| Saudi Arabia, which is boosting security after bombings in Riyadh killed 35 people in May, has appointed a new security chief. A royal decree promoted general Saeed Bin Abdullah Al-Qahtani, chief of police in Mecca, to the rank of lieutenant general and when apointed him as the Kingdom's chief of security. The said Qahtani's predecessor, lieutenant general Asaad Bin Abdul Karim Al-Fareeh, had been appointed as a consultant in the office of Interior Minister Prince Nayef. Saudi Arabia says it has arrested 124 suspected Al Qaeda militants since May 12 when suicide bombers attacked compounds housing foreigners in Riyadh. Stung by U.S. charges of not doing enough to prevent suicide bombings, the Kingdom has stepped up security and cracked down on militancy. |