Everything you need to know about Saudi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Saudi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kochi, May 3 (IANS) The Indian government is promoting a new Pension and Life Insurance Fund (PILF) scheme in a bid to provide financial security to poor Indians working abroad.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) In a crucial step, India is likely to invite Pakistan for a regional conference of investors on Afghanistan here next month that is aimed at creating regional support for economic stability of the violence-torn country.
Riyadh, May 2 (ANI): Security forces in Egypt foiled an Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Cairo, the legal advisor of the kingdom's embassy, Sami Jamal, said. gypt 'arrested three Iranians planning to assassinate the ambassador, Ahmed Qattan,' Jamal said.
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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) A year after Osama bin Laden was hunted down and killed at his safehouse in Pakistan's military town of Abbottabad by elite American forces, an event that made splashing headlines the world over, strategic analysts across the spectrum are agreed that little has changed and the Al Qaeda may be weakened but is still dangerous.
Washington/Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) Al Qaeda's top leaders, including its new chief Ayman al-Zawahri, continue to "burrow" in Pakistan's tribal areas, said a top US official as a Pakistani journalist warned that a dead Osama bin Laden is as dangerous as a living one.
Islamabad, April 30 (IANS) A dead Osama bin Laden is as dangerous as a living one, senior Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir has written a year after the killing of the Al Qaeda chief.
Riyadh, Apr 29 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has accepted the return of Osama bin Laden's family on humanitarian grounds.
Cairo, Apr 29 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has closed its embassy in the Egyptian capital and recalled its ambassador in the wake of protests over the arrest of a human rights lawyer.
Riyadh, April 28 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Saturday recalled its ambassador in Egypt and shut down its embassy in Cairo and consulates in Alexandria and Suez over security concerns, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
London, April 28 (IANS) Believe it or not, terror mastermind Osama bin Laden desperately tried to cling to his youth during his last days in Pakistan, and resorted to using hair dye and a type of natural Viagra, a media report said.
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) A 50-bed medical centre, named after King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, has been inaugurated at Jamia Millia Islamia, officials said Saturday.
Islamabad, Apr 28 (ANI): Following the deportation of the Bin Laden family from Pakistan, a defense analyst accused the terrorism-infected country of being 'complicit' in Osama residing clandestinely in the country.
Riyadh, Apr 28 (ANI): The Yemeni wife of former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden along with other members of his family arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday after they were deported from Pakistan, a non-governmental organization has confirmed.
Islamabad, Apr 27 (ANI): Pakistan has deported all 14 family members of Osama Bin Laden to Saudi Arabia, bringing an end to speculations about the fate of his family after the Al Qaeda chief's death in 2011.
Islamabad, April 27 (IANS) Pakistan early Friday deported slain Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's three widows and 11 other family members to Saudi Arabia.
Washington, April 25 (IANS) Around 13 percent of the world's adults -- or over 640 million people -- would like to emigrate with roughly 150 million, including ten million Indians wishing to settle in America.
Moscow, April 23 (IANS) A man in Russia, proclaiming to be "God", set himself ablaze and landed in hospital in a critical condition with 70 percent burns, RIA Novosti reported.
Abu Dhabi, April 23 (IANS) Kerala-born M. A. Yusuffali is today dubbed as one of the most influential Indians in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a political and economic alliance of six Middle Eastern countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.
Damascus, April 22 (IANS) Amid mounting international pressure, Syria Sunday asserted that it will not allow itself to be invaded like Libya and rubbished the opposition as a rag-tag collection of Al Qeada elements and rank criminals who are supported by the West in league with some powerful Arab nations.
Damascus, Apr 20 (ANI): With the UN warnings that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not honouring terms of a ceasefire, Western leaders have threatened international intervention, including setting up "humanitarian corridors" across Syria.
Islamabad, Apr 20(ANI): Pakistan could take several more days to deport former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's wife and children to Saudi Arabia, and perhaps Yemen, his brother-in-law has said.
Islamabad, Apr 18 (ANI): Detained family members of slain Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden have contracted pollen allergy in Pakistan, a report said.
Islamabad, Apr 17(ANI): Pakistan is making arrangements for the deportation of 16 family members of former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden after they completed their 45-day jail term.
Islamabad, April 17 (IANS) Pakistan is making arrangements to deport 16 members of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's family after their 45-day jail term ends Tuesday midnight, a media report said.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday said the "goodwill" delegation that the government sends every year during Haj to Saudi Arabia has become some kind of VIP quota and was not in conformity with religious duty and it should be stopped.
London, April 16 (IANS) Google co-founder Sergey Brin has accused social networking website Facebook and computer giant Apple of being the biggest threat to online freedom, even as he said that increased efforts by governments to control access and communication by their citizens also affect the internet.
London, Apr 16 (ANI): Search giant Google's co-founder Sergey Brin has warned that the principles of openness and universal access that underpinned the creation of the Internet three decades ago are under greater threat than ever.
The Centre on Saturday informed to Supreme Court that it was going to restrict 'Hajj Subsidy' to once in a lifetime in its new Hajj Policy 2012 as against once in five years.......
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Pakistan-based fashion house Sefam, which already has a store in the capital's Greater Kailash market, is planning to expand its network in India with 200 stores in the next five years.
Ottawa, April 14 (ANI): A Muslim student in the University of British Columbia, Canada, has been slammed by her peers for displaying a provocative photograph of a woman wearing a niqab and holding up a bra.
Islamabad, Apr 14(ANI): Pakistan will deport former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's three widows and two daughters to Saudi Arabia after the completion of their 45-day prison sentence, their lawyer Aamir Khalil has said.
Cairo, Apr 12 (ANI): An Egyptian court has ruled that an ultra-conservative preacher is eligible to contest in the upcoming Presidential election, saying there are no documents to prove his mother is a US citizen.
Washington, April 11 (ANI): A US military judge has set 5 May as the date for the arraignment of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused apprentices.
Islamabad, April 11 (IANS) The huge potential of trade and economic activities between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia should be given a boost, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.
Dhaka, April 10 (IANS) A 35-year-old Saudi national was killed Tuesday in an accident in Bangladesh.
London, April 10 (IANS) A new video on Osama bin Laden's widows in a Pakistani prison shows a boy stacking teddy bears on a chair while another grabs a cricket bat. Three women dressed in black veils look on, while another kneels on a prayer mat to read from the Quran.
Islamabad, Apr 10(ANI): Former Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden's Yemeni wife and his five children will be deported back after serving a seven-day prison sentence, as their travel documents are nearly complete.
London, Apr 10(ANI): A video has shown the windowless prison of former Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's widows, children and grandchildren
New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Sahara India Pariwar Ltd has reportedly made an unsolicited 600 million dollars offer to acquire the landmark Plaza Hotel in New York.
London, Mar 31 (ANI): Intelligence agencies have reportedly unmasked a secret Iranian group sending assassins to Turkey to attack Jews, Israelis and Western targets.
Damascus, Mar 31 (ANI): Syrian activists are losing hope about being able to oust President Bashar al-Assad as his government continues to ignore international calls for a ceasefire, and carries on with its bloody crackdown of pro-democracy protestors.
Beirut, Apr 6(ANI): Human Rights Watch has urged the International Olympic Committee to take up the issue of Saudi discrimination against women in sports at its next executive board meeting in Quebec on May 23.
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): US intelligence agencies have reportedly increased their attention on monitoring Iran's secret efforts to fuel unrest and anti-American sentiment in Afghanistan.
Washington, April 5 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the time for diplomacy with Iran over its disputed nuclear programme is not "infinite".
The five accused of September 11, 2001 have been sent for facing the trial, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense Pentagon said to media.......
Riyadh, April 4 (IANS/AKI) A Pakistani man has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of drug trafficking.
Islamabad, April 2 (IANS) Slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's three widows and two daughters were Monday sentenced to 45 days in jail for illegally living in Pakistan.
Damascus, Apr 2 (ANI): Rebels seeking to unseat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will be paid salaries, the country's opposition council has announced.
Damascus, Apr 2 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to honour the new peace plan or else other countries would arm the rebel movement.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The only India that 22-year-old Saudi student Kholoud Bakr had seen was in Bollywood movies laced with song and dance. But after a 10-day stay in the country, Kholoud feels she has seen the "technological face of India" she had never imagined about.
Istanbul, April 1 (IANS) Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey, April 13 for the latest round of talks over Iran's nuclear programme, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said.
Istanbul, March 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that Iran and six world powers have agreed to meet in the Turkish city of Istanbul on April 13 for a new round of talks on Iran's nuclear program.
Islamabad, Mar 30 (ANI): Yemeni captors of a Swiss woman have demanded that former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's widows to be freed, a tribal chief has said.
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A 40-member Saudi Arabian youth team that is in India to promote interactions in the field of science and technology and to gain a firsthand account of the progress made by Indian institutions and universities, called on Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot here Thursday.
Bangalore, March 28 (IANS) A 40-member youth delegation from Saudi Arabia, on a perception-changing visit to this country, got firsthand experience of India's software power at Infosys Ltd, India's IT major, here and some higher education institutes that spawn techies and business managers.
Manila, Mar 27(ANI): The Filipino population in Saudi Arabia has been told to be more watchful while expressing their faith by an official of a migrant watch group, after one of country's most influential Islamic cleric issued a fatwa against religious structures in the Arab Peninsula.
London, Mar 27 (ANI): China has sentenced more number people to death in 2011 than the rest of the world put together, Amnesty International has said.
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Monday sought the help of Narayana Hrudayalaya (cardiac hospital) in setting up a telemedicine centre in the kingdom for providing remote healthcare to its citizens.
Bangalore, March 26 (IANS) A 40-member youth delegation from Saudi Arabia, led by the kingdom's Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah visited the satellite centre of the state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here Monday.
Washington, March 23 (IANS) The United States has said it's "working hard" with India to see if it can help reduce its dependence on Iranian crude and find alternative sources of supply, but no decision has been taken on imposing financial sanctions.
Islamabad, March 23 (IANS) Pakistan has been "infamous the world over for exporting terrorism" and now there are fears of it exporting the polio virus to other countries, a leading daily said Friday, noting that India had been able to contain the disease.
London, Mar 14(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs' manager Harry Redknapp has been cautioned to control his language after giving a controversial remark on Arabs.
London, Mar 14(ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs' manager Harry Redknapp has been cautioned to control his language after giving a controversial remark on Arabs.
London, Mar.8 (ANI): Micro-blogging social communication medium Twitter has rolled out versions of its site in Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu, all right-to-left languages for the first time. According to the BBC, Twitter use the help of 13,000 volunteers to translate its menu options and support pages into these four languages. Experts said the move should help more "ordinary people" make use of the service, both to hold politicians to account and to tweet about their everyday life. Twitter's blog said the translation volunteers included a Saudi blogger, an IT professional in Iran, the co-founders of the grassroots #LetsTweetInArabic campaign and a BBC journalist. "Some of these volunteers live in regions where Twitter is officially blocked," it said. "Their efforts speak volumes about the lengths people will go to make Twitter accessible and understandable for their communities," it added.
London, Mar.8 (ANI): Micro-blogging social communication medium Twitter has rolled out versions of its site in Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu, all right-to-left languages for the first time. According to the BBC, Twitter use the help of 13,000 volunteers to translate its menu options and support pages into these four languages. Experts said the move should help more "ordinary people" make use of the service, both to hold politicians to account and to tweet about their everyday life. Twitter's blog said the translation volunteers included a Saudi blogger, an IT professional in Iran, the co-founders of the grassroots #LetsTweetInArabic campaign and a BBC journalist. "Some of these volunteers live in regions where Twitter is officially blocked," it said. "Their efforts speak volumes about the lengths people will go to make Twitter accessible and understandable for their communities," it added.
Islamabad, Mar 7 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has reportedly made arrangements to extradite the family of killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Riyadh, Mar 5(ANI): Saudi Arabia has reportedly begun the trial of 55 suspected Al Qaeda operatives, some of whom are also charged in a deadly attack on a U.S. consulate in Jeddah in 2004.
Riyadh, Mar 5(ANI): Saudi Arabia has reportedly begun the trial of 55 suspected Al Qaeda operatives, some of whom are also charged in a deadly attack on a U.S. consulate in Jeddah in 2004.
Damascus, Feb 28 (ANI): The death toll in Syria's 11-month uprising has passed the 8,000 mark as the President Bashar al-Assad-led regime widens its artillery offensive against opposition groups, despite claiming to have secured overwhelming support through a nationwide referendum to change the country's constitution.
London, Feb 26 (ANI): Tessa Jowell, a member of London Olympics Board has expressed anger over reports suggesting that Saudi Arabia discriminated against women in sports and physical education.
Riyadh, Feb 24 (ANI): Now, another Saudi Arabia national has courted controversy by posting tweets that insult Prophet Mohammad.
Riyadh, Feb 24 (ANI): Now, another Saudi Arabia national has courted controversy by posting tweets that insult Prophet Mohammad.
Washington, Feb.23 (ANI): Police in Portland, Oregon, have accused a 19-year-old Saudi Arabian of singing about Osama bin Laden during a flight to Houston.
Washington, Feb.23 (ANI): Police in Portland, Oregon, have accused a 19-year-old Saudi Arabian of singing about Osama bin Laden during a flight to Houston.
Washington, Feb.23 (ANI): Police in Portland, Oregon, have accused a 19-year-old Saudi Arabian of singing about Osama bin Laden during a flight to Houston.
Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked the US not to negotiate with the Taliban on their behalf.
Riyadh, Feb 19 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's mufti, the country's highest religious figure, has rejected calls to shift the trial of a controversial columnist, who was accused of blasphemy and abusing Prophet Mohammed, from religious courts to the information ministry.
Riyadh, Feb 19 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's mufti, the country's highest religious figure, has rejected calls to shift the trial of a controversial columnist, who was accused of blasphemy and abusing Prophet Mohammed, from religious courts to the information ministry.
Islamabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has asked the US not to negotiate with the Taliban on their behalf.
New Delhi, Feb 15 (ANI): In an endeavor to give a further boost to the defence ties between the two nations, India and Saudi Arabia have decided to set up a 'Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation' to work out the contours of the relationship.
Riyadh, Feb 14 (ANI): People who have supported a young Saudi Arabia columnist, who was accused of blasphemy and for abusing Prophet Mohammed, could be summoned by the public prosecutor.
Riyadh, Feb 14 (ANI): Describing the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as an important strategic partner of India, Defence Minister A.K Antony has said the Gulf Region has an immense importance in our foreign policy.
Islamabad, Feb 14 (ANI): Killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law has written to the Chief Justice of Pakistan to seek the release of his sister from the grip of Pakistani authorities.
New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony left on a two visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday. This is the first ever visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Riyadh.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden told his children to live in the West where they would get good education and "not to follow him down the road to jihad", his brother-in-law has revealed.
Damascus, Feb. 13 (ANI): Syria has expelled the ambassadors of Libya and Tunisia and given them 72- hour deadline to leave the country.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 12 (ANI): Malaysian authorities have reportedly deported a young Saudi Arabia columnist, who was accused of blasphemy and abusing Prophet Mohammed, a police official has said.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 12 (ANI): Malaysian authorities have reportedly deported a young Saudi Arabia columnist, who was accused of blasphemy and abusing Prophet Mohammed, a police official has said.
Damascus, Feb. 13 (ANI): Syria has expelled the ambassadors of Libya and Tunisia and given them 72- hour deadline to leave the country.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): In a bid to boost defence cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia, Defence Minister AK Antony will be embarking on a two- day visit to Riyadh, beginning Monday.
Riyadh, Feb 9 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has ordered the arrest of a local newspaper columnist who was accused of blasphemy and abusing Prophet Mohammed.
Riyadh, Feb 9 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has ordered the arrest of a local newspaper columnist who was accused of blasphemy and abusing Prophet Mohammed.
Kabul, Feb 8(ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has repeatedly tried to thwart the most focused U.S. effort to begin peace talks with the Taliban, observers have said.
London, Feb 8 (ANI): A new virus scam is circulating on Facebook that tricks people into downloading malware by asking them to open a fake CNN report about World War III.
Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar on Monday for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials have said. aliban leaders had said last month the insurgent movement plans to set up an office in Qatar, a U.S. ally, as part of a fragile peace process.
Islamabad, Feb 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will travel to Qatar on Monday for talks on the Taliban's plans to set up a representative office in the Gulf state, Pakistani officials have said. aliban leaders had said last month the insurgent movement plans to set up an office in Qatar, a U.S. ally, as part of a fragile peace process.
Jerusalem, Feb 4(ANI): Israel's facilities in North America and around the world are on high alert, as they face an Iranian security threat, an internal document has said.
Jerusalem, Feb 4(ANI): Israel's facilities in North America and around the world are on high alert, as they face an Iranian security threat, an internal document has said.
Jerusalem, Feb 4(ANI): Israel's facilities in North America and around the world are on high alert, as they face an Iranian security threat, an internal document has said.
Islamabad, Feb 2 (ANI): Pakistan has strongly turned down a NATO report about Islamabad's alleged links to the Afghan Taliban.
