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Saudis probed in India over ‘suspicious movement’
Senior Indian police and intelligence officials interrogated two Saudis after they were detained following their suspicious movement in Trichy, a southern city in India’s Tamil Nadu state.
Officials detained the duo — Rasheed and Abdul...
Saudi arrested in 1996 bombing that killed 19 Americans
A man described as the mastermind of the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing that killed 19 American servicemen in Saudi Arabia has been captured, a U.S. and a Saudi official said Wednesday, ending a nearly...
3 Saudi soldiers killed by Yemen Rebels in border attacks
Attacks by Yemeni rebels have killed three Saudi soldiers and wounded another three along the border, the Saudi military said. The official Saudi Press Agency said two soldiers were killed in action on Tuesday....
Al-Maliki thugs force top Saudi paper to halt Iraq operation
JEDDAH: Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, sister publication of Arab News, has announced that it is shutting down operations temporarily in Iraq because of repeated harassment by militias close to former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki.
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Kingdom’s keenness to provide best services and facilities to pilgrims.
The Cabinet, chaired by Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday, was briefed on the preparedness of the government and the private sectors...
Saudi soldier killed by Yemen rebel shelling
The Saudi military says a soldier has been killed and three others wounded along the border by rocket fire and artillery shelling from Yemen's Shiite rebels.
A statement released late Monday says the rebels targeted...
Saudi policeman wounded in drive-by shooting
The Acting Information Spokesman of Police in Makkah region has said that one of the security patrol cars was fired on from an unidentified car on Sunday night in Jeddah, which resulted in the...
30 teachers escape unhurt as bus catches fire
Thirty teachers had a miraculous escape after their bus caught fire in eastern Saudi Arabia.
The teachers were going from Ihsa to Dammam in Eastern Province of Saudi when the bus started giving trouble.
According to a...
Municipal inspectors shut down 50 stores in Makkah in 2 days
MAKKAH — Municipal inspectors in Makkah closed down nearly 50 stores in the city for various violations over the past two days.
Khaled Basfar, head of the Al-Maabdah branch municipality, said 33 food stores and...
Maj. Gen. Al-Shahrani, commander of the 18th brigade, martyred
RIYADH — Maj. Gen. Abdul Rahman bin Saad Al-Shahrani (Abu Jarfah), commander of the18th Brigade of the Land Forces, was martyred on Sunday when he was shot by indiscriminate fire from across the southern...
