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 »
Tag Archives: India
Clashes in Kashmir after two militants killed
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Indian Kashmir on Thursday after two militants were killed in a gun battle with government forces, the army and witnesses said. Protesters torched a police armored vehicle as masked militants fired automatic rifles
You are my family, Modi tells Indian workers in Saudi Arabia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at home in the midst of hundreds of Indians at Larsen & Toubro, an Indian engineering and construction company involved in the Riyadh Metro project. When the prime minister arrived at the workers residential
Saudi Arabia, India sign cooperation accords
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reiterated their resolve to achieve strategic partnership in the entire gamut of bilateral relations between the two countries. In a meeting held at al-Yamamah Palace here, the two
Terror fight, trade boost top Modi agenda in Riyadh talks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here Saturday on his maiden two-day visit to the Kingdom as both countries are set to firm up a raft of pacts to bolster their strategic partnership besides exploring ways to enhance security and
Modi’s Saudi visit part of push to ‘de-hyphenate’ India from Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday is part of a broader diplomatic offensive to put pressure on arch rival Pakistan by forging ties with some of Islamabad’s closest allies, Indian ruling party and government officials
Azerbaijan border guards kill 5 on Iran border
Azerbaijani borders guards on Sunday shot dead five armed Bangladeshi and Azeri nationals who were trying to illegally cross the ex-Soviet republic’s border with Iran, officials said. The incident took place in the Yardymli district on Azerbaijan’s southern border with
Modi’s KSA visit to focus on economy, security
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to begin his official visit to the Kingdom on April 2. The announcement of premier’s planned visit to the Kingdom made headlines in Indian media on Sunday. Modi, 66, is the first prime
Modi govt faces heat as opposition unites over student’s death, sedition case
Shouting slogans and holding placards, thousands of students and teachers marched through the heart of the Indian capital Tuesday to protest the recent death of a student who faced caste discrimination and the arrest of a student leader on sedition
Indian army deploys to quell protests, water cut to Delhi
India deployed thousands of troops in a northern state on Sunday to quell protests that have severely hit water supplies to Delhi, a city of more than 20 million people, forced factories to close and killed 10 people. Rioting and
Lockdown in northern India as caste violence flares
Indian authorities issued shoot-on-sight orders and deployed thousands of troops in a northern state neighboring New Delhi Saturday, after escalating caste protests left at least one dead, officials said. The BJP government in Haryana said it has “accepted” the demands
India honors Saudi Haj guides for excellent service
The Indian Haj mission honored five of the 28 Haj operators involved in providing services to Indian pilgrims on Thursday. The winning operators, called muttawifeen in Arabic, were Mamdooh Mohammed Amin Mahboob, Naif Najeeb Abdul Hamid Khan, Zohair Ibrahim Mohammed
Air travel booms in India, strains creaky infrastructure
Lightson Ngashangva still remembers the long train journeys followed by interminable bus rides each summer when he went home from New Delhi to his village in India’s remote northeast. Now, when the 26-year-old biotechnology student visits his home in Manipur
India’s top court worried by sedition row violence
India’s highest court said Thursday it was concerned about law and order after a student leader whose arrest for sedition has sparked major protests was attacked, while journalists and lawyers were heckled in court. On Thursday the Supreme Court said
After SRK, Alia teams up with Akshay
In 2016 we will see many fresh pairs romancing each other, from Ranbir Kapoor-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan-Mahira Khan. While the trend of casting younger actresses opposite older actors is one of Bollywood’s most tried and trusted strategy,
‘World’s cheapest smartphone’ to be launched in India
A little-known Indian company will on Wednesday launch a smartphone believed to be the cheapest in the world, targeting a market already dominated by low-cost handsets. Set to be priced at under 500 rupees ($7.30), domestic handset maker Ringing Bells’
Hema brings ‘Sholay’ team together for album launch
After 40 years, ‘Sholay’ stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Dharmendra and Hema Malini, apart from filmmaker Ramesh Sippy, shared the stage together at the music release of an album by Bollywood’s ‘dream girl’. Hema Malini’s debut music album Dream Girl
Indian teachers join protests over JNU arrest; govt feels the heat
Hundreds of teachers at one of India’s top universities went on strike Tuesday to protest at the arrest of a student on a controversial sedition charge that has sparked mass protests. Student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on Friday
Students, media attacked as India sedition row escalates
Violence broke out Monday at a New Delhi court where a university student leader was due to appear on a sedition charge, even as massive protests continued to paralyze one of India’s top universities whose students are accused of voicing
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