The Internal Affairs Ministry of Saudi Arabia stated Saturday they would not consider external comments or threats about the judicial process, namely the decision to execute 45 Saudis and two others from Egypt and Chad respectively. The Major General and Safety Representative in KSA explained that h
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh endorsed the execution of 47 terrorists across the Kingdom on Saturday, stressing that the fulfillment of the execution orders against the convicted terrorists meets the stringent provisions of Islamic Sharia law and safeguards Saudi nationa
Al-Qaeda-linked cells in Saudi Arabia have targeted western residents through murder and other forms of harm, including shootings, beheadings, and bombing their residential sites, leading to chaos and egging on division with other countries. However Saudi security forces have always stood up against
Nimr Baqr Al-Nimr, commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was an independent Shiite Sheikh in Al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government. He was executed by the Saudi forces on Jan. 2 at the age of 55. Al-Nimr was raised in Al-A
The Ministry of Interior’s announced on Saturday the execution of on 47 convicts of Saudi, Egyptian, and Chadian nationalities, under the Sharia law, for perpetrating several crimes across Saudi Arabia. The convicts have been proven guilty and responsible for numerous crimes. Capital punishment for
Since the first hearing of Adel al-Dubayti’s trial, he refused to answer the charges directed to him by the representative of the Bureau of Investigation and the public prosecution. Instead, he was reckless during the deliberation sessions and asked the judge to execute him outside the hall of the S
We witness today the clear-cut trust in Saudi security bodies, on an internal level, as the Kingdom keeps on averting continuous attempts to disturb its stability and security, and target its community makeup in both a sectarian and religious manner. Asharq Al- Awsat lists here a mere flashback of s
According to an official source from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iran’s statements after Riyadh’s execution of 47 terrorists unmasked Tehran as a supporter and sponsor for terrorism. The source assured Saudi Arabia’s refusal for any interference in its internal affairs and disapprov
The decision by the Israeli minister of education to ban a novel that revolves around a love story between an Israeli woman and a Palestinian man from the Israeli high school curriculum has sparked a fierce debate about how Israeli society deals with its cultural divisions. Dalia Fenig, an official
The Canadian government said Thursday it had welcomed more than 6,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015, failing to reach its already delayed target of taking in 10,000 but vowing to meet that target next month. According to Immigration Minister John McCallum, Canada is expected to reach that goal
Microsoft Corp announced that it will begin taking measures were it warns its clients, including those using Outlook.com email, whenever they suspect a government’s attempt on hacking into their accounts. For two years now, Microsoft offered alerts on potential security breaches without specifying a
The commemoration of the demonstration organised by supporters of the Iranian regime on the 30th of December 2009 by senior Iranian officials sheds light on the political differences between reformists and hardliners a month before the parliamentary and assembly of experts elections. Last week saw a
The Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced on Saturday that 47 people convicted of plotting and perpetrating terrorist attacks targeting civilians and security forces have been executed. The Ministry statement, published on the official SPA news agency, said the 47 individuals had been convicted
Munich- On Friday, a state of alert was provoked across the city, in fear of a terror attack. Two train stations were evacuated in dismay, after anticipating terrorists carrying out attacks on New Year’s Eve. Moreover German police continues to search for 8 Iraqis suspected to have intended to perpe
In an official and popular death ceremony, tens of thousands of Algerians gathered for the burial of Hocine Aït Ahmed, the “father” of Algerian Independence. All the observers agreed that the country has not witnessed such a ceremony since the death of the Houari Boumedienne, 37 years ago. The Prime
Ahmed Obayed bin Dagher, Yemeni Presidential Advisor, revealed that Russia is contemplating on relieving former President Ali Abdullah Saleh from his plight in exchange of him abandoning Houthi rebels, and leaving them to their fate, or for both parties comply with peace. Bin Dagher told Asharq Al-A
Leaders of armed Shiite factions in Iraq, most of which are part of Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi , fear the extension of covert operations which were meticulously carried out by American special forces in recent weeks against ISIS in northern Iraq. According to senior Iraqi sources that spoke to Asharq Al-Aws
The Saudi Arabian budget for this year does not resemble the budgets of previous years since the first one in 1934 which amounted to $3.7 million. The surprise does not lie in the deficit which was high but at the same time lower than expected ($98 billion), and nor does it lie in spending which [&h
The supreme negotiating body which emerged from the Riyadh conference for the Syrian opposition is preparing to attend an “open meeting” in the Saudi capital which will start on Sunday and finish on the 21st of January, i.e. four days before the upcoming negotiations with the regime’s delegation acc
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday issued the Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan with orders to expand Iran’s missile programme in response to American threats to impose sanctions on his country after Iran conducted a ballistic missile test. This tension came after a relative calm in Irani
