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Articles of the author Ahmad Abdullah
Behead me, terror suspect tells the court
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A terror suspect caused an uproar in the court Saturday by demanding to be beheaded. During a hearing at the Special Penal Court in Riyadh, the defendant, who is on trial as part of a terrorist cell of 55, sought his execution (...)

24 - 06 - 2012
Graft probe ordered into mired industrial city project
Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Anti-Corruption Commission has directed the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs to launch an investigation into the delay in implementing an industrial city project in Al-Kharj after a contract was awarded nearly 12 (...)

24 - 06 - 2012
‘We, as Muslims, must set example for others'
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, inaugurated Saturday the Prince Khaled Al-Faisal Chair for Compliance With and Respect of the Law at Taif University. Researchers at the university will study the Kingdom's penal code and the various (...)

10 - 06 - 2012
New steps sought to beef up border security
An international conference concluded in Riyadh Saturday with a series of recommendations to enhance security on the Kingdom's borders. The conference, which was organized to mark the centennial of border security, was opened by Prince Ahmad Bin (...)

10 - 06 - 2012
Kingpin of ‘poison' cell planned to kill official, court told
The head of a terror cell called the “poison,” which comprised 14 Saudis, a Pakistani and an Afghan national, was charged with preparing and inciting terrorist operations against a government official during his presence at a wedding party, inciting (...)

05 - 06 - 2012
Emir to launch Makkah Gate project
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Emir of Makkah, will announce Saturday the launch of Dhaheyet Somu Project on Makkah-Jeddah Highway. The project will be implemented in an area of a million and a half square meters. Bawabat Makkah Company, an offshoot of (...)

02 - 06 - 2012
New center for investor services in Yanbu eyed
A new center for investor services will be established in the fourth quarter of 2013 in Yanbu, Dr. Ala Naseef, CEO, the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu', announced Tuesday during the second industrial workshop in Yanbu, attended by (...)

30 - 05 - 2012
Diver on terror trial over plot to blow up ships
A special court in Riyadh on Tuesday continued the trial of 153 individuals accused of terrorism charges. Six alleged members of the “Al-Khalidiya cell” and nine members of “Al-Juwayir cell” were present at the hearing. Charges leveled against (...)

30 - 05 - 2012
Al-Khalidiya member charged with raising SR1m for Bin Laden
The trial of terror suspects belonging to “Al-Khalidiya” apartment and “Al-Juwayir” terrorist cells continued Sunday. One of the “Al-Khalidiya apartment” cell members was charged by the Prosecutor General with raising over a million riyals and (...)

28 - 05 - 2012
Death penalty sought against 5 ‘Al-Juwayir' cell terrorists
The Special Penal Court Saturday looked into cases against three terrorist cells: One involved in the “killing of French nationals”, the other called the “Al-Juwayir” cell and the third known as “Al-Khalidiya apartment” cell. The Prosecutor General (...)

27 - 05 - 2012
Al-Mohayya compound attack: Five charged
The trial of five individuals suspected of participating in terror attacks on three residential compounds housing mostly Europeans in Riyadh started Wednesday in the Special Penal Court in the capital. The five were accused of joining an Al-Qaeda (...)

24 - 05 - 2012
Terror trials resume in Riyadh
Riyadh District Court resumed looking into terrorist cases here on Tuesday. During one of the trials, an accused person in the 29-member terrorist cell accused of financing terrorist activities, refused to respond to the judge who presided over the (...)

23 - 05 - 2012
Best time to implement smart city project: Emir
Faisal, Emir of Makkah region, said the King Abdullah Construction Project for Makkah and the holy sites aims to turn Makkah into the Kingdom's first smart city. Addressing the Smart Cities Seminar here Monday evening, Prince Khaled said there was (...)

16 - 05 - 2012
Reduced dealerships worry GM car owners
General Motors' decision to reduce the number of its dealerships in the Kingdom from four to two has created uncertainty among consumers and staff working for the two firms that will lose the dealerships. Many vehicle owners expressed concern about (...)

13 - 05 - 2012
780 eateries shut down in Jeddah
Jeddah Mayoralty shut down 780 restaurants last month that were charged with violating health code regulations, while it issued another 5,230 eateries with citations regarding hygiene and health issues. Dr. Basheer Abu Najm, director of commercial (...)

06 - 05 - 2012
Defendant creates fuss over media during terror trial
Juwayyir terrorist cell accused of planning to blow up Abqaiq refinery briefly held up proceedings in the Special Penal Court here Wednesday by demanding to know the names of the journalists covering the trial. Despite explanation by the (...)

03 - 05 - 2012
Terror suspect in 2004 Khobar attacks repents
A man accused in the 2004 terror attack on a residential compound in Al-Khobar has expressed his remorse and said Tuesday he has severed all ties with the militant cell. The man, who appeared before the District Court here, also renounced the (...)

02 - 05 - 2012
Saad Al-Faqih instigated 67 terrorists: Prosecutor
Prosecutor General disclosed to a Special Penal Court in Riyadh Monday that it has been proved that the renegade, Saad Al-Faqih, was involved in inciting some of the deviants to carry out terrorist acts in the Kingdom by recruiting a number of (...)

01 - 05 - 2012
150 lashes for Hail car drifter
Hail District Court sentenced a car drifter to 150 lashes of the whip. The sentence will be administered in three occasions. In its statement, Hail Police said the young man was arrested while he was pulling off some drifts with his car. He has (...)

29 - 04 - 2012
Entry for Souq Okaz Awards open
The General Secretary of Souq Okaz has announced that it is welcoming submissions for their awards. The annual prize-giving celebrates great work by poets, plastic artists, scientists, inventors, calligraphers and photographers from the Arab (...)

28 - 04 - 2012
Saudis kidnapped in Beirut released
Lebanese security forces have freed two Saudi nationals kidnapped and tortured for eight days in an apartment on the outskirts of Beirut. Ali Al-Asiri, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, said Tawfiq and Abdullah Al-Shaqaqeen, were “lured and tricked by a (...)

26 - 04 - 2012
Child did not kill on purpose: Grandpa
Nekhaifee Okaz/Saudi Gazette AL-ARIDAH – Reports of a three-year-old Saudi child shooting his father dead for not buying him a Playstation are all baseless, the grandfather of the child has said. Mufrah Al-Fifi was accidentally killed when his (...)

26 - 04 - 2012
Traffic on Al-Haramain Expressway disrupted
A trailer truck which caught fire briefly disrupted traffic on Al-Haramain Expressway south of Palestine Street exit here Tuesday afternoon. The fodder carrying trailer blocked the expressway causing traffic to move at snail's pace forcing (...)

25 - 04 - 2012
Australian camels may soon find their way into Kingdom
The Ministry of Agriculture has entered into negotiations with its Australian counterpart over importing Australian camels into the Kingdom according to specific standards and conditions, said Dr. Khalid Al-Fuhaid, assistant undersecretary for (...)

24 - 04 - 2012
CID probes suspicious fire
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has opened an investigation into a suspicious fire in the archives department of Briman Municipality in the east of Jeddah. Wednesday's mysterious fire completely destroyed the files stored in the (...)

19 - 04 - 2012
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