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Jeddah police arrest muggers who targeted bank customers

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Abdulrahman Al-Ali Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH – Police in Jeddah have arrested four African men in connection with a series of muggings targeting bank customers in several local neighborhoods. Once they saw a customer leaving the bank holding an envelope of cash, they would snatch the e

Man impersonating official detained

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DAMMAM — A man was detained for impersonating a municipality supervisor in Dammam. The head of Dammam Municipality, Mazen Bakhurji, said his office received complaints about a municipal supervisor who was confiscating residency permits of workers and asking for money for their return. He was monitored and caught red handed by the police. The man turned ou

Yemeni attacked with an ax, robbed

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SABYA — A Yemeni was assaulted by a group of Africans in Sabya. The man was crossing a bridge when a group of Africans surrounded him and asked for his money. He tried to resist them, but one of them struck him with an ax on his leg and hand. They stole his mobile phone and SR1,500 cash he was carrying. A passing motorist took the victim to hospital, wher

12 hospitalized with food poisoning

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JAZAN — Twelve people fell victims to food poisoning at a popular restaurant in Ahad Al-Masarhah in Jazan province. They were transferred to hospital and remained there for observation. Al-Masarhah municipality obtained food samples from the restaurant for analysis and shut down the restaurant pending the results. This restaurant was previously shut down

22,000 accidents in Tabuk last year

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TABUK — There were 22,166 traffic accidents last year in Tabuk resulting in 386 deaths. Tabuk Traffic Director Brig. Mohammad Al-Nahhar said that the majority of the accidents involved men in the age group of 18-30 years, and that a majority of the accidents were due to excessive speed.

5 women complain of forced marriage

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RIYADH — Five women have sued their guardians for forcing them to marry against their will, a local newspaper reported. Statistics released by the Ministry of Justice indicate that there were 62 such cases during the last 14 years. Legal consultant Faisal Al-Ashwan believes that the increasing awareness among women of their legal and Shariah rights is the

Hospital ordered to release infant’s body

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MAKKAH — The Health Affairs Directorate in Makkah has instructed a local private hospital to hand over the body of an infant who died a few months after his birth to his parents for burial after the two parties became embroiled in a dispute over medical costs.  The hospital had asked the parents to pay SR780,000 to cover the cost of

Trucks flout entry rules a day after they come in force

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Ibrahim Alawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The new schedule to regulate truck entry and movement inside the city came into effect on Saturday with police monitoring the designated points of entry for trucks, but just a day after the rules were put in force dozens of heavy trucks were seen traveli

Prince Alwaleed receives Sheikh Rashid at his office in Riyadh

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Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), receives at his office in Riyadh on Saturday Sheikh Rashid Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs at Bahrain’s Interior Ministry. They discussed the warm relations between the two countries and a number of social and economic issues. During the meeting, S

Saher fines could climb with speed

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JEDDAH — A ministerial committee has completed its review of the Saher speeding fines, and suggested that they could be increased gradually in correlation to the speed. Article 37 of the traffic law states that if a speeding fine is not paid within 30 days of the violation, the offender will incur the maximum fine. The commit

5 dengue cases in Jeddah district; sewage blamed

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Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH/MAKKAH — Five residents from Jeddah’s Al-Nahdah districts have contracted dengue fever after sewage water was reportedly dumped near the neighborhood. Residents expressed anger after a sewage truck unloaded near their neighborhood. They said the problems began

Businessman defends expat levy, Nitaqat

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Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A Saudi businessman on Sunday defended the SR200 monthly labor fee levied on foreigners working companies that did not meet Saudization targets and said some Saudi businessmen have misunderstood its objectives. Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel said: “The decision

Shoura panel approves two-day weekend, extended probation

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Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The Shoura Council has approved extending the probationary period of Saudi employees from three to six months, a local newspaper reported. The Administration and Human Resources Committee in the Shoura Council reviewed and studied amendments to the labor law as su

Illegal residents: Lasting solution sought

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Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered concerned officials to investigate the problem of illegal residents living in several unplanned districts of Makkah and Jeddah, and come up with a practical and lasting solution. In an interview televised

‘Turn the finger toward you and spark the change’

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From left: Dr. Siddeek Ahmed, chairman and managing director of ITL and Eram Group, Tamil actor and MLA (Tenkasi) R. Sarath Kumar Panakkad Sayed, Sadiq Ali Shihab Thangal; Dr. Salman Al-Sudairi and Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Al Faisal. — Courtesy photo L. Ramnarayan Saudi Gazette    J

Seven Filipino students in KSA pass Ateneo exams

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Donna Corpin Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — Seven Filipino students from four international schools in the Kingdom have been accepted to the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) in the Philippines. The said students passed the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET), the requirement for admissi

Chocolat: Dark Secrets

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Saudi Gazette report   The very word chocolate slips from the lips as sweetly as the dark tempter itself. Revered by cultures and advertised as something approaching a spiritual experience at one end of the quality spectrum to a schoolboy bribe at the other, it is the king of sweets.

Human smuggler detained

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QUNFUDAH — Police here have detained a man for allegedly transporting illegal foreigners. A police patrol grew suspicious of the passing vehicle and stopped it. Eight foreigners were found in the vehicle, which was traveling from Sabt Al-Jarah to Jeddah.

Light explosion in power generator

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ASIR — The Civil Defense and Bareg Electric Company attended a minor explosion at an electric power generator here, Tuesday. A source at the company said some teenagers apparently threw metal objects on the high voltage cables, causing a shortage and then the explosion.

Four arrested in liquor mill raid

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JEDDAH — Special police forces raided a house used for manufacturing liquor and arrested four Ethiopians. Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the house in the northern part of the city after several days of monitoring. Filled plastic bottles that were selling for SR100 to SR120 and other contents of the house were confiscated.
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