Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait

In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives

Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »

Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment

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 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 »

 

Category Archives: Asia

Son of Pakistan’s president escapes bomb attack

Pakistan

Police say the son of Pakistan’s president has escaped a roadside bomb attack unharmed after the blast killed three people and wounded 15. The attack happened late Sunday in Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, long home to a low-intensity insurgency. Police

Agreements inked to provide services to Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Tawafa Organization for the South Asian Pilgrims signed a set of agreements with a high-level Indian Central Hajj Committee delegation for the provision of various services and facilities to 136,000 pilgrims at the holy sites. Raafat Badr, chairman

More than 100 grave sites found in Malaysia

A total of 139 grave sites and 28 human-trafficking camps have been found in a remote northern Malaysian border region, the country’s top police official told reporters Monday. National Police Chief Khalid Abu Bakar revealed the findings at a press

Thousands flee after landslide blocks Nepal river

Thousands of panic-stricken villagers fled their homes fearing flash floods after an overnight landslide blocked a river in quake-hit Nepal’s mountainous north-west, officials said Sunday. The landslide, which occurred at around midnight, sent mud and rocks surging into the Kali

ISIS is recruiting, but not operational in Afghanistan: NATO general

John F. Campbell

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group is recruiting fighters in Afghanistan, the commander of foreign forces in country has said, but they are not yet operational. There have been fears of ISIS making inroads in Afghanistan since

Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected trafficking victims

Malaysian police said Sunday they have discovered mass graves in more than a dozen abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand, where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar have been held. “These graves are believed to be a

It’s time for India to rethink the rupee

One of the most dramatic signs of a shift in investor sentiment about India has been the turnaround in the rupee’s fortunes. In April, as nervous foreign investors began to withdraw money after a controversy over retrospective taxes and snags

Peace activists live-stream press conference from North Korea

US activist Gloria Steinem

A group of international women peace activists broadcast a landmark press conference from North Korea on Saturday, using Twitter’s new video live-streaming app Periscope, apparently with official approval. The group of 30 women, led by American feminist Gloria Steinem, are

‘Save human lives,’ U.N. chief urges Southeast Asian nations

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes behind a growing humanitarian crisis that has forced thousands of Rohingya from Myanmar and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea, leaving many still stranded in

U.S. says ‘ready to share burden’ of Asian sea migrants

The United States is ready to help South East Asian countries “bear the burden” of a wave of sea-borne refugees, State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf said Wednesday. Welcoming a decision by Malaysia and Indonesia to stop turning away migrants

Teenager among six charged in Malaysia over terror plots

Malaysian police

Five men and a teenager were charged in a Malaysian court on Wednesday with plotting terror attacks in the country, according to court documents. The five men are mostly in their 20s or early 30s while the teenager is 16.

Pakistani Imam jailed for five years for hate speech

Pakistan

A court in Pakistan has jailed an Imam or prayer leader for five years for inciting hate against a rival sect, officials said Wednesday. Maulana Abubakar a prayer leader was arrested in February in Kasur district, Punjab, some 50 kilometres

Aishwarya returns to cinema with ‘Jazbaa’

Aishwarya

After a five-year hiatus to embrace motherhood, Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan marked her return to the big screen by taking on one of her most demanding roles, playing a mother whose child is kidnapped in thriller “Jazbaa.” A former

Indonesia, Malaysia to help Muslim migrants stranded at sea

Indonesia and Malaysia agreed Wednesday to provide temporary shelter to thousands of migrants stranded at sea, the first breakthrough in the humanitarian crisis confronting Southeast Asia after weeks of reluctance by the region’s nations to take responsibility. The announcement was

North Korea cancels Ban Ki-moon’s invitation to visit

Ban Ki-moon

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that North Korea had withdrawn an invitation to visit a factory park in the country, the last major cooperation project between the rivals. Ban had planned to visit the Kaesong industrial park just north

Eleven Afghan police get year in jail over mob killing of woman

Eleven Afghan policemen were Tuesday sentenced to one year in prison for failing to protect a woman who was lynched by a mob after being falsely accused of blasphemy, following a landmark fast-track trial. The verdict comes after four Afghan

Tamils honor war dead at former battleground

Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamil politicians and a few civilians gathered Monday at a ceremony to honor thousands of dead on the battleground of the final days of the decades-long civil war that ended in 2009. Under heavy surveillance, Lawmakers and

Vietnam opposes Chinese fishing ban in disputed sea

Fiery Cross Reef

Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a temporary Chinese ban on fishing in the Gulf of Tonkin, the latest in a series of sovereignty disputes in and around the South China Sea. China’s ban came as the neighbors seek to patch

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