–Senate body told Pakistanis remain imprisoned due to pending fines against them ISLAMABAD: The Senate Panel on Human Rights on Thursday expressed displeasure at the fact that the despite commitment at the…
A Yemeni rebel attack on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia wounded nine civilians on Tuesday, a Riyadh-led coalition said, the latest in a series of strikes on the site. “The…
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Royal Saudi Arabia Naval Force headed by its deputy commander on Tuesday visited Naval Headquarters in Islamabad. According to the Naval spokesperson, the visiting delegation held a meeting with…
OSAKA, JAPAN: For many he’s an international pariah, but you wouldn’t know it by the lavish reception Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received at the G-20 summit this week. He…
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for talks on the crisis sparked by Iran’s downing an American drone. “We’ll…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched on Sunday their new special residency scheme similar to green card systems applicable in other countries, aimed at attracting wealthy and high-skilled expats. The residency scheme offers two…
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a US list of countries that recruit child soldiers, dismissing his experts’ findings that a Saudi-led coalition has…
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against “exploiting” the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on Turkey. Turkey’s ties with…
COLOMBO: Five Sri Lankans suspected of having links to Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people were brought home in police custody on Friday after being deported from Saudi Arabia,…
KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have completed preparation for Hajj operation 2019. It’s estimated that around 84000 people will embark on the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. There are 318 scheduled flights to…
The Palestinians will celebrate Eid on a different day from Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1994 due to differences in the sighting of the moon, leading some to question why.…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s deputy defence minister on Thursday accused Iran of ordering an attack on Saudi oil pumping stations that Yemen’s Houthi militia has claimed responsibility for. The attack “proves that these…
The Foreign Office (FO) on Wednesday condemned the drone strikes carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia a day earlier. In a statement, it said, “Pakistan…
ISLAMABAD: The Airport Security Force (ASF) foiled a bid to smuggle a huge quantity of ice heroin worth millions to Saudi Arabia and arrested an accused at Islamabad airport on Tuesday. According to details,…
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by telephone with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday amid tensions with Riyadh’s regional rival Iran after Tehran announced it was scaling back some commitments under its…
Four heavily armed attackers were killed on Sunday in a “failed terrorist attack” on an interior ministry building in Saudi Arabia’s Zulfi, north of Riyadh, reported Arab media. A spokesperson from the Kingdom’s Presidency…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have granted Sudan $3 billion in support, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Sunday. The grant includes a $500 million deposit into Sudan’s…
