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Sunday 31 August 2008 (29 Sha`ban 1429)

Buy it? No problem. Rent it? No way - Women see no logic in rules of car rental

JEDDAH: Dina, a 31-year old Saudi businesswoman, came recently to Riyadh with her American husband to conduct some business affairs, but when she went to rent a car she was faced with a conundrum. “I... Full Story


Runaway maids are in high demand during Ramadan

MADINAH: The high demand for runaway housemaids during the month of Ramadan is attributed to women wanting to devote more time to worship and an increase in the number of guests. Since there are no... Full Story


Three years on, no action on malpractice complaint

JEDDAH: Mohammed Al-Yami, 21, received Lasik eye surgery in Saudi Arabia in 2005, a common procedure that frees people from eyeglasses or contact lenses. But after the surgery, Al-Yami’s... Full Story




Saudis, expats back Obama

JEDDAH: There is overwhelming support among Saudis and expatriates here in the Kingdom for Democratic candidate Barack Hussein Obama as the next US president. A cross-section of both groups... Full Story


Sri Lankan maid’s interpreter turns out to be non-Tamil

DAWADMI: The interpreter who translated the statements of a Tamil-speaking Sri Lankan maid sentenced to death for the alleged murder of a Saudi baby in her care is an ethnically non-Tamil Kannadiga... Full Story


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