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Madinah governor orders treatment of man long suffering from elephantiasis

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
The governor sent an urgent message to the authorities concerned to accept the case and provide necessary medical care to the patient, 35-year-old Othman Al-Arkani, who teaches at a Qur’an school at a mosque in the Al-Badr region in Madinah ... Al-Arkani is unable to move because of excessive weight around the feet....

Ah Ahly 2 ZESCO United 2: Jol's side on brink of elimination

Edit FourFourTwo 13 Aug 2016
Martin Jol's Al Ahly could be eliminated from the CAF Champions League as early as Sunday after they drew at home to ZESCO United ... If Casablanca defeat ASEC on Sunday, Al Ahly – ......

Blank Family Donates to The Gleason Initiative (Atlanta Falcons)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Aug 2016
Atlanta Falcons) This evening in Atlanta, Arthur and Angie Blank hosted a screening of the film Gleason, a documentary highlighting the life and mission of former NFL safety Steve Gleason and his battle with ALS ... Funds from the donation will be used to help provide innovative communication devices for people with ALS ... Members of the ALS community and the film's directors were in attendance for the screening....

Muslim woman sues Chicago police

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
Itemid Al-Matar said officers violated her civil rights by pulling off her religious garb as they arrested her on subway station stairs, then strip-searched her later at a police station, according to the federal lawsuit filed in Chicago on her behalf ... The fact that Al-Matar was wearing a headscarf “was the impetus behind the actions” of the officers, the court filing alleges....

Daesh abducts 2,000 civilians in north Syria

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
“While withdrawing from a district of Manbij, Daesh extremists abducted around 2,000 civilians from Al-Sirb neighborhood,” said Sherfan Darwish, spokesman for the Manbij Military Council, a key component of the SDF ... Al-Sirb is a district in northern Manbij on the way to the Daesh-held border town of Jarabulus in Aleppo province near the border with Turkey....

Bahrain Continues Harassment and Imprisonment of Human Rights Defenders (Freedom House)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Aug 2016
In response to plans by Bahraini authorities to formally question interfaith leader Maytham Al Salman on August 14, Freedom House issued the following statement. ... Sheikh Maytham Al Salman, chairman of Bahrain Interfaith, is recognized internationally for his work to promote religious freedom, and counter sectarian-based discrimination and incitement to violence....

Unrivaled respect: Falcons’ Blank inspired by former Saints player

Edit Atlanta Journal 13 Aug 2016
Ex-safety Steve Gleason, who once blocked a punt against Blank’s Falcons in 2006, is fighting ALS, a disease that impacts the lives of more than 6,000 people each year ... to people with ALS....

Larry D. Griffin is featured poet at The Depot's poetry reading Sunday in Norman

Edit The Oklahoman 13 Aug 2016
Visiting Norman this summer from Saudi Arabia, where he is professor of English in the School of Arts and Sciences at Salman bin Abdulaziz University in Al Kharj, Griffin was born, raised and educated in Oklahoma and received his Ph.D ... After that, he served al-Yamamah University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as provost ... bin Abdulaziz University in Al Kharj....

Oil prices extend gains on Saudi oil minister's comments

Edit Xinhua 13 Aug 2016
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Thursday that members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) as well as non-members would discuss the market situation, including any action that may be required to stabilize prices, during an informal meeting on Sept....

JCCI trains youths in detecting and combating forgery

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
Muhyiddin bin Yahya Al-Hakami, acting secretary-general at the JCCI, said training was imparted to 20 young people under the supervision of the training and development of human resources management sector ... Al-Hakami said the accredited training was provided by a professional and planning manager, Nihad Juma Abdul Zahir, who ......

Stranded Filipinos ‘being taken care of’

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1471045079764143500 ... RIYADH ... She said it following her talks with Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Olayan, the ministry’s director general in the Makkah region, urging him to hasten the resolution of the cases of Filipinos. The ministry’s teams have been providing food, water and medical aid to the workers in Jeddah, Panolong quoted Al-Olayan as saying ... ....

Row settled after Saudis beaten at Jakarta airport for taking pictures

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
Attached Files. . ID. . 1471045079724143200 ... The Saudi Embassy in Indonesia said the deputy director general of passports in Indonesia has apologized to Saud Al-Khanini, charge d’affaires, over the incident. Al-Khanini said the embassy immediately followed up on the incident and is currently in touch with the authorities concerned to ensure that the issue does not recur and that all Saudi citizens are safe while in Indonesia ... ....

Exploitation of children and women made criminal offense

Edit Arabnews 13 Aug 2016
Lawyer Abdullah Al-Abilan said the exploitation of women and minors falls under human trafficking cases in courts, and the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution investigates such crimes, as well as seeking to shelter victims of such crimes, before ensuring that judicial rulings are properly executed ... to make a statement, said Al-Abilan....
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