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2009-03-17	King Calls for Istisqa Prayers The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz has called for performing the Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on W...
2009-03-15	Hai'a in combat with sorcerers, magicians The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Hai'a) in Al-Ahsa arrested a sorcerer who dealt in magic and provided his services to several men and women...
2009-03-15	Hai'a denies "khilwa" car chase in Jizan The Hai'a has denied the occurrence of any car chase in the recent arrest of a man and woman charged with khilwa. The agency reiterated its policy of not involving itsel...
2009-03-11	Madina Shariah Court holds first public trial The Shariah Court held the city of Madinaâ€™s first public trial Monday. Judge Ahmad Al-Zahrani, in accordance with King Abdullahâ€™s directives for the development of th...
2009-03-11	Khulwa sentence against elderly widow causes uproar The sentencing of a 75-year-old Arab widow to 40 lashes and four months in prison for mingling with two young men, who were reportedly bringing her bread, has sparked fre...
2009-03-09	Sandblasting sorcerer's house in Hail suggested HAIL - A consultant from Saudi Aramco has come forward with a solution to the fate of the Hail sorcerer's house which has provoked debate among residents and religious sc...
2009-03-07	Hai'a resolves 92% cases without police intervention The Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, otherwise known as the Hai'a, has released figures for its activities in the year 2007. The figures revea...
2009-03-07	Saudi "Obama": First Black Imam of Mecca Sheikh Adel ben Salem Al-Kalbani, 52, is the first black Imam of al-Masjid al-Haram, Mecca's Grand Mosque where 2 million Muslims go for pilgrimage every year. He does no...
2009-03-05	Al al-Shaykh in Cairo Minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance Sheikh Salih al Alsheikh arrived here on Wednesday evening on a visit to Egypt. ...
2009-03-04	Prostration on field splits scholars Islamic scholars are divided over whether it is permissible for footballers to prostrate themselves in gratitude to God after scoring a goal, a practice which has attract...