Abdul Rahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Administrative Court adjourned while looking into a bribery case involving a former Jeddah mayor and a businessman.
The case has been deferred to the beginning of February to give the public prosecutor more time to specify the
Specify charges against ex-mayor, court tells prosecutor
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Hotels need permission to hold real estate auctions
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) has conveyed to all Jeddah hotels and owners of residential units to desist from holding real estate auctions without permit.
The owners should not allow customers to hold real estate auctions on their premis
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Jeddah police arrest fake municipal inspector
Abdul Rahman Al-Ali
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – Police arrested a man in his 40s who went around going to shops claiming that he was a municipality inspector.
He took hefty sums of money from workers in the shop to overlook irregularities and threatened owners to shut down their busine
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Thai community celebrates children’s rights
More than 300 Thai children living in Jeddah and Makkah took part in celebrations marking the National Children’s Day at their country’s Consulate General on Thursday. Left: Thai Consul General Chalee Sakolvari inaugurates the celebrations. Above: Thai children take part in a tug-of-war competition. — Courtesy photos Saudi Gazette repor
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Policy expert says Indian Muslims must overcome ‘deprived’ mindset
Syeda Amtul
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Muslims in India are lagging behind other Indian groups in terms of social, educational and economic development, a policy expert warned a recent symposium for non-resident Indians in Riyadh.
The symposium, discussing what should be the Mus
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New TV channel to spread alternative media culture, says Kerala scholar
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH – A new television channel will formally be launched on Feb. 10 from Calicut in the southern Indian state of Kerala. MediaOne, with a capital of more than $25 million (1.3 billion Indian rupees), aims to be a channel that promotes an alternative media culture based
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On Ahmed Al-Jizawi and Rizana Nafeek
Saud Al-Mutairi
Al-Riyadh newspaper
Under the rules of the Shariah, on which the system of government in the Kingdom is based, a murderer will be executed if convicted and not pardoned by the victim’s heirs. Any deviation from this rule will be a shift from applying the rules of God on those who violate the
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HHA to back ‘Safe Driving, Life Saving’ contest
BMG Foundation Chairman Basil Al-Ghalayini (L) and Ali Husein Alireza, CEO of Haji Husein Alireza & Co. Ltd, sign the cooperation agreement to promote the culture of safe driving in the Kingdom. — Courtesy photo Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A leading automotive distributor
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UN sanctions panel delists Adel Batterjee
Muhammad Al-Misbahi Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The name of Saudi businessman Dr. Adel Batterjee has been removed from the list of the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee. The list was issued following Sept. 11 attacks in the United States by the United Nations Security Council. The Saud
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28 percent drug cases involve Saudi women: Justice Ministry
Ibrahim Al-Qirbi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH – A recent report issued by the Ministry of Justice shows that 28 percent of narcotics cases being looked into in the Kingdom’s courts involve Saudi women while non-Saudi women form 68.1 percent of total women’s narcotics cases including tra
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EP police detain 95 dragsters, seize 217 cars
Khalid Al-Blahdi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
DAMMAM — Eastern Province traffic police detained 95 students for taking part in drag races. They also confiscated 217 vehicles during the week of school exams.
Spokesman for the Eastern Province police Lt. Col. Ali Al-Zahrani said the police had intensified i
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Makkah police arrest impostor
Hatem Al-Masoudi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — Undercover security police detained a person who impersonated a security police and stole SR4,000 from a Pakistani national.
The victim notified the security police, who had already received information that another resident was also robbed of SR800.
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Accidents shuts Riyadh-Qassim highway for an hour
RIYADH — A horrific accident on Riyadh-Qassim highway killed on person and injured two others. The road was closed for more than an hour, as a Red Crescent helicopter, and the Civil Defense team attended the scene.
The bodies were extracted from the mangled wreck car and transported to a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, a truck ran into a high v
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Sisters drown during family outing
Yahya Al-Fifi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
ABHA — Two young sisters drowned in a lake in Beesh valley during a family outing. They were playing next to the water, and fell in and drowned, in spite of efforts to save them. Civil Defense divers pulled out the two bodies and they were transferred to a hospital mortuary.
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Drug peddler held with 60,000 pills
MAKKAH — Teams from the anti-drugs department arrested a drug peddler with 60,000 "Captagon" pills in Makkah, a local newspaper reported.
The department had received earlier reports of his nefarious activities, and he was put under surveillance. He was arrested while trying to sell some of the pills.
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Pair detained with liquor after chase
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH – Police arrested two men riding a vehicle at in Riyadh following a chase after officers got suspicious of their behavior. The two men were driving around Al-Shifa neighborhood of the city andm sped off when they saw a patrol vehicle.
When police followed the car, they drov
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SR150 fine for car graffiti
DAMMAM — A fine of SR100-150 will be imposed for stickers or graffiti on cars, a local newspaper reported. Spokesman for the Eastern Province police Lt. Col. Ali Al-Zahrani said it is a violation of traffic laws. Writing on cars has become a trend lately. People write poems or religious sermons on their cars while some even list their mobile
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Railroad network to link EP cities
DAMMAM — Work is scheduled to begin next year on a train network that will link major cities of the Eastern Province as part of the public transportation project, a local newspaper reported.
Traffic police directors of Dammam, Riyadh and Jeddah claim that traffic problems in these cities are a result of the rapid expansion. Th
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Brain-dead patient shuttled between hospitals: Brother
TABUK — The Health Affairs Directorate in Tabuk is investigating the transfer of a brain-dead Saudi from one hospital to another.
The patient’s brother said the Saudi was admitted to the intensive care unit in Al-Wajh Hospital as a result of a car accident.
The next day, the hospital removed the respirator
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Woman sues husband for Internet vilification
DAMMAM — A Saudi woman has sued her husband for vilification and extortion when he published her photos on social networking site with offensive remarks.
After her marriage, the woman began receiving obscene and threatening text messages.
She told her husband who accused his ex-wife as being behind them. He had
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