Saudi Arabia arrests 93 people suspected of IS-links![]() April 28, 2015 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to Islamic State (IS) and foiled several plots, the interior ministry has announced. According to BBC News, the official Saudi Press Agency reported that the arrests had taken place since December and that the suspects included 65 Saudi nationals. The group had set up training sites in a remote area of the al-Qassim region and planned suicide bombings, it added. Among the alleged targets was the U.S. embassy in the capital, Riyadh. The Gulf kingdom is part of a U.S.-led coalition carrying out air strikes against IS militants, who control controls a large swath of Syria and Iraq. The Saudi authorities also announced last year heavy penalties for anyone travelling abroad to fight for or showing support for the jihadist group. Photo: ABC News ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |