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Policeman killed in rare Oman stabbing

A policeman was stabbed to death Saturday in a rare attack in Oman's capital Muscat, authorities said, with his assailant described as "mentally ill." Police said the attacker stabbed the policeman at a Muscat shopping centre, adding that the assailant "was in possession of a document...

Two Saudi princes released from detention: source

Two sons of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah have been released from detention at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, days after nearly two dozen other detainees in the kingdom’s 2-month-old anti-corruption campaign were also freed. Saudi Arabia’s attorney general approved the release...

Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi launch-pads in Yemen

A Saudi-led military coalition on Thursday destroyed three “ballistic missile launch-pads” in Yemen’s northern Al-Jawf province, according to a statement issued by the Yemeni army. “Arab coalition warplanes have destroyed three launch-pads used to fire ballistic missiles in...

Saudi police find missing judge's body in E. Province

A police officer and a criminal suspect were killed in a gunfight -- while the body of a missing judge was found -- near the city of Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s restive Eastern Province, the Saudi Interior Ministry said Monday. The official Saudi Press Agency quoted ministry spokesman...