
As many as 46 Saudi women, some of them with their children, have joined Daesh (the self-proclaimed Islamic State) in Syria since 2011, Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Thursday, quoting the official spokesman of the Interior Ministry. Maj.Gen. Mansour Al-Turki said a total of 1,375 people, suspected of being Daesh members, are currently under detention. He said the detainees include 302 foreigners of 31 nationalities.