Saudi rebuked on minority rights Sep 23, 2008
Ismailis, a minority Shia sect, are concentrated in the southern province of Najran bordering Yemen. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Africa)
UNI, other U.S. colleges, benefit from increase in international students Feb 3, 2008
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Saudi Arabia Marks 136th Beheading of 2007 Nov 26, 2007
In a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, the ministry said that Ali bin Suweid Al-Domnan killed Diyab bin Ali al-Mansour following an argument in the southern city of Najran. Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which those convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery are executed in public with a sword. (Fox News)
Saudi culture in Gate City Nov 7, 2007
They learned something,'' said Zamanan, whose hometown is Najran, near the Yemeni border. Zamanan hopes to have a similar experience of cultural exchange in Pocatello. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
[SAUDI ARABIA] Kingdom's new tourist jewels Sep 9, 2007
There is a network of paved roads which connect the area with Jizan in the south and Najran in the southeast. Abha is connected with the capital Riyadh through Dawaser Valley and Aflag road, whose length is 1200 kilometers. (Korea Herald, Korea)
WP: Uproar over Saudi religious police Jun 22, 2007
Authorities are also investigating an incident in which an Indonesian maid in Jiddah jumped to her death from the window of a fourth-floor apartment when it was raided by the commission, the beating of a university student in the southern city of Najran who allegedly had inappropriate photos in his cellphone, and the arrest of two brothers accused of alcohol possession 00002734. Newspapers have splashed stories about the commission on their front pages since the first death. (MSNBC -- International)
