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Row sparks drive-by shooting in Riyadh

IYADH - A drive by shooting could have claimed the lives of three people in Riyadh downtown on Saturday. Two men received the full force of the shotgun blast to their legs and thighs. Both were taken to hospital.A verbal exchange of words and gestures including cursing between two groups ...

Al-Reith Governor sued for alleged abuse of power

IZAN – Ahmad Al-Reithi, a citizen and a native of Al-Reith mountainous area in Jizan, filed a complaint with authorities against the Governor of Al-Reith Mountain for an alleged abuse of power. The complaint also included the Wadi Amoud Center, affiliated with the Governorate, and the police, ...

Rains trap residents in Baha, Asir

aha/Asir – As thermometers in other parts of the Kingdom have recorded high temps, the southern part has been blessed with rain. But at a price.Torrential rains pouring down on Al-Baha and Asir regions accompanied with gutsy winds on Friday afternoon halted traffic and destroyed signboards, an...

Campaign for breast cancer detection starts

EDDAH – Breast cancer is no longer part of the Kingdom’s traditional culture of “Don’t tell anyone.” Public programs have been set up to encourage women to check on their breasts for early detection of the No. 1 killer of women in thus region.A national campaign for breast cancer detecti...

Bangladeshi executed for decapitating Saudi

IHAT – A Bangladeshi national was executed on Saturday after being convicted of fatally stabbing and decapitating a Saudi national over a money dispute, the Ministry of Interior said.Jaman Hussain Jalaluddein was executed in Sihat in the Eastern Province, according to the statement, which was...

Saudi - US partnership essential to combat breast cancer – Bush

IYADH – US First Lady Laura Bush, accompanying President George W. Bush in his second visit to the Kingdom, toured King Fahd Medical City on Friday in Riyadh.It was her second visit to the medical city as part of a Saudi-US partnership to raise breast cancer awareness in the Kingdom.She sa...

Money withdrawn from bank with ‘cancelled’ proxy

EDDAH – The Bank Dispute Committee at the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency (SAMA) is scheduled on Sunday to look into a lawsuit filed by a Saudi citizen against a local bank for allowing a withdrawal of SR1.5m from his company’s account using a then-cancelled power of attorney.A former Egyptian em...

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Magistrate looks into counterfeit drugs cases

EIRUT: Beirut’s First Investigative Magistrate Ghassan Ouweidat started investigations this week regarding allegations made by the Lebanese state and the General Prosecutor’s office against 24 individuals including owners of pharmacies, and owners of medicine warehouses. The suspects are...

Clocks to be set one hour forward on March 28

EIRUT: Daylight-savings time returns at midnight March 27-28, when Lebanese will advance their clocks by an hour, the Cabinet’s secretary general, Suhail Bouji, said in a statement on Monday. Clocks will have to be turned back an hour in wintertime at midnight of October’s last weekend. ...

Contractual teachers protest against age limit in applying for permanent jobs

EIRUT: Dozens of contracted teachers gathered in Downtown Beirut on Tuesday to protest against what they say is unfair legislation banning them from being hired directly by the government, and denying them stable employment.The protest was held in view of Parliament and attracted a heavy police pres...

Iraqi refugee saved from deportation at last minute

EIRUT: An attempt on Monday by General Security to forcibly deport an Iraqi refugee was called off at the very last minute, according to human rights workers. Saad Muhammad Ismail, 54, was seen being dragged by two General Security officials across Beirut’s International Airport. Ismail, who i...

Sayyed: Mirza protecting false witnesses

EIRUT: Former General Security chief Jamil al-Sayyed lashed out on Tuesday against the Lebanese judiciary’s rejection of Syrian judicial summons against 25 Lebanese figures, saying it was clear that Public Prosecutor at the Cassation Court Saeed Mirza was protecting false witnesses and committ...

Conference cites high number of car-crash victims to underscore need for road safety

EIRUT: About 870 people die and 11,200 are injured yearly because of road accidents in Lebanon, according the founder of the Youth Association for Social Awareness (YASA) Ziad Akl during a conference held on Tuesday. The conference was organized in the Beirut neighborhood of Aisha Bakar by YASA and...

Media mogul Antoine Choueiri succumbs to long-time illness, dies at age 69

EIRUT: Antoine Choueiri, 69, a prominent Lebanese businessman and media mogul passed away on Tuesday. He died of long-time illness. Choueiri was rushed to the Hotel Dieu de France Hospital in the Beirut neighborhood of Achrafieh 20 days ago, the state-run National News Agency reported on Tuesday.Cho...

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Yemen offers talks with separatists as unrest flares

UBAI: Yemen, under international pressure to quiet domestic unrest and focus its sights on al Qaeda, has offered to hold talks with southern separatists and hear their grievances, state media said on Tuesday....

No US word on Reliance s fuel sale to Iran: Indian minister

EW DELHI: The United States has not raised the issue of gasoline sales by Reliance Industries to Iran, but New Delhi has told the U.S. government that issues with Tehran should be settled by talks, not sanctions, India s junior oil minister said....

Ally denies Khatami barred from leaving Iran

EHRAN: A close ally of Mohammad Khatami denied a report by a semi-official news agency Tuesday that the reformist former president had been barred from leaving Iran....

Iran says hopes China won t bow to sanctions pressure

EHRAN: Iran said on Tuesday it hoped China would not give in to pressure to agree to new sanctions that the United States and its allies hope to win U.N. approval for over its nuclear program....

Ahmadinejad plans Afghan visit on Wednesday

EHRAN: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to travel to Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a day after the United States accused the Islamic state of a "double game" in its neighbor....

Kurdish newcomer sees robust showing in Iraq poll

ULAIMANIYA/ARBIL: An up-and-coming Kurdish party expects to capture seats in Iraq s next parliament from entrenched rivals, its leader said after Sunday s national poll, threatening to upset the country s most cohesive bloc....

Palestinians: indirect talks last chance for peace

ERUSALEM: U.S.-mediated indirect talks between Israel and the Palestinians will be a last chance to keep the Middle East peace process alive, the Palestinian chief negotiator said on Monday....

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