AaeKingdom can beat off intrudersAAE.Muhammad Humaidan | Arab News <p>JEDDAH: Sheikh sheikh or shaykh Among Arabic-speaking tribes, especially Bedouin, the male head of the family, as well as of each successively larger social unit making up the tribal structure. The sheikh is generally assisted by an informal tribal council of male elders. Saleh Bin-Humaid, imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, said on Friday that the Kingdom was fully capable of deterring any incursion in·cur·sion n. 1. An aggressive entrance into foreign territory; a raid or invasion. 2. The act of entering another's territory or domain. 3. . AoSaudi Arabia has the power to deter such attacks,Ao the imam said referring to the incursion from across the border near Jazan. Bin-Humaid, who was delivering Friday sermon, urged Haj pilgrims not to exploit the annual pilgrimage for political purposes. AoYou have to concentrate on worship, prayer and meditation and keep away from all activities that violate the sanctity of Haj and the holy places,Ao the imam said. He urged Muslims to stand united. AoThe annual pilgrimage is a symbol of Muslim unity and brotherhood,Ao he pointed out. Meanwhile, in Jazan, Saudi security forces continued operation to flush out remaining infiltrators. They also checked people passing through checkpoints. The operations in recent days have also led to confiscations of weapons, munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. , firecrackers, qat, hashish hashish (hăsh`ēsh, –ĭsh), resin extracted from the flower clusters and top leaves of the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, and C. indica. and heroin. AoWe have so far arrested 3,972 illegal intruders since the beginning of the border attack,Ao Khaled bin Qazeel of the special Mujahedeen forces of Saudi Arabia told Arab News. A number of fleeing families in Khuba were accommodated in 16 residential units of the King Abdullah Charity Housing Project in Daihamah village outside the zone of conflict. Several people in Daihamah donated houses for the evacuees. A school building in Daihamah was also evacuated to put up the homeless. Copyright: Arab News 2009 All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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