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Articles of the author Khaled Al Shalahi Okaz MADINA
Separate lodging for women a must, says Haj ministry
The Ministry of Haj has told Umrah company owners to abide by Shariah rules by providing separate accommodation for women and men. The ministry has also instructed that a secure place be provided for storing guests' passports. Legal action will be (...)

29 - 02 - 2012
Luekemia cases in Madina
Three children in Badr Governorate have been diagnosed with leukemia in the last two months. The diagnosis is being attributed to a black substance found on sand dunes near the governorate's residential area. Badr Governorate, Health Sector (...)

13 - 01 - 2012
Family of Saudi killed in Syria pursue case through law firm
The family of Hussain Bandar Al-Enezi, who was shot dead nearly two months ago in Syria, has hired a law firm to file a case against Syrian security forces after the Syrian Interior Ministry admitted that Hussain's dead body was taken from his grave (...)

09 - 01 - 2012
Over 3m supplicate in Holy Mosques
More than 3 million worshippers performed the last Ramadan Friday prayers and the 27th night supplication at the Two Holy Mosques. King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Crown Prince Sultan directly supervised the services offered to (...)

27 - 09 - 2008
King Fahd Complex: A glory to Islam
King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an, the world's largest Holy Qur'an press, receives over 3000 visitors a day during the month of Ramadan, said Muhammad Salem Al-Awfi, secretary general of the complex. Since it opened its doors to (...)

19 - 09 - 2008
500,000 Iftar meals served in Madina
An estimated 500,000 Iftar meals per day are served at the Prophet's Mosque. Philanthropists in their hundreds flock to the Prophet's Mosque after Asr prayers carrying with them meals consisting of Kabsa, sambosa and dates to share them with their (...)

10 - 09 - 2008
600 fired Saudi staff seek compensation
The Committee for Settlement of Labor Disputes in Riyadh has set Oct. 19 to look into an appeal filed by a Swedish multinational against a verdict to reinstate 600 Saudi employees it had sacked some years ago. Hadi Al-Qahtani, representative of the (...)

09 - 09 - 2008
Pilgrims' housing panel rejects 75 buildings
The Pilgrims' Housing Committee in the Prophet's City has rejected the applications of 75 buildings for licenses to house the expected 2.5 million pilgrims expected here in the Haj season. Engineer Tareq Al-Jehni, head of the committee in Madina, (...)

07 - 09 - 2008
Fire in Madinah
A fire broke out at a residential building in Al-Ejazah district, late Friday night. A Nigerian woman fell sustaining fractures while trying to escape. Four people suffocated from smoke inhaltion. In another incident, a fire destroyed dozens of (...)

18 - 08 - 2008
Child burns to death
year-old child burned to death when a fire broke out at his family home situated in the Wa'irah district, north of Madina. Colonel Mansour Batihan, spokesperson for Civil Defense said three fire-fighting teams were sent to put out the (...)

07 - 08 - 2008
Admission test row erupts
At least 100 students say they were not allowed to take the Islamic University of Madina entrance examination despite promptly turning up at the venue. Muhammad Al-Arawi, Naif Al-Ahmadi and Ali Alawi, three of the students, said they did not know (...)

23 - 07 - 2008
Five-star sorcerer
Over the past two years, agents of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Madina have been able to arrest more than 100 male and female sorcerers. In their most recent raids, they arrested an Arab expatriate who practiced (...)

24 - 05 - 2008
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