Saudi Arabia has released 10 militants in January after attending counseling sessions funded and supervised by a center affiliated to the interior ministry, local Arab News daily reported on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
The newspaper said the 10 militants were the 17th group of extremists to be released after attending counseling sessions at the Prince Muhammad bin Naif Center for Counseling and Care.
Of the 10 militants, five have been given admission to a university.
As part of its painstaking efforts to fight terrorism, the interior ministry has established the center to wean away militants or al-Qaida-leaning individuals from deviant ideology and bring them to the social mainstream.
Manned by Muslim preachers, psychiatrist, sociologists and psychologists, the center started the counseling session six years ago.
Saudi security forces have ratcheted up their efforts against al-Qaida militants and in January the oil-rich kingdom unveiled a list of 47 suspected militants who all are abroad and wanted by the kingdom.
In November, it said it had captured 149 al-Qaida suspects who were trying to raise money and recruit members to carry out attacks against the world's largest oil crude exporter.
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