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Qatif terror suspect Hussein Mohamed Ali Faraj (Ministry of Interior)

Masked Men Shoot Citizens in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 19, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam – A number of masked men shot citizens in two separate incidents in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. In al-Awamiyyah, a citizen was shot in his leg and transported to al-Qatif Central Hospital. The gunmen also tried to shoot, and missed, another citizen...

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Saudi Security Operation Neutralizes Two Terrorists

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 7, 2017 | Middle East

Two “dangerous terrorists” were killed in a Saudi security operation in the capital Riyadh on Saturday, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported, citing an Interior Ministry spokesman. The agency said a security officer was also wounded in the operation in...

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Police arrest supporters of a Pakistani hardline group trying to rally in support of blasphemy laws, on the anniversary of the death of Salman Taseer, Pakistani governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, who was killed by his bodyguard in 2011 for opposing the country’s harsh blasphemy laws, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017. (AP

At Least 150 Pakistanis Arrested after Attempting to March in Support of Blasphemy Law

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 4, 2017 | World

Police authorities in Pakistan announced arresting 150 hardline activists on Wednesday. They were taken trying to gather for a protest in support of a country’s strict blasphemy law on the anniversary of a provincial governor’s assassination over his call...

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Saudi Interior Ministry overthrows two cells, attempting to smuggle and promote drugs.

Saudi Authorities Arrest 2 Networks for Promoting, Smuggling Narcotics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 7, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh-Saudi authorities arrested two networks that smuggle and promote narcotics. The two cells comprised seven Saudis, three Syrians, an Indian and a Pakistani. The Saudi Interior Ministry security spokesperson explained that in the framework of the implementation...

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A helicopter flies past a Pakistan’s national flag in the premises of parliament house during the Revolution March in Islamabad September 2, 2014. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan Warns Media on Publishing Reports against National Interests

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2016 | Middle East, World

Pakistan sent out a serious warning on Friday for media outlets which publish reports against the national interest. Despite the strict prohibition on press freedom of speech, Pakistan still lifted a travel ban previously imposed on a prominent journalist over an...