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Ministry’s closure of center for disabled angers families
By Naheel AbdullahSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — When the Ministry of Social Affairs shut down a day care center here for the disabled, it promised to open a new building within two weeks. Now, nearly a month later, families of those affected by ...
GACA postpones application date
By Fatima MuhammadSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) postponed the deadline to June for international airlines to apply for a domestic license in Saudi Arabia.GACA said the decision was taken to include more features and benefits ...
Jobless children of Saudi mothers to be covered by Hafiz
By Doha GhouthSaudi GazetteJEDDAH — Residents born to Saudi mothers are rejoicing at the news that they will finally receive the Hafiz state support they are entitled to.The reason benefits had been delayed was due to resolving identification issues at the ...
Hospital refuses to release infant’s corpse
By Ibrahim Al-AwfiOkaz/Saudi GazetteYANBU — Three months have passed and Yanbu General Hospital continues to deny a father the dead body of his infant son who died inside the mother’s womb because of charges that doctors delayed the birth procedures.The hospital ...
A look at fatwas allowing bribery for restoring rights
LOCAL VIEWPOINTBy Khalaf Al-HarbiOkaz newspaperNOTHING is more dangerous than the fatwas that some scholars issue without much thought. Such fatwas can set back a people (Ummah) centuries. Perhaps one of the most infamous fatwas was the one given by the ...
NSHR takes up HIV positive case of Bangladeshi orphan
MAKKAH — A team from the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) chaired by Sulaiman Al-Zayyadi visited nine-year-old Mashari, a Bangladeshi orphan who recently tested positive for HIV. The team made several recommendations, foremost of which is the immediate referral of ...
Ex-labor director jailed, fined for bribery
By Khaled Al-AdlOkaz/Saudi GazetteBURAIDAH — A former director of a labor office has been sentenced to four-year imprisonment and a fine of SR300,000 for bribery.The preliminary verdict was announced by the judges of the Summary Circuit at the Administrative Court in ...
London: Globally yours
By Hussein ShobokshiThe Arabs are very proud of their proverbs. The Egyptians for example never shy away from showing their pride in their capital Cairo which they joyfully refer to as “Umm El-Dunia” or “The Mother of the World.” ...
Alternative power sources
By Khadijah BawazeerLike all other countries, Saudi Arabia is working toward diversifying its energy resources. One of the popular areas of development is nuclear power. However, we have to weigh the risks carefully before we plunge into something risky while ...
Earth Hour, Earth Day: Let’s go beyond rituals
By Feroz KhanRecently, the world, including some of us here, celebrated the Earth Hour and the Earth Day. It is the name given to two different annual events that are intended to raise awareness about a wide range of ...
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