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Sales of winter clothes up 60 percent

DAMMAM — Sales of winter clothes and heating equipment jumped by 60 percent in the past few days when a cold wave caused a significant drop in temperatures. Shopkeepers said the amount of...

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Gunshots heard near Haia office in Kharj

AL-KHARJ — A member of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) was the target of an attempted assault as he was dealing with a case of illicit seclusion....

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Schoolgirls present gifts to patients

BURAIDAH — A group of female students from the 63rd Primary School in Buraidah paid a visit to the city’s Maternity and Children’s Hospital. This comes within efforts...

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Uganda may send domestic workers

MADINAH — Ugandan Ambassador to the Kingdom Rashed Yahya has said he is scheduled to meet Minister of Labor Adel Fakieh to discuss a number of issues that will eventually open the way for the...

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Oh Saudi, how lucky you are!

Ahmad Hashim Alsharq IN Japan, around 30,000 citizens end their life each year due to debt trap and unemployment. As for some Britons, they offer their organs for sale in order to settle their...

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Doctors caution against energy drinks

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — Doctors and pharmacists have issued a warning on the health effects of consuming stimulants and energy drinks that are readily available at pharmacies without a...

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Driver escapes crash with minor injuries

AL-JARF — A young man sustained minor injuries when his car crashed into the back of another car in Al-Jarf in southern Saudi Arabia. A traffic police report indicated that the accident was...

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Accident kills 4 Egyptian Umrah pilgrims

JEDDAH — Four Egyptian nationals were killed in a traffic accident on their way back to Dammam after performing Umrah in Makkah. A fifth Egyptian was seriously injured and admitted to the...

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16 injured in gas cylinder explosion

Al-KHARJ — A cooking gas cylinder explosion injured 16 people who were on a trip to Wethailan Park. Riyadh Civil Defense spokesman Capt. Mohammad Al-Hammadi said the explosion resulted in...

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Bangladeshi expat killed in dispute over politics

JEDDAH — A Bangladeshi national was killed by a compatriot after a heated argument about political issues back home. Jeddah police sent forensics team to the site after receiving information...

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Six-month jail for offering bribe to cop

JEDDAH — The Administrative Court in Jeddah has sentenced an expatriate to six months in prison for offering a bribe to a security officer. When the judge asked the defendant whether he knew...

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Room for deeper Indo-Saudi engagement in education: Rao

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Around 250 people, including Saudis representing major universities in the Kingdom, attended a higher education seminar organized by the Saudi Indian Business...

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Youths mount campaign to fight smartphone addiction

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — More than 90 young Saudis in the Eastern Province launched the "Don't be a slave to your mobile phone" educational campaign, Al-Madinah...

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SMS spam angers cellphone users

Saudi Gazette report TAIF — A large number of members of the public have expressed annoyance at the constant stream of spam text messages promoting products or services they receive, Al-Watan...

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Families head to Jeddah Corniche to enjoy pleasant weather

  Hundreds of families headed to Jeddah Corniche Friday to enjoy the pleasant weather, which was accompanied by intermittent drizzle. Families were seen over a wide stretch of the beach all...

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All-women eatery opens in Taif

TAIF — An all-women restaurant recently opened in Taif, making it the first eatery to be entirely run by women in the governorate, Al-Madinah daily reported on Saturday. Majed Al-Tuwairqi...

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Acquitted Saudi student plans lawsuit over US prison ordeal

Saudi Gazette report JEDDAH — A Saudi student who spent 11 months in an American prison for a murder that he did not commit has finally been released. Ziyad Obaid was accused of murdering an...

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NSHR slams poor response to domestic violence cases

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) has criticized the poor response by the Social Protection Committee to family violence cases, Al-Eqtisadiah...

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Where camels are sold for millions

Saudi Gazette report HAFR AL-BATIN — Around this time every year, thousands of camel breeders and enthusiasts from the Kingdom and neighboring Gulf countries flock to Umm Ruqaiba Desert,...

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Four tire factories shut down in Jeddah

JEDDAH – Four tire factories have been closed down by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry for violating health and safety rules during inspection visits while over 2,500 tires have been...

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