Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reported a major attack from its southern border with Yemen. The Saudi Interior Ministry said at least five members of the Border Guards, one of them a senior officer, were killed in gun battles along the Yemeni border. The ministry said six gunmen opened fire on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has deployed 30,000 troops to the Iraqi border. A Saudi-owned satellite channel said the Saudi military deployed 30,000 soldiers to the Iraqi border. Al Arabiya television said the Saudi deployment came after the Iraq Army withdrew from the 800-kilometer southern border with the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has continued its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood. The state-controlled media said Saudi security forces arrested academics linked to the banned Brotherhood. So far, nine university professors have been detained and suspended from their posts. “We offered them our children, and they took them hostage,” Saudi Education […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia is battling Iranian-backed Shi’ite fighters from Yemen. Saudi officials said security forces have been reinforced along segments of the 1,600 kilometer border with Yemen. The officials said fighters linked to the so-called Houthi movement were seeking to infiltrate the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. “They are growing stronger […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi fighters have been returning in large numbers from the Sunni revolt in Syria. The Interior Ministry said at least 25 percent of Saudi fighters were leaving Syria for the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The ministry said some of the fighters, despite an amnesty offer, were wanted by Riyad […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has mobilized troops near its border with Iraq. Officials said the Interior Ministry and National Guard Ministry have sent troops to a remote desert location near Iraq. They said the troops were deployed in wake of a mortar strike from Iraq on a Saudi border post on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has linked the arrest of two suspected insurgents to an Al Qaida plot against Western embassies in the Gulf. Officials said two Muslims arrested in July were determined to have planned suicide strikes on Western embassies and other interests in the Gulf. They said the suspects, a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reported fresh battles with Iranian-backed Shi’ite insurgents. Officials said police came under fire from suspected Shi’ite fighters in the oil-rich Eastern Province in late April. They said a Shi’ite fugitive and organizer, identified as Abdullah Al Asri, was captured. “Security forces will not hesitate to pursue […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia, a leading financier of the Sunni revolt, has warned its nationals against joining the war against Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Saudi Interior Ministry said those involved in the war in Syria would be prosecuted. The ministry said those suspected of traveling to Syria to join the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has sought to bolster security along its 1,600 kilometer border with Yemen. Officials said the Saudi Interior Ministry has been directing a security crackdown along the kingdom’s border with Yemen. The officials said the effort included the capture of hundreds of infiltrators from Yemen, the reinforcement of […]