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A delegation from Qatif meets with Prince Saud bin Nayef (3rd from R) on December 16, 2014 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Qatif dignitaries condemn killing of Saudi soldier

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Dec 17, 2014 | Middle East

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Clerics, businessmen and other dignitaries from the city of Qatif in the Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province issued a statement condemning the “treacherous” killing of a Saudi soldier by unknown gunmen near the town of Al-Awamiyah on Sunday. “We...

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Actors perform on stage during the play ‘Yaby Lahu’ on Tarout island, on Saudi Arabia’s east coast. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Gulf theater showcased in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

by Ali Al-Qattan | Oct 8, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thespians from across the Gulf enjoyed the limelight during Saudi celebrations of Eid Al-Adha in the Eastern Province region with plays staged in Dammam and Tarout Island. Al-Rehla (The Journey), a socio-comedy co-starring Saudi actors Mohamed...

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A boy sits outside a water pipe shop in Cairo July 13, 2006. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia enforces crackdown on shisha cafes in Eastern Province

by Eman Al-Khattaf | Nov 14, 2013 | Middle East

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi authorities have initiated a crackdown against shisha cafes in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province, as part of a larger national clampdown on public smoking. Government inspectors are touring cities in the Eastern Province, penalizing...

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Saudi security forces patrol Riyadh’s Al-Munissiyah district. AFP

Saudi Authorities Detain Wanted Protester/Activist

by Ubaid Al-Suhaimy | May 1, 2013 | Middle East

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Eastern Province police force announced that its headquarters in the town of Al-Awamiyah in Al-Qatif had been fired upon following the capture of a wanted fugitive. Police in Saudi Arabia announced that they had shot and wounded Abdullah...

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Saudi Interior Ministry Spokesman, Major General Mansour Al-Turki. (AAA Photo)

Saudi Arabia Uncovers Espionage Cell

by Zaid Bin Kami and Huda Al-Saleh | Mar 20, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it had arrested eighteen people—sixteen Saudi nationals, one Lebanese national, and one Iranian—on espionage charges in four regions across the kingdom. The Saudi Interior Ministry revealed that the 18 men...