Saudi authorities thwart attempt to smuggle 7,200 medical tablets

Above, Saudi police cars at a junction on the King Fahad road on May 24, 2020. Saudi Arabia has heavy penalties for drug-related crimes. (AFP file photo)
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Updated 02 September 2024
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Saudi authorities thwart attempt to smuggle 7,200 medical tablets

RIYADH: Saudi border guards have successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 7,200 tablets subject to medical circulation regulations, state news agency SPA reported.

Land patrols in the Aseer region confiscated items and they were transferred to the appropriate authorities.

Initial regulatory procedures were promptly carried out. 

Meanwhile, in Al-Ardah Governorate of Jazan Region, border guards have foiled an attempt to smuggle 160kg of qat. 

Legal action was taken, and the confiscated contraband was handed over to the relevant authority.


Saudi Foreign Ministry receives credentials of new Somali and Malian ambassadors

Updated 06 March 2026
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Saudi Foreign Ministry receives credentials of new Somali and Malian ambassadors

RIYADH: On behalf of the Foreign Minister, Saudi Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs Abdulmajeed Al-Smari received copies of the credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of Somalia and Mali on Thursday, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on X.

Al-Smari received the credentials of Mohamed Amin Sheikh Osman, the new Somali ambassador to the Kingdom.

Osman succeeded Owais Haji Yusuf, who has served in the role since 2023. Yusuf was recently appointed as the national security adviser to Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.

The deputy minister also received the credentials of Ibrahima Dahirou Dembele, the newly appointed ambassador of Mali to the Kingdom. Dembele replaces Diall Boubacar Gouro, who has led the Malian mission in Riyadh since 2024.