1,250 illegals arrested daily

March 12, 2015

Jeddah, Mar 12: The police have been arresting 1,250 illegal expatriates daily on average in Makkah region as part of its latest crackdown on foreigners violating the country’s residency and labor laws, according to a senior police officer.

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The government views these workers as infiltrators, who must be penalized, Maj. Gen. Abdul Aziz bin Osman Al-Suli said at a press conference here, according to a report carried by a local publication on Wednesday.

Al-Suli said that Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, was following up on operations. Police officers would arrest all violators because they are affecting the country’s security, he said. He added that the Shumaisi Deportation Center is well equipped and can accommodate more than 40,000 people.

Meanwhile, the Passports Department has made arrangements with Saudi Arabian Airlines to deport more than 102,000 illegal workers, according to reports on Wednesday.

Dhaifallah bin Sattam Al-Houwaifi, deputy director general of the Passport Department, said that over the past five months about 110,000 people have been imprisoned for breaking the country’s labor and residency laws. There were also 150,000 taken to the Shumaisi center, he said.

He said that investigators check to see whether people have broken the law before charging, imprisoning or deporting them. If the department decides to deport them, it works with their embassies to get travel documents. Their biometric details are also recorded, he said.

In Najran, Labor Ministry officials met several businessmen and contractors to brief them on the regulations and the current inspection campaign. Khaled Al-Attallah, director general of the Najran labor office, said officials at branches in Habbouna and Sharoura have so far uncovered various violations.

The police have arrested 5,000 violators and 13 beggars, in raids carried out with other government agencies, said Al-Attallah. The operations included shopping centers, restaurants and cafeterias, he said.

In Madinah, police officers arrested 26 people for violating labor and residency laws, said Col. Fahd Al-Ghannam, the city’s police spokesperson.

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May 22,2020

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Dubai, May 22: A 43-year-old Indian businessman won USD one million (approximately Rs 7.59 crore) in the Dubai Duty Free draw.

Rajan Kurian, who owns a construction business in Kerala, had bought the ticket online.

Mr Kurian said he was grateful for the win, considering the gloomy circumstances prevailing in the world due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"I will set aside a good part of my win to help the needy. I feel grateful with the win but I need to share it with people who need it," he said. 

Mr Kurian said some of the money will go into growing his business.

"The last few months have been tough with the COVID-19 situation. My business has come to a standstill. This money will be put to good use," he said.

An Indian expat also won a BMW motorbike in the lucky draw held on Wednesday.

A longtime resident of Dubai for 30 years now, 57-year-old Syed Hydrose Abdulla, who works as a public relations officer in a beverages company, had also bought the ticket online.

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April 18,2020

Dubai, Apr 18: Saudi Arabia has reported 1,132 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number of confirmed COVID-19 patients to 8,274, the Ministry of Health revealed on Saturday.

The ministry has also announced five more deaths from the virus, taking to 92 the Kingdom’s death toll.

Recoveries
As for recoveries, 280 new recoveries were reported, pushing the total number of patients recovered to 1,329.

The ministry revealed that 79 per cent of today’s cases are expatriates and that 65 per cent of the cases were detected through intensified and active COVID-19 screening in densely-populated areas.

A total of 201 patients of Saturday’s cases have contracted the disease due to being in contact with existing cases, the ministry added.

The new infected cases have been placed under complete isolation and they are receiving necessary medical care, an official from the ministry said.

He affirmed that medical teams are intensifying efforts and screening tests in workers' neighbourhoods and accommodations in order to limit the spread of the disease.

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April 29,2020

Dubai, Apr 29: Saudi Arabia reported 1,325 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 21,402, the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (April 28).

Meanwhile, the ministry reported 169 recoveries today, with total recoveries in the kingdom at 2,953. There are 125 cases in intensive care.

The ministry also confirmed 5 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 157.

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