Video - Saudi Deputy Economics Min Al-Tuwaijri: Without Bold Reforms, We Would Have Gone Bankrupt in Three to Four Years

Saudi-Turkish Agreement to Address “Iranian Aggression”

Saudi-Turkish Agreement to Address “Iranian Aggression” . (Aawsat).

Custodian of the two holy mosques discusses bilateral relations and developments in the region with Davutoglu

The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir revealed yesterday that the talks held by the Saudi and Turkish delegations during the Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu’s visit to Saudi Arabia touched on addressing Iran’s aggression towards countries in the region and its lack of respect for the principles of good neighbourliness.

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz held official talks with Davutoglu in Riyadh yesterday and they discussed the strengthening of relations between the two countries and regional and international developments.

Al-Jubeir said during a press conference that he held with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Riyadh that they also discussed the establishment of a strategic coordination council between Saudi Arabia and Turkey and the details of joint cooperation. He also stressed that Saudi Arabia supports Turkey’s position on defending its territories as it deems appropriate.

Al-Jubeir mentioned that the joint council between Riyadh and Ankara is related to ways to fight terrorism militarily and the political coordination of positions on important issues in the region, especially in light of corresponding views on Syria, Iran, Yemen and Iranian intervention. The council will also deal with trade, ways to develop the people of both countries, economic prosperity and issues related to medicine, education and research.

The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demanded that Iran retreat from its sectarian stance against countries in the region and added that Turkey opposes sectarianism and supports the position of Saudi Arabia and will work with it to strengthen relations in a constructive manner in the future.

In a related context, Cavusoglu expressed Turkey’s desire to normalise relations with Egypt and his hopes that the Egyptian leadership would respond positively to Turkey. The Turkish foreign minister welcomed Saudi Arabia’s efforts to unite the views of the two countries and its suggestion of a number of ideas with regards to this.

Video - In Tehran, Iraqi Hizbullah Leader: We Will Retaliate Militarily for Al-Nimr Execution on Saudi Soil.

During a press conference at the Fars News Agency in Tehran, Sheikh Akram Kaabi, Leader of the Hizbullah Al-Iraq ("Al-Nujaba") militia, threatened Saudi Arabia: "Our retaliation for the blood of Sheikh Al-Nimr will take place on your own turf." He further said: "When I say that we will retaliate - of course, I mean military retaliation." The statements were posted on the Internet on January 20, 2016.

Top Iraq Cleric al-Sistani Says Saudi Executions an 'Aggression'.

Ayat. #Sistani condemns the killing of Mu'mins from Qatif, incl. Sh. #Nimr, whose blood was oppressively shed. #KSA pic.twitter.com/nDnFHkTEa4

— Hezbollah Watch (@HezbollahWatch) January 3, 2016

Top Iraq Cleric al-Sistani Says Saudi Executions an 'Aggression' . (Naharnet).

The execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr is an "aggression", Iraq's top Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in a statement Sunday.

"We received with deep sadness and regret the news of the martyrdom of a group of our brothers in the region," he said.

"The spilling of their pure blood -- including of the late cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, may his soul rest in peace -- is an injustice and an aggression," Sistani said.

Other leading Shiite clerics in Iraq have reacted with outrage to the execution on Saturday by the Saudi authorities of Nimr and other Shiite activists.

They were among a total of 47 people, most of them described by the interior ministry as involved in killings by Al-Qaeda.

Moqtada al-Sadr, a well-known cleric who heads the Saraya al-Salam militia, said Nimr's execution was a "horrible attack" against Shiites and called for international condemnation.

Mohammed Taqi al-Mudaresi, another cleric who is based in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, took a harder line.

"The execution of the martyr (Nimr) isn't just a declaration of war against the People of the House (Shiites) but against all Muslims," he said in a statement.

The executions also sparked a wave of anger in neighbouring Iran, where protesters firebombed the Saudi embassy in Tehran.

The #Iran Army issued a communique' saying also "The act of Saudi Arabia will turn against it and it is time to stop it". #Nimr.

— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) January 3, 2016

💥 Hezbollah's Nasrallah: #SaudiArabia must understand that now there is price they must pay 4 such actions& we will make them pay the price.

— Hasan Sari (@HasanSari7) January 3, 2016

Video - Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Munajid: Treachery Courses through the Veins of the Jews Like Blood

And we're off to the Nuclear races - Saudi Arabia wants to buy "Iskander" missiles with nuclear capabilities of Russia.

And we're off to the Nuclear races - Saudi Arabia wants to buy "Iskander" missiles with nuclear capabilities of Russia. (Moscowtimes).

Saudi Arabia may become the first foreign buyer of Russia's deadly Iskander-E missile system, Kommersant newspaper reported Wednesday in the wake of a meeting between the Russian and Saudi foreign ministers in Moscow, citing unidentified Russian defense industry sources.

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir officially confirmed his country's interest in the Russian missiles at a press conference on Tuesday, and according to IHS Jane's 360 defense analysis group, the Saudis are interested in a wide variety of hardware, including new frigates for their navy.

“Intensive contacts are taking place between the military delegations and specialists from both countries and a wide range of intended types of armaments from Russia is being discussed, including Iskander missile systems,” al-Jubeir was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Tuesday.

But according to Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for the Analysis of Strategies and Technologies, a Moscow-based defense think tank, it is highly unlikely that a Saudi-Russian arms deal will go through.

“The Iskander is a very deadly system, and we don't know how Saudi Arabia might use it … and they are close allies of the U.S., so there is a risk that if we deliver Iskanders to them, the U.S. will get to inspect the system and then develop countermeasures against it, because it's also designed to hit U.S. allies in Europe, such as Poland,” Pukhov said.

According to unidentified military industrial sources quoted by Kommersant, Saudi Arabia has submitted to Russia a concrete proposal for buying Iskander systems, along with a handful of other high-value hardware, but pre-contract negotiations have not started.

The sources, however, cautioned that Russian and Saudi arms deals have historically fallen through before reaching agreements, and Saudi Arabia in recent years has rapidly become the largest arms importer in the world, buying almost exclusively U.S. equipment.

Yury Barmin, a Russian expert in the Middle East arms trade, said he doubted that Saudi Arabia is trying to use arms procurements as a means to influence Russian policy in the region, and is more likely sending a message to the U.S. and Iran that it is unhappy with the recent Iran deal in which the U.S. and other countries agreed to soften economic sanctions against Iran in exchange for promises regarding its nuclear program.

Saudi Arabia in 2007 purchased Chinese-made DF-21 medium range ballistic missiles, which are similar to Russia's Iskander, but Beijing modified the system to ensure the Saudis couldn't carry nuclear warheads. Iskanders can carry nuclear warheads, and Barmin argued that Saudi Arabia might want that option.

“Saudi Arabia thinks that the [Iranian nuclear] deal last month unties Iran's hands and that the country will still go ahead and develop nuclear weapons, so it may be Riyadh’s way of showing the world it reserves the right to do the same,” he said.

Moreover, it's doubtful that the Saudis are trying to use an arms contract to influence Russian policy toward Syria, since the 2013 attempt at a $15 billion buy didn't work, Barmin concluded. Hmmm.....Don't you feel safe now that Pres. Hussein Obama has saved us from the Iranian nukes?Read the full story here.

Video - Comedian from Saudi Arabia TV show receives death threats for mocking Islamic State group

Video - Comedian from Saudi Arabia TV show receives death threats for mocking Islamic State group. (AP).

A new TV satire program has become a hit in the Arab world by mocking some of the region's most serious issues, from the intractable Sunni-Shiite divide and religious extremism to the brutality of militants like the Islamic State group.

The show, "Selfie," has also brought a backlash. Islamic State group sympathizers have made death threats against its Saudi star and top writer on social media. One mainstream Saudi cleric denounced the show of heresy for mocking the country's ultraconservative religious establishment. That has made it the buzz of the current Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is the peak television viewing season in the Middle East.

Naser al-Qasabi, the series' star, and its writer Khalaf al-Harbi told The Associated Press in their first interview with foreign media that they expected the backlash, but weren't prepared for the popularity. It's one of the top shows on MBC, the privately owned Saudi network that airs it, and has been the talk of the Gulf press.Read the full story here.

Saudi Arabia's Religious Affairs Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar: 'Pakistan's Atomic Bomb Belongs To The World Of Islam'.

Saudi Arabia's Religious Affairs Minister Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar: 'Pakistan's Atomic Bomb Belongs To The World Of Islam'. HT: Memri.

On a visit of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and Dawah Abdul Aziz Al-Ammar has said that Pakistan's nuclear bomb is not of Pakistan alone but belongs to the entire Islamic world. 

The Saudi minister's statement came in the wake of a resolution adopted by the Pakistani parliament that called for a neutral Pakistani stance on the Yemen conflict.

Al-Ammar, who is visiting Pakistan to clarify the Saudi standpoint on the Yemen conflict, stated at a meeting in Karachi that "Pakistan is our friend-country. We hope that at this stage cooperation will be done with us [in Yemen]. 

He said that Pakistan's atom [bomb] is not of Pakistan alone but is of the world of Islam. The entire world of Islam is proud of it…"

"We are proud of Pakistan's atomic program," said the Saudi minister, according to an April 17 report – titled "Pakistan's atomic bomb belongs to the world of Islam: Saudi minister" and published by an Urdu-language website.

Speaking about the Iranian role in Yemen, Al-Ammar said: "We have verified evidence that Iran is providing all support to the [Houthi] rebels, and Iran is behind the rebellion. We will not permit anyone to interfere in the Arabian Peninsula." He added: "We have the proof that the Houthi rebels have acted with Iranian support and Iranian weapons." Read the full story here.

'Make an offer they can't refuse' - Iran may hold oil talks with Saudi Arabia.

Nice installation you got there....would be a pity if something happened to it. 

'Make an offer they can't refuse' - Iran may hold oil talks with Saudi Arabia. (Taz).

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said he may hold talks with his Saudi counterpart Ali Al-Naimi during the upcoming Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting.

Iran does not hold a grudge against any country, Zanganeh said, Mehr news agency reported May 24.

The Iranian oil minister’s remarks come while political situations are tough between the two Middle East powers following the recent changes in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia accuses Tehran of having helped the Yemeni Houthi group topple the country’s former government and taking control over the country. Iran denies the involvement.

Zanganeh further said that both Iran and Saudi Arabia would like the OPEC oil production to rise, seeing it as a common ground between the two countries.

OPEC oil basket price was about $108/barrel in the first half of 2014, but currently the figure is a little more than $62.

Iran's oil export during the pre-sanctions time was about 2.5 million barrels per day (mb/a), but the figure currently stands at around 1.1 mb/d. The country seeks to boost production once sanctions on its economy are removed, something expected to come true through an end-June political deal with the group 5+1 (the US, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany).


OPEC increased a production level for the second consecutive month in April to above 31 mb/d.

'CHANGE' - SAUDI ARABIA has taken the “strategic decision” to acquire “off-the-shelf” atomic weapons from Pakistan.

Saudi missile base.

'CHANGE' - SAUDI ARABIA has taken the “strategic decision” to acquire “off-the-shelf” atomic weapons from Pakistan. (ST).

SAUDI ARABIA has taken the “strategic decision” to acquire “off-the-shelf” atomic weapons from Pakistan, risking a new arms race in the Middle East, according to senior American officials.

The move by the Gulf kingdom, which has financed much of Islamabad’s nuclear programme over the past three decades, comes amid growing anger among Sunni Arab states over a deal backed by President Barack Obama, which they fear could allow their arch foe, Shi’ite Iran, to develop a nuclear bomb.

The agreement, which is due to be finalised by the end of next month and involves the permanent members of the UN security council and Germany, is designed to roll back part of Tehran’s nuclear programme in return for an easing of UN sanctions.

There are concerns that Saudi Arabia joining the nuclear club might provoke Turkey and Egypt to follow suit.

“For the Saudis the moment has come,”. Hmmm.....Sounds like the Saudis don't trust Hussein Obama's 'guarantees' very much. Read the full story here.

Senior Iranian cleric calls for uprising against the Saudi regime.

Senior Iranian cleric calls for uprising against the Saudi regime. (IMRA).

Senior cleric: Saudi regime not qualified as ‘custodian of Harems’ Date: 4/16/2015; http://en.mehrnews.com/detail/News/106682

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA - Mehr News Agency) – A senior cleric has said according to Quranic verses, the ruler of the ‘land of revelation’ should be men of piety.

Ayatollah Javadi Amoli condemned Saudi regime’s crimes in Yemen in his Exegesis of the Quran seminary class on Tuesday and urged the emancipation of Mecca and Medina from the ‘servitude and the looting of the Saudi regime.’

Ayatollah Javadi Amoli pointed to interpretation of some Quranic verses which directly touched the issue of custodianship of the Holy Harems and its Quranic attributes; “according to exegesis, the custodianship of the land of revelation should be handed to men of piety; the custodian of Ka’ba should be a pious man; "Its custodians are only the Godwary" (8:34)” added Javadi Amoli.

“The current Saudi custodians however are the decedents of those who turned it to a house of idols and indulged themselves in drunken revelry; those were the grand-grand fathers of the current custodians, whom lost in gambling the custodianship or traded it for few wineskins,” asserted he, referring to the early history of the House.

Ayatollah Javadi Amoli called for not to trust upon some countries with a claim in Islam and to rise against the Saudi family’s servitude and looting of the Harems and their emancipation; “the Islamic nations should not wait for concrete action by their governments; rather, they should take the matter into their own hands, which would be properly titled ‘the Greater Striving’,” he demanded.

He depicted Wahhabism a grave threat to Islamic culture; “if a nation’s beliefs and thinking faculties are taken hostage, they will be very similar to Saudi regime, since an enslaved and nullified religion lacks the vigor and the capacity to rouse the masses,” said the senior cleric.

Ayatollah Javadi Amoli urged a review of its conditions; “the affairs of Islam should be based on the freedom of religion from the servitude; Quran should be freed; the rationality should be freed; only after that would the meaning of the Quranic verse be understood properly; that is, freedom of Holy Harems from the servitude of Al-Saud family,” he concluded.

Hamas Rejects Quartet Representative Blair's Demands

Hamas Rejects Quartet Representative Blair's Demands: 'We Will Not Give Up Our Principles As Part Of Solving The Problems Of Gaza Residents' (Memri).

On February 15, 2015, Quartet representative Tony Blair visited the Gaza Strip and presented a series of demands to Hamas for advancing the Israeli-Palestinian political process and for rebuilding Gaza.

The most important of these demands was that Hamas accept the two-state solution as an end to the conflict; by doing so, Hamas will in effect meet the Quartet's conditions – abandoning terrorism, honoring previous agreements, and recognizing Israel.

Blair further demanded that Hamas clarify whether it is "a Palestinian nationalist movement dedicated to the achievement of a Palestinian State or part of a broader Islamist movement with regional designs that impact governments outside of Gaza" (i.e., the MB).

Calling on the Palestinians to implement the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement, Blair spoke of the need to open the crossings so that Gaza could be reunited with the outside world. He also asked Israel to support the rebuilding of Gaza and to open the Israel-Gaza crossings, and asked Egypt to take the lead in the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.


Hamas officials and writers on websites that are close to Hamas rejected Blair's demands outright, claiming that they posed a danger to the Palestinian cause and stressing that even if Hamas did agree to a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders, it would neither relinquish its rights nor recognize Israel.

As for the demand that Hamas clarify its identity, some argued that Hamas was a Palestinian movement, while others stated that it was part of the Islamic ummah.  Read the full story here.

Updated - ISIS released kidnapped Ukrainian medical staff in Libya’s Sirte.

Unconfirmed story - ISIS kidnaps foreign Filipino and Ukrainian medical staff in Libya’s Sirte. (AA).

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has kidnapped several foreign medical employees in the Libyan city of Sirte, Al Arabiya News Channel reported on Monday.

The channel quoted sources as saying the employees were from the Philippines and Ukraine. Hmmm.....So far there is no confirmation of this 'news'

Update : Sputnik seems to confirm the story

Update : Kidnapped Ukrainian medical staff released and safely returned. MFA Ukraine [Googletranslate] 


March 16 in the quicksands (Libya) armed persons associated with the so-called "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant", was kidnapped a group of 15 Ukrainian doctors working in the Libyan hospital "Ibn Sina" and had to leave the city because of the deteriorating security situation in the region.

Thanks to operational measures taken by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Embassy of Ukraine in Libya, Ukrainian citizens on the same day it was released and returned to the place of their previous stay in Libya.

In this regard, the Ukrainian party appealed to the relevant authorities of Libya with the requirement to ensure the safety of our citizens during their stay in the country and facilitate their departure from Libya in the case of such a desire them.

Diplomatic Mission of Ukraine to Libya support of Ukrainian doctors constant contact and take steps to create the necessary conditions for their evacuation from Libyan territory.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine once again appeals to our compatriots from persistent recommendation to avoid travel to Libya, and the citizens of Ukraine who are already in that state - immediately leave its territory.

In the event of an emergency on Libyan territory of Ukraine citizens should immediately contact the Embassy of Ukraine in Libya by phone: (+218) 91 645 45 17 (front desk) or to call the "hot line" MFA of Ukraine (+ 38 044 ) 238 16 57.

Source and HT:

@MFS001 It's finished, people where freed according to MAE of Ukraine http://t.co/N4bZYrTZ2B
— Joachim Bergoug (@Kiergaard35) March 16, 2015

Related.

ISIL Terrorist group leader Al-Baghdadi claims Prophet ordered him to leave Mosul

ISIL Terrorist group leader Al-Baghdadi claims Prophet ordered him to leave Mosul. (MEM).

Head of ISIS Abu-Baker Al-Baghdadi has claimed that he dreamt of Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) who asked him to evacuate Mosul, Al-Sharq.com reported yesterday.

He claimed that the Prophet asked him to leave the province with all of his men without fighting.

Local Iraqi sources in Mosul reported that ISIS militias would withdraw from the city upon receiving orders from their leader Al-Baghdadi.

The Kurdish Democratic Party's electronic site reported that "Baghdadi ordered his fighters to withdraw from the city following a dream that he met Prophet Mohammed (pbuh), who ordered him to leave Mosul."

No date was given for the departure. Hmmmm.....that's a change from 'The Jinn made me do it'. Lets guess where he's going?Read the full story here.

KDP site: 'Source' says IS withdrawing from Mosul after prophet appeared to Baghdadi in a dream. (h/t @kaboumeri ) pic.twitter.com/cjnm9lMtLE

— W.G. Dunlop (@wgdunlop) March 16, 2015

@ajdarcy78 @EjmAlrai Its Better To Use Prophet Card And Flee :-)

— Dr Shahid (@DR_SHAHID) March 16, 2015

Video - Turkey: Life in Raqqa, Syria Remembered

Video - Terrorist group ISIS threatens new attacks in latest French jihad song production.

Terrorist group ISIS threatens new attacks in latest French jihad song production. HT: Jpost.

The religious song, titled "On Va Pas Se Laisser Abattre," justifies the Charlie Hebdo murders and calls for more like it.

The religious song, titled On Va Pas Se Laisser Abattre (We Will Not Let Ourselves Be Beaten Down) was posted by Islamic State's media wing, Al-Hayat Media's Twitter account before being translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute on Sunday.

The song includes gruesome lyrics such as "We must strike France/ It is time for it to be humiliated/ We want to see suffering/ And deaths by the thousand," direct threats to the French people, of which both Muslims and Jews comprise some of the largest minorities.

According to MEMRI, songs like this are key to indoctrination, recruitment and keeping fighter's morale up.

Below are the translated lyrics of the song:

Chorus:

We will not be beaten down

We wish to die for Allah

We will persist infighting

And leave [this world] with a smile

Verses:

Yes, Charlie Hebdo is dead, he mocked the prophets

Indeed we will kill without remorse those coming to provoke us

Why are you looking for a fight? You reap what you sow

For those with loaded weapons, it's time to revolt.

We must strike France

It is time for it to be humiliated

We want to see suffering

And deaths by the thousand

The battle has begun. The revenge will be terrible

Our soldiers are enraged. Your end will be horrible.

Islam will prevail, it will be spread by the sword

Those who want to oppose it will never know peace

We came to dominate and our enemies will perish

We will annihiliate them and let their bodies rot.

In order to stay in the French 'Chanson' i've put: ""Ils ont le pétrole mais c'est tout" - 'They have oil, but that's all they've got'

Ils ont le pétrole                                               They have oil     
Mais ils n'ont que ça.                                       But they only have that. 

On a le bon vin,                                                We have good wine, 
On a le bon pain,                                              We have good bread,  
Et caetera.                                                         And so on.

Ils ont le pétrole                                               They have oil  

Mais c'est tout.                                                  But that's all.   

On a les cailloux,                                               We have gemstones,  
On a les bijoux,                                                  We have jewellery, 
On a les binious.                                                We have the bagpipes .

Ils ont les dollars                                               The have the Dollars 

Et c'est bien.                                                       And that's good. 
On a les man'quins,                                           We have the mannequins,  
Les grands magasins,                                       The great departmentstores, 
Le Paradis Latin.                                                The Paradis Latin .

Ils ont les barils, on a les bidons,                    They have barrels, we have the cans, 

Mais pour boire, où vont-ils ?                           But to drink where do they go? 

Chez Dom Pérignon.                                          At Dom Perignon .

Parc'qu'ils ont le pétrole                                    Because they have oil.

Mais ils n'ont pas d'eau,                                     But they not have water,  
Pas d'neige en montagne,                                  No snow in the mountains,  
Pas d'huitres en Bretagne                                  No oysters in Brittany 
Que des sables chauds.                                      Only hot sands.

Pétrole on the rocks, ça n'désaltère pas.         Oil on the rocks, that does not desalt.

Evian sort des Alpes,                                          Evian comes out of the Alps,
Pas du Sahara.                                                     Not out of the Sahara.

Ils ont le pétrole                                                   They have oil 
Pour 30 ans.                                                          For 30 years. 
On a du vin blanc,                                                We have white wine,  
Des blés dans les champs                                  Wheat in the fields 
Pour au moins mille ans.                                     For at least a thousand years. 

Hmmm......Good luck suckers!

Video - Large stash of Saudi & Yemen ammo & rockets uncovered by ISF in liberated ISIS area east of Tikrit

Post by AL-Etejah TV.

HT And Source:

Large stash of #Saudi (name w/ Yemen destination) ammo uncovered by #ISF in #IS area east of #Tikrit https://t.co/IgUXeBualF … v @DR_SHAHID

— Elijah J. Magnier (@EjmAlrai) March 15, 2015

Salman reassures Arab leaders of Saudi King’s health

Salman reassures Arab leaders of Saudi King’s health. (SaudiGazette).

Several Arab leaders telephoned Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz, deputy premier and minister of defense, on Saturday to be reassured on the health of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.

The leaders included King Mohammed of Morocco, Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Lebanese Premier Tammam Salam and President Omar Al-Bashir of Sudan.

For his part, Prince Salman reassured them on the King’s health and thanked them for their feelings and concern.

Earlier in the evening, Crown Prince Salman and Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin Bin Abdulaziz, second deputy premier, visited King Abdulaziz Medical City for the National Guard in Riyadh, to check on the King’s health.

They were received by Minister of National Guard Prince Miteb Bin Abdullah, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah, among others.

The Kingdom’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh, former Lebanese Premier Saad Hariri, several scholars and sheikhs, senior military and civilian officials and groups of citizens also visited the hospital to inquire about the King’s health

Video - Saudi Driver tortures dog by dragging it at high speed behind pickup.

A Saudi driver tied a dog to his pick-up vehicle and cruelly dragged it for a long distance at a high speed on a road in the Gulf kingdom. A brief YouTube film published by the Saudi Arabic language daily Sabq showed the dog struggle to get up and run but kept fall on its body because of the high speed.

Sabq said many viewers of the film slammed the driver, who was seen wearing the traditional Saudi head cover, and called on authorities to track him down. Hmmm.....But they will Put women on trial as terrorists for driving?

Video - Saudi Scholar Sami Habib: Israel Is Responsible for 9/11