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300 medical errors reported in 2013
The number of medical errors in 2013 reached 300 cases and compensations worth SR10 million were paid out to the claimants, local media said quoting insurance experts. Wahid Al-Zikra, an insurance expert, said another SR20 million is due to be
Khamis Mushayt man admits killing brother, 8 years on
18,000 expats teach in KSA universities
There are more than 18,000 foreign teachers currently employed in Saudi Arabia’s universities and higher educational institutions, local media reported, quoting data released by the Ministry of Higher Education. The total number of teaching staff at the government-run and private
Matches on big screen for free
The Makkah Municipality has installed giant TV screens in the public parks around the city for citizens and residents to watch World Cup matches free of charge. Hisham Al-Shelli, director of public parks and recreational facilities at the municipality, said
STC mistake causes EP network to go down
NASA Telescope Captures Rare Supernova Explosion
27 new colleges to train 53,000 citizens for jobs
Shoura team in China to improve ties
Huge medical center planned
A medical academic center with capacity to treat 700,000 patients annually will be launched by a Saudi hospital with the participation of the United Arab Emirates by the second half of 2017, a leading figure in the medical sector in
Man sells son’s ID to expat
Ahmad Al-Asiri, a Saudi national, spent seven years without an identification card number, and when he went to get one from the Civil Service Department, he was informed that it had been issued some time ago. Al-Asiri said he filed
Mentally ill girl commits ‘suicide’ in Al-Baha
A 16-year-old teenager was killed reportedly by a gunshot in Al-Baha city. Media spokesman of Al-Baha Police Department, Col. Saad Saleh Tarad, confirmed that the police department has received a phone call from Al-Hajra hospital on Monday morning saying that
ID rule for women’s passports on hold
JEDDAH — The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) has retracted its former decision making it imperative for Saudi women and children over 15 to present their ID cards in order to obtain or renew their passports. The Jawazat had earlier
2,000 Saudis graduate in various disciplines
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The state-owned Riyadh Technical College (RTC) under the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) celebrated on Monday the graduation of its 2,000 students and trainees in various technical disciplines, including petrochemical technology, aircraft industry, airport maintenance, petroleum and advanced technology,
Erring centers issuing fitness certificates to expats punished
JEDDAH — Medical centers licensed to examine expatriate workers for new iqamas (residence permits) or their renewal have been found to have committed several serious violations for which they will be penalized, a senior official has said. “Serious violations were
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