RIYADH: A total of 255 beggars — 56 men, 124 women and 75 children — were arrested in the capital during the first week of Ramadan.
Following Taraweeh prayers during the holy month, it is common to see groups of beggars pester motorists at traffic lights on the streets of Riyadh.
The police said the Saudi beggars arrested were handed over to the Ministry of Labor and Social Development for rehabilitation, while the others have been referred to the security committee against begging.
A police spokesman urged the public not to sympathize with these beggars or give them money.
Expatriate beggars are people who have violated local labor and residency regulations and continue to stay illegally in the Kingdom, according to the police.
Most crimes in the Kingdom are committed by illegal residents who have overstayed their visas, the spokesman said.
As a result, the government has intensified its campaign against such residents.
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255 beggars arrested in Riyadh in first week of Ramadan
255 beggars arrested in Riyadh in first week of Ramadan
Saudi Arabia intercepts drone attack targeting Ras Tanura refinery: defense ministry
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia intercepted a drone attack targeting the Ras Tanura refinery, the defense ministry said Wednesday.
“Initial estimates indicate that the attack was carried out by a drone and did not result in any damage,” the ministry said in a statement posted on X.
An official source in the Ministry of Energy stated that no damage or disruption to supplies resulted from this attempted attack.
The oil refinery at Ras Tanura, near Dammam, has been subjected to a drone attack earlier this week that caused limited fire. The refinery sustained limited damage as a result of debris from the interception of two drones in its vicinity.
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