Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on Saudi Arabia to reveal the location of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body and hand over the suspects involved in his killing. Erdogan’s comments came after the Turkish media reported that the country’s police found no DNA traces of the Washington[Read More…]
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Imran Khan terms Saudi bailout package big relief
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has described a $6 billion Saudi bailout package as a “big relief” for the country and vowed to mediate between Riyadh and Yemen to end their ongoing conflict. Accusing the previous two governments of plunging the country into its worst financial crisis, Khan in[Read More…]
Khashoggi murder suspects will be stripped of visas: Theresa May
London: British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday cast doubt on Saudi Arabia’s explanation on the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey and said her country would revoke or block visas for the suspects behind the alleged premeditated slaying. May’s comments came while she addressed lawmakers in the[Read More…]
Turkey to reveal ‘naked truth’ of Saudi journalist’s murder: President
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he will make statements about murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during his party’s parliamentary group meeting on Tuesday. Speaking at an event in Istanbul on Sunday, Erdogan stated that Turkey seeks justice and will reveal the “naked truth”, reports Xinhua news[Read More…]
Journalist’s death a mistake: Saudi Arabia
New York: Saudi Arabia on Sunday described as “a mistake” the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in its Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, earlier this month. In an interview with Fox News, Saudi Foreign Minister Abel Al-Jubeir said that this was a “rogue operation”. “They made a mistake and killed Jamal[Read More…]
Khashoggi died in fight at Istanbul consulate: Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has confirmed that missing journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi died in a fist fight involving more than a dozen Saudi officials at the country’s consulate in Istanbul, the media reported on Saturday. A statement carried on Saudi state TV on Friday night was the first[Read More…]
Non-Resident Indians: Are they contributing to India’s growth?
India will hold its 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) from January 21 to 23 in Varanasi. But does it hold any purpose for the country at all? Critics say the PBD has turned into a rich NRIs’ platform where poor diaspora has hardly any say on any matter related to NRIs. While this[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia allows Umrah performers to visit all cities
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that foreign Umrah performers can visit any city in the country with their 30-day Umrah visa, Al Arabiya local news reported. However, 15 days must be spent in visiting the two grand mosques in Mecca and Medina during their 30-day Umrah stay, said Abdulaziz Wazzan,[Read More…]
‘Gold’ becomes first Bollywood film to release in Saudi Arabia
Akshay Kumar starrer “Gold” is the first Hindi film to release in Saudi Arabia, the National Award-winning actor says. The film released in Saudi Arabia on August 30. Zee Studios International has taken the film to the foreign shores. An “excited” Akshay tweeted: “The story of India’s first Gold medal[Read More…]
Haj 2018: Saudi Arabia introduces free nap pods
Saudi Arabia will introduce free sleeping pods during this year’s Haj starting on Sunday. Between 18 and 24 modern hotel capsules will be offered to pilgrims to nap in for free in the coming six days, said the Haji and Mu’tamer’s Gift Charitable Association. These free nap pods — each[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia donates $5 million to Jamia Hamdard University
With growing cooperation between Saudi Arabia and India in the fields of education and health, Saudi Arabia has donated $5 million to the Jamia Hamdard University in New Delhi as a contribution towards the cost of building the medical college and expanding the existing Majeedia Hospital. The new building of the hospital will be named after the late custodian of the two holy[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia ups India’s Haj quota by 5,000: Government
More pilgrims can now proceed for Haj this year as Indias quota of pilgrims has been hiked by 5,000 by Saudi Arabia, the government announced on Tuesday. The decision by Riyadh came days after Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi signed a bilateral annual agreement for Haj 2018 with[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT for first time
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced the Value Added Tax (VAT) for the first time from Monday. It is a five per cent tax on most goods and services to boost revenue. The VAT will be applied to food, clothes, electronics and gasoline, phone, water, and[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia among most preferred destinations for Indian job seekers
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia continues to be among the most preferred destinations for Indians seeking jobs abroad, resulting in the Gulf kingdom becoming among the highest sources of remittances to India, according to official data. According to figures provided by the Embassy of India in Riyadh, the number of expatriate[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive at last!
Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive for the first time in a landmark decision. So far, Saudi Arabia was the only nation in the world to curb women from driving. The Muslim-dominated ultra-conservative kingdom had attracted global criticism for years for detaining women who defied the ban. Reportedly, an[Read More…]
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[Watch]14 -year-old arrested in Saudi Arabia for dancing Macarena on main road
Saudi police on Tuesday announced that they had arrested a 14-year-old boy, who appeared in a viral video dancing on a main road in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Police spokesman, Colonel Ati bin Atiya al-Qarshi, said that the “accused” had been arrested after relevant evidence was found against him and[Read More…]
Facebook post highlighting widening religious gap goes viral
A Facebook post portraying the latent Islamophobia and certain harmful social misconceptions of religion have been making rounds on social media. The post was made by a gentleman who claims to be a resident of Qatar, a former resident of Delhi. In the post, he narrates an incident which occurred[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia: Crown prince fired, deputy crown prince to replace him
Saudi Arabia has chosen its new crown prince replacing Muhammad bin Nayef with Mohammed bin Salman. The 31-year-old Salman has been his country’s defense minister and deputy crown prince. He was credited with a “huge success” for President Donald Trump’s recent decision to stop in Saudi Arabia.The young prince has[Read More…]
Qatar crisis: Man airlifts 4,000 cows to maintain milk supplies in market
The current diplomatic crisis between Qatar and five other Middle East nations has upset the trade in several ways. The crisis has also pressed a Qatari businessman to airlift 4,000 cows to the Gulf desert to carry on the milk supplies in the market. It is one of the biggest[Read More…]
Trump’s little moment caught on camera in Saudi Arabia
In his first overseas trip as President of the United States, Donald Trump was welcomed warmly by the royal family in Saudi Arabia. He was even awarded the country’s top civilian honour, ‘The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal’, at the Royal Court Palace on Saturday. However, a brief moment[Read More…]
India fifth largest military spender in 2016, says report
India was the fifth largest military spender in 2016. India’s military expenditure for 2016-17 was $55.9 billion, according to a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). For 2017-18, the Union Budget allocated a defence budget of Rs. 3,59,854.12 crore (US$ 53.5 billion) to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).[Read More…]
Saudi women can file law suit of their choice
Haj pilgrimage by sea route likely to resume
Expansion of Haj quota has benefitted all states
Pak airline flies to Saudi Arabia with extra passengers; PIA launches probe
Pakistan’s airline is investigating how seven passengers travelled from Karachi to Saudi Arabia while standing in the aisle of a flight, which has been described by authorities as a serious breach of air safety regulations. The seven passengers were allowed to travel to Madina on January 20 while standing up[Read More…]