Five British men were detained and allegedly tortured in Saudi Arabia in 2000 and 2001. Two were sentenced to death and three were sentenced to 12 to 18 years of imprisonment. They received clemency in 2003 and were deported to England. After their homecoming, the men have unsuccessfully attempted to sue Saudi Arabian officials who had been responsible for their false accusations and human righ...

E-government has a significant impact on the performance of public sector as a result continuous growth has been seen in the e-governments development around the world since last two decades. This paper investigates the e-government development scenario in Saudi Arabia and to compare it with the USA. The study is based on the e-government survey reports conducted by the United Nations between 2...

OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence and characteristics of abnormal pap smear in the central region of Saudi Arabia. METHODS In this retrospective case control study conducted in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Histopathology at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, all pap smears screened for Saudi women between 2008 and 2011 were reviewed. Approxima...

BACKGROUND Threat to blood transfusion-transmitted dengue virus (DENV) and its antibodies has recently emerged worldwide. Dengue fever is an endemic disease in Saudi Arabia, particularly in its Western region. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of asymptomatic DENV infection and its antibodies among eligible Saudi blood donors. METHODS Serum samples from 910 healthy/elig...

Since 2012, more than 1300 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) have been diagnosed worldwide, the vast majority of which have occurred in Saudi Arabia and over 40% of which have ended in death. In Spring 2014, a large outbreak of MERS originated in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia concentrated in nosocomial settings in Riyadh and Jeddah resulting in over 300 infections. We used publicly...

This paper investigates the use of mobile phones and tablets for learning purposes among university students in Saudi Arabia. For this purpose, an extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is proposed to analyze the adoption of mobile devices and smart phones by Saudi university students for accessing course materials, searching the web for information related to their discipline, sharing know...

Epidemiological and molecular data on community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) are still scarce in both Egypt and Saudi Arabia. There is almost no data regarding methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence in both countries. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of S. aureus and MRSA nasal carriage amo...

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introduction subtropical high pressure is one of the main elements of the general circulation of the atmosphere. annual motion of the circulation plays an important role in movement path of pressure systems and westerlies. hence, large parts of the planet are affected directly and indirectly by this system. sometimes the high pressure called the subtropical high pressure belt. it’s shown as sev...