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Monday 11 February 2008 (03 Safar 1429)

Gosaibi Says Unemployment Benefits Counterproductive

RIYADH — Paying unemployment benefits to job-seeking Saudis would be counterproductive and open the possibility for fraud, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi Al-Gosaibi said during a closed-door Shoura Council... Full Story


Cancer Screening Targets 75,000 Qassim Women

JEDDAH — The Health Affairs Department in the Qassim Region has introduced a complete program for early detection of breast cancer. The program, staffed by women oncologists, pathologists and radiologists,... Full Story


Group Aims to Drive Home Effects of Recycling

JEDDAH — People in Saudi Arabia are not yet familiar with the three-curved-arrow logo that indicates that a plastic or paper container can be recycled, a recent poll by the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce... Full Story




Emergency Meeting Called to Discuss Jeddah Zoo

JEDDAH — The Jeddah Municipal Council is scheduled to hold an urgent meeting with the mayor today to discuss the Beautiful Creatures Zoo, which was closed by the civic authorities on Saturday without... Full Story


Najran Court Jails Teen for Assaulting Cop

NAJRAN — Juvenile court judge Ahmad Al-Shahrany sentenced 17-year-old schoolboy Ahmad Al-Mukhlis to 150 lashes and three months in jail. The teenager was accused of assaulting a police officer and... Full Story


Police Clash With Squatters in Khamis Mushayt

ABHA — A security source in Khamis Mushayt in the southwestern Asir Region said scuffles broke out yesterday between officials and squatters who encroached on public property. No serious injuries were... Full Story


Asian Consuls General Open Film Festival

JEDDAH — The Consuls General of 13 Asian nations inaugurated the first Asian film festival here on Saturday night. “This is one of the best ways to promote a cultural dialogue among various communities,”... Full Story


Stranded Workers in Jeddah Who Signed Up Moved to Deportation Center

JEDDAH, 11 February 2008 — The repatriation of Filipinos stranded in Jeddah has began, but only for those who have agreed to pass through the “legal process,” the Philippine Consulate General said... Full Story


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