Researcher stresses importance of English law in legal practice

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — An assistant law professor at Dar Al-Hekma University was celebrating after her research paper about English law in Saudi Arabia was published in Arab Law Quarterly. Dr. Anna Rogowska focused on the law program at Dar Al-Hekma University, t

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Secret center set up to treat drug addicts

January 14, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A charity has opened up a discreet center for the treatment of drug addicts, Makkah reported on Wednesday. Aziz Al-Otaibi, who works for Kafa (Enough), a welfare organization taking care of addicts, said the organization has established a c

Why 9 p.m?

January 14, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Abdullah Omar Khayyat Okaz   IT seems Labor Minister Adel Fakeih is reassured that all jobs in the Kingdom have been nationalized and that only a very little number of our young men and women have not been employed. It also seems that the minister is happy and content with the number of women so far employ

Scholar sparks controversy with edict on snowmen

January 14, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   DAMMAM — A controversial sheikh has issued an edict stating that building snowmen with clear facial features is a depiction of Allah’s creations and is forbidden in Islam, Al-Hayat reported. With the Huda snowstorm hitting north of the Kingdom, many Saudis made

Makkah moneychangers wary as currencies sink

January 14, 2015, 1:00 pm

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — Makkah currency exchanges are not accepting the Libyan dinar due to the country’s unstable political circumstances, Al-Eqtisadiah reported. The last few months of 2014 witnessed drops and fluctuations in some Middle Eastern and Asian currencies due to t

Prince Alwaleed holds talks with former South Korean leader

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    The Korean delegation included Yoon Jeung-Hyun, former minister of finance and economy; Hong Seok-Woo, former minister of knowledge economy; Im Jae-Hyun, chief of staff to President Lee; Kim Jin Soo, Korean ambassador to Saudi Arabia; and Huh Tae Wan, minister/deputy head of mission. During the meeting, the two sides discussed a number

Be vigilant of misuse of the new media

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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     Bayyinah Al-Mulhim  Al-Riyadh Daily     What prompted me to write about the Internet and social media in Saudi society and keeping a vigil against their misuse is a comment by a famous Belgian writer,

Change your lifestyle by speed walking

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    Rashid Al-Fouzan  Al-Riyadh Daily    Speed walking has now become part of my daily routine for six years. I am always keen to do it regularly without a break. Even though I am neither a physician nor a specialist in medical science

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The dismal state of hygiene at Kingdom’s entry points

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    Mandal Al-Qubaa  Al-Jazirah Newspaper   The Kingdom is spending generously on developing its highways as well as its airports, seaports and land entry points. The state has earmarked billions of riyals for its highways, especially those that lead into nei

100 dialysis units inaugurated

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    JEDDAH — Prince Khaled Bin Abdullah, chairman of the King Abdullah International Foundation for Charity and Humanitarian Deeds, announced the inauguration of a new dialysis cen

Driving and mobile phones a deadly cocktail

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  ACCORDING to published statistics, the number of traffic accidents in the Kingdom is estimated to be around 86,000 annually, causing the death of 17 people each day.  The reasons for these accidents differ, but using mobile phones while driving is one of th

Getting bad drivers off the road

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  TRAFFIC accidents in the Kingdom have become a very serious phenomenon that has claimed countless lives, left many with permanent injuries and caused millions of riyals in damage to property.  Reckless drivers are one of the main causes of these accidents a

VINDICATED — Female prisoners refute mistreatment claims

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  A NUMBER of female inmates housed in the General Intelligence Prison in Al-Hayer refuted recent allegations that female detainees at the prison were not being provided with the health services they need. Al-Riyadh newspaper visited the prison recently with an official delegation to inve

Search on for two missing Indians

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India is looking for two Indian workers who have been reported missing in the Kingdom. Syed Mujeebur Rahman, 29, who worked as a computer oper

Hajjar receives Indonesian delegation

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    JEDDAH — Minister of Haj Bandar Hajjar received at his office in Jeddah on Thursday a visiting Indonesian Haj delegation led by the country’s Minister of Religious Affair

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76 drifters arrested in police swoop

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    RIYADH — Police arrested 76 drifters during a campaign against dangerous drivers during the examination period. Among those arrested were 21 youths. Police also arrested 288 pe

3 bodies recovered from collapsed well

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    TABUK — The Civil Defense in Tabuk recovered the bodies of three people from a well inside a private farm north of Umluj that had apparently collapsed on them. The Civil Defens

Company sacks Saudi employees

January 15, 2015, 1:00 pm

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    ABHA — A number of Saudi employees working for an energy and oil company in Abha were left shocked after their contracts were terminated for allegedly complaining about their e

Five labor courts in five cities

January 16, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   JEDDAH — Five labor courts will be set up in Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and Dammam. Justice Minister Muhammad Al-Issa approved the decision which will go into effect next year. All labor disputes will be referred to the labor courts starting next year.

Altercation closes road to Grand Mosque

January 16, 2015, 1:00 pm

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   MAKKAH — An altercation that broke out between a traffic officer and an Egyptian expatriate brought traffic on the road leading to Grand Mosque to a halt. The fight started when the expat insisted on entering the central area of Makkah, where no vehicles are allowed during prayer times, despite the officer’s instruction