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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
