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Saudi Arabia

The Cabinet issued a statement calling on all foreign fighters to withdraw from Syria and said they should be subject to international prosecution for any war crimes committed there. It also condemned “terrorism in all its forms.”



Saudi Arabia

Responding to Russian criticism of the reported Saudi plan to provide MANPADs to Syrian rebels, the Foreign Ministry blamed Russian support of the Assad regime for the prolongation of the Syrian conflict. King Abdullah recently decreed that any citizen who fights abroad faces three to 20 years in prison, and anyone who incites others to […]




Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is reportedly seeking Pakistan’s help in the provision of antiaircraft and antitank weapons for Syrian rebels. The Grand Mufti called on Saudi Arabians to donate to the Saudi National Campaign to Support Brothers in Syria. Between June 2012 and June 2013, the fund distributed over $114 million in support of displaced Syrians in […]












Al Qaeda

‘Living suicide bomb’ rejoins al-Qaida after Saudi deprogramming



Saudi Arabia

State media said two German diplomats survived an attack by gunmen in Awamiya; their vehicle was torched. The two Germans reportedly escaped harm with the help of a Saudi citizen.



Saudi Arabia

A court sentenced to death the leader of an al Qaeda cell that attacked foreigners in Yanbu in May 2004; two Americans, two Britons, and an Australian were killed in the attack. Ten other jihadists were given prison sentences of between three to 10 years.



Saudi Arabia

A Saudi court convicted 15 of 22 men accused of providing support to al Qaeda, including fundraising, weapons training, sheltering known terrorists, fighting in theaters of jihad, and forging documents. They were sentenced to terms ranging from two to 15 years.