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Tire blows out as plane lands at Madinah airport

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Ayman Al-Seidalani Saudi Gazette MADINAH — A Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft burst a tire as it landed in Madinah’s Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport on Monday. The Embraer 170 was carrying 75 passengers on board at the time of the incident. The aircraft was traveling

Merchants con pilgrims near Grand Mosque

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Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — A number of merchants working by the Grand Mosque have allegedly sought to deceive pilgrims by selling them empty packages and artificially inflating their prices. Pilgrims Ibrahim Nuwairi from Algeria, Mohamed Samim from India and Nasser Mohamed from Yemen all claimed to have be

Ambulance rolls over in heavy rains; no one hurt

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Nadia Al-Fawwaz Saudi Gazette ABHA — An ambulance overturned in Mahayel Asir just after midnight on Tuesday while answering a distress call. The incident occurred as a result of a partial collapse in the ring road close to King Khalid University in Mahayel Asir. None of the occupants o

Launderers overloaded ahead of Eid Al-Fitr

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Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani Saudi Gazette DAMMAM — Laundries around the Kingdom have been struggling to serve the huge rush of Eid Al-Fitr customers. Most of the customers said they have been experiencing a delay in their laundry service, as laundromats are flooded with clothes, b

Municipality workers in Qatif complain about pay delay

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Saudi Gazette report QATIF – Over 450 employees of Al-Qatif municipality have complained about the delay in payment of their salaries for the month of Ramadan. The employees said their salaries have not been deposited in their accounts, something which has denied their families the chance to shop for Eid Al-F

Haia arrests girl’s blackmailer

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AL-KHAFJI – A Saudi has been arrested by the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) in Al-Khafji governorate after he threatened a girl that he would post her photos online if she did not do his bidding. The girl approached the Haia office and told them how the man wanted her to go out with him in the last 10 days of Rama

Pickpockets nabbed outside Grand Mosque

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MAKKAH  — Plainclothes policemen arrested two Afghan males who robbed several Umrah performers following Taraweeh prayers, according to spokesman Lt. Col. Abdul Mohsin Al-Maiman. The officers chased the men as they left the Grand Mosque while they were trying to run away with the money and items they stole from worshipers. Over SR10,000 in cash and o

Officers shoot at car drifter

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QURAYYAT – Traffic police officers in Qurayyat had to open fire on a young man who refused to pull over. The young man was drifting with his car and pulling off some stunts in a neighborhood in complete disregard for the safety of people. He was reported to the police and officers had to chase him as he would not stop. While running away, he hit several c

Two dead, six hurt in road accident

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AL-AHSA – Two people were killed and six others injured in a road accident in Al-Ahsa governorate, according to Eastern Province Red Crescent spokesman Fahd Al-Ghamdi. Traffic officers attributed the accident to excessive speed. The injured were rushed to hospital to get treated for moderate to severe wounds all over their bodies.

Man killed, four wounded in fight

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DAMMAM – A Saudi died while four sustained moderate to severe injuries in Hafr Al-Batin governorate following a fight, according to Eastern Province police spokesman Lt. Col. Ziyad Al-Ruqaiti. One of the men pulled out a gun and shot five people. They were all rushed to hospital but one of them died later. The shooter and other people involved in the figh

Border Guards brace for surge in accidents

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Saudi Gazette report JAZAN — Border Guards are preparing to welcome visitors to the municipality’s beaches by upping their security efforts during Eid. Boats have been stationed at the beach to aid in any emergency rescue operation. The Border Guards are also attempting to raise public

Haia chief orders new probe into Abha assault

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Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The head of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia), Abdullatif Al-Asheikh, has rejected an investigation conducted by the Haia branch in Asir into an alleged assault by one of its members against a young man last week, Al-Watan daily reported. T

Indian mission to facilitate ‘visas on arrival’ for groups

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JEDDAH — The Consulate General of India in Jeddah will facilitate the Indian government’s decision to provide collective landing permits and a visa on arrival to foreign tourists who arrive in groups of four or more individuals by air or sea. They need to be sponsored by Indian Tourism Ministry’s approved travel agencies. A list

Barbershops, beauty salons buzzing

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Faisal Aboobacker Ponnani and Saleh Fareed Saudi Gazette DAMMAM/JEDDAH — Barbershops, beauty salons and ladies boutiques are doing brisk business all over the Kingdom the Kingdom as customers visit them to groom and look their best during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays. Due to the huge turnout of customers,

It is the mood, not the food

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Samar Yahya Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Osama El Sayed has built up a solid reputation as a first-class chef capable of meeting strict demands and deadlines while producing exquisite food. He began his career when he joined the institute of hotels in Egypt, then traveled to the United States for more study in the same fi

Young man choose sweets for Eid

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A young man buying sweets for Eid at a shop in Jazan. — SPA

Al-Kar tourist village ready for Eid visitors

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TAIF — Al-Kar tourist village and the Al-Hada aerial tramway are both ready to admit visitors in Eid Al-Fitr, their management said. The management has released a daily schedule that splits operation of the tramways into two shifts. The first starts at 10 a.m., when all 52 tramways will start operating up and down Al-Hada, an

Caution against fireworks

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Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — The Charitable Society for Health Awareness has warned the public of the hazards fireworks pose, especially to children. Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani, secretary-general of the society, said firework usage is very dangerous. He stated that the merchandise sold on the st

Philippine official pledges help to stranded OFWs

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Ronaldo Z. Concha Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario has assured undocumented OFWs in Saudi Arabia that his department will use all means to help them go home or find better opportunities in the Kingdom. Del Rosario paid a one-day visit to the Kingdom on Sun

Water will cost more than oil

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Abed Khazendar Al-Riyadh Water will be more expensive than oil in the near future. If in the past wars were started because of oil, today they will start because of water. There are already many examples of that, the most recent being the rising tension between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile River. Israel is involved in t
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