Three activists stopped from contesting elections as Saudi women launch first...
Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom's slow reform process, even as three activists were disqualified. The post...
View ArticleMumbai top cop Ahmed Javed is new Indian ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Mumbai Police Commissioner Ahmed Javed has been appointed Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, which has a 2.8 million-strong Indian community. The post Mumbai top cop Ahmed Javed is new Indian ambassador to...
View ArticleWomen vote and stand for local elections, a first in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian women voted for the first time on Saturday in local council elections and also stood as candidates, a step hailed by some activists in the Islamic patriarchy as a historic change, but by...
View ArticleWorld of women: 20 females elected by voters in the Saudi municipal elections
Saudi voters have elected 20 women for local government seats, a day after women voted and ran in elections for the first time in the country's history. The post World of women: 20 females elected by...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition with 34 nations
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that 34 nations have agreed to form a new "Islamic military alliance" to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. The post...
View ArticleHow Saudi Arabia-led Muslim coalition will further exacerbate the complex war...
The announcement of formation of a Saudi Arabia-led 'Muslim' coalition recently ostensibly to combat terrorism will further exacerbate the complex and messy war against the Islamic State in the Middle...
View ArticleWorld’s largest oil exporter Saudi Arabia to raise petrol prices by more than...
Saudi Arabia said Monday it was raising petrol prices by up to 40 percent from Tuesday as it cuts a range of subsidies after posting a record budget deficit. The post World’s largest oil exporter Saudi...
View ArticlePeace process stalled? UN fears fallout of Saudi Arabia-Iran standoff on...
The United Nations moved quickly on Monday to shelter peace efforts in Syria and Yemen from the diplomatic storm unleashed by the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Iran. UN Syria envoy Staffan de...
View Article‘New chapter in Tehran-Beijing relations’: Iran’s President Rouhani hails...
President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday hailed a "new chapter" in Iran's relations with China after talks with President Xi Jinping, who is touring the region. The post ‘New chapter in Tehran-Beijing...
View ArticleTurkey and Saudi Arabia may attack IS in Syria, says Turkish Foreign Minister
Turkey and Saudi Arabia could launch a ground operation against Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria, while Riyadh is also sending war planes to a Turkish base to fight the extremists, the Turkish...
View ArticleCalm after the storm: Yemen rebels and Saudis swap prisoners at border, call...
The frontier between war-ravaged Yemen and its northern neighbour Saudi Arabia has seen many deadly incidents over the past 12 months. The post Calm after the storm: Yemen rebels and Saudis swap...
View ArticleNeed to delink terrorism from religion, says PM Modi in Saudi Arabia
Terming terrorism as the enemy of humanity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said there was a need to "delink" religion from it and asserted that "segmented and partial" approaches to counter the...
View ArticleSaudi visit a historic opportunity for India, but PM Modi must resist...
Saudi Arabia’s cooperation and sharing of intelligence can be of immense help to India in tackling threats from the IS too. But Modi must resist overplaying India’s hand on the IS front. The post Saudi...
View ArticlePM Modi returns to India after three-nation tour of Belgium, US and Saudi Arabia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home after wrapping up his final-leg of five-day three-nation tour of Belgium, the US and Saudi Arabia. The post PM Modi returns to India after three-nation tour...
View ArticlePrime Minister Narendra Modi ordained highest civilian award of Saudi Arabia
PM Narendra Modi being ordained the highest civilian award of Saudi Arabia, The Order of Abdullah, by King of Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at his palace in Riyadh The post Prime Minister...
View ArticleUS strike in Syria kills several Al-Qaeda militants: Pentagon
The US has carried out another raid against Al-Qaeda militants in Syria, on the heels of a strike that killed the spokesman of the group's Syrian branch, the Pentagon has said. The post US strike in...
View ArticlePM Modi’s Saudi visit was ‘very successful and fruitful’, says Najma Heptulla
After PM Modi's visit, Heptulla also hinted at some "good news" soon from Riyadh on New Delhi's request to increase the Haj quota. The post PM Modi’s Saudi visit was ‘very successful and fruitful’,...
View ArticleSushma Swaraj’s Iran visit signals India’s efforts to step up its engagements...
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be in Iran over the weekend on a bilateral visit, her first after lifting of crippling western sanctions on the country The post Sushma Swaraj’s Iran visit...
View ArticleRoyal snub? Barack Obama may not receive regal welcome in Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama will make another trip to Riyadh to consult Gulf allies on the Yemen and Syria crises this week, but may not receive a royal welcome. The post Royal snub? Barack Obama may not...
View Article‘Tortured’ Indian woman employee in Saudi died of natural reasons, says MEA
An Indian woman working in Saudi Arabia, who was allegedly tortured by her employer leading to her death, had died due to "natural reasons", External Affairs Ministry said on Monday. The post...
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