RIYADH: Authorities in Saudi Arabia thwarted attempts to smuggle large quantities of hashish, amphetamine pills and khat into the Kingdom.
Border Guards spokesman Lt. Col. Misfer Al-Quraini said that narcotics and trafficking security officials foiled attempts to smuggle 894 kilograms of hashish, 798,860 amphetamine tablets, and 57,165 kilograms of khat across the Kingdom’s land and sea borders.
Al-Quraini said 88 people have been arrested, including 39 Saudis and 49 violators of the border security system.
He added that the foreigners arrested included 24 Yemenis, 21 Ethiopians, an Egyptian, a Jordanian, a Sudanese, and a Sri Lankan. Initial legal measures have been taken against them, and the drugs were seized and handed over to authorities.
Saudi authorities foil plot to smuggle large amounts of drugs, arrest 88 people
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Saudi authorities foil plot to smuggle large amounts of drugs, arrest 88 people
Saudi Arabia announces new financial support to the Yemeni government
RIYADH: Saudi Ambassador to Yemen and Supervisor of the Saudi Program for the Development and Reconstruction of Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber announced that the Kingdom, under the directives of its leadership, has provided new support to the Yemeni government's budget, aimed at paying the salaries of state employees in all sectors.
In a post on X, Al-Jaber stated that this support complements a package of development projects and initiatives, amounting to SR1.9 billion, announced on Wednesday. The package includes provision of necessary petroleum derivatives to operate power plants, which will contribute to improving the living standards of people in Yemen and alleviating daily burdens on them.
Al-Jaber’s post emphasized, in particular, that all salaries of military and security forces linked to the the higher military committee linked to the Saudi led Coalition will be paid as of Sunday.
The post is likely relate to Several Media reports which have suggested that disgraced former Southern Transitional Council (STC) chief Aidaroos Al Zubaidi — who has now fled Yemen — was taking advantage of military personnel and withholding salaries as means of pressure. Al-Zubaidi is wanted by the Yemeni government for acts of high treason and corruption.
The ambassador emphasized that these steps come within the framework of supporting the Yemeni government's efforts to implement the economic reform program, which aims to achieve financial and economic stability and enhance the state's ability to meet its basic obligations.
