Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They
AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German
Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who
By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an
Edition:
U.S.
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Home
Business
Business Home
Economy
Technology
Media
Small Business
Green Business
Legal
Deals
Earnings
Summits
Business Video
Markets
Markets Home
U.S. Markets
European Markets
Asian Markets
Global Market Data
Indices
M&A
Stocks
Bonds
Currencies
Commodities
Futures
Funds
peHUB
World
World Home
U.S.
Brazil
China
Euro Zone
Japan
Mexico
Russia
Afghan Journal
Africa Journal
India Insight
Global News Journal
Pakistan: Now or Never?
World Video
Politics
Politics Home
Front Row Washington
Politics Video
Technology
Technology Home
MediaFile
Science
Tech Video
Opinion
Opinion Home
Chrystia Freeland
Felix Salmon
Jack Shafer
Breakingviews
George Chen
Bernd Debusmann
Gregg Easterbrook
Nader Mousavizadeh
James Saft
John Wasik
Christopher Whalen
Ian Bremmer
Mohamed El-Erian
Lawrence Summers
The Great Debate
Unstructured Finance
Newsmaker
MuniLand
Money
Money Home
Analyst Research
Global Investing
MuniLand
Reuters Money
Alerts
Watchlist
Portfolio
Stock Screener
Fund Screener
Personal Finance Video
Life & Culture
Health
Sports
Arts
Faithworld
Business Traveler
Left Field
Entertainment
Oddly Enough
Lifestyle Video
Pictures
Pictures Home
Reuters Photographers
Full Focus
Video
Article
Comments (0)
Full Focus
Editor's choice
A selection of our best photos from the past 24 hours. Warning: Graphic content Full Article
Follow Reuters
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
YouTube
Read
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet, priced at $199
|
4:57pm EDT
Apple expected to unveil new iPhone next week
6:05am EDT
Obama's healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court
4:43pm EDT
Twelve-year-old two-faced cat is world's oldest
10:53am EDT
Wall Street drops, led by commodities on economic fear
|
4:56pm EDT
Discussed
109
Particles recorded moving faster than light: CERN
90
House unexpectedly defeats spending bill
81
UPDATE 1-Particles found to break speed of light
Watched
Rihanna's "inappropriate" outfit halts music video
Tue, Sep 27 2011
Southern lights provide heavenly view from space
Tue, Sep 27 2011
Is technology killing jobs?
Mon, Sep 26 2011
U.S. warns on possible Saudi abduction plot
Tweet
Share this
Email
Print
Related News
Afghan employee kills U.S. citizen at Kabul CIA base
Mon, Sep 26 2011
Yemen protesters entrenched after Saleh disappoints
Mon, Sep 26 2011
Yemen's Saleh calls for early elections, violence goes
Sun, Sep 25 2011
Attack on Yemen opposition camp kills 17
Sat, Sep 24 2011
Yemeni forces attack main opposition camp
Fri, Sep 23 2011
Analysis & Opinion
Iraqi Shi’ites fear Syria’s unrest could spill across border
U.S. should react strongly to Pakistan’s involvement in embassy attack
Related Topics
World »
Saudi Arabia »
WASHINGTON |
Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:35pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia warned on Wednesday that a terrorist group may be planning to abduct Westerners in the capital, Riyadh, and urged U.S. citizens to exercise caution.
"U.S. Embassy in Riyadh advises U.S. citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that we have received information that a terrorist group in Saudi Arabia may be planning to abduct Westerners in Riyadh," the embassy said in a message posted on its website.
"The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh reminds all U.S. citizens to exercise prudence and enhanced security awareness at all times," the message said.
The message gave no further details on the information received by the embassy, and advised U.S. citizens to carry out regular security measures including varying personal travel routines and minimizing their public profile.
A U.S. diplomatic source told Reuters in Dubai that the warning was based on "solid information" but that the embassy had no plans to reduce the hours it was open or repatriate any staff or their family members.
Al Qaeda launched a campaign of attacks in Saudi Arabia in 2003 which fizzled out in 2006 but the government fears al Qaeda militants could use their base in Yemen to restart operations.
The government also fears that Shi'ite Iran could stir up dissent among minority Shi'ites to destabilize the kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites.
Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally and the world's leading oil exporter, has no political parties and its parliament is an appointed body with limited powers.
The former head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency said on Monday the kingdom was sure its 35,000-strong security force can protect oil installations from what he said was the rising threat of terrorist attack in the region.
Prince Turki al-Faisal told an audience in Madrid that the wave of unrest rippling across the Arab world has created fertile ground for terrorist groups but that the kingdom itself remained "stable and secure.
(additional reporting by Firouz Sedarat in Dubai; reporting by Andrew Quinn; editing by Eric Beech)
World
Saudi Arabia
Tweet this
Link this
Share this
Digg this
Email
Reprints
We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/
Comments (0)
Be the first to comment on reuters.com.
Add yours using the box above.
Social Stream (What's this?)
Edition:
U.S.
Africa
Arabic
Argentina
Brazil
Canada
China
France
Germany
India
Italy
Japan
Latin America
Mexico
Russia
Spain
United Kingdom
Back to top
Reuters.com
Business
Markets
World
Politics
Technology
Opinion
Money
Pictures
Videos
Site Index
Legal
Bankruptcy Law
California Legal
New York Legal
Securities Law
Support & Contact
Contact Us
Advertise With Us
Connect with Reuters
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
RSS
Podcast
Newsletters
Mobile
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider
An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution
A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance
Our next generation legal research platform
Our global tax workstation
Thomsonreuters.com
About Thomson Reuters
Investor Relations
Careers
Contact Us
Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests.
NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.