Saudi Arabia

Pakistan currency touches all-time low after Saudi, IMF look the other way

Aid from Saudi Arabia into Pakistan is thinning amid changing global geopolitical order. The West Asian nation is now changing…

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4,000 Indian women apply for Haj travel as first flight to take off for Jeddah on May 21

Jeddah: Indian authorities are working on a war footing  to complete arrangements ahead of Haj 2023. The first Indian Haj…

2 years ago

India and GCC set to cement bonds riding on growing people-to-people connect

India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) block are set to expand people network as the two aim to recast…

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Saudi’s reluctance to offer help to Pakistan, a wake up call, signals new geopolitical contours

Saudi Arabia’s reluctance to provide any meaningful financial assistance to Pakistan, which is currently in the middle of an unprecedented…

2 years ago

Saudi Arabia steps up drive to woo Indian tourists

After Thailand, Maldives and several European nations, Saudi Arabia is now looking to tap the Indian travellers as it aims…

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Will undersea cables soon link India’s Gujarat coast with Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia's Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Monday said that Saudi Arabia has many plans in the energy…

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From Jeddah to Mundra, Saudi Arabia’s new shipping line can be a game changer

In a move that will connect India with the Gulf nations and the Western Mediterranean region, the Mediterranean Shipping Company…

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Will Saudi Arabia’s assistance to Pakistan resolve its knotty economic issue?

The news that Saudi Arabia is ready to provide assistance to cash starved Pakistan has made headlines. But policymakers’ worries…

2 years ago

Saudi Arabia shell-shock Lionel Messi-led Argentina with 2-1 win in FIFA World Cup

In one of the biggest shocks in the history of the FIFA World Cup,  Underdogs Saudi Arabia defeated Lionel Messi-led…

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Saudi Arabia draws India’s Mundra port into a larger Gulf network

India's Mundra port is set to connect with a large network of Gulf ports with Saudi Arabia as the hub.…

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White House says OPEC+ ‘aligning’ with Russia as member countries announce biggest cut to oil production

The White House on Wednesday (local time) expressed disappointment over the announcement of a cut in oil production quotas by…

2 years ago

Indo-Saudi relationship important when world is at crossroads: Jaishankar in Saudi Arabia

Jeddah, September 11: India and Saudi Arabia collaboration hold promise of shared growth, prosperity, stability, security and development, said visiting…

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India seeks greater investment from Saudi Arabia as part of growing special ties

India-Saudi Arabia relations, which have strengthened considerably over the past few years - especially after the visit of Prime Minister…

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In Saudi Arabia, 10-year imprisonment for top preacher exposes bitter infighting

In Saudi Arabia, a former Imam of Kaaba and preacher Sheikh Saleh al-Talib has been sentenced to 10 years in…

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Cash strapped Pakistan now set to get Saudi, IMF assistance by month-end

<p> <strong>Finally there is good news for Pakistan. After Saudi Arabia agreed to renew the much needed $3 billion deposit…

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WATCH: Lightning strikes clock tower

<p> A stunning video that captures lightning striking a clock tower at Mecca in Saudi Arabia and suddenly lighting up…

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lands in Singapore as private guest, not granted asylum

<p> Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is on a private visit and has not been granted asylum, the Singapore government…

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How a social worker rescued Indian camel herders from Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter

<p> In the bowels of Rub Al Khali or empty quarter of the Arabian desert, the sun beats down mercilessly…

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Tainted Pakistan drives anti-India campaign in Muslim countries on Prophet row

<p> Following the remarks perceived by a section of a particular religion as unsavory, a controversy has kicked up a…

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Indians among the first to arrive for the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia

<p> After a gap of two years when Saudi Arabia reopened its doors for the Haj pilgrimage, Indians were among…

2 years ago

After Imran Khan’s exit Pakistan goes back to its default position—mends fences with Saudi Arabia and UAE

<p> They have been one of Pakistan’s most enduring backers and Shahbaz Sharif’s very first foreign visit, after taking over…

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