Kategori: Arab Saudi

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have made several arrests and confiscated quantities of drugs in operations carried out across the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Border patrols in Dhahran Al-Janub, Asir, located nine Ethiopian nationals smuggling 113 kg of narcotics. In Aridah, Jazan, patrols thwarted an attempt to smuggle 225 kg of qat.

The General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a Saudi national for trafficking methamphetamine in the Northern Borders, while another person was held in the Eastern Province for the same offense.

Source: Saudi authorities crack down on drug offenders

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485891/saudi-arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Red Crescent Authority medical teams deployed in the Makkah region have addressed 29,427 emergency cases in the holy capital in the first 19 days of Ramadan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Most cases involved health issues and traffic accidents, according to the authority, and were reported primarily in Makkah with 21,444 cases, followed by Jeddah and Taif with 5,426 and 2,557 cases, respectively.

The authority operates 38 emergency centers in the holy capital staffed by doctors, specialists, and technicians who work around the clock.

Source: Saudi Red Crescent handles over 29k cases in Makkah

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485821/saudi-arabia

RIYADH: Muslim scholars at the recently held “Building Bridges Between Islamic Schools of Thought and Sects” conference in Makkah have chosen the Saudi Defense Ministry’s Center for Safeguarding Intellect to compile a comprehensive study of “The Islamic Intellectual Community” for an upcoming encyclopedia, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

The decision “reflects the center’s expertise in intellectual matters aligned with the conference’s objectives,” according to the SPA.

Source: Saudi center to prepare encyclopedia entry on Islamic ‘intellectual community’

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485091/saudi-arabia

RIYADH: Saudi authorities arrested 21,537 people in one week for breaching residency, work and border security regulations, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.

According to an official report, a total of 14,610 people were arrested for violations of residency laws, while 4,457 were held over illegal border crossing attempts, and a further 2,470 for labor-related issues.

The report showed that among the 966 people arrested for trying to enter the Kingdom illegally, 59 percent were Ethiopian, 38 percent Yemeni, and 3 percent were of other nationalities.

Source: Kingdom arrests 21,537 illegals in one week

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485311/saudi-arabia

RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has distributed food to thousands of people around the world, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday.

In Indonesia, KSrelief distributed 1,079 food baskets in West Java province, benefiting 4,620 people.

The food assistance is part of the Ramadan food basket distribution program implemented by KSrelief in Indonesia, in cooperation with the National Board of Zakat of Indonesia, which aims to distribute 7,965 food baskets in West Java, East Jakarta and other regions.

Source: KSrelief food aid reaches communities worldwide

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485316/saudi-arabia

RIYADH: Nestled among the eastern villages of Al-Ahsa governorate, some 12 km from Hofuf, lies the village of Al-Tahimiya, which entices visitors with its whispers of a distant past.

Among Al-Tahimiya’s historical treasures is Al-Tahimiyyah Al-Sharqi Mosque, which stands as testament to the region’s rich heritage, according to a Saudi Press Agency report.

Source: Centuries-old mosque showcases Al-Ahsa’s rich heritage

SUMBER: https://www.arabnews.com/node/2485096/saudi-arabia