Jaber Ansari, spokesman of Iranian Foreign Ministry, said in Tehran that the strikes were conscious and deliberate attack from Saudi Arabia
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The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, expressed his concern during a telephone conversation on Tuesday in New York with Saudi Foreign Minister, Abel al-Jubeir, and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif.
According to a readout to UN correspondents in New York, Ban stressed the importance of continued constructive engagement by both countries in the interest of the region and beyond
Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on Saturday. Saudi Arabia found them guilty of “terrorism”
Protesters shouted the slogans “The people want the fall of the regime”, and “Down with the al-Saud family”, reminiscent of the 2011 protests
The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Head of the General Elections Committee, Abdullatif bin Abdulmalik Al-Al-Sheikh, announced that 2,106 candidates had won seats after elections that saw 47-per-cent voter turnout.
The first batch of 528 pilgrims from Gombe State on Thursday returned from Saudi Arabia, through Max Airline, reports the…
Another 450 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part in the Hajj’s last major rite
The Head of Madinah Operations of NAHCON, Dr. Bello Tambuwal, disclosed this to newsmen in Madinah
The Interior Ministry said in Riyadh that the three convicts – Issa al-Hijri, Mohammed Seifi and Majed al-Ahdal – were put to death in the south-western city of Jazan, near the Yemeni border
The Interior Ministry said two of the convicts were Yemenis, while the others held Chadian, Eritrean and Sudanese nationalities
Security forces also seized weapons, including AK47 automatic guns, hand grenades, explosive belts and cash, including Iraqi and Syrian bank notes, from the scene where the attack took place
This is coming on the heels of the Commission’s transportation of over 6,000 pilgrims back home within four days
Ahead of Monday closure of Saudi Arabia boarders for pilgrims, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday said that it has successfully completed airlifting of all Nigeria pilgrims.
Acting Adamawa State Governor Umaru Fintiri, has condemned the behaviour of intending Muslim pilgrims from the State, who went on rampage at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Saturday night
Determined to catch a suspected fraudster who has been elusive for months, detectives attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State Police Command, dressed like mourners and attended the fleeing suspect’s mother’s burial ceremony in Anambra State.
Airlifting of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for the 2014 Hajj has commenced at all Federal Airports across the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) announced on Monday.
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Thursday said transportation of the 2014 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia was progressing as planned.
The Director of Media Affairs of the commission, Uba Mana, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
Muslim pilgrims from Plateau State have been warned to uphold the true tenets of Islamic doctrine and obey the constituted rules of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The ministry’s website said he was being tested for Ebola, but did not say if the tests had concluded that he had the diseas