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Khashoggi killing ‘planned and perpetrated by Saudi Arabia’: UN
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 8 (ANI): The United Nation's (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes Callamard, leading the investigations into deceased scribe Jamal Khashoggi's death, on Thursday confirmed that evidence showed the latter to be victim of "a brutal and premeditated kil
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Saudi Arabia, coalition partners gave US-made weapons to al-Qaeda fighters
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington (USA), Feb 5 (ANI): Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners transferred US-made weapons to al Qaeda-linked fighters, hardline Salafi militias, and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the United States, CNN reported
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Pope Francis delivers historic mass in UAE
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Feb 5 (ANI): Pope Francis became the first pontiff to deliver a mass in the Arabian Peninsula, where he addressed a gathering of around 1,35,000 people at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
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Kin of Hyderabadi woman arrested in Saudi Arabia seek Sushma Swaraj’s help
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The family of a woman from Hyderabad, who went to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah but was arrested by local authorities, on Tuesday called on External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj to provide assistance in her return to India.
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Khashoggi's killing: UN probe wraps up in Turkey
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Feb 3 (ANI): The United Nation's (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, Agnes Callamard, has wrapped up investigations into deceased scribe Jamal Khashoggi's death in Turkey.
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UAE marks 2019 as 'Year of Tolerance'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates is marking 2019 as the 'Year of Tolerance', to promote acceptance and understanding as core values of the society.
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UN Envoy gets no reply from Saudi Consulate on journalist Khashoggi's kill
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 25 (ANI): The UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, who will be conducting an international probe into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, on Sunday, said that she has not yet received any reply fr
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Cash-strapped Pakistan receives $1 bn each from Saudi Arabia, UAE
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 25 (ANI): Battling a severe financial crunch, Pakistan received the third tranche of $1 billion from Saudi Arabia and a similar amount from the United Arab Emirates.
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Khashoggi killing: UN official expected to visit Turkey for international
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 25 (ANI): The UN's special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Agnes Callamard, is expected to visit Turkey on January 28 for an international probe into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October last year.
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Pakistan signs $3 bn bailout package with UAE
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad (Pakistan), Jan 23 (ANI): Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates have signed a US$3 billion bailout package to support the cash-strapped country even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sought financial assistance from Qatar, media reports said.
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Washington Post's editor slams US govt over Khashoggi's death
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan 23 (ANI): The executive editor of the Washington Post, on Tuesday, slammed the US administration for not putting "enough pressure" on Saudi Arabia over scribe Jamal Khashoggi's killing.
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SC asks NGT to consider widening scope of scrutiny into compliance with em
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to consider whether to widen the scope of scrutiny into compliance of all car manufacturers with the emission norms, as German auto major Volkswagen has challenged a punitive action of the tribunal.
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