When a man meets his lookalike
A Saudi man got a pleasant surprise when he found that the man sitting next to him in a rest house in the Gulf kingdom has a stark resemblance to him. A YouTube film showed […]
Month: September 2016
Bride faints at wedding
A Jordanian bride fainted at her wedding and was taken to hospital after the groom surprised her with a snake he pulled out of a small bag. The groom was standing next to his bride […]
Chinese cycles 8,000 km to perform pilgrimage
A Chinese Muslim travelled more than 8,000 km on a bicycle from his country to Saudi Arabia to perform Haj (pilgrimage), a Saudi newspaper reported on Sunday. Mohammed, previously Po Chen, arrived in the Gulf kingdom […]
Two women drown, two saved in Saudi
Two Yemeni women died after drowning while swimming at a Saudi beach while two others were rescued by coast guard units, a newspaper reported on Thursday. Coast guard and police rushed to the beach in […]
Man kills dad in Kalba
An Asian man stabbed his father to death at his home in Kalba and fled before he was arrested by Sharjah police. Newspapers said the man, 36, told police that he had a heated argument […]
Home reserve for endangered wolves
A Saudi man has built a tiny reserve at his home for wolves he hunts. He says it is his personal initiative to protect the predators. ; A YouTube film showed Talal Al Shammari and […]
Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre commences resolving disputes in Mideast
As of September 25, 2016, Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) is now fully functional and operational with its team and is ready to accept arbitration and mediation and applications or any queries related to EMAC, […]
Man tries to smuggle contraceptives to Saudi
Egyptian airport authorities arrested a man trying to smuggle a large quantity of contraceptives to Saudi Arabia, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Egyptian man was about to board a Saudia flight from Cairo to […]
Teacher dies during national day speech in Saudi
A primary school teacher died while she was addressing students on the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s national day, a newspaper reported on Thursday. The teacher was “hailing the bravery” of Saudi soldiers at the border […]
Kuwaiti man kills ‘disobedient’ daughter
A Kuwaiti man strangled his 30-year-old daughter to death then phoned the police to say she had committed a suicide. But investigators questioning the father and his sons discovered “serious” contradictions in their statements and […]