Suicide Bomber Kills 17 In A Saudi mosque - Saudi State TV

CAIRO (Reuters) - A suicide bomb attack on in a mosque in Abha city in south west Saudi Arabia killed 17 people on Thursday, Saudi state television channel al-Ekhbariya reported.

Boko Haram: Saudi Arabia Refuses To Grant Flight Permit For Nigerian Arms Procured From Pakistan

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Nigeria’s effort at ending the Boko Haram insurgency has run into another hitch with the refusal by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to grant over-flight permits to cargo planes conveying military equipment and armoured tanks procured by the Nigerian government from Pakistan.

10 Nigerian Pilgrims Die During Hajj To Mecca – Hajj Commission

Ten Nigerians who travelled to Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic hajj rites have been confirmed dead, the Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission in Mecca, Aliyu Tanko, said on Monday.