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Turkey approves cut in Haj quota, says official
JEDDAH — Turkey’s head of religious affairs said his country appreciated the Kingdom’s decision to reduce the annual number of pilgrims by 20 percent....
View ArticleMalpractice case ‘waiting for its turn’ two years on
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — A Saudi citizen has accused the Directorate of Health Affairs in the Eastern Province of ignoring his complaint against a...
View ArticleLack of schools for disabled deprives girl of education
Saudi Gazette report NAJRAN — A 19-year-old Saudi girl has been deprived of an education because she was born unable to see or speak. Seeta Al-Fitaih, who was...
View ArticleThousands of expats' bodies lying in morgues
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Thousands of bodies of expatriate workers remain in hospital mortuaries in the Kingdom awaiting repatriation. Mortuaries in the country...
View ArticleNo more govt bodies, please
Salem Sahab Al-Madinah ACCORDING to a report recently published by Al-Hayat newspaper, the Shoura Council has approved the establishment of an independent authority to...
View ArticleAbuse law under review
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Twenty judges are reviewing a law that aims to increase protection against abuse, Al-Watan daily reported. The law has been referred to the...
View ArticleMakkah’s street cleaners live on SR8 a day, says NSHR
Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Cleaning workers in Makkah are receiving salaries starting at only SR8 a day, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has told the...
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Jeddah Heritage Festival kicks off at Balad tonight
Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A 10-day cultural extravaganza that incorporates Jeddah’s historical sites and cultural hubs of yesteryears starts on...
View ArticleEmbassy asks Americans to avoid Qatif
RIYADH — The US Embassy in Riyadh has warned its citizens against traveling to Awamiya in the Qatif governorate, where gunmen this week attacked the car of two German...
View ArticleResearch team develops cancer cure
TAIF — A Saudi team at Taif University’s pharmacy school have come up with a new pharmaceutical compound that increases the effectiveness of cancer medications....
View ArticleExpat sentenced to jail for forgery
JEDDAH — An expatriate worker has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined SR1,000 for forging a travel document and trying to leave the country. Jeddah...
View Article50% patients don’t know they are diabetic
JEDDAH — Half of Makkah province residents who have type two diabetes do not know it, according to a recent study carried out by the Organization of Patients with Chronic...
View ArticleWoman falls to death at project site
MAKKAH — A Nigerian woman in her late 70s died after she fell in a hole near the Jabal Omar Project site on Thursday, according to Makkah Police spokesman Lt. Col....
View ArticleRehabilitation centers for the disabled must be monitored: activists
Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM – Many of the disability rehabilitation centers in the Kingdom have been criticized for the absence of any type of...
View ArticleEnd child molestation now!
Abdul Aziz Al-Hashyan Al-Jazeera Dangerous practices targeting innocent children have started to appear in our society. It is as if our children have fallen prey to human...
View ArticleSheikh Al-Sudais bereaved
Salman Al-Sulami Okaz/Saudi Gazette MAKKAH – The father of Sheikh Abdurahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs, passed away...
View ArticleBody parts were of Lama, DNA tests confirm
TABUK – Results from DNA tests conducted on body parts retrieved from an artesian well confirmed that they belonged to Lama Ayidh Al-Rouqi, the Civil Defense said on...
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Prince Salman receives Ali Zaidan
Crown Prince Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, receives Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zaidan at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Thursday. They discussed ways of enhancing...
View ArticleWhy are there double standards in Saudi society?
Hassan Bin Salim Al-Hayat It is not an exaggeration to say that double standards and contradictions are rampant in our society. This can easily be seen in the way some...
View ArticleBright prospects for Saudi women
Dr. Hatoun Al-Fasi Al-Riyadh As far as Saudi women are concerned, 2013 was a remarkable year. The most important achievement for women in the year was the appointment of 30 Saudi...
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