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Articles of the author Abdullah Al Oraifij
Mesh'al: Camel contest continues
Prince Mesh'al Bin Abdul Aziz, chairman of the Allegiance Commission, said the King Abdul Aziz Camel Beauty Contest of Mazayen Al-Ibl at the Umm Roqaibah Festival would continue until King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, rules (...)

17 - 11 - 2008
Saudis detained in Iraq to be repatriated soon
Saudis detained by American forces in Iraq are expected to be handed over to authorities in the Kingdom soon. Efforts by the Ministry of Interior to advise detainees inside the Kingdom and those repatriated here from abroad, plus the Kingdom's (...)

07 - 11 - 2008
Regional Emirs to discuss price rise
The Emirs of the Kingdom's 13 regions will hold their 15th meeting in Makkah on Sept. 21. They will discuss a number of issues concerning price hikes and their effects on the livelihood and standard of living of people in the Kingdom. The meeting (...)

08 - 09 - 2008
‘Oil cell' members preach in mosques
Seven Mauritanians of the 520 people suspected of having links to Al-Qaeda terrorist network came to the Kingdom on work visa as drivers, but they worked as imams and muezzins at mosques in Riyadh and the Eastern Province, officials said (...)

02 - 07 - 2008
Citizens cooperated against terror – Naif
Minister of Interior Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz attributed Saudi Arabia's successive security achievements in quelling terrorism and apprehending those who carry deviant thought and thwarting their criminal plans to the wisdom of the leadership and (...)

29 - 06 - 2008
SR10 billion approved to build 300 tech colleges
The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) will build 300 technical colleges and institutes at a cost of SR10 billion in five years, said TVTC Governor Dr. Ali Bin Nasir Al-Ghufais. These will include 36 higher institutes for girls at (...)

28 - 06 - 2008
Afghan caught in KSA Al-Qaeda plot
Security teams thwarted a plot by terrorists who aimed to create a state of chaos and fear, similar to that of Iraq. Sources disclosed to Okaz that an Afghan middleman was the link between Al-Qaeda's second in command Aiman Al-Zawahiri and a (...)

27 - 06 - 2008
Prince Salman to visit Sweden
Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, Emir of Riyadh Region, is scheduled to begin a 5-day official visit to Sweden at the invitation of Pierre Anksa, Governor of Stockholm Province. Prince Salman will meet with Swedish King Carol Gustaf XVI, Prime (...)

22 - 06 - 2008
300,000 to enroll in colleges, universities
Universities and colleges will admit more than 300,000 high-school graduates this year, Dr. Mohammad Al-Ouhali, Deputy Minister of Higher Education for Educational Affairs, said. Starting this week, the ministry will issue a weekly statistic on (...)

21 - 06 - 2008
Lebanon president praises Abdullah
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Friday lauded the efforts of King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz for their support in resolving crisis in his country. In a telephonic interview with Okaz, (...)

31 - 05 - 2008
Crown Prince visits Spain next week
Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, is scheduled to start a three-day official visit to Spain next Thursday. Crown Prince's visit comes at the invitation of the Spanish King (...)

29 - 05 - 2008
Bush meets Abdullah today
King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, will receive visiting US President George Bush, Friday. During the meeting they will discuss bilateral relations, in addition to regional and international issues of mutual (...)

16 - 05 - 2008
Al-Qaeda paralyzed in the Kingdom, says Prince Naif
The Kingdom has stood firm in fighting terrorism at home and drying it up of its resources, said Prince Naif Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister of Interior, in an exclusive interview on the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attack of May 2003 in Riyadh. The (...)

13 - 05 - 2008
Qaeda on the run in KSA
Qaeda leadership has asked its followers in the Kingdom to leave the country for Yemen in the face of stiff combat and preemptive operations being conducted by Saudi security forces, said Dr. Abdul Aziz Bin Saqr Al-Ghamdi, President of the Gulf (...)

12 - 05 - 2008
3 released after terror suspicions
Three citizens who had been held on charges of recruiting militants in the Kingdom were released on Saturday, authorities said. Qunfudah police arrested the men after they had received a report of a suspected terrorist camp for recruiting and (...)

05 - 05 - 2008
Officials commend the Saudi advisory program
Arab interior ministers, officials, and security experts commended the Kingdom's experience of advisory committees counciling “deviant groups”. The Kingdom has adopted a counseling procedure to integrate Saudi returnees from the US Guantanamo Bay's (...)

04 - 05 - 2008
FG chief: Yemen borders most problematic
The Frontier Guards have thwarted attempts for smuggling half a ton of explosives, 18 hand grenades and six rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) into the Kingdom. Those are usually the weapons of choice in terrorist attacks on buildings and cars. Lt. (...)

26 - 04 - 2008
Don't give Charity to Dubious Quarters, Grand Mufti Warns
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Abdullah Aal Al-Sheikh has warned Muslims against donating to suspicious quarters and untrustworthy people who might use the funds for evil activities targeting Islam and Muslims. “It is bad to give funds to just (...)

09 - 03 - 2008
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