Saudi Interior Ministry: 5 Terrorists Executed for Attacking Place of Worship, Security Forces

The Saudi Interior Ministry. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Saudi Interior Ministry. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Interior Ministry: 5 Terrorists Executed for Attacking Place of Worship, Security Forces

The Saudi Interior Ministry. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
The Saudi Interior Ministry. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi Interior Ministry executed on Monday five convicts accused of terrorism.

They were accused of attacking a place of worship and security forces in the Al-Ahsa province and joining a terrorist group.

Five people were killed and others injured in the attack.

The terrorists were identified as Egyptian Talha Hashem Mohammed Abdo and Saudi nationals Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Ahmed Asiri, Nassar bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Moussa, Hamad bin Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Moussa and Abdullah bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz al-Tuaijiri.

The executions were carried out in the Eastern Region.

The Interior Ministry stressed the government’s keenness on consolidating security and achieving justice, vowing to punish anyone who attacks security forces.



Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Wednesday from British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy.
During the talks, they discussed regional developments and the efforts to address them.

He also received a phone call from Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, with whom he discussed regional developments and efforts undertaken to address them.