Riyadh Police arrest copper cables gang

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   RIYADH — Police arrested eight Bangladeshi men who were allegedly involved in 30 thefts of copper cables from electricity distribution chambers. The region’s police said police stations in Al-Malaz and Al-Batha received two separate reports from the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) claiming 145 copper cables had b

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Drugs smugglers from Lebanon to Kingdom foiled

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   BEIRUT — Lebanese security forces on Saturday foiled two attempts to smuggle 39,000 amphetamine tablets into the Kingdom. Officers at Rafiq Al-Hariri International Airport foiled the attempts, which occurred within 15 minutes of each other, to smuggle 6.75 kilograms of the drugs that were split in two

Technicians stuck on pylon rescued

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   ABHA — The Civil Defense rescued two Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) technicians who got stuck in the upper part of a high voltage pylon in the Al-Hadab area. The two technicians were carrying out periodic maintenance when the incident occurred. Deputy spokesman for the Civil Defense in Asir, Lt. Col. Mu’eedh Al-

Fugitive injured after clash with narcotics officials

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   BAHA — A man driving an SUV sustained different injuries after his vehicle collided with another belonging to the Directorate to Combat Drugs on Shahba Road. The motorist had refused to stop after officers from the directorate tried to pull him over. He continued toward Baha, but his car flipped over after colliding wi

Hashish, pistol and cash in possession of smuggler

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   MAHD AL-DHAHAB — Sufaynah police station arrested a smuggler in possession of hashish, a pistol, cash and ammunition following his attempt to escape from a checkpoint with his vehicle, spokesman of Madinah Police Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said.

One dead and four injured in accident

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   AL-AHSA — A woman died and four other people were injured in a traffic accident on Al-Sinaia Road on Saturday. Five ambulances were dispatched to the scene of the accident, spokesman for the Eastern Province Red Crescent, Fahd Othman Al-Ghamdi, said. The victim was already dead at the scene.

Man commits suicide

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   JAZAN — A  citizen in his 50s hanged himself from the roof of his house in a village in Jazan Valley. Witnesses who discovered the victim called police and forensic teams. The body was examined and an investigation was opened to determine the suicide motives. The victim’s body was placed in

Fire safety conference to kick off today

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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     Saudi Gazette  DAMMAM — The Saudi Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) will hold its fifth international conference today (Monday) in Al-Khobar that will discuss the latest methods of protection against fires. 

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Municipality closes down cafeteria, 30 scrap shops

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   Fathima Mohammed Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Briman branch municipality has closed down a well-known cafeteria during a field tour of health facilities in the area. Fahd Al-Mutairi, chairman of the branch municipality, sa

Motorist held for writing slogans on vehicle

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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    Majed Al-Nefei Okaz/Saudi Gazette  TAIF – The Taif governorate police referred on Saturday night a motorist to the concerned authorities for brandishing slogans supporting a militant group on his vehicle. The authorit

Road users complain about traffic jams

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — A number of road users here have stressed traffic congestion as the main problem in negotiating the roads here. Traffic congestion has become a prevalent feature of not only the main roads in the Bride of the Red Sea but even byroads whic

Torturers of animals to be punished: NCWCD

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     Saudi Gazette report  ABHA — The cases of torturing wild animals are on the rise, such that there were two cases in less than 10 days, the Dammam-based Alsharq newspaper reported on Sunday.  In the first incident, a yo

Victims of concrete block collapse recall horrific accident

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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     Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — The six victims who died during the collapse of concrete blocks at Jabal Kaaba District recently were ceramic tile installers and carpenters and they were asked to do construction work by their companies, Makkah daily

120 rehab addicts to perform Haj

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   Adnan Al-Shabrawi Okaz/Saudi Gazette  JEDDAH — Following instructions by Interior Minister Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, as many as 120 young Saudi men who have overcome drug addictions will be performing Haj this year, the National Committee to Combat Drugs has announced.

414,542 pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia

September 14, 2014, 2:00 pm

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    RIYADH — The General Directorate for Passports said in a statement today that 414,542 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where 411,193 arrived by air, 3,334 by sea and 15 by land. — SPA

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How long are we going to neglect our autistic children?

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   Mohammed Ahmed Al-Hassani Okaz  The other day we were talking about our thousands of autistic children and young men and women. We agreed that many Saudi families tend to take their autistic children to special rehabilitation centers in nearby

Woman ‘beaten up by municipality employees’ being probed

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     Saudi Gazette report  MAKKAH — A Saudi woman in Makkah was forced to stop selling goods near the Grand Mosque, her family’s only source of income, after she was beaten up by members of Makkah Municipality.  Hasin

15 arrested for posing as cops

September 15, 2014, 2:00 pm

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JEDDAH — The police in Jeddah arrested a gang of 15 men of various nationalities for impersonating policemen. Some of the gang members lured their victims by giving the impression that they had women to offer them. While the victims were waiting for the women, the other gangsters would appear as policemen and rob them of their money and ot

Concrete collapse injures boy in Khafji

September 15, 2014, 2:00 pm

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KHAFJI, Eastern Province — A man and his son escaped death in Khafji after parts of concrete fell on them from a neighboring building under construction. The concrete fell between the father and son while they were asleep in the afternoon. The shattered concrete injured the son’s head.

Border Guards arrest infiltrators

September 15, 2014, 2:00 pm

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DAMMAM — Border Guard patrols at the Batha sector in the Eastern Province arrested two men of Asian nationalities for attempting to enter into Saudi territory illegally on foot, spokesman for the guards Capt. Omar Muhammad Al-Aklabi said. The two were spotted trying to cross the borders illegally and were stopped. No contraband was found in their possessi