by Ali Al-Qattan | Jun 13, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Al-Ahsa – Many of Al-Ahsa residents and visitors spend the few hours preceding the time to break the fast (iftar) in Ramadan in wells, springs and farms in the province, trying to escape the summer heat in the largest province in the eastern region of Saudi...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 27, 2016 | Business, Saudi Arabia
Al-Hasa – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman stressed the importance of security and highlighted the need for concerted efforts to preserve this blessing. “There is no development, knowledge and culture without security. Hence it is significant to exert...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 19, 2016 | Saudi Arabia
Saudi authorities have arrested three cells linked to the ISIS terrorist group, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited the Spokesman of Ministry of Interior on Monday. Following months of monitoring terrorist threats jeopardizing the Kingdom’s security, security...
by Ali Al-Qattan | Jan 30, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Al-Ahsa- Four people were martyred, and 36 injured, among which were security men, after two suicide bombers attacked Imam Rida Mosque in Mahasen neighborhood in the al-Ahsa region during Friday prayers on Jan. 29. Major General Mansour Al-Turki, Saudi Arabian...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 22, 2015 | Middle East
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A suicide attack has taken place at a Shi’ite mosque in the eastern province of Qatif resulting in a number of deaths, a Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed. The details of the attack, along with a confirmed death toll, will be issued...