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Iran-KSA: Tehran announces cross-diplomatic visits

August 24, 2017 KanelkaTagba

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif has told local ISNA news agency that diplomats from the Islamic Republic and Saudi Arabia will soon exchange visits for the first time since January after Saudi Arabia cut ties with its regional rival following Read more

Headlines, World Newsdiplomatic, Hajj, Iran, KSA, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia, Tehran

KSA: Second bomb attack in restive Qatif kills one police officer

July 7, 2017 KanelkaTagba

A bomb attack against a police patrol in Al-Musawara neighbourhood, in Qatif, eastern region, left one officer dead on Thursday, making the second attack in the same area this week. Officer Abdullah Treiki Al-Turki died in the attack, which also Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAbdullah Treiki Al-Turki, Al-Musawara, bomb, KSA, Nimr al-Nimr, Qatif, Shia

KSA: Gunshot wounds soldier in restive Qatif province

June 16, 2017June 16, 2017 KanelkaTagba

Saudi Security authorities have announced that one soldier was injured Thursday evening in the flashpoint of Qatif province where the army and the police have been facing insurgency from Shia angered groups, which have been complaining of marginalization. The soldier Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAwamiya, KSA, Nimr al-Nimr, Qatif, Riyadh, Shia

KSA: Bomb blast kills police major, wounds two security forces in Shia heartland of Qatif

June 12, 2017 KanelkaTagba

The blast from an explosive device hit late Sunday a police patrol killing a major and wounding two others in the restive Qatif province dominated by Shias who have been staging recurrent protests over marginalization. State-run news agency SPA citing Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAwamiya, explosive device, KSA, Masoura, Nimr al-Nimr, police patrol, Qatif, Shia, Tareq al-Alaqi

KSA: bomb blast injures two policemen in eastern Awamiya town

May 30, 2017 KanelkaTagba

Two Saudi policemen were injured Monday in the eastern Awamiya town, in a bomb blast as security forces try to fend off Shia militants. Saudi news agency SPA citing official security sources said the policemen were injured in the explosion Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAwamiya, KSA, Nimr al-Nimr, Pakistan, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Shia

KSA: Militant attack kills one soldier, wounds five in Qatif province

May 17, 2017 KanelkaTagba

A Saudi soldier was killed Tuesday in an attack carried out by Shia militants in Al-Masoura; a town in the Eastern Province of Qatif as soldiers were patrolling the area to counter insurgency. The militants fired RPG rocket against the Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesAl-Masoura, KSA, Nimr al-Nimr, Qatif, Shia

Iran Refutes Hajj Invitation Reports

January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 Jaber Ali

Tehran has denied reports that talks with Riyadh have begun ahead of the next Hajj. Spokesman Bahram Qasemi of the Foreign Affairs ministry acknowledged that Saudi arabia has sent invitation letters to 80 countries excluding Iran. He added that officials Read more

Headlines, World NewsBahram Qasemi, Hajj, Hamid Mohammadi, Iran, Nimr al-Nimr, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Shia, Tehran

KSA: Demonstrations follow Shia cleric arrest

July 9, 2012July 9, 2012 Peter Mulvany

Saudi Arabia has seen the largest demonstration after the shooting and arresting of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric and anti-government activist, since the November and December ones. The event happened in the eastern city of Qatif during the Read more

Gulf News, HeadlinesKSA, Nimr al-Nimr, Qatif, Saudi Arabia, Shia

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