Blast rocks mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing at least 1

His fate now rests with King Salman, who is empowered to issue a pardon. The first on a mosque in Qatif in the east of the kingdom killed 21 worshippers, and another four died in a bombing a week later at a mosque in Dammam.

Somalia will urge Saudi businessmen to invest in the fields of agriculture, fish and even infrastructure. The interior ministry said the suspects had links to IS.

A court later convicted him of charges including belonging to a terror cell, attacking police with Molotov cocktails, incitement and stoking sectarianism, according to state media.

The Prime Minister has come under fire after it was revealed he used more than £100,000 of taxpayers cash to charter a flight for the king of Saudi Arabia’s funeral. The price of oil- the backbone of Saudi Arabia’s economy – has fallen by about half since mid-2014.

“To further our shared strategic interests in the years ahead as we confront a variety of threats, it is crucial that Saudi Arabia be treated with the respect it has unwaveringly afforded the United Kingdom”.

As it tries to contain IS operations in the country, Saudi Arabia is also leading a coalition of countries fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen that have taken over the capital and other parts of the country.

On the question of whether the publicity that the Nimr case has attracted is positive for the uncle and nephew facing a horrific death, Matthiesen says it is.

Groups claiming affiliation with IS said they carried out the earlier blasts and the Ashura shooting. “It was spite against his uncle, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr”. “I think [the publicity] is their only hope”. Corbyn called on Prime Minister David Cameron to put pressure on the Saudi authorities to spare Nimr, and also to cancel the prison consultancy contract worth 5.9 million pounds.

“Even if – God forbid – something happens to Ali, we don’t want anyone to… commit any act that is not peaceful”.

His brother Mohammed al-Nimr announced the latest ruling on his Twitter account.

Saudi Arabia has been struck by the Islamic State militant group on several occasions in recent months.

“We are of course anxious”.

He also threatened the life of another woman after she refused to “party” with him, and made one of the women watch while he had a male aide fart in his face.

Indeed, King Salman may be more repressive than King Abdullah, but both he and his war is popular with Sunni Saudis and particularly with the hard-line Wahhabi clerics that are the al-Saud family power base.