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MAKKAH - The undercover police in Makkah was able to return a bag containing a sum of money and a passport to American pilgrims in a record time of 24 hours after it was lost in a taxicab.
The Americans said they were shifting (...)
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MAKKAH – Livestock traders in the Kaakiyah market in Makkah have identified four obstacles that prevent them from moving to the new market located at Kilo 10, which has recently been constructed by the local (...)
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JEDDAH — A large number of people attended the burial of Ahmad Al-Kuraikri, who died in a street brawl in Al-Hamadaniya district of north Jeddah last week.
The victim was laid to rest in Wadi Gdaid cemetery. The family of the (...)
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MAKKAH — Power has been cut from Al-Sharaie 2 neighborhood in Makkah since Wednesday, residents said criticizing the temporary solutions introduced by the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC).
The residents said electricity supply was (...)
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JEDDAH — Police on Tuesday rescued an elderly man who was chained and locked up by his son in an apartment Al-Waziriyah district of Jeddah. Police reacted to a video that went viral on social media showing the 87-year-old man (...)
JEDDAH – Residents of Mursalat district, which is sandwiched between Jeddah and Bahra governorates, have called upon authorities to bring them under the administration of one of the two governorates to improve its condition and accelerate its (...)
JEDDAH — Several citizens have claimed that the Ministry of Transport's decision to reduce plying of taxis on city's streets has proved to be ineffective.
A source from the Ministry of Transport said it was announced a year ago that the ministry (...)
JEDDAH — A number of foreign workers have developed an illegal industrial city in Aziziyah District of Jeddah after the authorities asked all car workshops in Al-Nuzha area to move to the new industrial city in Asfan.
Expat workers have started (...)
MAKKAH – Residents of Al-Mansour district of Makkah have expressed fears over two huge cranes that hover over their homes, posing a potential threat to their lives.
Although the Civil Defense has instructed Ajyad Municipality to remove the cranes (...)
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JEDDAH — A school teacher, Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani, was physically assaulted by a gang of unidentified members.
"A month ago I got into a heated banter with a police officer whose son is one of my students. The police officer's son (...)
JEDDAH — Red Sea International School boys' section continues to operate despite the Ministry of Education's decision to close the institution.
School Principal Saad Al-Subaie said the girls' section was closed but the boys' section continues (...)
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JEDDAH — The Ministry of Education's decision to permanently shut down an international school in Jeddah has perplexed parents of several students who are worried that their wards may lose a precious period of the current school (...)