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Articles of the author Mishal Al Otaibi
Security patrol hit with RPG
Saudi Gazette Riyadh — A Saudi security man working for special emergency services was killed and five of his colleagues were injured after terrorists attacked them using an RPG. An interior ministry spokesperson said the solider was part of a (...)

17 - 05 - 2017
More than 22,000 deported in 6 months
Saudi Gazette Riyadh — The Saudi security authorities have deported in the past six months more than 22,000 violators of residency and labor laws. The Directorate General of Passports has completed the procedures for deporting the violators after (...)

16 - 05 - 2017
Mosouwarah area to be cleansed of terror elements
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The government is determined to cleanse Al-Mosouwarah, an undeveloped neighborhood in Al-Awamiyah, Qatif, of terrorists. The authorities have embarked on a vigorous plan to develop the neighborhood, which was hitherto a haven (...)

14 - 05 - 2017
Finn among 15 terror suspects held this month
Saudi Gazette Riyadh — Saudi Arabia announced the arrest of 15 terror suspects in the month of May, according to an updated list posted on the Interior Ministry's Nafethah portal. Four terror suspects were arrested on Saturday. Two of these suspects (...)

09 - 05 - 2017
Jeddah bomber was Daesh ‘emir' in Hijaz
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Khalid Al-Sarwani, a suicide bomber who blew himself up in Jeddah in January, was a hardcore terrorist who acted as the emir of the Daesh (so-called IS) terrorist group in Hijaz. After his appointment as a commander of the (...)

03 - 05 - 2017
Crackdown in Riyadh on fake goods, illegal aliens
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — As part of an intensive security campaign which continued for nine hours, the Riyadh police on Monday confiscated about 16,500 artificial pieces of car spare parts, 3,100 fake kohl containers, 950 pieces of counterfeit (...)

02 - 05 - 2017
46 terrorists involved in attack on Prophet's Mosque arrested
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior on Sunday announced that it has so far arrested 46 members of a terrorist cell responsible for a deadly suicide attack on the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah and some other terrorist acts. The arrested (...)

01 - 05 - 2017
Qassim University seeks a more moderate tone for Islamic Studies
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Qassim University announced that it is redrafting its curriculum for Islamic Studies to ensure ethical, intellectual and religious balance. The new curriculum will emphasize the moderate tone of Islam. It will also ensure that (...)

29 - 03 - 2017
Three arrested for kidnapping judge in Qatif
RIYADH — Three people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of Sheikh Muhammad Al-Jirani, a judge at the Endowments and Inheritance Department in the Qatif court, Interior Minister security spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki (...)

02 - 01 - 2017
15 Iranian spies sentenced to death
RIYADH — The Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh has issued a preliminary verdict sentencing to death 15 out of 32 people accused of spying for Iran. The court sentenced 15 others to prison terms ranging from six months to 25 years, and acquitted (...)

07 - 12 - 2016
War on drugs
A group of psychiatrists and sociologists from Prince Naif University for Security Sciences recently visited the headquarters of the National Committee to Combat Narcotics in Riyadh. They toured the committee's permanent exhibition to have a first (...)

17 - 11 - 2016
Kingdom arrests terror suspects plotting attacks
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that it foiled two terror plots: One targeting police officers and the other a plan to detonate a car loaded with explosives near the Al-Jawhara Football Stadium in Jeddah three weeks (...)

31 - 10 - 2016
Forum to showcase Saudi successes in protecting children from sexual abuse
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, will open here on Nov. 15 a national forum on sexual exploitation of children through the Internet. Delegates from 12 countries and 15 organizations (...)

27 - 10 - 2016
Wanted terror suspect surrenders
Saudi Gazette Riyadh — One of 85 suspected militants on a Saudi wanted list issued in February 2009 handed himself in to Saudi authorities, spokesman of the Interior Ministry announced on Tuesday. Osama Ali Abdullah Damjan had contacted security (...)

26 - 10 - 2016
3 terror cells plotting attacks busted
Saudi Gazette Riyadh — The Saudi security authorities have busted three terror cells linked to Daesh (the so-called IS) following several months of monitoring, spokesman of Ministry of Interior announced here on Monday. Seventeen terror suspects (...)

20 - 09 - 2016
Brunei citizen held in Riyadh for link with terror network
RIYADH — The Saudi security forces have arrested a man from Brunei Darussalam accused of terrorism. He is the first man from this southeast Asian country to be apprehended on charges of terrorism. The security sources did not identify the man but (...)

16 - 09 - 2016
Infiltration bid foiled; 31 Africans apprehended
MAKKAH — Authorities have stropped a boat carrying 31 illegal migrants, most of them Sudanese, from trying to reach the Kingdom. Border Guards spokesman, Col. Saher Bin Mohammed Al-Harbe said the infiltrators were nabbed on Saturday as they were (...)

16 - 08 - 2016
40 injured in bus accident
RIYADH – A total of 40 passengers were injured when a bus overturned early on Tuesday. Abdullah Al-Muraibid, spokesman of the Saudi Red Crescent, said that its operation room received information about the accident at 2.37 a.m. near Al-Halaban in (...)

03 - 08 - 2016
Turki: Suicide bomber was not a Saudi
RIYADH — The security spokesman of the Ministry of Interior Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki disclosed here Monday that the man who carried out the July 4 Jeddah attack is not a Saudi, but a resident working in the Kingdom. Al-Turki also reiterated the (...)

05 - 07 - 2016
Riyadh Police arrest man for spreading lewd scenes
Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Through monitoring what is being published in the social media, a man was found using the live program "You Now" to tempt people to commit immorality via live video clips, Col. Fawaz Bin Jameel Al-Maiman, spokesman of Riyadh (...)

04 - 07 - 2016
Border Guard in Najran foil bid to smuggle 193 kg of hashish
RIYADH – The Border Guard in Najran Province foiled an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of hashish on Wednesday. The security personnel, during the scrutiny of several people as they were trying to enter the Kingdom by crossing the borders at (...)

02 - 07 - 2016
Riyadh Police arrest 15 for committing 85 thefts
RIYADH – Police from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) in Riyadh Province arrested a gang of 15 teenagers who were involved in 85 thefts and robberies, Col. Fawaz Bin Jameel Al-Maiman, spokesman of Riyadh Province Police said. The police (...)

01 - 07 - 2016
Florida terrorist Mateen visited Saudi Arabia for Umrah 2 times
Saudi Gazette RIYADH – Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a gun attack at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, traveled to Saudi Arabia two times to perform Umrah, according to Maj. Gen. Mansour Turki, security spokesman of the Ministry of (...)

14 - 06 - 2016
Fire hits nurses' quarters in Wadi Al-Dawasir hospital
SAUDI GAZETTE RIYADH — A fire broke out in the residential quarters for nurses at Old Wadi Al-Dawasir Hospital. Firefighting and rescue teams, aside from support services and Red Crescent paramedics, rushed to the scene. The Civil Defense teams (...)

04 - 06 - 2016
Canadian arrested on terror charges
RIYADH — The number of Westerners being held in Saudi Arabia on terror charges has risen to 10 with the arrest last Thursday of a Canadian expatriate. Security sources said the Canadian, who is legally staying in the Kingdom, was apprehended in (...)

02 - 06 - 2016
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