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Monday 19 June 2006 (23 Jumada al-Ula 1427)

Third Mega Economic City in Madinah

MADINAH, 19 June 2006 — Madinah will have the Kingdom’s third mega economic city. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah yesterday laid the foundation stone for the SR25 billion project. It... Full Story


‘Yasser’s Body Bears Marks of Beating’


 
JEDDAH, 19 June 2006 — The father of Yasser Al-Zahrani, one of the Saudis who died in Guantanamo Bay recently, dismissed US claims that his son had committed suicide and said there were bruises on... Full Story


OIC Foreign Ministers to Discuss Formation of Common Market

RIYADH, 19 June 2006 — Saudi Arabia will join member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in a high-profile meeting of the OIC foreign ministers today to discuss a number of important... Full Story




Over 100 Prisoners Walk to Freedom


 
JEDDAH, 19 June 2006 — Authorities in Jeddah freed more than 100 prisoners yesterday in response to the amnesty ordered by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah. Maj. Gen. Ahmad Al-Zahrani,... Full Story


Investing Creativity in Summer Camps

JEDDAH, 19 June 2006 — Sixty girl students are this year participating in activities at the Talented Students’ Summer Camp, which began on Saturday at the Seventy-Third Intermediate School in Jeddah.... Full Story


Dar Al-Hekma Student Selected as Saudi Rep for Dubai Program


 
JEDDAH, 19 June 2006 — The Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) has selected Basma Sabban from Dar Al-Hekma College as the Saudi Arabian representative at the first DSS Apprenticeship Program. The internship... Full Story


Of a Haunted House and a Lonely Spirit

JEDDAH, 19 June 2006 — People living in a residential suburb of Jeddah had no doubt that an empty house in the area was haunted. Strange sounds could be heard coming from the house; lights would... Full Story


Abandoned by Sons, Elderly Woman Lives in Stairwell

JIZAN, 19 June 2006 — A 90-year-old woman has been forced to live in the stairwell of a building in Jizan without light, ventilation and a toilet because her children do not want to take care of her,... Full Story


What Not to Do During Prayers

RIYADH, 19 June 2006 — Police in Riyadh arrested an expatriate who was watching a pornographic film in a mosque compound in the Al-Naseem district of Riyadh, Al-Watan daily reported yesterday. The... Full Story


Bride, Groom Flee Marriage Brawl

ABHA, 19 June 2006 — Two families at a wedding party in Abha exchanged blows after a youngster was seen taking pictures of the bride using a cell phone while she was in the make-up room, Al-Riyadh... Full Story


Shepherd’s ‘Aphrodisiac’ Lands 6 in Hospital

JEDDAH, 19 June 2006 — Six men who were out camping in the desert near Al-Qaryat consumed large quantities of fresh milk from a shepherd who told them that it would give them energy and serve as an... Full Story


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