Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has announced a crackdown on the Internet in an effort to foil those deemed terrorists. The Saudi government approved a cyber crime bill that would prosecute those suspected of links to insurgency groups. Officials said the legislation was part of a Gulf Cooperation Council strategy to stop […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reported tension between the government and the controversial religious police. Senior officials have accused the religious police, called Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, of violating the law and ignoring government policy. They cited the harassment by the police, known by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia, facing continuing reports of abuse, has again pledged to reform the religious police. Officials said the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice would be guided by new rules meant to prevent abuse of civilians. In July, the police were blamed for the death […]