Saudi Authorities Foil Attempt To Smuggle Massive Haul Of Captagon Pills Worth Millions
2023-01-26 | By arabnews | 4 Hits
Thu 20230126 1308
RIYADH Saudi
authorities have
foiled an attempt to
smuggle about 3
million Captagon
pills hidden in a
consignment of
wooden panels via a
port in Dammam state
news agency SPA
reported The Zakat
Tax and Customs
Authority said the
pills were
discovered in a
consignment received
from abroad at King
Abdulaziz Port The
smuggled pills had
an estimated street
value ranging from
30 million to 75
million according to
figures published in
the International
Addiction Review
journalMain
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Sulaiman AlJasser
president of the
Islamic Development
Bank Group has met
Malaysias Prime
Minister Anwar
Ibrahim and his
accompanying
delegation in Jeddah
the Saudi Press
Agency reported on
Thursday
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the meeting
reflected Malaysias
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Directorate of Saudi
Civil Defense has
urged residents to
take precautionary
measures against
thunderstorms and
dust storms that are
likely to affect
some regions between
Friday and Monday
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acting on
information from the
National Center of
Meteorology said the
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Ramadan meals in Umm
AlSalam in a
building that was
used to process and
store food
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the municipalitys
efforts to combat
health violations
and improve the
urban landscape as
well as monitor
standards in
commercial and
health institutions
contributing to the
safety and security
of citizens and
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Fri, 24 Mar 2023 02:00 | Hits : 0 | SA
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Arabias Foreign
Minister Prince
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made a phone call to
his Algerian
counterpart Ahmed
Attaf the Kingdoms
foreign ministry
said on Thursday
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the call the two
sides exchanged
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occasion of the
Muslim holy month of
Ramadan and Prince
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minister on assuming
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to prayer adhan
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on Thursday
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first day of Ramadan
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League
SecretaryGeneral
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Abdulkarim AlIssa
met with Malaysian
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Thursday
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scarcity continue to
grow worldwide and
in the Arab region
in particular Saudi
officials on
Thursday offered
details of the steps
they have been
taking to address
the problems
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Kingdom is working
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talks to resume
consular services
between the two
countries
AlEkhbariyaTV said
on Thursday
Within the
framework of the
Kingdoms keenness to
facilitate the
provision of
necessary consular
services between the
two nations
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underway with
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Meteorological Day
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under the theme The
Future of Weather
Climate and Water
Across Generations
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efforts at all
national regional
and international
levels to address
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events and climate
change as well as
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