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Lawbreakers arrested by Jeddah Police this year
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Anger as women charge single men trying to get into malls
Saudi Gazette report
DAMMAM — Shopping centers in the Eastern Province said they intend to sue women who charge single men wanting to enter family-only malls in exchange for posing as their female relatives, Al-Hayat daily reported.
Abdulaziz Al-Barahim, a shopping cent
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Lawyers to help angry father of boy who died in manhole
Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A number of lawyers in Jeddah have offered free legal support to a father whose son died after falling into a manhole this week at Kilo 14 neighborhood on Sunday, Al-Eqtisadiah daily reported. One of the lawyers said he and a number of his
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Grievances court welcomes women lawyers
RIYADH — President of the Board of Grievances Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Nassar said the board’s courts receive female lawyers who are prepared and equipped with everything they need to carry out their roles. He, however, said the idea of women working in the judicial field was not under consideration at present. While inaugurating the third
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Saudi executed for double homicide
ABHA — Saleh Bin Yateem Bin Saleh Al-Qarni, a Saudi citizen, was executed on Wednesday after he was found guilty of double homicide. Al-Qarni killed Pvt. Abdullah Bin Sulaiman Bin Ahmed Asiri and a member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (the Haia) Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al-Ahmari by shooting them w
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SR15m lab to combat coronavirus
MADINAH — The Ministry of Health announced Wednesday the setting up of a SR15 million specialist medical laboratory to combat Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in Madinah. The ministry said the facility would test samples from suspected coronavirus cases and provide the results within six hours. Earlier it used to take more than 2
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Housing loans worth SR2.5b disbursed
RIYADH — Minister of Housing and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Development Fund Shuwaish Al-Dhuwaihi has approved new real estate loans worth SR2.585 billion to build 6,204 housing units in the Kingdom’s cities and towns covered under the fund’s services. This represents the fifth batch of loans approved i
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Historical mosques will not be touched
MADINAH — An official source at the Ministry of Finance said historical mosques in Madinah would not be affected by the Prophet’s Mosque expansion. He confirmed that Abubakr Al-Siddiq, Omar Bin Al-Khattab, Ali Bin Abu Talib, Al-Ijabah and Abu Dhar (Al-Sajadah) mosques would remain untouched. The source said after completion of the expa
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SR7.8b transport contract awarded
RIYADH — A contract worth SR7.8 billion was signed on Thursday for the supply, operation and maintenance of the bus transport network in Riyadh for a period of 10 years, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The contract was signed in the presence of Riyadh Emir Prince Turki Bin Abdullah, who heads the committee supervising the implementation of
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Corniche fun city shut down
JEDDAH — Municipal authorities have closed down a well-known fun city on Jeddah Corniche for a period of one week because of various violations. Muhammad Al-Baqami, director of the media center at the municipality, said the fun city management failed to correct the violations within the stipulated time after a warning noti
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Saudi shoots wife, brother-in-law
JEDDAH — A Saudi man shot his wife and her brother in Abrug Al-Raghama district of eastern Jeddah Thursday morning, police said. Officers who visited the crime scene found the bullet-ridden body of a man and his 23-year-old sister, who was critically wounded. The woman was taken to hospital where she remains in stable condition, police spokesman Lt. Col. Ati
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Who will rescue poor cleaners from greedy cleaning companies?
Saeed Al-Suraihi
Okaz
In the spirit of true gender equality, the delay in paying cleaners their salaries is not just limited to male cleaners but also includes female cleaners. Companies that provide establishments with cleaners are so concerned about gender equality that they have now started delaying paying their fe
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Why do so many people in Saudi Arabia talk to themselves in the street?
Fahd Jleid
Al-Jazeera
The number of people in Saudi Arabia who talk to themselves in the street has increased remarkably. If you see someone driving alone with his mouth opening and closing and his lips moving up and down, then be sure that the person is talking to himself.
When the man begins making ge
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Why do we judge people by their appearance?
Reham Zamkah
Al-Bilad
Should we judge everyone and everything by how they look? It seems that we Arabs love to do exactly that; we take things at face value because we care too much about appearances and overlook the core and essence of things. There’s a saying in the English-speaking world: “Don’t j
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Why some Saudi female employees prefer male bosses
Saudi Gazette report A GOOD work environment is one of the most important factors in helping an employee progress in his or her career. With so many women in the Kingdom in senior work positions within both the private and public sectors, many feel that having male managers is the key to advancing in one’s career, Al-Ri
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Illegal crossings spike across Kingdom’s southern border
Muhammad Al-Hattar & Muhammad Al-Malki Okaz/Saudi Gazette DESPERATE to escape instability back home, an increasing number of Yemenis are attempting to illegally cross into the Kingdom across its porous southern border. Saudi Border Guards have reported a spike in the number of people attempting to sn
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Saudi women moving up the career ladder
Saudi Gazette report SAUDI working women have passed several milestones over the past few years and are making excellent contributions in the Kingdom’s development and economic growth. Many women in Saudi Arabia hold key positions and have proved their capabilities and leadership qualities. They no longer
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Alzheimer's conference to start on Monday
RIYADH — Princess Madawi Bint Mohammad, head of the organizing committee of the 2nd International Conference on Alzheimer, has said the official opening of the conference has been postponed to Monday-Wednesday (Nov. 24-26).
To be held under the support of Prince Ahmad Bin Abdulaziz, honorary president of the Saudi Association
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Turkish drug trafficker executed
RIYADH — A Turkish man convicted of drug trafficking was executed in Riyadh on Thursday, the Interior Ministry announced. Ali Agridas had been convicted of receiving a “large amount of drugs”, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
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More rains expected in Makkah region
JEDDAH — The holy city of Makkah received heavy rains on Friday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. It said moderate rains fell in other parts of the country, including Al-Jouf province in the north. The Center for Climate Change Research at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah said the Makkah region is likely to receive medium to heavy rains o
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