New Delhi, Dec 26 : Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal, who arrived here today said that his country has proposed to the United Nations to form an international body to fight terrorism across the globe.

After holding talks with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee, Al-Faisal said that all countries should work together to stop such attacks that were witnessed in Mumbai.

"As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia has a proposal that we made to the United Nations to create a special body for the international community to come together and fight terrorism," he added.

Dubai, Dec 24 : The England team was fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its six-wicket defeat against India in the first Test played in Chennai between 11 and 15 December.

Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees imposed the fines after Kevin Pietersen's side was ruled to be one over short of its target when time allowances were taken into consideration.

Dubai, Dec. 15 : The International Cricket Council has announced it is seeking requests for proposals (RFPs) from qualified companies interested in providing specialist audio-visual archive management services.

The successful company will work closely with the ICC to market and manage footage from various cricket events, including the ICC Cricket World Cup, the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC World Twenty20.

Riyadh - Three prisoners sentenced to death escaped Malas prison in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh after attacking a prison guard, an official Saudi source said on Wednesday.

Most prison guards were busy checking visitors to the prison during the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha.

The three prisoners seized the opportunity to escape after threatening a prison guard with a knife.

The brother of one of the escaped prisoners was waiting for them in a car outside the prison, the Saudi Arabian al-Sabq online paper reported.

One of the escaped prisoners, who suffered from hypertension and diabetes, fell before he reached the gate, the paper said.

Mina (Saudi Arabia), Dec. 10: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has said that extremists do not belong to Muslim Ummah, and every effort must be undertaken to defend society from the menace of disunity, ignorance and extremism.

Arafat, Dec 8 : Saudi Arabia''s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh has said that militants have no link with Islam.

Calling for Muslims to unite in the face of terrorism, the Grand Mufti said: "Islam does not support terrorism in any form and strictly prohibits shedding blood of innocents."

Speaking on ongoing global financial crisis, the Grand Mufti said: "Today, we watch as this financial crisis enfolds and some companies and banks go bankrupt. This is the result of ignoring God''s rules," he said, adding, "Muslims must abide by God''s rules, and build their economies accordingly."