AL-KHARJ — Police have nabbed a man who refused to pull over and opened fire on police officers at a checkpoint in Hotat Ban Tamim in Riyadh province, said the region's governor, Khalid Abu Nayan. The officers asked the man to pull over after they became suspicious. However, he continued driving
Motorist arrested for opening fire on police
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Survey reveals ugly truths in households
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — About 58 percent of housemaids working for Saudi families get involved in illicit relationships with strangers, according to a survey conducted by a number of King Saud University postgraduate students.
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Book on labor law in German launched
Selma Roth Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A book in German on Saudi labor law has been launched during a Saudi-German business meeting here last Wednesday in the presence of Annette Klein, Germany’s new consul general in Jeddah.
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MWL chief stresses need for concerted relief work
L to R: Abdullah Omar Naseef, Ehsaan Saleh Taieb, Abdullah Al-Turki, Ahmed Mohammed Ali and Abdullah Obaid during the 9th General Assembly of IIROSA at the Crowne Plaza in Jeddah on Satuday. — Courtesy photo. Saudi Gazette report
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Haia: We reject discrimination
JEDDAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) does not discriminate against anyone, said Haia Chief Abdullatif Al-Asheikh. He stressed that the Haia will take stern measures against any violator even if it was one of its members. He cited the
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Haia raids house turned into church
Saudi Gazette report KHAFJI — Saudi authorities stormed a house in the Eastern Province city of Khafji that is alleged to have been used as a church on Friday, Alsharq daily reported. Members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Preven
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Stripping citizenship of terrorists
Yousuf Al-Kuwailit
Al-Riyadh
The move to strip citizenship of terrorists by some Arab and foreign countries sparked a fierce debate over the legitimacy of such a move.
There are some Islamic jurisprudents who say anyone who commits such gave crimes should face depo
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Over 5,000 Filipinos register for overseas voting in Jeddah
Ronaldo Z. Concha
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Three months after it began, the number of Filipinos who have registered for the overseas voting in the western region of Saudi Arabia crossed the 5,000 mark, Philippine consulate officials said.
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Shoura to discuss proposal for ‘private eye’
Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Shoura Council on Monday will discuss a report by its security affairs committee on a proposal for legislation to allow private investigators in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported Saturday.
The proposal present
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Deprived of education and marriage, Tahani longs to reunite with her mother
Abdullah Rajeh Al-Abdali Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Tahani, who was abandoned by her Saudi father in Cairo, was ecstatic when a court ordered him to come to Egypt to receive her and take her with him to the Kingdom. Because of some personal
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Saudi killed in Turaif accident
TURAIF — A Saudi man in his 50s was killed when his SUV crashed on the side of the road in the Northern Border city of Turaif. The man was rushed to Turaif General Hospital for treatment but he died shortly after he was admitted to intensive care. Police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
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Suspected arson destroys trees
KHAMIS MUSHAYT — The Civil Defense in Khamis Mushayt controlled a huge fire that started in an area of trees and grass near the Tandaha Dam. Firefighters attended the scene to battle the blaze, which was being fanned by the wind. After a while, heavy machinery was called in to assist the Civil Defense.
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Child killed while playing with gun
JAZAN — A 12-year-old girl in Sabya, Jazan province, was killed when she accidentally fired her father’s gun at her head. The man left the firearm in the house unsecured and his daughter took it and started playing with it when it went off. The father saw the girl on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood and th
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Suspect in murder of Nepalese arrested
JAZAN — Police in Jazan and Asir worked together to arrest a Nepalese man who allegedly killed a compatriot. According to police, both the suspect and victim were drinking liquor when they started having an argument. In the scuffle that ensued, the suspect killed the other man, said police. He then allegedly burned the
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Speeding car kills old man crossing road
RIYADH — An man in his 70s was killed when a teenager driving in high speed hit him as he was crossing the road. The victim had parked his car opposite a mosque. After he finished praying, he was crossing the road to return to his car when he was hit. Police arrested the driver and are currently investigating the case.
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Police investigate gunshots at car
QATIF — Police are investigating reports of a gunshots being fired at a car parked in front of the house of a former municipal council member in Qatif. The bullets also hit the front of the house, causing some damage. According to police, no one was injured. The owner of the house told police that in t
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Three arrested for impersonating police
RIYADH — Police arrested three members of a gang accused of impersonating police and robbing expatriate workers using a stolen SUV. Officers received a number of reports from victims about three people, one of them wearing a police uniform, entering their residence and threatening them with a gun. The
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King to host 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah is to host 1,000 Palestinians to perform Haj on his own expense. In a statement on the occasion, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance Saleh Al-Asheikh expressed thanks to the King for allowing the Pal
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Haia to train employees
DAMMAM — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) is to deliver 14,000 training sessions for 6,700 commission members working in its branches all over the Kingdom. These sessions aim to improve the field performance and English skills of employees
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Conference on cancer burden
RIYADH — The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Executive Office of the Health Ministers Council and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center’s Gulf Center for Cancer will organize in Riyadh a medical conference on the burdens of cancer in the Gulf region on
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