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Asharq Al-Awsat file photo of Asir Province (AAA).

10,000 Attempt to Enter Asir Province in 20 days

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 31, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Abdullah Nassar, a media spokesman for the security committee formed in Saudi Arabia’s Asir province, revealed that security authorities in the region have arrested around 10,000 people entering the country illegally—the majority of whom are...

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Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Turki gestures during a news conference in Riyadh March 24, 2013. (REUTERS)

Mansour Al-Turki Details Saudi Security Situation

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 25, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Major General Mansour Al-Turki, security spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry, has stressed that Riyadh did not point the finger at Tehran when it announced the arrest of the Saudi espionage cell last week. His clarification comes in the...

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Police troopers search cars in Sanaa March 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)

Saudi Arabia and Yemen Face People Smuggling Problem

by Badr Al-Qahtani | Mar 17, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—A prevalent problem in the United States and many European countries is increasingly occupying the governments of Saudi Arabia and Yemen these days. The number of people entering Saudi Arabia illegally with the assistance of smugglers has...