Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reportedly punished a member of the religious police. An officer of the Saudi religious police, called the Saudi Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), has been sentenced to prison after he was convicted of assault. The unidentified officer was given […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Security forces assigned to protect the Islamic pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been bolstered by a huge armored fleet. The Interior Ministry has approved the deployment of more than 3,500 special forces troops to protect the annual Haj in Mecca. Officials said the forces would be bolstered by 450 […]
