RIYADH — Two women died on Sunday from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus. The Ministry of Health reported both patients, aged 68 and 77, suffered from other diseases. A 71-year-old expatriate in Hofouf contracted the virus but is currently in hospital in a stable condition.
Two women die from coronavirus
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Woman, daughter die as car drifts off road
JEDDAH — A woman and her two-year-old daughter died after their car was drifted off the road in rainy weather in Adim governorate on Monday. Makkah Civil Defense spokesman Col. Saeed Sarhan said the vehicle fell down Sarnan Valley due to the rain and volunteers were able to haul out a woman in her 40s and her two-year-old daughter. However,
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1,224 public rights prisoners released
JEDDAH — A total of 1,224 prisoners were released from jails under the General Directorate of Prisons as of Thursday. The directorate reported the prisoners were released in adherence with King Salman’s royal decree to ensure all public rights convicts are freed.
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96 illegal workers detained in Madinah
MADINAH — Police arrested 96 illegal expatriates in the holy city of Madinah. Police spokesman Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam said officers detained 70 illegal housemaids of African and Asian nationalities and 26 other expatriates from African countries.
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Search under way for missing man
MAKKAH — Police are searching for a man who went missing after photos of him were posted on social media. The man’s father said his son Abdulmohsen Al-Lihaibi went missing last Ramadan. He added that anyone who sees his son should immediately contact police or the father directly on 0555510448.
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Father arrested for letting girl drive
BAHA — A man was arrested for letting his daughter drive in the streets of Al-Mandaq. Baha Police spokesman Col. Saad Tirad said officers received reports of a girl driving a car at night. The police were able to chase down the vehicle and arrest the father, who was in the car with other members of the family. The man, who is a doctor, admit
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Police hunt for man who shot Egyptian
HOFOUF — Arab expatriate was shot in Hofuf, sparking a hunt for the shooter. Eastern Province Police Col. Ziyad Al-Reqaiti said the victim is an Egyptian man in his 30s. He was shot in his leg after a fight with the shooter. He was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition. The police are still searching for the culprit.
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Three die in flashfloods
Abdul Majeed Dawood Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – The Civil Defense teams in Al-Laith and Adem regions of Makkah province retrieved on Tuesday the bodies of a Saudi citizen and his two-year-old girl who were swept away in flashfloods in Wadi Sarnan on Monday. The misha
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Africa Day celebrated in Jeddah
Samar Yahya and Ayman Hassan Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The African Group of Consuls General in Jeddah celebrated Africa Day at the Crowne Plaza on Monday evening. Mauritanian Consul General in Jeddah and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps of African States Adou Ould Baban
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Jubail, Dammam students share top rank in KSA
JUBAIL — Students of International Indian School, Jubail, made an excellent performance in the All Indian Senior School Certificate Examination. Of a total of 159 students who sat the exams, 157 were successful with a pass rate of 98.7 percent. Vatsal J. Badami who scored 97 percent marks in Science stream became the Kingdom
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Dammam school tops in quality and quantity
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Airport services company loses contract
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — Meeza International Company for Tourism and VIP Services will cease operating in airports in July due to complaints from customers.
A source from the General Authority of Civil Aviation said the authority has terminated its contract with Meeza.
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Status correction picks up momentum
Saudi Gazette report
ABHA — A total of 25,515 illegal Yemenis all over the Kingdom have corrected their residence status since an amnesty for the community started on May 10, Al-Watan reported.
A source from the Department of Passports said Yemenis should rectify their
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Canadian teacher unpaid for six months wants resolution
Fatima Muhammad
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — A Canadian woman has told Saudi Gazette of her frustration in obtaining six months’ outstanding wages from her employers.
The woman, who spoke anonymously, has been employed for a year and a half now and her employer i
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It’s superb performance for Indian schools
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Winking ‘a form of sexual harassment’
Saudi Gazette report
AL-KHOBAR — Judges have deemed winking as a form of sexual harassment that can lead to imprisonment, Makkah daily reported.
Lawyer and former judge Ahmad Al-Jaliti said the act is “highly unethical”. “When a man winks at a woman in a pub
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The most dangerous enemy
Qaisar Metawea Al-Madina NO one is worse than somebody who kills innocent people and presents them as a sacrifice to God so he is rewarded with paradise for his detestable actions. At least this is what the killer strongly believes. This is a basic rule in the ideology of the takfiris (people who label o
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Makkah preps for Ramadan with color and light
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The municipality has begun decorating Makkah’s streets and tunnels in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan. Makkah Municipality’s Maintenance and Lighting Director Bandar Nouh said the f
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‘Haia member used insulting language’
Saudi Gazette report
HAIL — A salesman working in a shop where a member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) kicked out a Saudi woman on Sunday for apparently dressing immodestly has claimed the official used “insulting language” when
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Municipality told to increase restaurant inspections
Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — A number of Makkah residents claimed some restaurants, coffee shops and fast food stalls east and north of the city serve low-quality food that cause diseases and demanded the city’s municipality increase its control and number of inspections and monitor
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