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Saudi deputy Defence Minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan (3rd right) visits troops in the southwestern province of Jizan near the border with Yemen on November 10, 2009. Source: AFP Photo/STR
by Said Al-Abyad | Jun 24, 2013 | Middle East
Jeddah, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi border guards have thwarted more than 159,000 attempts to enter the country illegally over the last 6 months, according to the latest statistics issued by the kingdom’s authorities. Some 3328 smugglers have been prevented from...
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Men (front row) accused of smuggling weapons from Iran sit in the court room of a state security court for their first hearing, in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden April 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Yaser Hasan)
by Mohammed Jumeh | May 23, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian nationals are using islands in the Red Sea to store illegal arms, with a view to smuggling these to the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Sa’ada Governorate, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the condition of...
