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Saudi rescued from drowning

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   TABUK — The coast guard in the Al-Wajh area rescued a Saudi man in his 20s before he drowned. A patrol unit spotted the victim and saved him in time. He was given first aid at the scene and later transferred to Al-Wajh General Hospital for treatment.

39 coffee shops in Riyadh shut down

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   RIYADH — The municipality shut down 39 coffee shops and detained 111 workers who were violating health regulations. Inspectors seized 127 kilograms of food products unfit for consumption. This campaign aimed to crack down on violating coffee shops to ensure consumer safety. During the campaign the municipality inspected 317 coffee

Woman's decade-old blackmailer arrested

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   BURAIDAH — The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice arrested a man who blackmailed a woman for 10 years and managed to extort SR1.5 million from her. The woman contacted the commission and complained about the man, who had obtained a revealing picture of her. He threatened that he would publish the picture

Clip of maid torturing infant investigated

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   DAMMAM — Police are currently investigating a recording of what appears to be a housemaid torturing an infant. In the clip, a woman is recording herself with her mobile phone while slapping and kicking the infant. Police said the source of the clip is unknown and it is very difficult to find how it appeared. The only way to find ou

Three hurt in fire at ministry office

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   BAHA — Three people were injured when a fire started in the local branch of the Ministry of Water. The victims suffered from smoke inhalation and one of them was reported to be in a serious condition. All victims were transferred to hospital. The Civil Defense is still investigating the cause of the fire.

Electronics ‘tempt women thieves more than jewels’

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   Saudi Gazette report  JEDDAH — Electronic equipment is a more popular target than gold and jewelry for women thieves, reported Makkah.  Electronics now occupy second place in the list of goods pilfered by women after cash money, according to a recent secur

Saudizing divorce

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   Ibrahim Al-Qahtani Makkah   A high court in London granted the ex-wife of a Saudi businessman one of his London homes worth SR81 million. The court, however, rejected a number of the woman’s demands that included a request for SR1 million alimony every year.

Solutions industry: Paris an example

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   Salem Sahab  Al-Madinah   A few weeks ago, local authorities in Paris resorted to a method that was not completely new to reduce traffic congestion suffocating the glamorous city. The idea, which is not totally new or innovative as I mentioned above, was to allow

Saudi-US forum discusses new healthcare trends

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   RIYADH — Six specialized workshops kicked off on Monday as part of the Saudi–US Healthcare Forum 2015 activities held under the patronage of Riyadh Emir Prince Faisal Bin Bandar. The workshops included local and international speakers who touched upon topics and trends related to the field of healthcare. Dr. Samar Al-Sag

Makkah to ‘have world’s longest walkway’

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  Saudi Gazette report   MAKKAH — The new pedestrian road leading to Arafat from Makkah is nearing completion and will be opened before the next Haj season, according to a senior official of Makkah Municipality. Hisham Shilly, director of the municipality's department of parks and public uti

Road surveillance cameras back to work

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  Saudi Gazette report   JEDDAH — After a lull of about a month, as many as 128 road surveillance cameras are back to work on the main roads and vital districts in Jeddah. Quoting informed sources, Makkah newspaper reported on Monday that the cameras stopped working due to a technical fault.

95 percent of Grand Mosque expansion work completed

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  Khalid Al-Humaidi Okaz/Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — Ninety-five percent of a project to expand the circumambulation area around the Holy Kaaba (mataf) has been completed, thanks to 30 months of non-stop work ordered by the late Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. Work is pro

Rao bids farewell to the crown prince

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   Crown Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier, receives Indian Ambassador Hamid Ali Rao at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday. Rao bid the crown prince farewell at the end of his tenure in the Kingdom. — SPA

Emir calls for early Haj preparations

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  Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette   MAKKAH — Emir of Makkah Prince Khaled Al-Faisal met in his office at the governorate on Sunday evening commanders of the Haj security forces and urged them to prepare early for the pilgrimage. He said he appreciated the efforts of security forces dur

Labor Ministry cuts services to company over unpaid wages

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  Fatima Muhammad Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The Ministry of Labor has stopped a private company recently from recruiting expatriates, changing job descriptions or transferring services as it failed to pay wages for four months to 274 employees. The ministry also ordered the company to p

Power outage plunges district court in darkness

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  Adnan Al-Shabrawee Okaz/Saudi Gazette   JEDDAH — The District Court was left in darkness Sunday following a power outage that some court sources described as deliberately instigated by the Saudi Electricity Company. All computers went down and over 300 hearings in criminal cases were

Liquor smuggling attempt foiled

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RIYADH — Customs officials foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 28,000 bottles of liquor through the Al-Batha entry point. The shipment was hidden carefully in the middle of the truck. Customs officials are always alert for such attempts and they gained experience on how to discover smuggling operations, said a spokesman. The goods were seized and the d

2 more bodies from warehouse fire found

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TABUK — Civil Defense recovered the bodies of two missing people from a fire that started in an electronics warehouse on the Madinah-Tabuk Highway. A spokesman said this brings the total number of people killed in the blaze to five. Three of them died as a result of smoke inhalation. The latest victims were found under the rubble.

Suspect killed in police shootout

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MADINAH — Police shot and killed a man at the Al-Hufaira checkpoint, 21 kilometers from Madinah, after he refused to stop for inspection. An officer was injured during the incident. Police are still investigating the matter and a source said a statement would be issued later.

Woman student stabbed on campus

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AL-JOUF — A female student at Al-Jouf University stabbed another girl studying in one of the university’s colleges. Police were called and arrested the attacker and seized her weapon. The stabber left her bag at the security gate and rushed through the entrance door claiming that she was late for an exam and she was not searched. She then went insid
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