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'Advanced' cyber attack targets Saudi Arabia

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

Saudi authorities said Monday they had detected an "advanced" cyber attack targeting the kingdom, in a fresh attempt by hackers to disrupt government computers. The government's National Cyber Security Centre said the attack involved the use of "Powershell" malware, but it did not comment on the source of the attack or which government bodies were targeted. "The NCSC hasRead more

Saudi Arabia says ready to welcome

MINA - Muslimchronicle

The Saudi authorities said Tuesday that they were ready to welcome more than two million Muslims from around the globe for this week's hajj pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites. "Our plans have been drawn up on the basis of more than two million pilgrims, including 1.73 million from abroad," interior ministry spokesman General Mansour al-Turki told a news conference.Read more

Nobel laureates urge Saudi to hold off on execution of 14 Shiites

Dubai - AFP

Ten Nobel laureates from across the world have penned an open letter urging Saudi authorities to hold off on the execution of 14 Shiites convicted of protest-linked crimes. Fears are mounting of the imminent mass execution of the 14 Shiites convicted of charges linked to protests in 2012, including rioting, theft, armed robbery and armed rebellion. Amnesty International and HumanRead more

Over 4 million narcotic pills seized in Duba port

Dubai - Arab Today

Saudi authorities have seized more than 4 million narcotic pills that were hidden in a number of shipments coming through the northwestern port of Duba, a customs official said on Saturday. Duba Port Customs Director Ali Al-Otuwi said more than 1 million Captagon tablets were found in an onion consignment in a truck on a ferry. The pills were concealedRead more

Saudi Arabia takes new steps to ease bank liquidity crunch

Riyadh/Dubai - Arab Today

Saudi authorities have taken fresh steps to ease a liquidity crunch caused by low oil prices, suspending the government’s local currency bond issues and introducing a new instrument to inject funds into the money market. The steps could, temporarily at least, ease upward pressure on Saudi money market rates, which have been rising sharply — threatening economic growth — asRead more

Egypt mufti lauds Saudi efforts in service of pilgrims

Mecca - Arab Today

Egypt's Mufti Dr. Shawqi Allam has praised efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia to expand the Two Holy Mosques and upgrade services offered to pilgrims. Those efforts are meant to facilitate hajj and umra rituals, Allam told Saudi Arabia's "Al Sharq Al Awsat" newspaper, out here Friday. Saudi authorities have perfectly played their part where serving pilgrims is concerned, Allam noted.Read more

Turkish military attaché to Kuwait held in Dammam

Jeddah - Arab Today

Saudi authorities in Dammam have detained Turkey's military attaché to Kuwait upon request of the Turkish government, Al Arabiya online news reported Sunday midnight. Quoting Saudi sources, Al Arabiya said the military officer, Mikael Ihsanoglu, was to board a plane at Dammam Airport on his way to the city of Dusseldorf, Germany, passing through Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The detention requestRead more