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Saudi youths demonstrate a stunt known as “sidewall skiing” (driving on two wheels) in the northern city of Hail, in Saudi Arabia March 30, 2013. Performing stunts such as sidewall skiing and drifts is a popular hobby amongst Saudi youths. REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity

Saudi Arabia: Stringent Penalties on Drifting

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 9, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Arabia increased the penalty posed against the offense of drifting twenty fold. This strict decision was taken to counter a social phenomenon that proved detrimental to both drifters and pedestrians, not to mention other crimes that are usually committed...

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Arab Coalition Destroys Militia Weapon Stores in Hayfan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

The Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia yesterday launched airstrikes on crowds of Houthi militias and their stores of weapons in the Al-Hitari Mountain in the Hayfan District (south Taiz). It also carried out raids targeting a Katyusha rocket launcher in Wirzan, south...

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Southern Rail Strike

Britain Witnesses Longest Partial Strike for Railroads Since 1968

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2016 | World

London-Hundred thousands of rail passengers in London and south England suffered on Monday with the start of a strike that will continue for the coming four days. Southern Rail workers walked off the job Monday over plans to remove conductors from trains. Southern,...

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A rebel fighter sits with his weapon in the artillery academy of Aleppo, Syria, August 6, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah

U.N. Urges Aleppo Ceasefire to Repair Water System, Stem Outbreaks

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 9, 2016 | Middle East

The United Nations called on Tuesday for an urgent ceasefire in the divided Syrian city of Aleppo, where battles have crippled its infrastructure, leaving 2 million residents without running water with children most at risk of disease, the U.N. children’s agency...

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Minh Uong. The New York Times

While Limited, Wi-Fi-First Phones Good, Frugal Bet

by Brian X. Chen | Aug 9, 2016 | Technology, Uncategorized

Your household Wi-Fi has a hidden power: It is also a cellphone service provider. In fact, most mobile data traffic travels through smaller networks like Wi-Fi routers, not those hulking cell towers outside. The internet companies Google and Bandwidth.com have turned...