RIYADH: The Saudi Border Guards in Al-Ardah governorate, Jazan region, have arrested three Ethiopian nationals for attempting to smuggle 44 kg of hashish.
Also in Jazan, security patrols arrested an Ethiopian border security violator for promoting pills subject to medical circulation regulation.
The General Directorate of Narcotics Control arrested a citizen in the Hail region for selling amphetamine, and a person in Taif Governorate for distributing methamphetamine, cannabis, and tablets subject to medical circulation regulation.
Border Guard patrols in the Al-Rabwa sector in the Asir region thwarted attempts to smuggle 140 kg of the qat plant.
Immediate legal procedures have been implemented on all those arrested, and the seized items have been handed over to the relevant authorities.
Security authorities call on the public to report information concerning drug smuggling or selling by calling 911 in Makkah, Riyadh and the Eastern regions, and 999 in the rest of the Kingdom. They may also contact the General Directorate of Narcotics Control at 995 or by email: [email protected].
Saudi authorities foil attempts to smuggle drugs
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Saudi authorities foil attempts to smuggle drugs
Saudi Arabia welcomes ceasefire agreement between Syrian Democratic Forces and Syria state
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has welcomed an agreement between the Syrian state and Syrian Democratic Forces.
In a foreign ministry statement early on Monday, the Kingdom said it had welcomed an deal between Damascus and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces that was announced by the Syrian government on Sunday.
The agreement entails merging all SDF forces into the defense and interior ministries and means that Kurdish forces will redeploy to east of the Euphrates river.
The 14-point deal would also see the immediate administrative and military handover of Deir Ezzor and Raqqa governorates.
The Syrian state would regain control of all border crossings, oil fields, and gas fields in the region, with protection secured by regular forces to ensure the return of resources to the Syrian government, while considering the special case of Kurdish areas, the state news agency SANA reported.
The ceasefire comes after intense fighting between the SDF and government troops in Aleppo. But SDF troops have now pulled back from there and the Syrian army now controls most areas east of Aleppo.
The Saudi foreign ministry statement also thanked the US for the agreement. Washington is believed to have supported brokering the ceasefire between allies SDF and the Syrian government, who they have also backed diplomatically since the fall of long-time dictator Bashar Assad.
The Syrian state announced on Friday a raft of new directives to recognize Syrian Kurds, including making their language official and bolstering other rights for the minority group.
