Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned all protests and marches, state television on Saturday cited the Interior Ministry as saying after Saudi minority Shiites staged small protests in the oil-producing eastern province.
Gulf | Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia bans all protest and marches
Riyadh has banned all protests and marches, state television on Saturday cited the Interior Ministry as saying.
- Reuters
- Published: 17:20 March 5, 2011
Security forces would use all measures to prevent any attempt to disrupt public order, state news channel Al Ekhbariya said in an alert without giving details.
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