Crime Rates Drop in Saudi Arabia

Security guards monitor screens at the National Center for Security Operations in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
Security guards monitor screens at the National Center for Security Operations in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
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Crime Rates Drop in Saudi Arabia

Security guards monitor screens at the National Center for Security Operations in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
Security guards monitor screens at the National Center for Security Operations in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

Saudi national security services delivered outstanding rates in their performance, reflecting strong efforts by the Interior Ministry to develop professionalism.

The Ministry was able within a few months of the appointment of Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef as Interior Minister to glide across the figure board with outstanding results.

Figures, comparisons and statistics of most security departments and Interior Ministry institutional work markers show that the Ministry is committed to the Saudi leadership according to Vision 2030.

The rate of homicide dropped by 6.5 percent, honor crimes dropped by 14.5 percent, thefts by 2 percent and armed robberies by 10.5 percent.

The number of road traffic accidents decreased by 19.7 percent, the number of fatalities by 19.1 percent and casualties by 15.9 percent.

As for border security and combating drug trafficking, the performance in arresting smugglers rose by 7.1 percent, controlling the borders and preventing infiltrations rose by 35.5 percent and arresting drug traffickers by 34.95 percent.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had sent separate cables to the Interior Minister to congratulate him on his ministry’s efforts in improving security in the Kingdom.



World Condemnations Pour in Over Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports

Abha International Airport (Photo: Saleh Al-Ghannam)
Abha International Airport (Photo: Saleh Al-Ghannam)
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World Condemnations Pour in Over Houthi Attacks on Saudi Airports

Abha International Airport (Photo: Saleh Al-Ghannam)
Abha International Airport (Photo: Saleh Al-Ghannam)

Several Arab, Islamic, and Gulf bodies strongly condemned the Houthi terrorist attacks targeting Saudi airports, reaffirming their solidarity with the Kingdom and support for all measures taken to protect its security and civilian infrastructure.

The Muslim World League (MWL), Jordan, Bahrain, Arab Interior Ministers Council Secretariat, and GCC Secretary General condemned the latest Houthi aggression against the Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh resulting in the death and injury of several individuals.

They emphasized that such acts violate religious values, as well as international and humanitarian laws and norms, and further demonstrate the criminal nature of the Houthi militia through its deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure.

They reaffirmed full solidarity with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all measures it takes to deter aggression and safeguard its security and the safety of its citizens and residents.

Later during the day, Syria, Egypt and France joined the condemnations and expressed full solidarity and support for the Kingdom’s efforts to defend its territory and infrastructure against these attacks. 

In a statement, France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs called on the Houthi militia to immediately cease its attacks and provocations, warning that they further destabilize the region and exacerbate the suffering of the Yemeni people. 

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that three people were killed and 36 injured in two separate attacks on its Abha and Riyadh airports on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

 


Coalition: Houthi Attacks on Civilian Objects Will Not Go Unpunished

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Coalition: Houthi Attacks on Civilian Objects Will Not Go Unpunished

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki has stressed that attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militias “will not go unpunished.”

"The brutal attacks by the terrorist Houthi militia on civilians and civilian objects” in Saudi Arabia, most recently targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Abha International Airport “will not go unpunished,” Al-Malki said.

“The Joint Forces of the Coalition launched a comprehensive operation, destroying a total of 82 legitimate military targets belonging to the terrorist Houthi militia across the governorates of Saada, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Jawf, and Marib,” he said.

Al-Malki added that “targets included ballistic missile sites, specifically mountain-based ballistic missile storages in Saada, command and control centers, communication systems, missile and weapons storages, and gathering sites for Terrorist Houthi groups."


Riyadh, Washington Discuss Maritime Cooperation and Boosting Security of Navigation

Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
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Riyadh, Washington Discuss Maritime Cooperation and Boosting Security of Navigation

Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)

Riyadh and Washington discussed ways to boost maritime security and freedom of navigation in the region, according to a statement by the Saudi Ministry of Defense on the X platform on Wednesday.

This came during a meeting between Chief of Staff of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces Lieutenant General Mohammed Al-Gharibi and commander of US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet Vice Admiral Curt Renshaw.

The ministry said in its post that the two sides discussed maritime cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States in a manner that serves the common interests of both countries.