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Saudi officials say their forces struck after Shia rebels attacked a patrol in the Asir region, killing one soldier. Three more soldiers died in the fighting, officials say, but they deny rebel claims that others were captured. The rebels, known as Houthis,...
Tags: Yemeni, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency, saudis arabia, Shia, saudis press, yemenis rebels, yemen rebels, saudis force, Prince Khaled bin Sultan
Fighter jets began the bombing campaign across the border on Wednesday afternoon after a border guard was killed and 11 wounded by gunmen who had crossed from Yemen, said the adviser, who did not want to be identified. There was no official confirmation...
Tags: Yemeni, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency, saudis arabia, Saudis, Shiite Iran, inside yemen, fighter jets, houthi rebels, rebels attack
The attack took place early on Tuesday near the kingdom's southern border area of Jebel Doukhan, across from an area where Yemeni forces have been fighting Houthi fighters, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Wednesday. "Armed men infiltrated...
Tags: Yemeni Post, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency, saudis arabia, border guard, Jabal al-Dukhan, houthis rebels, saudis soldier, saudis border, saudis authorities
Saudi fires cleric who criticized mixed university Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has removed a top cleric who demanded that religious scholars should vet the curriculum at a new flagship mixed-gender university, the state news agency SPA said on Sunday....
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency
It was the first known assassination attempt against a member of the royal family since Saudi Arabia began its crackdown on al-Qaeda affiliated militants eight years ago following the September 11 terror attacks in the US. The militant who attacked the...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, suicide bomber, Saudi Press Agency, saudi prince, Muhammad bin Nayif, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, assassination attempt, interior minister, Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, Muhammad Bin Nayif
In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, left, meets Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, at the Red Sea city of Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Al-Qaida claimed responsibility Sunday for a suicide attack that injured...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Interior Ministry, Yemeni, Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, saudi prince, suicide bomber, Al-Qaeda, royal family, Al Qaeda
Saudi Arabia is concerned over the Shiite rebellion taking place just over the border in Yemen, prompting security officials from both countries to consult over the sudden flare-up in violence, Saudi officials said Tuesday. Saudi Arabia, a staunchly Sunni...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Saudi Press Agency, saudis arabia, suspected militants, Saada, rebels leaders
Special security courts in Saudi Arabia have tried 330 militants charged with involvement in Al-Qaeda's bloody 2003-2006 campaign of attacks inside the country, the justice ministry said yesterday. In the first of long-awaited trials of 991 people charged...
Tags: Saudi Arabian, Al-Qaeda, Al Qaeda, al-Qaeda, qaeda militants, saudis arabia, Saudi Press Agency
The UAE and Oman have opted out of the agreement, leaving Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait to continue with deeper political and economic integration. Although Oman had signalled its intention not to participate in the currency union in January...
Tags: GCC Foreign Ministers, Saudi Press Agency, UAE, monetary union, Riyadh, Kuwait
Saudi Arabia's Interior Minister Prince Nayef has been named second deputy premier, placing him just behind ailing Crown Prince Sultan in the hierarchy, the state SPA news agency reported on Friday. "His Royal Highness Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has...
Tags: Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Arabia, Prince Naif, Abdullah, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, interior minister, deputy prime, prime minister, Saudi Press Agency, deputy premier