New Delhi, August 28, 2023: Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent departed today, for participating in Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23 a biennial multilateral tri-service exercise scheduled to be held at Cairo (West) Air Base, Egypt from 27 August to 16 September 2023. This is for the first time that IAF is participating in Ex BRIGHT STAR-23 which […]
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Dr. S. Jaishankar on a visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
New Delhi, September 12, 2022: External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, is on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 10-12 September 2022. This will be his first visit to the Kingdom as External Affairs Minister of India. During the visit, EAM Jaishankar will co-chair the inaugural Ministerial Meeting of the Committee […]
Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire Announcement in Libya
New Delhi, Aug 22, 2020: Saudi Press Agency has reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia has stated that the government of the ‘Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the ceasefire announcement in Libya as announced by the Presidential Council and the House of Representatives.’ The foreign ministry also said that the need […]
Saudi Arabia: Muslim man arrested for abusing non-Muslim
By Namta Gupta New Delhi, May 6th, 2020: A Muslim man was arrested on May 5th, 2020 for abusing a non-Muslim Asian expatriate in Saudi Arabia, reported the Saudi Press Agency. The report cites an official source at the Public Prosecution of Saudi Arabia saying that the ‘Monitoring Center of the Public Prosecution watched a […]
Coronavirus impact: Spitting man stares at death sentence in Saudi Arabia
Coronavirus may claim another life as a man is staring at a possible death sentence after he was caught spitting in a shopping mall in Hail, Saudi Arabia, Gulf News reported. The man was arrested for spitting at trolleys amidst the Saudi battle to arrest Coronavirus cases. Already 25 people have lost their lives while […]
PM Narendra Modi to launch RuPay Card in Saudi Arabia
Planning to visit Saudi Arabia? Fret not because RuPay Card is here! Prime Minister Narendra Modi is paying an official visit to Saudi Arabia on October 29, 2019, at the invitation of King of Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdul Aziz al Saud informed the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday. Prime Minister will reach […]
It is ‘Trump’ card again, as arms sales to Saudi Arabia gets cleared
US President Donald Trump went ahead and vetoed three resolutions on Wednesday that the US Congress passed to stop several arms sales benefiting Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Trump, however, did not care and pushed through without the congressional approval. The sales likely to embolden Saudi Arabia against Iran is feared as it […]
India and Saudi Arabia discuss cooperation in hydrocarbon sector
India and Saudi Arabia are going to bond over the hydrocarbon sector. Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan today had a telephonic conversation with Dr. Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry & Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia and discussed about further strengthening cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector to enhance the strategic partnership […]
Two more Saudi girls leave Islam, seek refuge in Australia
After Rahaf, a Saudi girl who desperately tried to escape her family after leaving Islam and got lucky after she was given asylum in Canada, two more girls from Saudi Arabia left Islam and are trying for refuge in Australia. These two ex-Muslim girls, as per their lawyer, are also sisters aged 18 and 20 […]