A witches' cauldron brews in Yemen Nov 14, 2009
According to well-informed American scholars, this new generation of Saudi princes inclined to the use of muscle power includes assistant defense minister Prince Khaled bin Sultan, (son of the ailing Crown Prince Sultan); counter-terrorism chief Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, who recently escaped an al-Qaeda strike on his life; the governor of Najran, capital of Eastern province, Prince Mishal bin Abdullah; and the local government minister, Prince Mishal bin Miteb, who is also the king's nephew.... (Asia Times Online)
Seeking to move up Sep 22, 2009
But the Najran native has traveled a rather long road to get there ... Although Pocatello is much quieter compared to the Bay Area, he said he found the snowfall a little daunting because such weather conditions never occurred in Najran, which is near the Empty Quarter -- One of the largest sand deserts in the world ... "We live (in Najran) as if we were in a microwave," he jokes. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Saudi Shi'ite figure freed after 18 mth detention Sep 22, 2009
Ahmed Turki al-Saab was detained in May 2008 after he suggested in a letter to the king there could be social unrest in Najran, which borders Yemen, if action was not taken over what Ismailis say it widespread discrimination ... Saab, who has been held before, led a delegation that met King Abdullah shortly before his arrest to complain about the governor of Najran, who was subsequently removed last November ... Najran was the scene of violent clashes in 2000, when hundreds of Ismailis clashed... (AlertNet)
Man on death row gets jail term for TV criticism Sep 4, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. Most Blogged - Odd News. (Yahoo News)
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Saudi Prince Attack Aug 31, 2009
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed the bomber managed to pass through security checkpoints at both the Saudi airports in Najran, a city on the border with Yemen, and Jiddah before he arrived at Prince Mohammed's home. The group, which formed in January when separate Al Qaeda operations in Yemen and Saudi Arabia merged, described the attack as "the first-ever intelligence and security penetration of its kind in the Arabian Peninsula." It was the first known attack by the newly merged group... (Fox News)
Digging Up The Saudi Past: Some Would Rather Not Aug 31, 2009
He is working in the southwestern region of Najran, mentioned in the Bible by the name Raamah and once a center of Jewish and Christian kingdoms. No Christian artifacts have been found in Najran, he said ... Najran, discovered in the 1950s, was invaded nearly a century before Muhammad's birth by Dhu Nawas, a ruler of the Himyar kingdom in neighboring Yemen. (CBS News -- World)
REFILE-Al Qaeda names man who tried to kill Saudi prince Aug 30, 2009
The statement suggested Asiri was apparently flown to Jeddah from Najran near the Yemeni border after entering from Yemen to give himself up to the Interior Ministry. "He managed to get through all the inspections at Najran and Jeddah airports and travelled on his (the prince's) private jet," it said, accompanied by a picture of Asiri. (AlertNet)
