’ policy
Abdullah Al-BukhariOkazIT is not at all understandable when experts write about sensitive issues of importance that affect the public, why things continue to remain as they are without any remedial action. Is it because the calls for alarm by experts and researchers on a public issue concerning the lives and health of the citizens are being met with deaf ears?What usually
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Inflation: No reprieve in sight for consumers
Abid KhazandarAl-Riyadh According to a monthly report by the Central Department of Statistics and Information, the living cost indicator rose to 125.1 points in January 2013 from 120.4 points in the same period last year.The department did not specify the goods whose prices had risen but I read some time ago in a newspaper that the prices of all types of goods had gone up
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Street vendors sell fruits and vegetables at very low price
Street vendors sell fruit and vegetables at very low prices in an alley right behind Al-Naghi Mosque off King Abdul Aziz Street in downtown Jeddah. People flock to the area in large numbers to buy these products at cheap rates despite knowing that some of them may be rotting. — Okaz photo
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Undercover police foil burglary attempt
JEDDAH — A Pakistani who broke into a photography shop in downtown Jeddah Tuesday night was arrested in the act. An undercover officer who was driving by noticed the burglary attempt. The thief was in the shop and stealing from the cash register when he was arrested. He initially claimed that he was trying to get some important photos he had brought to the shop for developing and could not wa
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Man hacks into girl’s computer
AL-AHSA — An illegal worker has been arrested by Al-Ahsa police after he hacked into a Saudi female’s computer, copied some of her personal photos and posted them on social networking sites. He told investigators that he did it because he wanted to ruin the girl’s reputation. He managed to infiltrate her PC while she was on a chat site. Police were able to track the hacker, a 40-year-old male
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