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Road projects worth SR4.2 billion awarded

RIYADH – Minister of Transport Jabarah Al-Suraisry signed Sunday contracts worth a total of SR4.2 billion for the construction and maintenance of several road projects in the Kingdom, the...

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Hashish smugglers arrested in Jazan

AL-DAYER — Border Guards in Al-Dayer Bani Malik in eastern Jazan region arrested five smugglers who were in possession of 99 bricks of hashish while two others managed to escape. Jazan...

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Narcotic pills seized in Qurayyat, youths held

QURAYYAT – The special task force in Al-Qurayyat recently arrested several youths with 100 Captagon narcotic tablets in their possession, aside from a piece of hashish, found in their car...

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Man dead, 10 injured in head-on collision

BISHA — One man was killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between two cars at the gateway to Al-Thaniyah center on Bisha-Alaya Road. Civil Defense teams from Al-Thaniyah and...

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Fire cuts off power in 27,000 Makkah homes

MAKKAH – A fire in one of the condensers on Saturday led to a power outage in 27,000 homes in northern Makkah. Electricity was restored within two hours after the fire was extinguished by...

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Expat caught smuggling 18 illegal foreigners

BISHA — Police patrols foiled on Friday the smuggling of undocumented residents on Bisha-Khamis Mushayt Road. The policemen grew suspicious of an SUV and upon stopping the vehicle, the...

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Worker’s body found near garbage dump

ABQAIQ – Police were informed of the body of a cleaning worker found near his vehicle at a garbage dump on Abqaiq-Dammam Road. Police patrols arrived at the scene and the body was taken to...

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What are our human rights organizations doing?

Abdo Khal Okaz OUR two human rights organizations, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) and the Human Rights Commission (HRC), are very slow when it comes to defending human rights. They wait...

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Al-Suwaiket Toastmasters Club

   Al-Suwaiket Toastmasters Club in Al-Khobar recently elected its executive committee for the new term from July 2014 to June 2015. The committee includes K. Bhaskaran (president),...

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Illegals from demolished Makkah districts find haven in Housh Bakr

Housh Bakr is considered the artery of illegal commercial activities in Al-Mansour district of Makkah. — SG photo Badea Abu Al-Naja Saudi Gazette MAKKAH — The holy city of Makkah...

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Alwaleed Bin Talal with the Ethiopian ambassador

  Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company, receives at his office in Riyadh Mohammed Hassen Kebira, Ethiopian ambassador to Saudi Arabia. He was accompanied by Zelalem...

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3 judges fired, 17 under probe for violations

Saudi Gazette report DAMMAM — Three judges were sacked for grave violations and 17 others either are under trial before the Supreme Judicial Council or are under investigation, Al-Hayat...

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Nutritionists: Saudis neglect day’s most important meal

Saudi Gazette report TABUK – Leading nutritionists in the Kingdom have said 74 percent of Saudis neglect having breakfast, considered the most important meal of the day, Al-Riyadh daily...

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Islamic Ministry bans imams from delegating others to lead prayers

Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — The Ministry of Islamic Affairs has banned imams from deputizing others to lead worshippers in prayer, a practice that has led to many disputes. Many people...

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Kingdom spends SR4 billion a month on diabetes treatment

Saudi Gazette report  RIYADH — The National Center for Diabetes warned on Friday against the growing number of diabetes cases in the Kingdom. The center said the current awareness...

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Football fans complain about exorbitant World Cup subscriptions

  Renad Ghanem Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — Football fans are counting down to the start of the World Cup in Brazil that kicks off on June 12, but they are not happy with how much money...

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15 Asians arrested for selling diesel in the sea

   DAMMAM — Border Guard patrol units have detained 15 Asian nationals who were illegally selling diesel fuel on a boat belonging to a petroleum company. Eastern Province...

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Elderly Saudi beaten to death inside hospital ER

   MAKKAH — Two elderly Saudis got into a heated argument, which turned ugly and ended in the murder of one of them, inside the emergency room of Makkah’s Al-Noor...

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17 cars burned down in scrap yard fire

   TABUK – Sparks from welding work nearby started a fire that engulfed 17 cars at a scrapyard in Tabuk on Sunday, but no casualties were reported. Tabuk Civil Defense...

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Joyrider killed, 5 hurt as car overturns

   JAZAN — One student was killed and five others injured when their vehicle overturned on Abu Al-Sala-Sabya Road in Jazan. Witnesses said the students had finished their...

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