RIYADH — The police arrested a gang of illegal expatriates for allegedly hacking into and stealing from bank accounts. Riyadh Police reported it received a number of calls from citizens and expatriates complaining that someone has been hacking into their bank accounts and stealing amounts of money.
The police cooperated with
Gang arrested for hacking, stealing
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Egypt diplomat receives 81 families of Egyptian martyrs to perform Haj
JEDDAH —Egypt Consul General Adel El-Alfy with assistant Interior Minister and head of executive humanitarian mission Maj. Gen. Sayed Maher received 81 families of martyrs of Ministry of Interior at King Abdul Aziz International Airport Haj terminal. El-Alfy expressed pride and appreciation of Egypt to those who sacrificed the
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Cold municipal elections
Salem Sahab Al-MADINAH DESPITE the publicity, the great preparations and the huge resources, the third municipal elections have turned out to be extremely cold. Citizens all over the Kingdom are either too busy with other work or are not concerned with these elections and they do not bother much about them.
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Cows instead of camel for sacrifice
Khalid Al-Himaidi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) announced it will offer cows as sacrifice instead of camels after the Ministry of Health has banned consuming camel meat due to diseases.
IDB President Ahmad Ali said IDB has an agreement with King Sal
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Jabal Al-Rahma geared to serve pilgrims
Badea Abu Al-Naja
Saudi Gazette
MAKKAH — All departments of Jabal Al-Rahma Hospital in Arafat near Makkah including the intensive care unit, emergency ward and outpatient clinics have been readied to serve the guests of God, ahead of the annual pilgrimage, said Dr. Wael Hamzah Motair, director of
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Jordanian arrested for insulting Saudi woman
Nader Al-Enizi
Okaz/Saudi Gazette
TABUK/AMMAN – The Jordanian security authorities have arrested a Jordanian man, who was caught on a video clip, for insulting a Saudi woman in a taxi in Amman, Dr. Sami Al-Saleh, the Kingdom’s ambassador to Jordan said.
Al-
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26 street vendors arrested in Makkah
Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The Ghaza Municipality recently launched an inspection campaign targeting unauthorized expatriate street vendors, especially Africans, in the city’s underdeveloped areas for selling unhygienic foodstuffs to pilgrims. Hattan Bin Fawaz A
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Fines, closures for health rules violators
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH – The Jeddah Municipality has warned restaurants and coffee shops inside the Haj and southern terminals at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport of violating municipal health regulations.
The municipality said that fines and possible closures would be the p
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AN UPLIFTING MOMENT
Makkah Mayor Osama Al-Bar and his deputy Sameer Tawakul visited the injured in the crane collapse tragedy in Al-Noor Specialist Hospital on Friday. It was an uplifting moment for the injured following the concern shown by the officials. The mayor expressed his gratitude to the King for his endless dedication in protecting the pilgrims.
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Spike in sheep prices for Eid
Saudi Gazette report
JAZAN — The sacrificial sheep market has experienced a steep spike in prices due to the lack of sacrificial sheep smuggled from Yemen which are usually sold at lower than market prices, Al-Watan daily reported.
Citizen Ahmad Sahili complained the sheep market has no r
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Investigation launched into building collapse
MAKKAH — A special Civil Defense committee has begun investigating the partial collapse of a four-story building in Batha Quraish neighborhood in the city. The building, located near a mountain, was badly damaged after rocks hit the house. Two people were injured as a result and they were transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Man arrested over charges of robbery
MADINAH — Police in Madinah arrested a man in his 30s accused of carrying out more than 50 robberies. According to police reports, the man used to break into expatriates’ homes and threatened them with weapons. He was also accused of robbing a number of stores during prayer time when the shops are closed. After police issued the suspec
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Jail, lashes for child molestation
JEDDAH — The Jeddah court has sentenced a man found guilty of molesting an 8-year-old boy to two years in prison and 300 lashes. The man lured the boy into a mosque lavatory with the intention to rape him. He confessed during police interrogation that he intended to rape the child but he did not do anything to him. The prosecution had called
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Bid to smuggle drugs foiled
ARAR — An attempt to smuggle more than 5,000 contraband pills from Jordan into the Kingdom was foiled by Jordanian officials. Jordanian officials said they suspected a man crossing the border, and when they searched him they found bags of pills wrapped around his body. The smuggler has been taken into custody for further investigation.
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Liquor factory busted in Makkah
MAKKAH — Secret police arrested five men, all of Asian nationality, accused of making liquor in their home. Police acted on a tip off from neighbors about suspicious activity at the house and raided the place. The five were arrested from the house and a small liquor factory was found in the basement of the house. The police seized a large qu
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Rotten food sized
MAKKAH — Al-Otaibiyah branch municipality here has confiscated and destroyed more than 6.5 ton of unhygienic foodstuffs. The quantity was ceased during the municipality’s crackdown on violating shops, restaurants and food stores which started on Sept. 15. Municipality’s chairman Hassan Bin Saeed Hankar said the haul consiste
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Gasoline tank overturns in Abha
A gasoline tank overturned on the side of the road in Abha. Teams from the Civil Defense attended the scene and prevented the tank from exploding.
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CG highlights Chinese achievements
Anwar Habibullah, consul general of China, and Adel Abudul Rahman Bakhsh, deputy director general and director of protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs branch in Makkah region, with other diplomats cut a cake to celebrate the 66th anniversary of China's foundation. — SG photo by Samar Yahya Samar Yahya Saudi Gaze
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Municipality in Jeddah to cover all open sewers
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Jeddah Municipality has instructed all its subdivisions to locate the uncovered sewers and find adequate solution to address the problem forthwith.
Responding to an official request from Makkah daily, the municipality has also requested
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One Indian killed in new Houthi shelling in Samta
Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — One Indian national was killed and six others injured in fresh Houthi shelling in Samta in Jazan on Sunday, a source told Saudi Gazette.
The killed Indian expat was identified as Vishnu hailing from the southern Indian state of Kerala. He
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