Middle East

Jeddah, Dec 18: An Indian expatriate has helped the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Haia) over the past 20 years uncover 1,300 violations, mostly related to the production and sale of alcohol, according to a local publication. Mohnish, 52, who has spent about 10 years living in Al-Ahsa, said he was a Hindu who became Muslim after arriving in the Kingdom. He had

Jeddah, Dec 8: Two Grade 6 female students who had disappeared from one of the primary schools in the Bawadi neighborhood of Jeddah at the end of the school day on Sunday were found in a mall on Monday, reported Al-Riyadh daily. Aiman Momina, uncle of one of the girls, confirmed it. The case was handled by security authorities. Earlier, the school management said the two attended the last school

Riyadh, Dec 5: Major Talal Al-Shalhoob, spokesman of the directorate general of Jawazat, has said a video clip has gone viral on social media about a person in civilian dress talking to an Arab expatriate and threatening him by “giving him a final exit.” There is also a comment on the clip relating to Jawazat. He said that after analysis of the video clip, it was found that it has no relation to

Jeddah, Dec 2: The Ministry of Education in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has banned all schools, libraries and resource centers from using 80 books of writers linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization. The writers include Hassan Al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb and Yousuf Al-Qaradawi, reported an online publication on Tuesday, quoting a circular issued by the ministry. The circular stated that these

Doha, Nov 25: Many motorists in Qatar have spent the morning literally wading through traffic as continuous rainfall has led to heavy flooding on the roads. And then many parents ended up returning to schools to pick up their children after widespread flooding and leakages were reported. In addition to school closures, the precipitation has caused flight delays and also permeated hotel and malls

Riyadh, Nov 24: A SR1 million reward has been offered to anyone providing information that could lead to the whereabouts of a two-year-old girl kidnapped in Riyadh. Juri Al-Khaldi was kidnapped inside a clinic on Riyadh’s busy Khurais Road on Friday afternoon. The incident took place when her father left the clinic to buy something from a nearby shop while her mother was being treated inside

Dubai, Nov 23: A huge fire broke out in a residential building on Salah Al Deen street near the Dubai Police station in Muraqqabat, the Dubai Police said on Monday. The fire at the five-storey building has spread to another five-storey building nearby, with the top floor of one building completely destroyed by the blaze. Fire fighters and dozens of fire trucks are struggling to prevent the fire

Jeddah, Nov 18: Heavy rains and wind lashed Jeddah and other parts of the country on Tuesday, causing the death of eight people, flooding of streets and underpasses, uprooting of trees, and widespread power cuts. Two people died in the Faisaliyah district when they were electrocuted while clinging to an electric lamppost in a flooded street, while two others were injured, according to reports. In

Al-Ahsa, Nov 18: Eleven Asian workers were killed and 14 injured in an accident in Al-Adaliah, 70 km from Al-Hofuf in Al-Ahsa Governorate, on Monday. The incident, one of the worst this year, was a result of their minibus colliding with a truck. While the nationalities of the victims were not disclosed, Arab News was sent some photographs indicating that they were Filipino nationals. The

Jeddah, Nov 14: The Al-Matar branch municipality closed down a Pizza Hut restaurant in Al-Bawadi neighborhood in Jeddah after an inspection team found a number of health violations at the establishment. The closure comes as part of the municipality's efforts to maintain the safety and suitability of fast food, and to protect citizens and visitors in Jeddah. A newly opened Kentucky Fried Chicken