Call centers are growing in popularity in Saudi Arabia and if you call one you’re likely to find that it’s a woman answering your request for customer service. Elham Benchekroune is the manager for nasair’s call center.
It’s work that she enjoys and she finds that it’s also work well suited to women’s traditional role as nurturing caregiver.
A local restaurant here has been doing its bit to solve the country’s unemployment problem by hiring 13 young Saudi males to work as waiters, trainee chefs and accountants, Al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The initiative of the Bayt Al-Shawaya Restaurant in Tabuk was welcomed by the director of the local labor office and customers at the restaurant.
Mansour Al-Shareef, director of the Tabuk labor office, said that the Saudization percentage was high in services, entertainment, restaurants, hotels and furnished apartments.
Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.
Removing precancerous growths spotted during the test can cut the risk of dying from colon cancer in half, the study suggests. Doctors have long assumed a benefit, but research hasn`t shown before that removing polyps would improve survival – the key measure of any cancer screening`s worth.
Some people skip the test because of the unpleasant steps need to get ready for it.
The Social Democratic Party of India, (SDPI), has vehemently criticised the melodrama wherein law enforcing agencies stealthily tried to pick up innocent Muslims from a building in the Jamia Nagar area in South-East in New Delhi in the name of illegal Bangladesh immigrants in the dead of night on Thursday last.
A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
The panel voted Wednesday to expand its recommendation to include all those 65 and older who haven`t gotten a whooping cough shot as an adult.
Children have been vaccinated against whooping cough since the 1940s, but a vaccine for adolescents and adults was not licensed until 2005.
Israel’s Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz claims Iran will be able to target the US by intercontinental missiles, which it aims to build by 2015.
“They are working now and investing a lot of billions of dollars in order to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles,” he told CNBC.
“And we estimate that in two to three years they will have the first intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the east coast of America,” Steinitz said.
Australian skipper Michael Clarke said that it will be a “weird” and “strange” feeling when he will walk out in Hobart to play against Sri Lanka without Ricky Ponting, who he says is a “giant of the game”. Selectors have pushed Ponting to walk away from the One-day format.
The match against Sri Lanka on Friday will be Australia’s first ODI since Ponting, the two time World Cup winning skipper, announced his decision to quit ODIs.
A 24-year-old from Kosovo, RN, robbed jewellery worth Dh1m from a shop in Dubai and hid it from prying eyes in a graveyard before fleeing the country. He was arrested by Dubai Police upon his return to collect the loot.
The Dubai Criminal Court of First Instance charged him with the crime along with two compatriots who have fled the country. “I did it, the others had nothing to do with it,” he told the court.
The other accomplices identified as OH, 42, MH, 26 and a German director, IT, 42 are accused of possessing stolen items.
The BCCI on Wednesday sought to scotch the intense speculation about a rift in the Indian cricket team in Australia with its President N Srinivasan calling such media reports as “exaggerated”.
As reports of a rift gathered more steam in the media, Srinivasan said that he had checked with the media manager and the Board had nothing to be concerned about.
“You have no knowledge of it. I don’t think there is any rift in the team. There is nothing to be concerned about,” Srinivasan told reporters after a meeting of the IPL Governing Council here.
Pakistan captain Misbah ul-Haq said his side are desperate to redress the balance in a Twenty20 international against England Thursday after a one-day series whitewash by the tourists.
England on Tuesday completed a 4-0 rout over the Pakistanis, and showed a big improvement from their 3-0 defeat in the preceding three-Test series.
Misbah wants his side to regain the upper hand, but also wants to use the match as a stepping stone towards the World Twenty20 series later this year.
London, February 23: A boy in US, who was born with his heart outside his body, is world’s first child to survive under such circumstances.
It is an incredibly rare condition and usually babies born that way are stillborn or die within three days.
Ryan Marquiss’ heart also hadn’t developed and so he only had half a heart – a combination of defects, which is so rare that he is the only one of his kind in the world.
Doctors advised his devastated parents to terminate the pregnancy when his mother was just 12 weeks pregnant, but they bravely refused.
A con woman in the Indian state of Rajasthan married not once or twice but six times, only to run away each time with the jewels and other valuables which the trusting families gifted her with.
She also had two male accomplices to help her carry out the act of a blushing bride each time, reports IANS.
Police officials finally managed to catch-up with the runaway bride and her two assistants when one of the bridegroom’s father filed a complaint with the authorities. Further investigation showed that the runaway bride was running a racket in that particular area in the state.
(Siasat News) Maulana Shabbir Nakhshbandi stressed the need for the Muslims to come forward to get education. He told the younger generation to get Islamic and modern education both. He categorically told that the interest of the nation lies in providing good education to people. He also advised the parents not to neglect the moral training of their children. He was addressing on the occasion of Annual Day function held at Green Garden Function Hall, yesterday. He said that the Muslims are the assets of this nation.
(Siasat News) Even after 60 years of Independence of India, majority of the Muslims are leading the life of poverty and educational backwardness. Congress has always used the Muslims as its vote bank. It is, therefore imperative for the Muslims that they should approach to the Govt. unitedly to get their problems solved. CPI leader and Rajya Sabha, M.P. Mr. Syed Aziz Pasha expressed these thoughts at the advisory meeting of crescent college of education Karimnagar yesterday.
(Siasat News) Dr. Imdadullah, Professor and Head of the Dept of Anatomy, Nizamia Tibbi college is appointed vice principal of the college. He joined as medical officer in 1984 through APPSC and was posted at Govt. Unani Dispensary, Warangal.
Dr. Imadullah has been teaching in this college since 1999.
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(Siasat News) According to a press note, the Mega Health Camp of Minorities Development Forum at 10 a.m. on Sunday 26th February at Govt. Girls school, Amberpet under the stewardship of Mr. Alauddin Ansari, Advocate, President of MDF. Dr. S.A. Majeed, Convener, Director of Galaxy Hospital, Dr. Mohammed Hissamuddin and other doctors will offer free medical consultations to the patients.
Mr. Zahid Ali Khan, Editor Siasat will inaugurate health camp. Mr. Zaheeruddin Ali Khan, Managing Editor, Siasat and other social workers will participate in the camp.
(Siasat News) Syed Azam Ali (32) became physically incapacitated with his legs because of polio when he was seven year old. He studied upto 7th standard in Humnabad and came to Hyderabd. He erected a shop near Mallepally mosque and sells ice. Anyone who needs ice, rings up and Azam reaches the house on his tricycle. He told that these days, many sources of cooling water have come up and due to this demand for ice has become lesser. He told that those who want to cool sweet dishes in marriage halls, juice vendors and Kulfi manufacturers are the only buyers of ice these days. He gets Rs.
(Siasat News)Sustained efforts lead to success. This came true in the case of Abdur Rasheed whose dream of becoming a veterinary doctor could not be fulfilled but his hard work got him the post of DSP.
(Siasat News)Moral education and training is necessary for children right from their early age. Although, scientific and technological knowledge is necessary these days but the training of mind and character building is also essential. In order to prepare students in the age of competitions, students should be trained in communication skills.
(Siasat News)MLA of CPIM Mr. J. Ranga Reddy while participating on the discussions on Governor’s address told that Governor has made false claims. State Govt. furnished wrong information to him. Welfare measures mentioned in Governor’s address are not known to public. He bitterly criticized the Govt. and said that so far 876 mandals have been declared as drought hit areas but no relief measures have been taken even though three months have elapsed. He mentioned that Govt. has sought the relief of Rs.
(Siasat News) Legislative party of CPI said that Govenor’s address is a mockery with people. Whatever claims the Governor has made in his address are nothing but a mockery with the public. Govt. made the Governor tell lies through his address.
(Siasat News) Osmania University police arrested four students for attacking the film unit which was shooting a film at R.T.C. hospital at Tarnaka.
India’s controversial model Poonam Pandey who got blasted for her dirty, stripping acts by author Taslima Nasreen, finally broke the silence. Poonam indirectly reffering to the author, pounces on her, but in a gentle way.
Poonam tweeted, “Well behaved women.,, rarely make history(sic).” “Most people hide their sexual demons; we harness ours up & take them out for a ride(sic).” Well said Poonam, but whom do actually refer this to?
BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday evening sat on dharna outside the police station in Charkhari, from where she is contesting, after police detained three of her supporters on charge of distributing cash among voters.
Uma Bharti had gone on a door-to-door campaign in Panwari locality of Mahoba, when she came to know that police had picked up three of her supporters for distributing cash.
The saffrom BJP leader went straight to Charkhari police station, demanded release of the three, and sat on dharna, alleging that policemen even pointed their guns at her.
Polling for the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 49 seats spread over 13 district, including Bundelkhand region, began here today.
Fate of 829 candidates, including that of Leader of Opposition in the state assembly Shivpal Singh Yadav, BJP leader Uma Bharati and former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh would be decided by more than 1.56 crore electorates.