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Yes, but the semicolons are harder to use than commas and full-stops. I still don't know where semicolons should be placed. xD
Well, in Sweden it's supposed to be used as something between a comma and a period.
Basically, if a comma feels too "weak" and a period feels too "strong", by all means, use the semicolon!

English guys also seem to use it when they want to proceed with a sentence, but still stress a pause.

"I checked the forum the other day; it was full of new posts."
Yes, I read in the back of my English/Arabic dectionary which has a full explanation about semicolons, commas and fullstops. It says that when one sentance is devided into two parts but these two parts are related to each other then we use semicolon between them, correct?.
Yes, exactly.
It's also worth noting that semicolons are VERY common in some English classic literature; conjunctions like "and" and "but" are usually preceded by semicolons.