Saudi Arabia’s morality police detained a group of young men for dancing at a birthday party and referred them to prosecutors, according to a state-linked media report.

Saudi Arabia’s morality police detained a group of young men for dancing at a birthday party and referred them to prosecutors, according to a state-linked media report.

One of Saudi Arabia’s most wanted militants has died in custody after being wounded in a running gun battle in which he killed five policemen, the Interior Ministry said today.

Seven suspected al-Qaida militants were killed in a shoot-out with security forces in central Saudi Arabia, the Interior Ministry said today.