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: NARENDRA MODI
Indian Prime Minister Modi says ‘triple talaq’ divorce unjust
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday criticized the controversial practice of triple talaq, which allows Muslim men to divorce their wives instantly with a single word, saying women should not face discrimination on religious grounds. Triple talaq divorce is
Modi comes under pressure over Kashmir violence
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi came under pressure on Monday over weeks of deadly violence in Kashmir, with the region’s opposition leaders calling on him to rein in troops and police. Modi stressed the need for dialogue to end the
As Modi meets Obama, activists call for talks on human trafficking
US President Barack Obama should press the visiting prime minister of India to strengthen his country’s anti-trafficking laws and deliver justice to victims, human rights campaigners said on Tuesday. Obama was due to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the
Pakistan’s premier to undergo open heart surgery
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is to undergo open heart surgery in London on Tuesday, his second major cardiac medical procedure in five years, his daughter said. The 66-year-old premier is expected to stay in hospital for around a week
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
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
We will strike against ISIS ‘again and again’: France’s Hollande
France and its allies are prepared to strike against ISIS militants “again and again”, President Francois Hollande said on Monday. “ISIS is provoking us in the worst possible way,” Hollande said in the Indian capital after meeting Indian Prime Minister
Hollande starts India visit, says jet deal will ‘take time’
France’s President Francois Hollande played down the prospects of a swift conclusion to a drawn-out deal for New Delhi to buy 36 French fighter jets as he began a three-day visit to India Sunday. The invitation for Hollande to be
Another broken promise?
By : Rajeev Sharma NARENDRA Modi hasn’t even completed 20 months in office as Indian prime minister and he has been facing stiff challenges from an increasingly vocal opposition both within and outside the Parliament. But what happened on Jan.
Taking advantage of opposition disunity
By : Rajeev Sharma Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must be ruing the fact that no state assembly elections are round the corner. This is because the script of post-election Bihar is threatening to
The seesaw relationship
By : Shashi Tharoor Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore, Pakistan, on Christmas Day brought his hyperkinetic year of global diplomacy to a headline-grabbing close. It also raised serious questions about the direction of the highly fraught
The serpent in Indian politics
It was not a very reassuring spectacle. On Sunday tens of thousands of men, all dressed in a sort of paramilitary uniform, gathered in the Indian city of Pune in Maharashtra for a rally of the controversial Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Modi hits out at opposition over stalled reforms
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the main opposition Congress party Thursday, accusing it of “disrupting” Parliament and stalling key reforms aimed at lifting millions out of poverty. Modi’s government enjoys a comfortable majority in the lower house
Dearth of talent hampers Modi’s plan to revamp cabinet
After a drubbing in a state poll in November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to overhaul his cabinet to weed out underperformers and improve his government’s image. Problem is, several sources said, he can’t find the right replacements. As
A hug that brought smiles to the faces of Indian, Pakistani expats
They have the mandate, the will and, to top it all, the courage. What happened on Friday in the subcontinent was unparalleled. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, breaking all protocols and overcoming any fear of an opposition backlash at home,
Surprise stopover or a sudden shift?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise stopover in Pakistan on Friday to meet his counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, the first time an Indian premier has visited the rival nation in over a decade. State TV footage showed an Indian
More rains forecast for flood-hit southern India
The heaviest rainfall in more than 100 years has devastated swathes of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with thousands forced to leave their submerged homes and schools, offices and a regional airport shut for a second day Thursday.
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