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
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 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 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 »
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Saudi tested for Ebola as epidemic spreads
Saudi Arabia was testing samples from a man who had returned recently from a business trip to Sierra Leone for suspected Ebola infection, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. It said the man, a Saudi in his 40s, was at
Indian rupee snaps 2-day fall
MUMBAI: The Indian rupee snapped a two-session falling streak aided by good dollar selling by corporates,including exporters, while gains in the domestic share market also underpinned sentiment. Traders expect the rupee to remain in the range of 60.50-61.50 to a
Premier Modi reveals his Nepalese foster son
KATMANDU: When India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi traveled this week to Katmandu on a historic visit, he stunned observers by bringing along a surprise guest, his Nepalese foster son. The 63-year-old prime minister is known to be extremely secretive about
Spain detains two teenage girls as jihad suspects
Spanish police said Monday they had detained a 14-year-old girl and a 19-year-old woman suspected of trying to join Islamic extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria. Security forces stopped the teenagers on Saturday as they tried to enter Morocco allegedly
London investigates reports of Briton killed in Gaza
The British government said Monday that it was “urgently” investigating media reports that a British aid worker has been killed in Gaza. “We are aware of the reports of the death of a British national in Rafah and are urgently
Gaza war seen as boost for Scottish independence
Ongoing violence in Gaza has prompted a surge in support for Scottish independence, amid rising frustration over the UK government’s “weak” stance on the conflict, prominent politicians and campaigners say. A historic referendum on Scotland’s future is due to be
Tehran gave Hamas missile technology
TEHRAN: Hamas is able to fire missiles into Israel because Tehran provided weapons technology to the group to defend itself against Israeli attacks, a senior Iranian official said Monday. The Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council, Mohsen Rezaei, was quoted
In India, Hindi may be making a comeback
Hindi appears to have become the latest power accessory under Modi… NEW DELHI: Lokpati Tripathi, a thin, 23-year-old Hindi literature graduate, has dreamed of joining India’s elite bureaucratic service for the past eight years. He has studied nonstop for the
Syrian man suspected of terrorist links arrested in Brussels’ airport
Belgian authorities arrested a Syrian man on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities after videos showing killings linked to a jihadist group were found in his possession, Agence-France Presse reported Saturday. The 25-year-old man, whose name has been withheld, was
Iran denounces UN ‘inaction’ on Gaza, France slams slaughter of civilians
TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani denounced Monday the “inaction” of the UN Security Council on Gaza, describing the conflict as a genocidal massacre of Palestinians by Israel. His comments came at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement’s (NAM) committee for
Safety questioned as China plant blast deaths rise to 71
SHANGHAI — The death toll from an explosion at a Taiwan-invested car parts factory in China climbed to 71 on Sunday, state media said, as a labor rights group cast doubt on its safety measures. The blast on Saturday in
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Bangladesh ferry sinks with up to 200 on board: police DHAKA – An overloaded ferry carrying up to 200 passengers sank Monday on a river in central Bangladesh, police said. “We have heard that the ferry was overloaded with
Erdogan holds mass election rally in Istanbul
Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday massed in Istanbul for his last big rally in Turkey’s largest city one week ahead of presidential elections. Erdogan is widely expected to win the elections
More than 400,000 Indians face risk of flooding following Nepal landslide
PATNA/Katmandu: More than 400,000 people in eastern India face the risk of flooding after a landslide that killed at least nine people in neighboring Nepal, an Indian government official said on Sunday, as thousands were being evacuated. The landslide triggered
Indian PM visits Nepal to deepen energy, trade ties
KATMANDU — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Nepal on Sunday to try to speed up progress on power agreements while also aiming to counter rival giant China’s influence in the region. Modi flew into Katmandu for talks on
Death toll in Indonesia boat accidents up to 34
Rescuers in Indonesia recovered more bodies after vessels carrying villagers to celebrations of Id-ul-fitr capsized in two separate rivers, raising the death toll to 34, officials said on Friday. Seventeen bodies were pulled out from the Barombang River in North
22 killed in Tripoli airport clashes
A day of militia fighting for control of the international airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli has killed 22 people, the interim government said Sunday. It said “heavily armed groups” have shelled “civilian targets,” endangering thousands of citizens and displacing hundreds
India’s Shiv Sena party backs police official facing rape raps
Indian right-wing party Shiv Sena Saturday said filing sexual assault charges has “become a fashion” in an article backing a police officer accused of rape. The hard-line nationalist outfit — a key ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government based
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