Saudi Arabia

No fake beauty at this beauty pageant, no lip-jobs or artificial touch ups; 40 participants barred

This annual beauty pageant in Saudi Arabia is a serious business but for their favourite desert animal -- the camel -- attracting a whopping winner's prize of $66 million. Unfortunately, partakers go to all extent to fake it. It's now spreading to other Middle-East countries.

Dec 11, 2021

Omicron detection in Saudi Arabia airport rings warning bells in Tamil Nadu; here's why

The Tamil Nadu health department is on high alert after a person tested positive for the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia.

Dec 2, 2021

Why Reliance and Aramco call off their whopping $15 billion deal: Explained

RIL and Aramco inked a non-binding letter of intent in August 2019 for the Saudi giant to buy a 20% share in Reliance's Oil to chemical business for $15 billion.

Nov 22, 2021

World's first non-profit city launched in Riyadh; many next-level cities in pipeline globally [what to expect]

The city will host academies, colleges, a science museum, creative center and will also include a range of institutions aimed at promoting arts and culture.

Nov 16, 2021

8000-yr-old Saudi Arabian camel sculptures reflect common meeting point for nomadic tribes [Study]

Scientists believe that the camel carvings acted as a meeting point for nomadic tribes.

Sep 28, 2021

UAE simplifies visa rules for expats; introduce Green Visa, Freelance Visa [what's changed]

Despite the fact that expats account for more than 80% of the UAE's population, their residency and work permits are strictly enforced. This is gradually changing, as the government becomes more open to the concept of lowering regulatory barriers for rich expats and investors.

Sep 8, 2021

OIC wants to intervene in Indo-PAK dialogue; India calls out double standards [details]

The development has unmasked the double standards of the OIC, which claimed to be "the collective voice of the Muslim world."

Jul 9, 2021

Use of loudspeakers only inside mosques; Saudi govt orders with exception for "Azaan"

Saudi Arabia's Government restricts the use of external loudspeakers in mosques.

May 28, 2021

HAJJ 2021: India ponders huge task of pilgrimage at the peak of Covid second wave

Saudi Arabia allowed Hajj 2021 amid pandemic with strict protocols and safety measures. It's also considering overseas pilgrims this year and lifting the ban on flights but India is caught in an unprecedented Covid surge

May 10, 2021

Saudi Arabia bans entry from India, UAE, Indonesia, 17 other countries from Feb 3 [full list]

Saudi Arabia has suspended entry from 20 countries, including India, US, UAE among others, in view of COVID-19.

Feb 3, 2021

Stranded Indians in UAE take buses to reach Saudi Arabia, Kuwait as airports remain closed

Around 600 Indian expats from Saudi and Kuwait were sheltered by Indian community groups in the UAE after they were stranded due to sudden airport closures last month

Jan 11, 2021

Saudi Defence Minister, Prince Mohammad bin Salman

Future Beyond Oil: Saudi Arabia plans for eco-city 'with zero cars, zero streets and zero carbon emissions'

The new eco-city project will be known as 'The Line' and be able to house nearly a million people in carbon-positive urban developments powered by 100 per cent clean energy, with zero cars and no streets

Jan 11, 2021

Behind the veil in Saudi Arabia; horrors of working women, activists in the Kingdom

Reem Abdellatif worked in close proximity to the ruling elite in Saudi Arabia and said Mohammed bin Salman's women's rights campaign is a farce.

Dec 28, 2020

Netanyahu in Saudi Arabia; time for new strategic promises, prioritise America's vested interests in Middle East

Taking Saudi on its side marks a serious diplomatic win for Israel. Both want to see the United States use its military might to defeat, not just contain, the threat from Iran and actively push to counter Iran's growing geopolitical expansion across the region.

Nov 23, 2020

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India could cut oil import bill further as Saudi looks at crude discounts

India's oil import bill may fall further in the remaining period of the current fiscal with Saudi Arabia looking at giving discount in crude it sells to Asian Buyers.

Nov 1, 2020

Car rams into one of the gates of Mecca's grand mosque

Saudi man rams speeding car into gate of Mecca's Grand Mosque; arrested | Watch

A driver rammed his car into the outer-perimeter gate of the Grand Mosque in Mecca late in an incident that went viral on social media. No casualties were reported. The driver has now been arrested.

Oct 31, 2020

Now Saudi Arabia tampers with Indian map on currency note; J&K, PoK shown separate

The global map, printed on the rear side of Saudi Arabia's special G20 Summit currency note, shows entire Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), as a separate territory.

Oct 29, 2020

Saudi Arabia suspends flights to and from India due to surge in COVID cases

In a circular issued, Saudi Arabia''s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said it was "suspending travel to and from the following countries: (India, Brazil and Argentina) including any person who has been in any of the mentioned countries above in the last 14 days.

Sep 23, 2020

Vigil for Khashoggi at Saudi Consulate in Istanbul

Saudi Arabia jails eight over Khashoggi murder, fiancee decries trial

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday jailed eight people for between seven and 20 years for the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported, four months after his family forgave his killers and enabled death sentences to be set aside.

Sep 8, 2020

Ex-Saudi intelligence official alleges Crown Prince sent hit squad to kill him in Canada

The top Saudi intel officer living in exile in Canada has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of targeting him for assassination because he has knowledge of damaging secrets about the prince's rise to power.

Aug 7, 2020

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