{"id":2753,"date":"2014-10-18T10:27:23","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T10:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2015-01-03T12:18:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T12:18:09","slug":"restaurant-offers-free-meals-to-needy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/restaurant-offers-free-meals-to-needy\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant offers free meals to needy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Saudi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2754\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Saudi.jpg\" alt=\"Saudi\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>A seafood restaurant in the Saudi capital, Riyadh is offering free meals to anyone who cannot afford to pay for them.<br \/>\nA sign that reads \u201cIf you do not have the money to pay for it, you may place your order free of charge here\u201d alerts people to the special offer, a report on the local news site Sabq said on Tuesday.<br \/>\n\u201cThe restaurant owner decided to make the free food offer after a fire broke out here, but thankfully without causing any damage,\u201d the accountant said.<br \/>\nHe added that the owner had instructed the staff to give free food to anyone who claimed they could not pay, without verifying their status or asking questions.<br \/>\n\u201cAnyone who says he does not have money to pay for the food gets it for free,\u201d the accountant said. \u201cAt times, we have young people who come to us, claim they do not have money and place their orders. We do serve them, of course. However, at the last moment, they insist on paying, explaining that they wanted to test us and to see whether the signpost was a commercial deception or trick,\u201d the accountant said.<br \/>\nSome families often approach the restaurant to ask for free takeaway food and they get it free of charge, he added.<br \/>\nSocial media users heaped praise on the restaurant owner and called for him to be rewarded for his charitable initiative and compassion. They said that his \u201cshining example should be emulated by rich business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/restaurant-offers-free-meals-to-needy\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seafood restaurant in the Saudi capital, Riyadh is offering free meals to anyone who cannot afford to pay for them. 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