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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

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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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Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkup

Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday.

Jul 20, 2020

Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

Restrictions had been in place in both countries since mid-March and their gradual lifting has allowed commercial businesses and public venues to reopen.

Jul 6, 2020

Asked to light tandoor oven within an hour after Khashoggi's murder: Saudi consulate worker

A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed.

Jul 4, 2020

Backlash over Reliance Jio's decision to charge voice calls

Reliance says Saudi's PIF to invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) will buy a 2.32% stake in Reliance Industries' digital unit Jio Platforms for 113.67 billion rupees ($1.49 billion), the Indian conglomerate said on Thursday, June 18.

Jun 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia in renewed bid to empower women in judiciary

Two years after the Saudi Shura Council blocked a call for appointing women as Judges in the Kingdom, the consultative body is expected to vote on a recommendation specifically suggesting to appoint women as judges in the personal status courts.

Jun 16, 2020

No execution for Saudi journo Jamal Khashoggi's murderers as family pardons all 5 killers

The family of slain journalist announced their decision on Friday, the killers had been sentenced to execution.

May 22, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A Saudi woman wearing protective gloves shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Saudi Arabia to enforce nationwide 24-hour curfew for Eid holiday

Saudi Arabia will enforce a countrywide 24-hour curfew during the five-day Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday later this month to help stem the spread of the coronavirus, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.

May 13, 2020

To curb communal hatred, Saudi Arabia orders arrest of citizen for hate speech against Asian expatriate

Saudi officials ordered to arrest a citizen for abusing a non-Muslim expatriate for not embracing Islam. Saudi Arabia is a member of OIC that wrote to PM Modi on Islamophobia in India.

May 6, 2020

Two new cases in Telangana; 3-yr-old child tests positive for coronavirus

The total number of patients admitted into hospitals on Wednesday was 50 and cumulative number is 813,including a woman and a three year old child from Saudi, according to Telangana Health Department.

Mar 26, 2020

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