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Articles of the author down districts Okaz
Flood projects complete: Emir
Fourteen urgent rain and flood projects have been completed in record time – just 110 days after being commissioned. The Emir of Makkah region, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal who is also the Chairman of the Sub-Committee of Rainwater and Flood Treatment (...)

30 - 11 - 2011
Jeddah dam project stalled
A dam project to prevent flooding in Jeddah has been stalled due to a massive technical oversight. Contractors working on the Wadi Mathwab Dam failed to coordinate over a key junction between vital pipes and drains. The project will be delayed until (...)

14 - 11 - 2011
Aerial surveillance to monitor Haj
A plan to organize traffic in Makkah and the ritual sites during this year's Haj will differ greatly from the past. Pilgrims will only be allowed to enter Makkah if they travel on buses that meet strict safety standards. “An aerial surveillance (...)

25 - 10 - 2011
300 lashes for gangsters who embezzled SR1m from ATMs
The District Court in the presence of Sheikh Abdul Lateef Al-Harthi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, sentenced two juveniles belonging to “Rich youngsters” gang to one year in prison for embezzling over SR1 million from a local bank using (...)

15 - 07 - 2011
Rain! We're leaving
Some residents of southern, eastern and southeastern parts of Jeddah fled at dawn Saturday as a precaution against the threat of floods. Their exodus came while the Civil Defense evacuated schools and homes as rain fell. Rains caused some damage in (...)

12 - 12 - 2010
Al-Basteen's ‘lake' may hold more drowned victims
Basteen now has a giant pool of water which many residents fear holds the bodies of their missing relatives. Residents here have gathered around it, waiting for it to dry, so that they can find out whether their family members have drowned. Civil (...)

03 - 12 - 2009
Pakistani gets 3-year jail and 840 lashes for sorcery
The Court of Cassation in Makkah on Wednesday approved a verdict of the Summary Court in Madina sentencing a 70-year-old Pakistani to three years in prison and 840 lashes for indulging in sorcery. The Pakistani national will also be deported after (...)

18 - 06 - 2009
70 held in Jeddah crackdown
Passports Department officials conducted an extensive round-up operation of wanted persons and individuals suspected of being involved in illegal activities throughout the Jeddah district of Bani Malik on Sunday night. Officials went door to door to (...)

02 - 06 - 2009
Two Egyptians die in mishap
Two Egyptians died and five others were injured when their car heading to Kuwait from Makkah on Al-Hjira Road overturned. Road security, Civil Defense and Red Crescent teams rushed the dead and injured to hospitals in Madina. Security sources (...)

13 - 12 - 2008
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