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Yemen extradites five suspected terrorists to Saudi Arabia

Yemen extradites five suspected terrorists to Saudi ArabiaSana'a, Yemen - Yemen on Saturday extradited to Saudi Arabia five Saudi suspects wanted in their country over links to terrorist activities, security sources said.

The sources said the suspects included Abdullah Abdul-Rahman al- Harbi, a leading al-Qaeda suspect who was arrested in southern Yemen on March 14.

Yemen and Saudi Arabia have in recent years swapped dozens of suspects under a security agreement signed by the two countries in 2004.

Criticism of Jordanian theologian indicative of Jihadist decline: CSM

Criticism of Jordanian theologian indicative of Jihadist decline: CSMRiyadh (Saudi Arabia), Mar. 27 : One of the world''s most influential jihadi theologians has reportedly been criticised by some of his former followers for allegedly moderating his views, a claim he denies.

Suspected Saudi wanted terrorist surrenders to authorities

Suspected Saudi wanted terrorist surrenders to authorities Riyadh - A Saudi terrorist suspected of recruiting foreign militants for the al-Qaeda network in Iraq surrendered to Saudi authorities, the Saudi News Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday.

Fahd Rikad Sameer Al-Ruweili, 31, who is also suspected of smuggling weapons to al-Qaeda in Iraq, ranks as number 61 out of a list of 85 most wanted terrorist suspects issued by the Saudi Interior Ministry earlier this month.

Test mace and ODI shield to be presented to Ponting, Smith in Johannesburg

 	 http://topnews.in/files/Reliance-Mobile-ICC-logo.jpgDubai, Mar. 23 : The presentation of the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship mace and the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship shield plus prize money cheques will be made to the captains of the Australia and South Africa teams in Johannesburg on March 25.

The ceremony will take place at the Wanderers Club and David Richardson, ICC General Manager - Cricket, will make the presentations.

French Foreign Minister arrives for talks in Saudi Arabia

French Foreign Minister Bernard KouchnerRiyadh  - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Riyadh Sunday for talks on key regional issues.

He and Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal were to discuss issues including Gaza, Palestinian reconciliation and Lebanon ahead of the parliamentary election there on June 7.

Other subjects would be the Iran nuclear issue and developments in Afghanistan and Sudan, informed sources said.

Saudi couple ties the knot - after 80 years

Saudi couple ties the knot - after 80 years Riyadh - Nearly eight decades on, Mohammed Eid has, at 97, married the girl he fell in love with as a teenager in Saudi Arabia.

According to tribal traditions a girl can only marry one of her cousins within the tribe - so Eid had to look elsewhere. He married twice, and had 42 children and grandchildren.

But when his wife died a year ago, he found his mind straying back to his youthful romance, the London-based Arabic daily al-Hayat reported Wednesday.

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