Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Asia
Cops investigate former pop star for blasphemy
ISLAMABAD: Police in Pakistan opened a blasphemy investigation Tuesday against a former pop star turned preacher after he was caught on camera making allegedly disparaging remarks about one of the Prophet Muhammad’s wives. A video of the former lead singer
Man in court for slapping Gauhar
MUMBAI: An Indian man has appeared in court after slapping a Bollywood actress for wearing a short dress during the filming of a reality television show, police said Tuesday. The 24-year-old assaulted model and actress Gauhar Khan in Mumbai because
Imran Khan threatens to shut down Pakistan with protests
Pakistani cricketer-turned-opposition leader Imran Khan staged a major rally in Islamabad on Sunday, threatening to shut down the whole country with protests as he bids to topple the government. Khan, who alleges massive rigging in the 2013 election that swept
Azharuddin biopic ‘difficult’ for Emraan
MUMBAI: Emraan Hashmi will play Mohammed Azharuddin in the biopic of the former Indian cricket captain and the actor says the film may have sports as the theme, but it focuses more on the cricketer’s life, which is difficult to
Malaysia Airlines apologizes for ‘offensive’ promotion tweet
Crisis-hit Malaysia Airlines apologized Saturday for a year-end promotion tweet that sparked anger on Twitter after it inadvertently drew parallels with the still-missing MH370 flight. “Want to go somewhere but don’t know where?” read the post on Twitter that was
India scraps gold import curbs
NEW DELHI: Leading gold buyer India has announced it has eased controls on imports of the yellow metal after its current account deficit narrowed sharply. India, the world’s second-biggest gold buyer after China, imposed the import restrictions last year to
Sharif-Modi handshake salvages SAARC Summit
KATMANDU: A brief meeting between India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart on Thursday salvaged a summit of South Asian leaders, with all eight countries clinching a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid. The pact at
Nine die as militants attack Indian troops in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Militants attacked an army patrol in Indian Kashmir on Thursday, leaving three soldiers and three civilians dead as fighting continued near the border with rival Pakistan, security officials said. The group of heavily armed militants attacked the army column
No sequel of Naseeruddin’s memoir
MUMBAI: Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who has chronicled his journey in ‘And Then One Day — A Memoir’, says the book is a mirror reflection of his life and that he has no plans to come out with a second
One British citizen killed in vehicle attack in Afghan capital
One British citizen was among five people killed in Thursday’s suicide attack on a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The other four killed in the blast were Afghans, the statement said.
Amitabh Bachchan shares ‘Shamitabh’ sketch online
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared a black-and-white sketch of R Balki’s upcoming film Shamitabh on his blog. The 72-year-old sports a pensive look with heavy beard in the sketch. “Yes… Notice the ‘Balki nisation’ of the Blog, as in
RBI under rate cut pressure as growth slips back
NEW DELHI: India’s economic growth probably slowed to around 5 percent in the three months to September, slipping from 5.7 percent in the previous quarter, two senior finance ministry sources said, putting pressure on the central bank to cut interest
US urges India to toughen patent laws to draw investors
NEW DELHI: A top US trade envoy has urged India to strengthen its drug and other intellectual property laws, saying such a move is needed to draw vital investment to spur a sputtering economy. The call came as international charity
South Asian foreign ministers meet in Nepal
KATMANDU: Foreign Ministers from eight South Asian nations met Tuesday in the Nepalese capital to prepare for a summit of regional leaders, including from rivals India and Pakistan. The meeting in Katmandu will finalize agreements and plan the agenda for
Kashmir turns out to vote as Modi’s BJP eyes power
GANDERBAL, India: Voters in Indian Kashmir turned out in large numbers under tight security Tuesday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party tried to win power for the first time in the tense Muslim-majority state. Voters lined up in
Estranged Indian PM’s wife unhappy over security
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s estranged wife has questioned the government’s decision to provide her with gun-toting bodyguards around the clock, even when she travels in rickety three-wheeler taxis. Jashodaben Modi, 62, who lives in the western state
Bangladesh ex-minister surrenders after hajj criticism
An influential Bangladesh ex-minister surrendered to police and was jailed Tuesday after Islamists staged nationwide protests calling for his arrest and prosecution over remarks criticising the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. Abdul Latif Siddique’s surrender came a day after Islamists gave
Pakistan military says jets kill 20 militants
Pakistan’s army says its fighter jets have killed 20 militants in a troubled northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border. An army statement says the 20 “terrorists” were killed Tuesday in precise air strikes in the North Waziristan tribal region,
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