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Extortion gang eyed in Cotabato blast

By John Unson | February 1, 2012 - 12:00am

Intelligence officials have pointed to the Al-Khobar extortion gang to be behind the bombing near a business establishment in Pikit, North Cotabato Monday.

Nation

Al-Khobar eyed in GenSan blast

By Ramil Bajo | February 1, 2008 - 12:00am

COTABATO CITY – Police and military intelligence authorities are certain that the notorious Al-Khobar extortion ring was behind the bombing in General Santos City Wednesday night that left four...

Nation

PNP building up case vs Al-Khobar for bus attacks

August 11, 2007 - 7:32pm

Nation

Ex-cops, soldiers involved in gang behind bus attacks?

By Ramil Bajo | August 8, 2007 - 12:00am

KORONADAL CITY – A member of the Al-Khobar extortion gang behind the spate of bombings of buses in Central Mindanao claimed that former policemen and soldiers are also involved in the group.

Nation

What if al-Qaeda conquers Arabia?

By GOTCHA | By Jarius Bondoc | June 7, 2004 - 12:00am

Crude oil prices surged to their highest in 21 years after the terrorist attacks in Khobar, Saudi Arabia’s oil city, on May 29. The lifting five days later of output quotas by oil producers did little to calm...

Opinion

Glaring headlines in Australia tell of terror rampage in Saudi Arabia

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | June 1, 2004 - 12:00am

SYDNEY, Australia – We woke up yesterday to the newspaper being quietly shoved beneath our door in the Sheraton on the Park. The blaring headline immediately caught my eye: "Al-Qaeda Kills 17 in Saudi...

Opinion

‘Why did they kill even Pinoys?’

June 1, 2004 - 12:00am

A terrorist’s head for a Filipino’s life. The grieving and angry widow of driver Joelly Giray said the people who killed her husband in Al-Khobar City in Saudi Arabia over the weekend should be beheaded...

Headlines

Help Pinoys in Saudi, GMA orders DFA

By Marvin Sy | May 31, 2004 - 12:00am

President Arroyo ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday to provide protection and assistance to Filipinos in Saudi Arabia as three Filipinos were killed and three others wounded Saturday after...

Headlines