Saudi Arabia to expel non-muslim residents disrespecting Ramadan

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday issued warning to non-Muslim residents who eat, drink, or smoke in public during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Ramadan begins in the kingdom on Wednesday.

“Non-Muslim residents in the kingdom must not eat or drink in public during Ramadan, in respect to the holiness of Ramadan and the feelings of Muslims,” said an interior ministry statement published by the official SPA news agency.

Foreigners caught breaking the fast in public “will be subject to deterrent measures that include terminating their employment contracts and expelling them from the kingdom,” the ministry said.

It added that “companies, corporations and individuals are required to inform their employees” of the rules.

Robbers Strike 5 Days After Informing Residents.

Culled from PM News Nigeria

Armed robbers who wrote residents of New Oko Oba last Friday telling them to prepare for their visit carried out their threat five days later when they struck early on Wednesday morning 26 June, 2013, at Church Street, off Olaniyi Street, New Oko-Oba Lagos state, southwest Nigeria.

In the said letter, the robbers allegedly told the residents to prepare for their visit as they were coming for money, gold or blood.

Lagos Govt. Evicts 5,000 Ijora Slum Residents

No fewer than 5,000 residents of Iganmu Alawo community in Apapa Iganmu local council development area were yesterday rendered homeless as the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit evicted the slum dwellers.

The chairman of the taskforce, Mr.BayoSulaiman , a chief superintendent of police, who led the demolition squad , said the state government could no longer allow the existence of the slum in the heart of the metropolis given its status as Africa’s mega city.