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Sidelights Exams test family relations
Filed under NewsFeb 11JEDDAH: Final exams in Saudi public schools ended recently, much to the relief of students and families. It’s not just the pressure of pass or fail, but also the stress that is brought home, according to Mukhtar Muhammad Maulud, the head of the Reconciliation Department in the Makkah General Court, which is responsible for mediating family disputes. End-of-semester exams and Ramadan are the most testing times for family relations, he said the former due to the pressure on students and their families to ensure good grades, and the latter he attributed to the economic stress of the fasting month on Saudi families who tend to host iftar dinners and end the month by buying gifts for the children, new household items and clothes.
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Court hears killer of policeman
Filed under NewsDec 21MAKKAH – The man charged with a murder of a policeman and wounding another near the Grand Mosque has admitted his crime before a judge in Makkah Sunday.
The case was referred to Makkah General Court from the Commission of Investigation and Prosecution, which had earlier quizzed the 30-year-old man over Saturdays crime.
The two policemen, in plain clothes, stopped the man Saturday early morning near the Grand Mosque at a bus stop for suspicious behavior.
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Judicial Council keen to solve judge shortage
Filed under NewsSep 1MAKKAH – The Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council has spoken of the urgent need to address the shortage of judges in the face of the huge number of cases passing through the Kingdoms courts.
Al-Hayat daily reported Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Humaid as saying that the problem would “be solved soon” and praised judges for their work while urging them to “redouble their efforts and handle cases quicker”.
Speaking during a visit to Makkah General Court Sunday, Bin Humaid held discussions with judges on judicial procedures and means to improve them, as well as the factors hampering their performance.
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Jan 1
JEDDAH: The General Court of Makkah sentenced a 24-year-old Saudi man to execution on Tuesday for killing his father and brother three years ago, Al-Watan newspaper reported yesterday.
The man was unemployed and was having continuous conflicts with his family, which ended up with him killing his father.
According to the report, the son killed his father after an argument about going to Friday prayer, which the father believed would help his son improve his behavior and get a job.
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