ALKHARJ, 1 March — Officials of the Commission for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice have arrested a number of youths aged between 17 and 25 on charges of harassing women at shopping centers. An official source said the youths were released after giving them a stern warning that they would face deterrent punishment if caught repeating the offense. Commission officials patrol shopping centers, parks and recreation centers in the city as part of a clampdown on youths engaged in harassing girls.