Saudi Arabia says 47 executed on terror charges
- 02-Jan-2016
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly suspected al Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.
Saudi mufti tells young Saudis not to heed call to jihad
- 28-Aug-2014
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti urged young people on Thursday to ignore calls to jihad from people representing "deviant principles", the latest salvo in an anti-militant campaign by the kingdom's religious establishment.