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A suicide bomber blew himself up in the parking lot of a Shiite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, killing four people.
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said on Tuesday that it had arrested 93 people suspected of links to the Islamic State. One cell, consisting of two Syrians and one Saudi, planned to launch a car bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, but was foiled by Saudi authorities in March.Another cell included at least 61 Saudis who were allegedly involved in the recruitment of ISIS members through social media and organising training camps within Saudi Arabia.Last year, instead of urging Saudi followers to travel to Syria or Iraq, the Islamic State called for attacks against Saudi officials, Westerners and Shi’ite Muslims within the kingdom.On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman named his nephew Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as the new crown-prince. The prince is well known for his hardline stance against jihadist militants.Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has replaced Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz as the next in line to the throne. Prince Muqrin is King Salman’s half-brother, who also stepped down from the position of deputy prime minister.
Saudi Arabia displays the weapons used in the attacks on two of its oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais during a press conference for Aramco's investigation findings in Riyadh. IMAGES
A tip from U.S. authorities on Wednesday led Canadian police to Strathroy, Ontario, where suspected ISIS supporter Aaron Driver was reportedly in the final stages of preparing a terror attack.
Philippine authorities are probing an assassination attempt against an influential Saudi preacher who is on an Islamic State group hit list, after the gunman is killed and two suspects arrested. IMAGES of injured Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni being sent to hospital
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