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First batch of Haj pilgrims from Kashmir leave for Jeddah
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 25 (ANI): Nearly 8100 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir would perform Haj this year and the first batch which is carrying nearly 800 passengers, has left for Saudi Arabia today.
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Erdogan arrives in Jeddah on first leg of Gulf tour to resolve Qatar crisi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 23 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah on the first leg of his Gulf tour that will also include Kuwait and Qatar, aimed at defusing the stand-off between Qatar and its Arab neighbours.
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Tillerson meets Saudi King, FM in bid to resolve Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 13 (ANI): in a bid to resolve the Gulf diplomatic crisis, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks with Foreign Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, after meeting first with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Princ
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Tillerson says U.S. will extend support to Kuwait to resolve Qatar-Gulf cr
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], July 12 (ANI):U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has signed a memorandum of understanding on combating terror financing with Qatar. He said the U.S. will extend support to Kuwait to find a solution to the ongoing conflict between Qatar and other Gulf nations. Tillerson is tr
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Sharif, army chief meet Saudi King to discuss Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to meet King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz as part of efforts to help resolve the ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East.
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Hyderabad appeals for help in human trafficking case
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 19 (ANI): A family in Hyderabad has appealed to the government to help it to solve a case of human trafficking where a woman was first sent to Jeddah with a promise that she would land a beautician's job.
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German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Saudi Arabia without headscarf
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], May 1 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel snubbed (eschewed) the strict Saudi Arabia dress code as she arrived in the country without a without a headscarf for talks with the oil-rich kingdom's monarch King Salman.
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Prince Khaled bin Salman appointed as S. Arabia's new envoy to U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's Prince Khaled bin Salman has been appointed as the country's new ambassador to the United States.
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Saudi Security forces foil major terror bids in Jeddah
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], Jan. 24(ANI): Saudi security forces recently foiled major terror attempts by storming two hideouts in Jeddah.
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69 Pakistanis under detention in Saudi Arabia on terrorism charges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], Jan. 24(ANI): The arrest of a Pakistani woman in Jeddah's Al-Naseem district during a security operation on Saturday has raised the number of Pakistanis detained for involvement in terror activities to 69.
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Top LeT man behind July suicide bombing near Jeddah US Consulate
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Nicosia (Cyprus), Aug.12 (ANI): Saudi security agencies investigating the multiple suicide bombings of July 4th have identified a Pakistani link to one of the bombers.
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Indians stranded in Saudi: V K Singh reaching Jeddah today to finalise mod
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh will reach Jeddah today to assess the situation and finalise modalities to bring back Indians who want to return to home from Saudi Arabia.
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