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Articles of the author Mansour Al Shihri
1,628 drug smugglers held in 6 months
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Some 1,628 drug smugglers, consisting of 589 Saudis and 1,039 foreigners from 41 countries, were detained during the past six months, the Interior Ministry has announced. The ministry's spokesman, Maj. Gen. Mansour (...)

04 - 05 - 2017
Attacks on mosques prompted Indian to part ways with Daesh
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — An unidentified Indian national said he has given up supporting Daesh (the so-called IS) after he realized that they were exploding mosques and considering other Muslims as kafirs (infidels). The Indian made the (...)

04 - 05 - 2017
Qatif woman's trial on terror charges begins
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The trial of a Saudi woman who was involved in rioting and terrorist operations in Qatif began at the Riyadh Criminal Court on Monday. The Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution (BIP) produced the 43-year-old (...)

12 - 04 - 2017
19 govt agencies get ready for ‘Nation Free of Violators' drive
RIYADH — Some 19 government agencies have made all preparations to start the "Nation Free of Violators" campaign from Wednesday. The campaign which was inaugurated on Sunday by Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior, (...)

22 - 03 - 2017
39,000 Pakistanis deported in 4 months
RIYADH — About 39,000 Pakistanis have been deported from the Kingdom in the past four months for violating the rules of residence and work, according to informed security sources. The sources also said the involvement of a number of Pakistani (...)

07 - 02 - 2017
Over 5,000 detained in intelligence prisons
RIYADH — The number of detainees in intelligence prisons all over the Kingdom has reached 5,094, the Interior Ministry announced. The ministry said 4,257 of the detainees were Saudis and the rest belonged to 40 nationalities. The Interior Ministry (...)

31 - 01 - 2017
7 laboratories for making explosive belts uncovered
RIYADH — The Daesh (the so-called IS) terror group recruited 12 suicide bombers to carry out its criminal agenda, including blasts at seven mosques in three regions. Through its preemptive raids, the anti-terror security forces have uncovered seven (...)

25 - 01 - 2017
40 nationalities involved in terror activities
RIYADH — Nationals from 40 countries have been involved in terror and security cases the Kingdom witnessed during the past few years. A statement issued by the Interior Ministry through its Tawasul (communications) portal said that 5,085 suspects (...)

19 - 01 - 2017
Spy cell gave vital military data to Iran
RIYADH — The cell of 32 spies for Iran supplied to Tehran 124 intelligence reports containing detailed information about vital military installations in the Kingdom and other security data. The Criminal Court in Riyadh has sentenced 15 of them to (...)

13 - 12 - 2016
Trial of 13 women in Buraidah protests starts
RIYADH — The Special Criminal Court in Riyadh on Tuesday started the trial of 13 women who staged an anti-government protest in Buraidah in the central region of Qassim. A source said the women charged with participating in protests and (...)

24 - 11 - 2016
Committee proposes initiatives to combat sexual exploitation of children online
RIYADH — The National Committee for Childhood announced it plans to implement four initiatives to combat sexual exploitation of children through the Internet. National Committee for Childhood General Secretary Wafaa Al-Salih said the initiatives (...)

16 - 11 - 2016
Daesh recruited expatriates from nine countries
RIYADH — During the last two years, Daesh (the so-called IS) group has recruited expatriates from nine nationalities to manufacture explosives and carry out suicide operations in Saudi Arabia, according to security sources. The sources said the (...)

16 - 08 - 2016
Lawyer for Iran spies accused of sedition
RIYADH — A lawyer defending 32 people facing trial on charges of spying for Iran was himself accused of committing legal excesses that include inciting hostility against the Kingdom by foreign countries. According to informed sources, the lawyer, (...)

21 - 07 - 2016
KSA youth in 20s target of Daesh
Okaz / Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Daesh (so-called IS) group had recruited 12 Saudi brothers to carry out five terrorist operations of which four were in the Kingdom and the fifth was against a famous mosque in Kuwait. According to a statement by the (...)

11 - 07 - 2016
Security authorities' vigilance stifles Daesh
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Saudi security authorities are tightening the noose around Daesh (so-called IS) terrorists by pursuing those involved in the recent terrorist blasts and uncovering the coordination between them after the security men's (...)

10 - 07 - 2016
4 Saudis among 6 detained for security breaches
RIYADH — The Directorate General of Intelligence, an affiliate of the Ministry of Interior, detained six people on the first two days of Ramadan for suspected involvement in breaches of national security. The six are being investigated by the Bureau (...)

12 - 06 - 2016
Daesh terrorists fake smiles in mock death to lure the young
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The trial of two terror suspects at the Criminal Court in Riyadh has revealed that members of Daesh (the so-called IS) and Al-Qaeda put on fake smiles in their mock deaths to lure young men that they depart this world (...)

31 - 05 - 2016
760 Saudi supporters of Daesh return from Syria
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — As many as 760 Saudis, who were supporting Daesh (the so-called IS), have returned to the Kingdom from Syria, Interior Ministry's spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour Al-Turki has said. "These people have either returned on their (...)

03 - 05 - 2016
Haj security man among ring of Iran spies faces treason charge
RIYADH — The defendant No. 30 in the ring of the 32 people suspected of spying for Iran, a Saudi security man who is working in the Haj security forces, has been accused of grand treason. The attorney general has asked for capital punishment for (...)

07 - 04 - 2016
‘Iranian embassy in Riyadh recruiting spies'
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The Criminal Court in Riyadh, which is currently trying a ring of 32 suspects accused of spying for Iran, was told that the Iranian embassy in Riyadh was using its diplomatic immunity to recruit spies for Iran from the (...)

05 - 04 - 2016
Court says no to lawyers' demands
RIYADH — No one will ever pressure the court or make it bow down, the judge of the Criminal Court trying 32 defendants accused of spying for Iran has said. The judge was responding to requests made by the lawyers through the defendants or their (...)

30 - 03 - 2016
Iran spies' trial: Defendants claim no meeting with lawyers
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Two defendants, who are being tried on charges of spying for Iran, told the Criminal Court that they could not prepare their written replies to the charges against them because they were unable to meet with their (...)

29 - 03 - 2016
Iran spy trial: Judge to look into claims of bar on lawyers
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The criminal court judge trying 32 suspects accused of spying for Iran said he would look into claims by the defendants that they were unable to meet their lawyers in prison. "You can meet with your lawyers inside the (...)

24 - 03 - 2016
Government to deploy all resources to ensure safety in Haj: Al-Amro
Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — A three-day workshop began here on Tuesday to review the emergency Haj plans taking into account the new developments and changes in the Haj environment and the ongoing development projects in Makkah, Madinah and the Holy (...)

24 - 03 - 2016
Iran spies' trial: Lawyers remain absent from court
RIYADH — Lawyers defending the 32 people suspected of spying for Iran have remained absent from the Criminal Court here since the start of its proceedings early last month. The suspects, with the exception of the Iranian who said he would defend (...)

23 - 03 - 2016
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